Is Your Drinking Water Making You Ill?
Have you ever wondered in the tap water in your kitchen could be making you ill? This idea is really not as far fetched as one might think? It's really hard to tell with water since most of the municipal water looks the same, and unless further investigation is done you may never be sure of what lurks in this clear liquid.
Well, in actual fact, it's not that difficult. All of the information is out there, and this piece of writing is nothing other than a brief summation of what is freely available in the public sector. Did you know that research scientists no longer classify our drinking water as "pure" water, but rather they will refer to it as having either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" levels of contamination.
Do you know why the terminology has changed? It's because virtually ever bit of the tap water is heavily contaminated and contains cesspool levels of germs, nasty viruses, heavy metals, and embalming fluid. Below you will find a breakdown of the contaminants that are commonly found in municipal water supplies.
Millions of kilos of chemicals are dumped into the water supplies every year. This number does not include the 650 chemicals that are registered by the EPA and listed as toxic and deleterious to our health. This does not include the "safe" chemicals that are dumped in for good measure.
Heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, and high levels of mercury are found in many samples taken form municipal water supplies across the USA. Most of the time it doesn't matter if you purchase bottled water, since much of the bottle water is actually municipal water that is rebottled and sold to consumers at a huge mark up!
A study that was recently published in the Journal of American Public health estimated that 40% of gastrointestinal diseases are picked up through the tap water that comes from the faucet in the kitchen.
What can be done, you might ask?
That is definitely a valid question. There are a variety of methods that can be used to purify water today. Many of these methods have a variety of pros and cons.
As an example, the use of carbon filtration is excellent for many contaminants across the board and leaves water tasting sweet and fresh. However, this filtration method does not remove fluoride and some of the smaller viral contaminants. For the most part this method is an excellent choice since the systems are inexpensive, successfully remove most of the organic volatiles, and remove virtually every bit of chlorine and leaves no smell.
Lately, reverse osmosis filtration has become very popular. It is a very powerful method of cleansing water in its own right. While it effectively removes almost every contaminant from the water, including the very elusive and ubiquitous fluoride, it also removes the beneficial alkaline minerals. The removal of the alkaline minerals will often result in a depletion of mineral salts.
Another method that effectively removes nearly every contaminant is distillation. The distillation process works a lot like reverse osmosis systems do. These system work and the work very well,, but may lead to mineral depletion in the long run.
Then there are ionizing machines, and these are excellent in many respects, doing almost everything that leads to good healthy water - apart from removing the dreaded fluoride! These units remove all acidic constituents, whilst delivering alkaline water deep within the body's tissues. A good choice, but again, what are your preferences?
It often comes down to a compromise of a number of variables to have healthy, clean, and pure drinking water. By far the best option would be to install a small tank to collect water from the roof of your house and the run it through a quality alkalizing machine. Even a good dual stage carbon filter would work.
At the end of the day, it's a personal preference - but if you can keep the fluoride away from your mouth, you are doing better than most!
To better health! - 17273
Well, in actual fact, it's not that difficult. All of the information is out there, and this piece of writing is nothing other than a brief summation of what is freely available in the public sector. Did you know that research scientists no longer classify our drinking water as "pure" water, but rather they will refer to it as having either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable" levels of contamination.
Do you know why the terminology has changed? It's because virtually ever bit of the tap water is heavily contaminated and contains cesspool levels of germs, nasty viruses, heavy metals, and embalming fluid. Below you will find a breakdown of the contaminants that are commonly found in municipal water supplies.
Millions of kilos of chemicals are dumped into the water supplies every year. This number does not include the 650 chemicals that are registered by the EPA and listed as toxic and deleterious to our health. This does not include the "safe" chemicals that are dumped in for good measure.
Heavy metals, such as arsenic, lead, and high levels of mercury are found in many samples taken form municipal water supplies across the USA. Most of the time it doesn't matter if you purchase bottled water, since much of the bottle water is actually municipal water that is rebottled and sold to consumers at a huge mark up!
A study that was recently published in the Journal of American Public health estimated that 40% of gastrointestinal diseases are picked up through the tap water that comes from the faucet in the kitchen.
What can be done, you might ask?
That is definitely a valid question. There are a variety of methods that can be used to purify water today. Many of these methods have a variety of pros and cons.
As an example, the use of carbon filtration is excellent for many contaminants across the board and leaves water tasting sweet and fresh. However, this filtration method does not remove fluoride and some of the smaller viral contaminants. For the most part this method is an excellent choice since the systems are inexpensive, successfully remove most of the organic volatiles, and remove virtually every bit of chlorine and leaves no smell.
Lately, reverse osmosis filtration has become very popular. It is a very powerful method of cleansing water in its own right. While it effectively removes almost every contaminant from the water, including the very elusive and ubiquitous fluoride, it also removes the beneficial alkaline minerals. The removal of the alkaline minerals will often result in a depletion of mineral salts.
Another method that effectively removes nearly every contaminant is distillation. The distillation process works a lot like reverse osmosis systems do. These system work and the work very well,, but may lead to mineral depletion in the long run.
Then there are ionizing machines, and these are excellent in many respects, doing almost everything that leads to good healthy water - apart from removing the dreaded fluoride! These units remove all acidic constituents, whilst delivering alkaline water deep within the body's tissues. A good choice, but again, what are your preferences?
It often comes down to a compromise of a number of variables to have healthy, clean, and pure drinking water. By far the best option would be to install a small tank to collect water from the roof of your house and the run it through a quality alkalizing machine. Even a good dual stage carbon filter would work.
At the end of the day, it's a personal preference - but if you can keep the fluoride away from your mouth, you are doing better than most!
To better health! - 17273
About the Author:
This article is written by Lee Jacobs who is an Acupuncturist, and has been in the field of health for 13 years. He is interested in illuminating individuals and helping others return to a better quality of health. If you would like to learn more about the Miracle Mineral Supplement, or about Jim Humble who was the man who discovered this compound, feel free to follow the links.
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