Is the Water You Drink 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.
In reality, it's not that hard to find out what's in the water supply. All of the information is available to the public and this article is a summary of this information. Research scientists now use the terms "acceptable" or "unacceptable" to classify the level of contamination in the municipal water supply. In the past the term "pure" was used to classify drinking water.
Do you know why they use these terms? The reason for this is nearly all tap water is very contaminated with cesspool levels of heavy metals, nasty viruses, germs, and embalming fluid. Check out the list below to see what is commonly found in the majority of municipal drinking water.
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!
Infectious diseases - A recent study has been published in the Journal of American Public Health estimates that 40% of all the gastrointestinal diseases in homes are picked up through the water delivered via their kitchen sink faucet!
You may wonder what can be done.
Well, that's a good question. There are many different methods of purifying water available in these modern times, but many of them have both pros and cons.
For example, carbon filtration is excellent for most contaminants across the board, and leaves the water tasting fresh and sweet. Unfortunately, this method of filtration fails to remove fluoride and some smaller viral contaminants. But for the most part, these are an excellent choice, as they are cheap, remove many of the organic volatiles, and virtually take out all of the chlorine - so no smell!
Reverse osmosis filtration is another buzz word of late, and is a powerful method of water cleansing in its own right. The pros are that it removes almost all contaminants from your water - including the enormously elusive and ubiquitous fluorine. But alas, it is so effective at removing contaminants that beneficial alkaline minerals are removed. This can eventually lead to a depletion of important mineral salts.
Distillation is another method that removes virtually all contaminants, but again, the process works in much the same way as reverse osmosis systems do. Don't get me wrong - they work and work well, but in the long run, can also lead to mineral depletion.
Ionizing machines are excellent in many respects. They do nearly everything that will lead to good clean water, with the exception of removing fluoride. These systems effectively remove all of the acidic constituents while delivering alkaline water deep into the tissues of the body. This is a good choice depending on your preferences.
Clean, healthy, pure drinking water comes down to a compromise taking in a number of considerations - the best option at the end of the day is to install a small tank and collect water directly from your roof, and then running it through a good quality alkalizing machine - or even a decent dual stage carbon filter will suffice.
It ends up being nothing more than a personal preference. Remember, if you are able to keep the fluoride out of your mouth, you're doing better that many others.
To better health!