Most people know that you should take in that 8 glasses of water a day to be healthy, but no one told you that your tap water and the majority of bottle water is polluted.
Do you know what’s in your water ?
We all take it for granted, but water it is the most precious commodity on planet earth. If you go a few days without it you will die, but the quality of that water can have adverse effects on your health.
Your tap water is loaded with fluoride, chlorine plus hundreds of other contaminants.
If you want to know what’s in your local tap water ask to see your city’s annual water quality report for information.
If you are thinking bottled water, it gets worse. Most bottled waters are nothing but tap water in toxic bottles.
Plastic Water Bottles are toxic; just let one get warm in your car and drink from it.
Do you notice that it taste like crap ?
If you taste anything other then clean water that plastic bottle is leaching toxins into the water, water should taste the same hot or cold.
Unfortunately, those fabulous plastic bottles made with polycarbonate plastics and identified by the #7 recycling symbol, may leach BPA. Bisphenol A is a xenoestrogen, a known endocrine disruptor, meaning it disturbs the hormonal messaging in our bodies.
Synthetic xenoestrogens are linked to breast cancer and uterine cancer in women, decreased testosterone levels in men, and are particularly devastating to babies and young children. BPA has even been linked to insulin resistance and Type 2 Diabetes.
If you have to use a plasitc bottle check the recycling symbol on your bottle. If it is a #2 HDPE (high density polyethylene), or a #4 LDPE (low density polyethylene), or a #5 PP (polypropylene), they say the bottle is fine.
The type of plastic bottle in which water is usually sold is usually a #1, and is only recommended for one time use. Do not refill it. Better to use a reusable water bottle, and fill it with your own filtered water from home and keep these single-use bottles out of the landfill.
Simple steps to help protect your health:
You can buy easy to install water filters for your kitchen sink, icemaker, and shower that will remove most contaminates. Most home improvement stores carry them.
You maybe asking yourself why the shower, research has proven when you take a shower your body absorbs more toxins than if you drank that 8 glasses of water. This is because your skin is the largest organ in your body and when water gets hot and produces steam you are in haling toxic vapors.
If you use a shower filter you will notice that dry skin, caused by chlorine will disappear. Plus your hair will thank you for it, you should also notice your Energy levels and a feeling of well being will increase.
Your kitchen sink is very important because you cook with water, and wash your dishes.
If you have a water dispenser with ice maker on your refrigerator and add a filter to the water line you will have great tasting water.
Water filters like these need to be changed every few months depending on your use.
If you want to save money on bottled water by glass bottles and refill them at home. Just make sure that you boil the bottles in water after a couple of uses to kill any bacteria on them.
Do you use water filters ?
If so what kind ?