Water:
What You Should Know (But Have Not be Told) about Your Drinking Water
- Water is essential for
good health
- your drinking and bathing water
may be contaminated
- water contaminants are
linked to a wide variety of illnesses
- how you can protect yourself from impure water
Every Body Needs Water
57-70% of adult human body weight is
water. Every cell in the body is dependent on water for survival
and optimal function. Consider a few of the many important functions of
body water:
- maintenance of normal skin
tone (dehydrated skin appears wrinkled
- maintenance of normal bowel
function (lack of water is a common cause of constipation
- maintenance of normal urinary
tract function (lack of water can lead to urinary tract infection,
urinary frequency, kidney stones and bladder cancer)
- maintenance of normal muscle
tone
- maintenance of normal fluid
balance (dehydration leads to water retention; sufficient water
acts as a diuretic)
- maintenance of normal digestion
(many nutrients are transported via the body's water)
- elimination of toxins (lungs,
kidneys, skin and intestinal tract all depend on water for eliminative
functions)
- joints require sufficient
water to make the "jello" (glycosaminoglycands) that provide
cushioning
Your Best Bet for Safe Drinking Water
Your best bet for safe, clean drinking water is install an
under-sink or countertop water purifier. The reverse-osmosis type is very
reliable. If you don’t want to invest the money to do that, a simple pitcher
with a charcoal filter is better than most bottled water. You say you are on the
road or away from home and you want pure drinking water? Here is a great idea,
and really inexpensive -
a filtered sports bottle!
And don’t forget your shower-water! When you’re hot (and your skin’s pores
are wide-open), you can absorb toxins from the water.
Shower-head filters are inexpensive and reliable.
A Good Water Filter is a Cheap Investment in Your Health
A reliable, highly-effective under-sink water filter is an excellent health
investment, especially when you consider how important water is to health. The
human body is about 60% water. That means we can have 60% of our total body
weight contaminated with a variety of toxins if we drink lousy water.
The highest-rated water filters cost about the same as the cheap junk.
Aquasana Water Purifiers makes some of the highest-rated filters at the
best prices.
Water Testing
Regular (annual) testing of your family's drinking water is a wise investment
in good health - especially if you are drinking municipal water that has been
"treated", flouridated and chlorinated! Well-water is also subject to
contamination from a variety of sources and must be tested annually to ensure
your family's safety.
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