Natural Living 4 U - Water Purifiers
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WATER PURIFICATION
By far the most important nutritional daily intake is
water, yet water receives the least amount of attention. Everyone preaches
prevention, but there is little information about how to practice prevention.
Good clean water is foremost in the line of prevention to maintain good health.
The human body is 70 to 75% water; and although that needs the most attention,
it usually gets the least.
There are over a thousand known contaminants found in tap
water that are tasteless, odorless and cannot be seen that can cause cancer,
anemia, affect vital organs, and endocrine glands, etc. Yet, most people still
judge the quality of water by how it looks, tastes, and smells. For example,
MTBE, a suspected carcinogen, has been found in groundwater in 40 states,
causing wells to be shut down. MTBE chemical affects the nervous system, liver,
kidneys, lungs and mucous membranes. The pumps in wells act like a straw in a
soda, sucking everything in. Many wells and tap water tested for bacteria have
the test come back saying the water is good. Yet, there are so many more things
that can contaminate ground water that are never tested, such as herbicides and
pesticides.
I’ll never forget the time I got a surprise notice from my
water company, here in Washington, stating that my water was now safe to drink.
I shrieked, “WAS NOW SAFE TO DRINK!!” After that, I had my water tested. Results
showed that the filtered water (pitcher filter type) was worse than the tap or
the distilled. The pitcher filter only filters out taste, odor, lead, zinc,
copper and chlorine. The filter I was using was a “charcoal granule” filter that
didn’t filter out much but did provide a dark warm place for bacteria to grow
because I was not informed to change the filter as often as it was needed. Yuck.
Congress specifically requires in the Safe Drinking Water Act that water
suppliers notify their customers when the water is contaminated or when the
system has violated EPA rules. Even if you are sent a notice to boil your water,
you’ve already ingested some of the bad stuff because it takes some time to
notify consumers after the contamination has been found. So after this
experience, I had my water tested for a cost of $20. But what are they testing
for? I read them a list contaminates 2 pages long and asked them how much would
it cost to test for all of that, they said over $2,000. Who in their right mind
is going to pay that much? So for a smaller price, according to Profiles of
America, I’ve gotten Peace of Mind with the number-one purifier. There are
hundreds of drinking water systems on the market today; however of the over 600
tested and certified by NSF International, only 28 products are certified to
reduce a wide range of contaminates.
Remember Milwaukee, Wisconsin where over 400,000 people got
sick from a parasite called cryptosporidium, over 4,000 went to the hospital,
and over 100 died? This microscopic parasite is found in animals such as deer
and cattle. It is impervious to chlorination and other drinking water
disinfectants. A survey of 66 surface water plants found 97% of the samples had
either giardia or cryptosporidium.
According to The News Bulletin, about 90% of the population
is drinking water that may contain trihalomethanes. Studies link these to
bladder and rectal cancer.
I tried distilled water, but found it wasn’t much better
than my tap water. Wondering why?? I learned that volatile chemicals from the
water treatment process were”gassed out” of the water during distillation into
the collection tank where the “pure” water was collecting.
People have been duped into thinking bottled water is
better than tap water. With no regulations, things like chewing gum, hair, etc.
have been found in bottled water. Some companies who bottle water just run tap
water through a cosmetic filter to remove chlorine and anything that may smell,
taste or appear bad, and then sell that 'cosmetically clean' water as bottled
water. For this reason, many of the same chemicals found in tap water can also
be found in bottled water. Bottled water from a mountain spring runs the risk of
containing parasites such as giardia. Plastic commonly used to package bottled
water is unstable and likely to leach into the water. Plus you have to lug it
home, pay tax on it, store it, and therefore one tends not to cook with it. In
the long run, bottled water costs about 90% more than a good water purifier.
Consumers should get a good water purifier that is
certified by NSF to reduce a wide range of contaminates. Water Purifiers can
treat the water at point of use and provides unlimited supply for all your water
needs, so you never run out nor have to ration delicious drinking/cooking water.
This option often costs pennies per gallon, providing you with safety and
convenience. Prices range from under $300 to $4000 and can be purchased on time
payments. Some have extended warranties. I have been using one since 1988 and it
is still going strong. I change the cartridge every year. Owning this purifier
is what I call “peace of mind insurance” and if you had one, I know you would be
safe from unknown water contaminates, and cover the #1 line of health prevention
….water.
Multi-Pure corporation is an undisputed industry leader in
water purification technology, specializing and focusing on this for well over
30 years.
Multi-Pure water systems come in units for under the sink,
counter tops, Reverse Osmoses, and Whole House units.
An Ounce of Prevention is worth a pound of Cure.
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There are some nifty documents available showing what the filters remove, certifications and comparing to bottled water.
Water, by Joy Scheibner
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By far the most important nutritional part of our daily intake is water, yet it
seems to recieve the least amount of attention. The recommended 8-10 glasses a
day of water does not include tea, soda pop, juices or other beverages. Drinking
enough water during the day is required to maintain optimum health, and we would
literally die without clean drinking water (see the Water Facts Page for
details). In the following article, I provide a brief summary of the various
sources of drinking water, along with some information about different types of
water filters and purifiers. Water testing is also briefly touched upon.
Water Sources
Tap Water
Wouldn't it be nice if municipal water treatment plants made water safe to drink
without adding so many harsh chemicals? Just as a point of illustration here, we
received a notice in the mail once that told us the city water treatment plant
had just added 50 new chemicals to the city tap water supply and that now the
water was safe to drink. We never got a notice telling us the water was unsafe
to drink prior to this notice of the 50 new chemicals being added to the water.
Chlorine alone is dangerous when heated. It easily forms chloroform in a shower
or bathtub as the hot chlorinated water flows out of the faucet or shower head.
This may explain why some people feel dizzy or light-headed in the shower or
bathtub - chloroform was once used to put people to sleep before surgery.
Fluoride is another chemical added to many municipal water supplies, and there
seems to be some controversy over the safety of long-term consumption of
fluoride (some have linked
it to cancer, alzheimers, tooth discoloration and other problems).
Or in some locations, there is no water treatment plant or only minimal
treatment facilities, so tap water is just water from the nearest river or
underground aquifer, complete with agricultural and other runoff chemicals and
contaminants, bacterial and parasitic infestations, heavy metals and other
particulate matter. If the source is groundwater and the location is close
enough to the ocean, sometimes ocean water can be pulled into the aquifer and
into the drinking water supply, along with all the lovely contaminants that are
commonly found in ocean water near coastlines (such as crude oil, decaying plant
and/or animal matter, industrial waste water, etc.).
Spring Water
Mountain spring water is usually very pleasant in appearance. The surrounding
landscape definately is. But the risk of giardia and other parasitic or
bacterial infestation in spring water is very high, and also contamination with
heavy or toxic metals, and/or high levels of arsenic or other elements/minerals
can make the water very dangerous to consume without being filtered or purified
first.
Well Water
It will never cease to amaze me how many times I've heard someone tell me they
don't need to worry about water contamination because they have well water.
Little do they realize that well water can be very contaminated, with anything
from parasites, bacteria, viruses, giardia, to chemicals from agricultural
runoff, landfill leachate or other unknown (non-point) sources. Basically, the
presence of a well that has penetrated into an aquifer (trapped water beneath
the ground's surface) acts like a pump sucking the contaminants from the
surrounding soil and water table into the aquifer, and ultimately into the well.
Bottled Water
We all know tap water is not the greatest in most places, and well water has
unknown possible contaminants, so bottled water must be the perfect solution,
right? Wrong. People have been duped into thinking bottled water is better than
tap water, yet things as undesireable as chewing gum, hair, and other objects
have been found in bottled water. Some companies who bottle water just run tap
water through a cosmetic filter to remove chlorine and anything that may smell,
taste or appear bad, and then sell that 'cosmetically clean' water as bottled
water. For this reason, many of the same chemicals found in tap water can also
be found in bottled water. Or if the company gets the water from a mountain
spring, the risk of finding parasites such as giardia in the bottled spring
water is extremely high unless the company who bottles the spring water has a
good way to filter or purify the water before they bottle and sell the spring
water. Finally, the plastic
commonly used to package bottled water for sale is unstable and likely to leach
into the water.
Softened Water
I've added softened water here because some people have water softeners because
the tap water is so high in minerals such as calcium (lime) that can be
irritating to the skin, damaging to hair, and can cause an ugly buildup around
faucets and in sinks, tubs, showers, etc. There are definate health effects
associated with drinking softened water. The water is softened using salt, which
means that the sodium content of softened water is very high compared to most
other sources of drinking water. The high sodium content makes softened water a
bad thing for people to drink who have a history of high blood pressure, other
cardio-vascular system diseases, or migraine headaches (and possibly other
neurological disorders). Also, a high sodium intake puts extra stress on the
kidneys and therefore can lead to water retention (commonly seen as a swelling
of the ankles and feet). If you do have softened water, be sure to get enough
potassium and protein in your diet
to offset the high sodium intake.
Water Filters
There are a lot of different types of water filters available. Unfortunately,
many of them do not remove everything you would like them to remove. And some of
them actually can cause more health problems simply because they are poorly
designed.
Granular Carbon Filters
These are the most dangerous type of filter in my opinion, simply because they
deceive the user into a false sense of security. The filter itself may be great
for filtering out contaminants, but after only a few weeks of use it becomes a
breeding ground for all sorts of bacteria, molds and fungus that may get into
the water after the water has gone through the filter.
Cosmetic Filters
Cosmetic filters are just that - cosmetic. They are only designed to remove
chemicals, particles and other contaminants that may cause water to smell bad,
taste bad or appear cloudy or discolored. A cosmetic filter is not designed to
remove odorless, colorless or tasteless chemicals, nor is it designed to remove
heavy metals, bacteria, parasites, molds, or small particulate matter. There are
some cosmetic filters that have been given the ability to remove lead and a few
other heavy metals also, but they still only remove a very small list of
contaminants from the water.
Solid Carbon Block Filters
One of the best types of filters to have is a solid carbon block filter. The
pores in the filter are typically too small to allow giardia and other parasites
or bacteria to pass through, and there is usually no way for bacterial or other
infections to grow in the filter itself. Also, the carbon has the ability to
absorb many contaminants out of the water as it passes through the filter, thus
giving it the ability to remove volatile chemicals, odorless/colorless/tasteless
chemicals, agricultural chemicals and other contaminants from the water. The
only drawback to this type of filter is that it can't remove all the minerals
from the water.
Water Purifiers
Water purifiers differ from filters in that they actually actively remove
certain substances from the water as opposed to just filtering them out. For
example, a water distiller causes minerals in the water to stay behind since the
water is evaporated and re-condensed into a clean container.
Reverse Osmosis Purifiers
I'm not sure exactly how reverse osmosis purifiers work, but I've heard they are
the best type to have because they remove the most different types of
impurities, chemicals and other substances from the water. They do remove all
minerals from the water, which means one must be sure to get adequate minerals
in their diet and/or supplements to compensate for any mineral leaching caused
by drinking water that has no minerals. Reverse osmosis purifiers also tend to
be the most expensive of all the types of filters and purifiers, and some I've
seen waste a considerable amount of water in the filtration process.
Water Distillers
Distilled water offers some good benefits over other water filters and
purifiers. For one, you know most bacteria and parasites cannot survive the
distillation process (the water is boiled until it evaporates). Also, all heavy
metals and other minerals are removed by the evaporation process. Finally, all
particulate matter is filtered out by the distillation process since particles
cannot evaporate and recondense. However, there are some drawbacks too. Volatile
chemicals can evaporate and recondense into the collection chamber in the
distiller, thus chemicals such as chlorine and some agricultural chemicals may
not be removed from distilled water. Also, since there are no minerals in
distilled water, one must make sure to consume enough minerals and trace
minerals in their diet or the distilled water will likely leach out some of the
minerals from the body (bones, teeth, finger and toenails, hair, skin and
cartilage are typically where the minerals come
from when they are leached out of the body). Finally, some bacteria can survive
boiling temperatures for extended periods of time, so it is a good idea to use
pre-filtered water in your distiller just to remove the chance of drinking such
bacteria.
Water Testing
It is a good idea to have your water tested so that you know what is in your tap
water. However, it would cost well over $1000 to have a thorough and complete
test run of all the contaminants, pollutants, bacteria/parasits and minerals
that could be present in your water that would be removed by a good reverse
osmosis purifier or solid carbon block filter. Therefore, the cost of the filter
or purifier is usually well justified if you get a good brand and maintain the
unit and filter in good condition.
Reasons to have a Multi-Pure Water Purifier
Check out the titles below. Do you have a water
purifier?? Is your drinking water safe??
Note that I do sell the best water purifiers. Everyone who has gotten one from
me is happy that they did.
NEW CASTLE, DEL, August 4, 2010 (Water Tech) — Pharmaceuticals contaminate
Delaware’s drinking water
Report: More bottled water coming from the tap (August 12, 2010)
WASHINGTON, August 18, 2010 (Water Tech) — EPA launches web forum on drinking
water quality issues
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