Why do we need to drink purified water?
We all know that water is essential. It does more than sustain life; it can actually improve our health, our fitness and our appearance. Human body contains about 75% water. What kind of water is good for the body? It has to be clean, clear, odor less, contaminants free, fresh and has trace of minerals. It has to be pure!
Water is good for you only if it’s good, pure water.
Potable water has become a major concern for many people today. The National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) maintains that the number of Americans exposed to water contaminant above EPA standard is growing.
Do you know what is in your tap water before it is in you?
We often take the purity of our tap water for granted – and we shouldn’t. There are endless reports of contaminants in our tap water. Aging pipes can break, leach contaminants into the water they carry and breed bacteria – all potential prescription for illness. Old-fashion water treatment -built to filter out particles in the water and kill some parasites and bacteria, generally fails to remove 21st century contaminants like pesticides, industrial chemicals and arsenic.
First, there is chlorine in tap water. Chlorination process at the Municipal Water Supplies can form chemical compounds called trihalomethanes (THMs) which are carcinogens resulting from the combination of chlorine with organic compounds in water. These chemicals do not degrade very well and are generally stored in the fatty tissues of the body (breast, other fatty areas, mothers' milk, blood and semen). It can cause mutations by altering DNA, suppress immune system function and interfere with the natural controls of cell growth. Chlorinated water can destroy polyunsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E in the body while generating toxins capable of free radical damage (oxidation); Chlorinated water destroy much of the intestinal flora, the friendly bacteria that help in the digestion of food and protect the body from harmful pathogens
Tap water may contain:
- Lead from soldered pipes. Lead can result in anemia, low birth weight in children, increase blood pressure in adults
- Microbiological growth inside pipeline or tank
- Particulates from corrosion and rusting inside pipes or holding tanks
- Pesticides from leeching industrial runoff
- Mercury, which may cause kidney damage
- Radon from land decade can increase the risk of stomach cancer
- MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether), a cancer causing chemical
- Bacteria and viruses
There are a wide range of water filter or purification systems on the market. Most pitcher filter or the faucet mounted filter will eliminate some of the chlorine in the water, thus improving the taste, but are not effective in removing contaminants and bacteria. Some like the reverse osmosis filtering or distillation systems are removing everything in the water, including the minerals, which are beneficial to our health. These systems need high water pressure and waste as much as 75% of it. The best in home filtration system to date is the combination of carbon block filtration and ultraviolet light. A multi-stage carbon block filter can trap particulates 300 times smaller than a human hair and reduce lead, mercury, organic and inorganic contaminants, but it will leave in all the beneficial minerals. Ultraviolet light can destroy 99% of waterborne disease causing bacteria and viruses.
To maintain good health, purify your water before drinking, when cooking and even when washing food, fruit and vegetables. Watch a video demonstration or you can experiment it yourself.
Go to your local hardware or pool supply store, buy a small OTO water test kit and test your tap water for yourself.
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Here is a video showing how dirty some tap water may be. This guy has been away for 3 days and return to find that his water is....what do you think? It is pretty scary when you can see how dirty it is. But it's even scarier with things we can't see with our eyes then we take it for granted that it is clean when it is actually not. A good water purifier will at least save you from having unnecessary contaminants intake though water.
