Most of us are getting a
major amount of our tap water from municipal water systems. So it's
interesting that one out of every five people claim their main source of
drinking water is bottled water. One can assume they choose bottled because they are afraid of
their tap water. Considering Aquafina, one of America’s number one
bottled water sources, finally admitted that Pepsico, its maker, is getting the
water from the tap. They do filter that water, but once they put it into
a plastic bottle which contains BPA (bisphenolo-A) which leaches into the
water, you are likely no better off. In fact, it has been discovered that
many of the top selling water brands are using systems of deceptive bottled water
practices. So what is a family to do?
There are dangerous chemicals in municipal water like chlorine, fluoride,
and heavy metals. We absorb these chemicals when we drink the water, but
most are unaware how much we absorb just by washing our hands, bodies, and clothes
in the same water. One of the most effective ways to reduce and in some
cases eliminate harmful contaminants is running the water through a whole-house
granular activated carbon filtration system.
If you have looked into water systems you already know that there
are many types and they all claim to have the best one. Many who buy
whole-house systems choose water softeners because it makes "hard"
water feel soft. But the added salts actually drys out the skin, adds unwanted
sodium to drinking/cooking water, corrodes pipes, and creates waist that kills
plant and animal life. In California there has been a ban on systems that
produce waste water brine including reverse-osmosis.
Active carbon media-bed filters naturally purifies the water and
reduces hardness, while maintaining the beneficial elements naturally present
in water. The filters can last ten years or more without a need for
replacement. These systems also benefit the pipes, appliances, and hot
water heaters, extending their life. There are no chemicals or salts to add, and
the backwash systems are safe for plant life. Some of these systems use high powered magnetics which organizes the calcium and magnesium molecules
creating a safe natural bi-product call aragonite that creates a protective barrier to help
maintain pipes, appliances and water heaters against lime scale (which greatly extends
their life). These systems work automatically with a regeneration program,
which fluffs up the carbon bed and creates new surface area weekly.
Consuming healthy water can be a challenge in our day and age. But in order to minimize your exposure to health threats from the municiple water systems it is best to have a whole-house filtration system, your body, hair, food and cloths will thank you. When you are out and about, think twice about picking up drinks that are plastic bottles and it never hurts to ask at resturants about their water source.
