| What is the best drinking water system? What is in | | | | you and your family are protected. If you pick the |
| our drinking water? We have the answers for you | | | | wrong one, there is no telling what you are consuming. |
| here. | | | | Never buy a drinking water system unless it is certified |
| First, you should know that high price does not equal | | | | to remove chemicals. The Ralph Nader Research |
| best. When it comes to a home drinking water system, | | | | group found 2100 toxic chemicals in public supplies. |
| the most expensive are reverse osmosis units and in | | | | Many of them cause cancer. |
| most homes they are an unnecessary expense. More | | | | The list of what is in our drinking water is a long one. It |
| advanced technology actually costs less. | | | | would be shorter to list those things that are not. You |
| Now let's look at what is in our drinking water. There | | | | see, everything in the environment ends up in |
| are new reports every day, coming from respected | | | | groundwater. Whether your source is a well, a spring |
| publications and scientific experts. So, these are not | | | | or a public reservoir, you need to have your water |
| scare tactics. They do not appear in supermarket | | | | tested. Then you can choose a drinking water system |
| tabloids, at least initially. They are the simple truth. | | | | based on what needs to be removed. |
| One of these reports indicates that we cannot know | | | | In some cases, wells and springs need to be |
| what is in our drinking water, unless we have it tested | | | | disinfected. In other cases, mineral-content is too high |
| by an independent laboratory. The Washington Post | | | | and causes hard water issues. In any case, learning |
| reported that a number of utilities around the country | | | | what is in our drinking water is important, but you need |
| are manipulating tests used to detect lead. | | | | to remember that content can change and vary on a |
| Lead is a toxic metal that causes brain damage and | | | | daily basis, so if you do not choose the safest drinking |
| learning disabilities in children. In pregnant women, | | | | water system, you may still be at risk. You certainly |
| ingestion of the toxin causes birth defects. In adults | | | | cannot test every day. It would be an unreasonable |
| with limited exposure over the many years of their | | | | and excessive expense. |
| lives, it inhibits the body's ability to absorb important | | | | Some people blame the government and industry, but |
| nutrients and plays a role in osteoporosis, heart | | | | we are all ultimately responsible for what is in our |
| disease, high blood pressure and other chronic and life | | | | drinking water. The latest report is about prescription |
| threatening diseases. So, the best drinking water | | | | and over the counter drugs. Our reliance on |
| system for your home should remove lead. A few of | | | | pharmaceuticals is the cost of this contamination. |
| the better ones do. | | | | Industrial dumping is not to blame. |
| USA Today did a special report about what is in our | | | | A home drinking water system that contains a |
| drinking water. The opening line was, "Each day, millions | | | | multi-media block can remove most chemical |
| of Americans turn on their taps and get water that | | | | contaminants and activated carbon does the rest. |
| exceeds the legal limits for dangerous contaminants." | | | | That's your best choice. For more information, please |
| Of course, if you have the right drinking water system, | | | | see my website listed below. Larry L. |