| Before you drink another glass of water from | | | | continually drink water containing |
| your kitchen tap, think about the source of | | | | contaminants we could become susceptible to |
| the water. Your local water supply has done | | | | many illnesses, from asthma to Parkinson's |
| its best to purify the water before it came | | | | disease. Very few of us have ever initiated |
| to you, but rules governing water | | | | our own water test, so it would seem that we |
| purification can vary. When the local | | | | trust the local government. Yet, the move to |
| municipality received the water, it would | | | | bottled water has increased in the last |
| have been full of pesticides and other | | | | decade and many of us have large quantities |
| chemicals, as well as industrial sludge and | | | | of water delivered to our home. |
| disease- bearing pathogens. The water that | | | | |
| gushes from your kitchen tap started out this | | | | For a while carrying bottled water was |
| way! Even if your water comes from natural | | | | 'cool'. Lately, however, certain insights |
| sources, you may still want to check the | | | | have jaundiced the love affair with bottled |
| levels of contaminants in it. | | | | water. For instance, one famous company was |
| | | | found to be bottling 'fake' water (taken from |
| Years ago, there was no need to worry about | | | | a tap!) Recently we were informed of the |
| toxins from chemical waste and industrial | | | | possibility that the chemicals from the |
| sludge. The Romans and the Mayans just piped | | | | plastic bottle containing our pure bottled |
| their water overland using aqueducts and that | | | | water could actually leach into water! |
| was the municipal water distribution! In more | | | | |
| recent history, we too, took our water for | | | | There is one alternative left and that is |
| granted. | | | | water that is filtered within your home. |
| | | | These need not necessarily cost huge amounts |
| We were understandably proud of the fact that | | | | of money. A whole house filtration system can |
| our water was pure and drinkable. While there | | | | cost a thousand dollars, but if you consider |
| are regulations in place, these are fallible, | | | | that you only drink the water from your |
| and two strong water contaminants (chlorine | | | | kitchen tap, then a small attachment at the |
| and fluoride) may be part of the chemical | | | | sink is less than one hundred dollars. Most |
| prescription used to purify it. | | | | water filters specify which germs they |
| | | | remove, all of them remove lead and chlorine, |
| Nowadays, even in North America, we have | | | | and three on the market remove E-coli. |
| heard of injury and deaths due to | | | | |
| contaminated water supplies. Water is a large | | | | Whichever action you decide to take, either |
| part of our life, accounting for nearly | | | | an up to date water test, a kitchen tap |
| three-quarters of the human body mass. It is | | | | filtration system or a whole house filtration |
| an essential part of living as without it, we | | | | unit, your action will help to sell your |
| are dead. | | | | house more quickly if you can assure a |
| | | | prospective buyer that your home has pure |
| We are told that drinking copious amounts of | | | | water. |
| water may improve our health, but if we | | | | |