Don’t drink bottled water. It’s not the great, pure, healthy drink that the bottling companies would have you believe.
Even Bottled Water Needs to be Filtered
In addition to common water contaminants, bottled water contains “Nano-plastics” (microscopic particles from plastic), which are far more dangerous to the body than most people are aware. Nano-plastics cause inflammation, oxidative stress and other health conditions which underlie diseases. The EWG, Environmental Working Group, found all kinds of contaminants, such as human wastes, bacteria and pharmaceuticals in several brands of bottled water.
Most Bottled Water Has an Unhealthy PH
Ozone (which is super-acidic) is added to bottled water at the bottling company, making its pH more acidic than its source-water counterpart.
If you have to drink bottled water, I highly suggest to filter it. The minimal filtration I recommend for bottled water is to use an Alkaline PH Pitcher (portable water filter). This will remove chemicals, chlorine, plastic Nano-particles and will raise the pH to about 9.5.
Fluoride
A lot of people buy bottled water because they think the bottling companies are removing fluoride. In most cases this doesn’t even happen.
Fluoride is not the healthy, awesome, teeth-saving element many big companies and bureaus would have us believe. It’s a potentially toxic mineral when consumed in anything more than just trace amounts. Fluoride is so tiny it can penetrate the blood/brain barrier and get into the brain and nervous system, where it does the most harm. Fluoride has dangers that are similar to lead. Because of this I take fluoride filtration very seriously. To remove Fluoride you need to let it slowly seep through a carbon filter or use a special Fluoride filter.
Environmentally, Here’s More Frightful Truth About Bottled Water
Think about it. We’re making bottles that only get used once. We ship hundreds and thousands of square miles worth of plastic wastes around the world (to 3rd world countries) because our landfills cannot contain them all.
We need to wake up and become responsible for our planet.
BEST WAYS TO FILTER WATER
A slow-flow through activated carbon filters will remove a fair amount of most contaminants, even Fluoride. Some filters are even tested and rated for 99.99% removal of these contaminants (see #1, below).
WATER IONIZERS: For Those Who Want the BEST
A water ionizer is a unique machine, with many health benefits associated with it.
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Comparing The Cost of Water Filters vs Bottled Water
This chart shows the cost of water ionizers or the PH Pitcher, over time. are far cheaper than bottled water.
