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Pure & Clean Water Without Chlorine - Why It's So Important To Filter Water
Mon 07 May 2007 - 12:15
Pure & Clean Water Without Chlorine - Why It's So Important To Filter Water
By Melanie Teske
Pure and clean water is essential for our well-being. Clean and unpolluted water has a neutral pH level and is a necessary agent for optimal life. It activates and stimulates the body's systems and affects every aspect of our vitality and healthiness. Water is a catalyst that delivers nutrients and removes cellular toxins; it is a fundamental health requirement, as contaminated water causes a variety of sickness and disease.
High Rate of Water Pollution
Since impure water adds various toxins to our system our blood becomes saturated with contaminants and the internal health system erodes. Above that, the lifelong filtering of dangerous toxins overloads the organs. The human's internal organs filter everything which is ingested. Unfortunately, we have to observe a worrying development: the contamination of drinking water is increasing at an alarming rate. Pure water doesn't exist anymore, even in nature, since there are hundreds of known toxic contaminants, and almost daily we have to add new ones, e.g. hormones.
Governments around the globe are slow to regulate the high rate of water pollution. For approximately 100 years now our municipal water system adds chlorine, ammonia and fluoride (Fluoride increases the growth rate of tumors) to "clean" the water. However, the risks of drinking, cooking and bathing with that water are ubiquitous. Even the US Council of Environmental Quality mentioned that the cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those who drink water without chlorine.
Tap Water is Increasingly Contaminated with Chemicals
Our tap water is increasingly contaminated with Chlorine, THM (Trihalomethanes), Lead, Radon, Copper, Aluminum, Fluoride, Bacteria, Pesticides, Herbicides, Industrial Chemical (PCPs, PNAs) and other particulate pollution and contaminants. These chemicals in our tap water are known to cause cancer, cell mutation and nervous disorders. Unfortunately, existing treatment plants were not designed to remove the new toxic chemicals.
When chlorine reacts with organic material common in water (such as algae or humus) Trihalomethanes (THM's) are formed. Chloroform is the most common THM produced through this process. This by-product of chlorination is a known carcinogen and causes normal cells to mutate, excessive free-radical formation (accelerated aging) and cholesterol to oxidize. Studies have shown that THM's are a direct link to an increased chance of developing various cancers, causing birth defects and even miscarriages.
But not only does drinking tap water expose us to health risks, even showering and bathing does (if there is no home water filtration in place). Documented scientific studies conclude that taking long showers can be a health risk. Our body can absorb more chlorine as a result of a 10-minute shower than if you drank eight glasses of the same water. A warm shower opens up the skin pores and causes the skin to act like a sponge. As a result, chlorine vaporizes and is inhaled and absorbed through the skin, directly into the bloodstream - at a rate that is up to six times higher than drinking.
Showering in Chlorinated Water Irritates Throat, Skin and Lungs
Showering in chlorinated water may also worsen pre-existing conditions, such as allergies, skin rashes and asthma. The symptoms of chlorine (which is actually a disinfectant & bleach) exposure are dry skin, damaged and brittle hair, and burning and irritated eyes. In the short term, chlorinated water irritates sinuses, throat, skin and lungs; long-term risks include hardened arteries, higher vulnerability to genetic mutations and difficulties in metabolizing cholesterol.
However, there are ways to avoid being constantly exposed to the dangers of impure water. Instead of using only counter-top or point-of-use-systems that only affect the water at that faucet where the unit is installed, filtering the entire water supply at home through a whole home, point-of-entry purification system is essential to avoid the risks we talked about.
The best option to ensure good health and wellness for the entire family is not to buy gallons of Evian-Water as stock of clean & pure water - but to purify your water at home with an affordable purification system that removes contaminants, biological sediments, chemicals, metals etc. at every faucet and shower head both inside and outside the house.
Due to the increasing pollution of municipal & city water with contaminants, sediments and chemicals, efficient purification and filtering systems are essential for vitality and healthiness. Visit http://balance-ph.de/filter-water.html to find out more about how to effectively filter water - chemical free!
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