However, what is often not thought about is the continuous effect on our health through all the water sources in a home; all water facets, the dishwasher, the shower, the washing machine.  Dangerous contaminants affect us by drinking contaminated water, showering in contaminated water, washing our clothes in contaminated water and breathing in the fumes from chlorine and fluoride that are in the air.

Large Whole House Water Filtration System

A whole house water filtration system ensures clean filtered water from every water outlet in the house.  Chlorine and fluoride are removed by the plumbing at the entrance to the house and therefore the fumes from these chemicals are not in the air.  Showers and dishwashers release the most chlorine in the air in a home. The non existence of chlorine and fluoride in the air that we breathe relieves allergy and asthma sufferers.

Speciality Whole House Water Filtration System

Clean showering water reduces skin rashes and asthma and allergies because the skin is not absorbing dangerous chemicals and fumes. Skin rashes are also irritated by the chlorine and other chemicals that are in washing water and impregnate into the clothes we wear. Chemical free clothing is a major benefit from filtered water.  A whole house water filtration system is much more effective for shower water than just a shower head filter. The shower head filter is filtering at hot temperatures and this is not effective in removing many dangerous contaminants. A whole house water filtration system removes the impurities at low temperature when the water arrives at the house.

These days the technology has advanced and you can now buy a whole house water filtration system that has strong water pressure and will keep the whole family including pets happy and healthy.

Boy showering with whole house water filtration system

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A reverse osmosis water filter is extremely effective.  A reverse osmosis filtration system combined with an activated carbon filter system can remove 99% of contaminants.  Carbon filters alone don’t remove arsenic, fluoride, bacteria, mercury, pesticides and inorganic minerals.  Reverse osmosis removes all of these and pharmaceutical drugs. In fact it is the only way to remove fluoride.

A pre-carbon filter takes out chlorine which would otherwise eat the membrane. The membrane filters out 90% of contaminants and with the carbon filters pre and post results in 99% of contaminants filtered. The addition of an ultra violet light kills bacteria.

A reverse osmosis water filter gives clearer, sparkling water with a good taste which makes a difference to ice cubes, tea, coffee and drinking water.  It is also suitable for household appliances like irons and coffee machines because there is no mineral buildup.

5-stage Reverse Osmosis Water Filter

The removal of minerals could be a downside for people who rely on water to receive their mineral intake.

A 4-5 stage reverse osmosis filtration system – each stage removes certain contaminants – with activated carbon filters is the most thorough and cost effective water purifying system.  It will have paid for itself within six months.

Portable Reverse Osmosis System

Unfortunately, tap and well water in the US is not safe for drinking because of heavy industrial and urban pollution so it is advisable to purify your drinking and cooking water.

A reverse osmosis water filter is the most effective.

Reverse Osmosis Water Filter

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It is difficult in this day and age to keep the body alkaline.  Much of the food we consume is very acidic – processed foods, fast foods, fried food, added chemicals, preservatives and colorings.  Combine this with the pace of life, the stresses and strains of modern day living, pollutants in the atmosphere and water, and you begin to see how easy it is for the body to become acidic.

Jupiter Neptune Water Ionizer

Although the body has a natural ability to balance its pH levels, often it is unable to sustain the balance with today’s living. This is where alkaline water helps keep the body healthy. It contains antioxidants which help remove toxins and waste from our cells and organs. The neutralizing effect of antioxidants helps prevent cancer and aging.

Alkaline water also helps people suffering from allergies and asthma because it is free of contaminants and is therefore healthy to drink. It does not trigger allergies.

Jupiter Microlite Water Ionizer

When considering a water ionizer that is best at alkalizing water and controlling water pH for your requirements, look at the  information and technology that backs it up to assure you are getting what you pay for.  A high quality expensive water ionizer makes very strong alkaline water that is able to wash oil-based pesticides and herbicides off your produce. A cheaper product may not be able to do this.

When making a decision, researching clinical trials and consumer reviews will help you make an informed decision. Filtering water alone is insufficient. Ionized alkalized water is required to permeate the cells in order to flush out the toxins and fully hydrate.

Don’t waste your money on a machine that will not provide the best water for hydration.   Your health and your family’s health are dependent upon the best water filter and water ionizer that you can afford.

Clean alkaline water using a water ionizer

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Here’s another good reason to use water filters.  Contaminated water has surfaced again and Erin Brockovich is back.  This June 2009 she began investigating for 40 families in a residential area of Midland Texas.   Some of them have been diagnosed with kidney problems and at least one child has stomach tumours.  The residents are terrified they will get cancer.  Their water was yellow and has since been identified as containing hexavalent chromium also know as Chromium 6. This is the same chemical that was found in Hinkley, California.  The only difference is that the levels are much higher than Hinkley.

Bob Bowcock an environmental investigator cites the cause as Schlumberger, an oil field services company. Schlumberger, denies this and says they haven’t used Chromium6.

Erin Brockovich is well known for the famous case that she  brought against Pacific Gas and Electric of California in 1993. This was the basis of an award winning movie starring Julia Roberts as Brockovich. The center of the case was the Hinkley compressor station, part of a natural gas pipeline which connects into the San Francisco Bay area.

The company used hexavalent chromium to fight corrosion in the cooling tower.  The wastewater dissolved the hexavalent chromium from the cooling towers and this was discharged into unlined ponds on the site.  This water then seeped into the groundwater, which in turn affected the area around the plant. The people in the area got sick and Brockovich helped them win their case and get the biggest pay out to date, $333 million.

As Brockovich says, ‘If some pharmaceutical giant has secretly been fouling your water table and your drinking water has been contaminated with Chromium 6, I’m concerned.’

The 40 affected families in Midland, Texas have been fitted with state monitored water filters.

Industrial Waste Water needs water filters

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It is known that tap water contains chlorine and fluoride.  Interestingly, the two top contaminants Americans are most concerned about in drinking water are lead and arsenic.  However, what has not been so well known is the report written by the Environmental Working Group which has found that there are over 140 contaminants without safety limits in US drinking water.

Shockingly, these contaminants contain residues of birth control pills, anti-depressants, antibiotics, painkillers and shampoos which the population excretes into sewage treatment plants and are then flushed into our waterways.  Combine this with the industrial and agricultural waste which include pesticides and herbicides, and urban waste which includes plasticizers, solvents, repellents and chemicals from cars and we are drinking a poisonous chemical cocktail.

The consequence of this lethal cocktail is drug-resistant bacteria, huge increases in estrogen resulting in low sperm count and deformities in fish.  The most serious consequence is that the US population is being mass medicated without permission.  There is enough evidence now to link Prozac with depression, schizophrenia and suicide.

More evidence that water filters and ionizers are an essential part of modern day living.  Buying water filters and ionizers is no longer just a fad by the ‘Greenies’  but every day commonsense to protect the minds and bodies of ourselves and our children.  So, buying a water filter may just save your life.

Baby drinking tap water

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Humanity has been using some form of water filtration system for around 6,000 years to remove cloudiness from water. Water filters today remove many of the invisible impurities and poisonous contaminants from our drinking water and give us water that looks, tastes and smells  good.

Most water filters use a carbon or activated carbon filtering system which removes contaminants and impurities.  Some of these contaminants are:  chlorine, parasites, cysts, e-coli, cryptosporidium, chemicals, solids, and flu virus which, when removed, may prevent us from getting ill.  Carbon filtering does not remove minerals.

Water filters and ionizers are different from water purifiers which uses tablets to kill viruses.  Tablets are an effective method if you are traveling or camping.

Ionizers use an electrolysis process which ionizes water and gives water an alkaline Ph.  Alkaline water is claimed to be beneficial to your health because it is an antioxidant and antioxidants slow down the aging process and prevent disease.

The ionizing process splits the water into acid water and alkaline water using the calcium and magnesium ions.  The Alkaline part of the water has an alkaline Ph, is wonderful to drink and is full of negatively charged ions.  Negatively charged oxygen ions are the good ions which are found naturally in nature, near a water fall, after a rainstorm, walking along a beach. They make us feel alive.  Alkaline water is beneficial to drink for humans and animals.

The Acid water is for external use only, to wash the body and water plants. Acid water has an acid PH,  though it is not an acid.  Very strong acid water kills many spores including; E-coli, gangrene, salmonella and anthrax.

Buying a water filter gives a better tasting, better looking, and odor free water that benefits our health and is safe to drink. Ionizing water rejuvenates filtered water and makes it alkaline to stop disease, help anti-aging and allow the cells to fully hydrate.

So to buy water filters and ionizers help us maintain good health.

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