NEVER feed your pet in a PLASTIC BOWL! / Chlorinated water TOXIC!

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CHLORINATED WATERNEVER feed your pet in a PLASTIC BOWL!

 

 

Thanks Desert Rat,

This was a great article!

Elaine

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CHLORINATED WATER.... A BIG NO-NO !!!

Most of us have some vague, fuzzy idea that city water may not be the best

for us and many have turned to bottled water to use for ourselves.

Have you thought of doing the same for your pet? If not, why not? Maybe it’s

because you really don’t understand the harm done by the multiple

ingredients found in all municipal water supplies throughout the U.S.A.

 

Water is a God-given crucial nutrient for the body. But we have been

hoodwinked into accepting a product that is of progressively more inferior

composition. It is well known that the average city water today contains

over 500 chemicals that do not belong in it. Part of this is due to the fact

that most delivery systems in the U.S. include cement, asbestos pipes, cast

iron, PVC (porous to certain solvents, herbicides and pesticides) and that

lead, cadmium and other toxic metals leach out of valves and couplings of

pipes between a water treatment plant and a faucet in the home.

 

To make matters worse, we INTENTIONALLY add chlorine !! So what?, you may

ask .

Chlorine is a halogen that damages enzymes. It does not belong in our bodies

as part of our water needs !!

 

For starters, chlorine potentiates magnesium deficiency, which can cause

almost any symptom you can think of from high blood pressure, to chemical

sensitivity or even sudden death. Furthermore it also decreases the

absorption while increasing the excretion of calcium and phosphorus. The

increased loss of calcium into the urine, promotes osteoporosis.

It is known that it not only contributes to hypertension, but also cancers

of the pancreas, colon, bladder and has been linked to heart attacks,

diabetes, kidney stones and much more.

 

All these years we’ve been putting people on low sodium diets for control of

high blood pressure. But it turns out the sodium is not the problem as much

as the chloride !!

 

To make matters worse for pets, some people still use plastic water bowls.

Most, if not all, of these absorb and retain numerous toxic materials. Dr.

Christopher Day (England) reports... " I once had an epileptic dog I had been

treating unsuccessfully for eighteen months. One day its plastic feeding

bowl was accidentally broken and replaced with a ceramic one. The fits

stopped immediately. "

 

Although many breeders are aware of the chlorine problem in drinking water,

a common mistake is to overlook the fact that bathing in it can have the

same effect !! Please remember that because of dermal absorption, anything

on the skin is like drinking it !!

In some cities of the U.S., the chlorine level is so high, that taking 3

showers a day puts you over the government standard for exposure.

 

For ‘show dogs’ that exhibit skin irritations after bathing, maybe you would

be advised to check the water you are using at the show site rather than

blaming it on a shampoo or something else.

Also often overlooked is the water system used in motor homes. What are you

loading your holding tanks with ? I know we used to be guilty of simply

taking our garden hose and filling up from the tap at home. Ah, ignorance is

truly bliss.

 

So what can we do about it ? As usual, the Europeans are ahead of us in

preserving natural health. In wide spread areas of Europe the most common

method of killing bugs in water systems is the use of OZONE treatment. It

does a beautiful job, you have none of the free radical damage to the body

that is common with chlorine, and there are multiple benefits of ozone to be

derived from its interaction with the body ! Do you think we’ll ever get our

cities to consider this ??

 

There are many filtering devices available but you better do your homework

when it concerns quality and effectiveness.

 

I have heard from one breeder in Texas, who has installed a ‘reverse osmosis

’ system that has been very successful in eliminating most of the problems

associated with our water--including chlorine. The system not only treats

her drinking water but looks after all water entering her premises. This

means that even water going to her refrigerator (ice cubes) has been

treated.

 

Evidently, the system may be purchased but she found it more economical to

lease it on a monthly rental basis that included regular maintenance, filter

changes, etc. It certainly seems worth looking into as this type of system

does require routine monitoring and replacement of the membrane

periodically.

 

The ultimate system I have read about combines distillation and carbon

filtration both before and after the distillation process.

 

 

 

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