More Reasons You Should NOT Rely on Bottled Water

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More Reasons You Should NOT Rely on Bottled Water German researchers have found that the longer a bottle of water sits on a store shelf or in a household pantry, the higher the dose of antimony it contains. Amounts of this potentially toxic trace element were measured for 15 brands of Canadian bottled water and 48 European brands. Concentrations reached more than 100 times the average level of antimony in pristine groundwaters (2 parts per trillion). However, the concentration was even higher after the bottles were left to sit at room temperature for six months. Antimony concentrations in the Canadian bottled waters increased by 19 percent, concentrations in the European brands increased by 90 percent.Most of the water

tested was packaged in bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Antimony trioxide is used as a catalyst in the manufacture of PET. The different concentrations of antimony in the various brands might have been caused by differing temperatures, water pHs, or exposure to sunlight. Environmental Science & Technology Online January 24, 2007 Dr. Mercola's Comment: If you've switched to bottled water as

your primary fluid and have stopped drinking sodas, then jump up for joy and rejoice as this is one of the most important single steps you can take to achieve physical health. High fructose corn syrup in regular sodas is currently the number one source of calories for Americans, so eliminating it will go a long way toward improving your health. Artificial sweeteners in diet sodas are even more pernicious. However, if you've switched to bottled water in hopes of avoiding the perils of drinking unfiltered tap water, you have some fine-tuning to do. You will want to seriously consider other options as you probably don't want to increase your intake of the potentially toxic metal antimony. Additionally, most bottled water products are packaged in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) containers. When at all possible, I avoid plastic bottles; I bring my water to my office with me in a glass container, as that is better. Another important reason to avoid plastic water bottles is the fact that our overuse of them is pushing the health of planet earth in the wrong direction. If you want to make sure your water is safe, I recommend using a reverse osmosis filter, which enables you to rely on your own well or municipal source for safe, clean water and give up bottles for good. On Vital Votes, reader Sean from Sligo, Ireland says: "Another difficulty linked with bottled water is the fact that it has gradually educated us into a certain belief ... namely that it is okay for someone to 'own' water and then sell it to us. Which in turn has made us an easily convinced public when governments turn around and hand ownership of water to private corporations. "No fanfare when they do this because they don't want to draw our attention to what's going on. No protests from us when we learn about this because we're all accustomed to the notion that someone, somewhere owns water and can therefore

charge us for it. And of course with the fluoride in it and our air we're just that bit more docile anyhow!"Isn't it a bit of coincidence that private companies are pushing to own water all over the world (even the water that falls as rain in your backyard mightn't be 'yours') just as oil runs out?? "Isn't it a bit of a coincidence that Governments are handing over water rights to private companies who will charge us for water and pay taxes on each sale to our Governments?? Isn't it a bit of coincidence that that kind of thing would help redress tax revenue income lost when we all start driving cars on water that cost us nothing?? "But no ... no, they'd never ... no, the authorities are on our side ... they're our friends ... they're not friends with the oil companies ... they'd never prioritize the interests of their tax coffers and the profit margins of oil companies over citizen's rights to drive

around using a freely available eco-friendly fuel ... no, they wouldn't... nah, never ... that's not their style ... is it?!" Other responses to this article can be viewed at Vital Votes, and you can add your own thoughts or vote on comments by first registering at Vital Votes."Get off your ass and take your government back." ~Rocky Ward

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I have been wondering this as well.. thanks Rocky for sending all these great

articles!

 

So the best way to drink water is to get a filter? And I am trying to give up

soda's but it is so hard since I have been drinking them for so long. I drink

regular not diet.. and now I see that water is bad to drink as well. Well not

bad just not safe,, so what kind of water filter is best?

I have heard that the Osmosis Filters are really expensive.. are they? We are

a very low income family and was wondering if the filters that you buy and put

under the sink or hook up to the faucet are worth trying. Let me know yalls

opinions.. Thanks!!

 

Namasté,

Meg

 

 

Rocky Ward <rachelleward2 wrote:

More Reasons You Should NOT Rely on Bottled Water

German researchers have found that the longer a bottle of water sits on a store

shelf or in a household pantry, the higher the dose of antimony it contains.

Amounts of this potentially toxic trace element were measured for 15 brands of

Canadian bottled water and 48 European brands. Concentrations reached more than

100 times the average level of antimony in pristine groundwaters (2 parts per

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I like my Reverse Osmosis filter system. The system I use

(http://www.h2ro.com/) costs $300 (shipping included) in the US.

Before I bought the R-O system, I bought about a gallon of bottled

water a day ($1/gal), so the unit paid for itself in under a year.

Replacement filters cost are good for 2 to 6 years, depending on

filter. Cost of replaceing filters is about $100 total every 6

years.

 

Alobar

> So the best way to drink water is to get a filter? And I am trying to give

up soda's but it is so hard since I have been drinking them for so long. I drink

regular not diet.. and now I see that water is bad to drink as well. Well not

bad just not safe,, so what kind of water filter is best?

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Because arsenic contamination is a very serious matter, even in

bottled water, I would opt for the Code Blue water filter, which also

removes all of the arsenic, something that other filters do not. (And

I take selenium, an arsenic antagonist).

 

You can find out what level of contamination your region sees from

the health authorities and water districts; much of the arsenic in

drinking water references are compiled here:

http://tinyurl.com/27ucvm

 

Bonnie.

 

, " Kathy "

<selina_hedgehog wrote:

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> Great question, which filters are safe to use...if anyone knows the

> answer would be greatly appreciated.

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Hi, Group

 

I'm an interested lurker here and have been following this thread as best as I

can. I have Lyme's disease and as part of my ongoing battle against it, I take

many supplements. And that means drinking a lot of water during the day. And

that in turn means I am concerned about having decent water to drink.

 

Someone mentioned a " Code Blue " filter recently, which sounds great but doesn't

remove fluoride (according to the specs at the website). I have been using a

counter-top water distiller (from American Water Distillers) because I was

encouraged to steer clear of over-using bottled waters, and I heard/read

somewhere that distilling is the best means for removing fluoride from water.

(I take Concentrace separately to make up for lost minerals in the distillation

process.)

 

I'm wondering what knowledgeable people think of distillation and where it might

rank in effectiveness in this list of water types mentioned thus far in this

thread: Ozonation, Reverse Osmosis, Code Blue filtration, etc.

 

Thanks for any input (and for the input already put in) !! :-)

 

 

Scott

 

 

Re: More Reasons You Should NOT Rely on

Bottled Water

 

 

<I have been wondering this as well.. thanks Rocky for sending all

these great articles!>

 

Glad I can be of assistance! I don't really endorse any products but

something to keep in mind is that you pay for what you get most of the

time. Best to all, ~Rocky