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Water is essential for life. \u00a0Unfortunately for the earth and her inhabitants (us), truly clean water is going the way of the dodo bird. \u00a0After reading numerous articles and doing experiments on water quality, here is what I recommend:<\/p>\n
1) Avoid bottled water. \u00a0The regulations are spotty about how bottled water is handled. \u00a0It can contain MANY chemicals that regular tap water is not allowed to have. \u00a0The plastic containers it is housed in give off chemicals as well. \u00a0Save the earth, your body, and the landfills by steering clear of bottled water. \u00a0Use one of the other sources of water below and store it in stainless steel, glass or BPA free plastic containers. \u00a0Don’t heat water in plastic!<\/p>\n
2) Tap water is OK, but not optimal. \u00a0Tap water is an improvement over bottled water. \u00a0It is much more strongly regulated. \u00a0There are limits to many harmful chemicals that it can contain. \u00a0It is tested multiple times per day. \u00a0That being said, it is not pure. \u00a0I still recommend at a minimum a charcoal filter (like a Britta) to remove tastes and odors (which come from chemicals). \u00a0An even better choice is a sinktop filter that removes fluoride, chlorine, etc.<\/p>\n
3) Reverse Osmosis water is still a better choice. \u00a0This water has been run through a membrane that gives out WATER (as in just H2O). \u00a0It tastes like water (humans are one of the few animals that actually don’t “taste” water. We taste the impurities). \u00a0The drawbacks are that it uses much more water than it gives out to drive the RO membrane and it takes out the minerals that we need with our water. \u00a0These minerals can be replaced by adding sea salt or potassium salts to the water after it comes out of the filter.<\/p>\n
4) Distilled Water should be used ONLY for a short time. \u00a0It contains NO minerals, and thus none of the “life” that we need from water. \u00a0If you are drinking distilled water, then do so for no more than two weeks and do it for a specific reason (like detoxification). \u00a0It will also pull in carbon dioxide from the air if left open. \u00a0That is why some distilled water takes like the plastic jug it comes in. \u00a0This makes the water acid. \u00a0If the water you use tastes like anything but water, use a different source.<\/p>\n
5) Alkaline water is great, but has drawbacks. \u00a0To get the water alkaline, it is run through an electrical gradient. \u00a0To achieve alkalinity, particles must be moved across that gradient. \u00a0Particles from tap water\u2026. \u00a0Alkaline water still has the chlorine, fluoride, etc. in it due to the nature of the process to make it alkaline. \u00a0That does not mean it is bad, just that you should have a good source of water before connecting the alkalinizer.<\/p>\n
This simple formula for water consumption is to take your body weight in pounds and divide that number by two. \u00a0The is the number of ounces of water you should take in daily. \u00a0That amount can come from soups, broths, or plain water. \u00a0Coffee, tea, soda pop (Coke, Pepsi, etc.) and alcohol are all diuretics – they remove more water from your body than they give you. \u00a0If you are going to consume these beverages, then here is the guideline: for every cup of coffee (tea, etc.), ADD one cup of water to your total for the day. \u00a0When adopting this guideline, start slowly and build up\u00a0gradually to allow your body to adapt.<\/p>\n
For more information about potassium salts to add to your water to help with detoxifying water soluble toxins, please call the office. \u00a0These require a visit to a pharmacy that compounds them and that requires a prescription.<\/p>\n
Please call the office for more details. \u00a0The number is 317-228-9270.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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