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All Water is Not Created Equally
Water is
water right? Whether you get it from a faucet or a garden hose, or grab
one from the cooler at the convenience store-it’s just water and all
water is just that, right? Not true at all. All water is not created
equally. I hope that after reading this article you will have a better
understanding about the differences that exists in this refreshment
that nature has kindly provided for us since the beginning of time.
Of course,
way-way back when, the water provided by nature was in its purist
form. It was free from the pollutants of today, caused by
a number of factors: in the air and soil, and which then makes its way
into oceans, rivers, lakes and streams.
In many
communities it isn’t really advisable to drink water straight from the
tap, because tiny microbial -organisms can find their way into
the water that comes out of our faucets. These microbial
teeny-weenies don’t usually cause people with healthy immune systems
any problems. But those with immune systems weakened by chronic
disease, poor nutrition, lack of adequate exercise, and other reasons,
could become sick from drinking unfiltered water. Children can
also become sick through drinking unfiltered water because a
child’s immune system isn’t fully developed yet and may not be strong
enough to combat these microbial-organisms.
To prevent
these micro-organisms from making their way into your cup of water:
install a filter on your faucet to trap and kill them. You
can find filters for the faucets in your home at your local hardware,
home and chain stores. The internet offers a wealth of selections in
filters for the faucets in your home and good deals on pricing,
and shipping costs aren’t hard to find either!
How about
bottled water? Here too, not all water is the same. Next time
you’re grocery shopping, check out the beverage aisles, they are jam-
packed with enough choices to make a person dizzy! Plain,
distilled, from spring-fed waters, with flavoring (made either with pure
sugar or sugar substitutes) added to them, or loaded with electrolytes,
minerals and now even with appetite suppressants and energy boosters!
Don’t be
fooled by the clever packaging used by manufacturers to encourage
consumer purchasing. Just as you are hopefully carefully- reading
food labels to ensure you’re making the healthiest food choices,
the same applies when buying bottled water and bottled water
combined with other ingredients.
Bottled
water that is advertised as: made from fresh, spring-fed waters
may not be as accurate as their packaging suggests at first glance.
Check the label and look for the % of spring-fed water the product
actually contains. Some brands that look as if they came straight out of
the purist of waters, only contain a small amount of this
so-called pure water (beavers and other animals do- the -do
in these waters you know) and the remaining water content is most
likely no different than the tap water from home.
Stay away
from flavored water made with high-fructose corn syrup.
Sure, it makes the water taste really good; high-fructose corn
syrup is just a fancy name for sugar, but it also adds
needless calories and absolutely no nutritional value to your water. So
is it really worth it when the purpose of drinking more water per day,
is for the betterment of our health?
Remember-
not all water is created equal. For good health, consider installing
filters on the faucets in your home to keep the microbial-organisms
that can make you sick out of your drinking water. Be diligent in
reading the labels on the various types of bottled water so you know
exactly what you’re drinking.
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