I just stumbled on this great 15 minute video by Dr Mercola about water sources and how you can make whatever water safe for drinking, and bathing, etc. He does a great job explaining just about all aspects of it and goes into a lot of detail of what types of water-filtration systems you want, and the preferred water sources. He talks about whole-house water filters and even shower filters. Apparently (I didn’t know this) taking a 10-minute shower releases enough VOCs from municipal water that it is equivalent to drinking a gallon of the water!
So anyway, I highly recommend checking out the video if you are concerned about how to improve the safety of your drinking water…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fynTwZ6pPAk
Water Filter Suggestions
Here are a few suggestions for ways to make your water safe to drink based on a few different price points. The most expensive one – a 3 stage reverse osmosis system is the best, but as Dr Mercola mentions in the video any filter is better than no filter! So if you don’t have one – get one!
- Watts Premier 531130 3-Stage Water Filtration System
– $146.00
- Watts 500313 2-Stage Undercounter Drinking Water System
– $76.91
- Culligan US-EZ-3 Undersink Water Filtration System
– $47.00
- PUR 2-Stage Water Dispenser
– $26.69
Photo by Eyesore9
I used this at university because I didn’t feel comfortable drinking tap water. It’s obviously not as cheap as drinking from the tap, but at least you know what you’re consuming. Plus it’s faster than boiling and draining water.
I was looking forward to watching this video but it has been removed.
G, I am not sure why it was removed, I added it back again – if anyone else sees that it is gone again, please let us know!
thanks!
While it’s true that chlorine is successful in eliminating microbial contamination, it can also react with organic matter in the water and form dangerous, carcinogenic trihalomethanes. In his book Coronaries – Cholesterol – Chlorine, Dr. Joseph M. Price, MD, stated, “Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. Trihalomethanes, are the prime agents of arteriosclerosis and its inevitable result, heart attack or stroke.”