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If You Think You Can’t Afford a Water Ionizer, Think Again!
Written By: Dale Guiducci
OK, so you are aware of the health related problems with drinking tap water, and/or the economic and environmental impact bottle water has, but you've made the decision for now that the water ionizer you were thinking about will have to wait.
Not only can it NOT wait, but it doesn't have to. I am going to show you how you can pay for a water ionizer that costs between $1,500 and $2,500 without taking any more money out of your pocket than you already do. Sound crazy? Just read on.
Let;s first discuss why you simply cannot afford to wait to filter and ionize your tap water. The primary reason is your health and that of your family. Everyone’s tap water contains different harmful elements, some of which come from the ground and some are purposely added to the water to kill other harmful elements. It's a trade off that our government has decided we can live (or die) with. In some areas where people get their water from the ground, mainly from wells, they must be concerned with leaching from industrialization and the ground itself. The contaminants differ. But in almost all water supplies that are treated by municipal water plants there is either chlorine or chloramines added to “protect us."
Here are some conclusions drawn with regard to the effect chlorine has on our health:
- The Medical College of Wisconsin has stated, "We are quite convinced, based on this study, that there is an association between cancer and chlorinated water."
- According to the U.S. Council of Environmental Quality, "Cancer risk among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine."
- Dr. Robert Carlson, a highly respected University of Minnesota researcher whose work is sponsored by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, sums it up by claiming "the chlorine problem is similar to that of air pollution," and adds that "chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times!"
- Breast cancer, which now affects one in every eight women in North America, has recently been linked to the accumulation of chlorine compounds in the breast tissue. A study carried out in Hartford Connecticut, the first of its kind in North America, found that, "women with breast cancer have 50% to 60% higher levels of organochlorines (chlorination byproducts) in their breast tissue than women without breast cancer."
And of course, this does not address heavy metals, arsenic, pharmaceuticals and hundreds of other chemicals that we shouldn’t be drinking along with our water. That should do it for you but if you’re still not convinced just Google "harmful effects of chlorine in drinking water” and do some research. We also haven’t yet talked about how an ionizer increases the alkalinity of our water which offsets the acids built up in our bodies from our diets and the loss of bicarbonates. That discussion would take another article in and of itself. But I hope I’ve demonstrated that there are a multitude of health related reasons why an ionizer is imperative.
So, we’ve covered why you cannot wait to buy that ionizer, now let’s discuss why you don’t need to. If you’re aware of this situation and are drinking bottled water or other beverages such as sports drinks to avoid drinking tap water, just spend a little time and write down how much you spend each day on this stuff.
The FDA tells us that we should drink eight 8 ounce glasses of water a day. Let’s say you don’t trust the government and you come to the conclusion that it’s just fine to drink half of that to maintain your health. Or, you decide that you can substitute other beverages. That’s 32 ounces of water or other beverages per day. If you go to http://www.newdream.org/water/calculator.php and plug in 32 ounces of drinking water per day into their calculator it will tell you that you are spending $1,138.48 a year for bottled water. That’s $94.87 per month. If you drink sports drinks and carbonated sodas that figure could easily double! And if you are drinking the recommended amount of water that figure does in fact double.
And that is just for one person. If you have a family of four, you are easily spending $3,000 to $4,000 a year on beverages. So by buying a water ionizer and filling glass containers each day to bring to the office or school, you can almost pay for 2 ionizers.
But I’m not done yet. If you want to save even more money switch out all the incandescent light bulbs in your house and replace them with CFLs (Compact Fluorescent Lights). One estimate claims you can save over $23 per year for each bulb in the house. Count up the number of bulbs you have and multiply that times $23. CFLs used to cost a lot but you can get them at great prices now. I’ve purchased them for about $1.00 / 2-pack. So, let’s say you have 25 bulbs in your house. Even with the cost of the CFLs you’re saving over $550 per year. You actually save even more when you consider that CFLs last much longer than incandescent bulbs. What does switching out your light bulbs have to do with water? Nothing - except it’s another way to save money so you can afford that ionizer.
We all make justifications not to do things we know we should. Sometimes, especially during this economic downturn, the justification is the cost. But the conclusion that I hope you’ve drawn is that if you make your health, and that of your family, a priority you’ll pick up the phone or go online and buy that ionizer today. You’ll tell your family that anything but water from the ionizer is prohibited so you can save enough money to pay for it and pocket an additional $1,000 to $2,000 a year. And if you really want to save money and help the environment you’ll count up the number of light bulbs you need and buy CFLs. Good for your health, the environment and your pocket book.
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