Yes! Drinking water when you are thirsty will make you feel less thirsty, thereby preventing dehydration. But don’t tell that to the European Food Standards Authority (EFSA), because you can go to jail for two years for claiming that drinking water prevents dehydration. What did it take to make it
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How to Filter Fracked Drinking Water
A Fracked Up Situation If you live near a site where hydraulic fracturing is being used to extract natural gas, your drinking water is likely contaminated with hundreds of chemicals, all of them toxic. When a well is fracked, millions of gallons of fresh water is mixed with a toxic
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How to find out whats in your water
Look what we found in San Diego drinking water… When it comes to drinking water quality, what you don’t know can hurt you. This report shows you how to get your local water quality report and how to understand what’s in it. Your local water authority files an annual
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What’s in your Drinking Water? Brain-Eating Amoeba
With massive flooding happening all over the country, Brain-Eating Amoeba infections have been on the rise. Learn how to protect yourself from this fatal infection.
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Alkaline Water Science: Why Water pH Matters
Healthy water has an alkaline pH Pure water has a pH of about 7, but pure water isn’t found in nature, and actually isn’t good for your health. The water you normally drink has both alkaline minerals and carbonate (dissolved CO2) in it. Those minerals are good for your health,
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Water Pollution FACTS: Total Dissolved Solids
Water Pollution and Total Dissolved Solids Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) is a measurement of everything in your water – good and bad. The amount of TDS in water affects its taste, too little TDS (soft water) , and water tastes flat and insipid. This is why many people find drinking
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How Whole Home Filtration Saves You Money
Did you know? Whole home filtration saves you money on things like bottled water, damage to your appliances, and more. There are benefits that you don’t get with a water softener!
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Alkaline Water Protects against Mercury Poisoning
Two studies done in Sweden suggest that alkaline water may protect you against the harmful effects of mercury. The pH of the water you drink affects what kind of minerals your body absorbs.
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Hydration May Prevent Blood Sugar Problems
Drinking Water Study Suggests Proper Hydration May Reduce Risk of Hyperglycemia A new study on hydration shows that drinking water – at least four or more 8 ounce glasses per day – could substantially reduce the chances of developing high blood sugar problems (hyperglycemia). French researchers report. The study followed
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Water Pollution FACTS about Chlorine
Water Pollution – Chlorine, One of the most deadly chemicals contributing to water pollution problems today, Chlorine (Cl2) is an element that is widely used to sanitize public water supplies in the United States. Chlorine is so deadly that it was used as a chemical weapon in World War I,
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Water Pollution Facts, Chloramines
Chloramine widely used to treat water pollution Chloramines are widely used by municipal water facilities to disinfect water, but the byproducts of chloramine treatment may make water pollution worse! Some water treatment facilities have switched to alternative methods such UV light disinfection because of this. Chloramine is created by combining
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Water Pollution Facts: Alpha Particles
Alpha particles are a form of ionizing radiation that is given off by radioactive materials such as uranium and radon. These particles are finding their way into our water supply in ever larger amounts thanks to the Fukushima disaster and fracking . Where Alpha Particles Come From Alpha particles are
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Hard Water Scale Problems Solved with HydroCare™
Hard water scale build-up costs homeowners thousands of dollars in wasted energy. It drastically reduces the life of appliances such as water heaters. It also wrecks home plumbing. Outdoors, hard water scale damages landscapes, pools, and destroys irrigation systems. Scale build up in soil increases water runoff, which increases water
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Hard Water Scale Problems Solved with HydroCare™
Hard water scale build-up costs homeowners thousands of dollars in wasted energy. It drastically reduces the life of appliances such as water heaters. It also wrecks home plumbing. Outdoors, hard water scale damages landscapes, pools, and destroys irrigation systems. Scale build up in soil increases water runoff, which increases water
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Water Pollution: The 10 worst cities in America
Water Pollution Hall of Shame 10. Jacksonville, Fla. What’s wrong: According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG) 23 different toxic chemicals were found in Jacksonville’s water supply. The chemicals most frequently discovered in high volumes were trihalomethanes, like chloroform. Other dangerous chemicals like lead and arsenic were also found. How
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