So, what water do you drink?

 

Ah, there's the big question, and one I pondered and researched for a long time.

 

Filtered tap water?

Bottled water from the grocery?

Reverse osmosis?

Ionized?

Distilled?

In glass or plastic?

Spring?

 

Natural Spring Water

 

The best, most natural, highly vibrating water you can drink would be from a mountain spring.  And, some of us are lucky enough to live near such a wonderous place.  If you are not sure about where you live check here at www.findaspring.com.

 

I know that for me it was going to be a 5 hour drive, so the spring water was right out of my league.

 

Next I checked on the availability of having glass bottled spring water delivered to my home.  This idea proved either too expensive, or I didn't feel I could trust the company that was providing the water.  I mean, how could I trust a company that also offered plastic bottles and flouridated options?  Clearly they did not have my best interests at heart.

 

Many bottled "spring" water companies also deliver soda and coffee!

 

Bottled Water

 

All the time I see people in the grocery store piling huge heavy flats of expensive water bottled in plastic on to their carts.

 

Please stop doing this!

 

• In many cases the water is no different than tap water.

• The plastic is probably leeching into the water (this is more likely than you think).

• The effect on the environment is unconscionable.

 

Here is a short video that really puts bottle water into perspective.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, so now that we have that cleared up and you are not going to buy bottled water anymore (yes, yes, except in an emergency and if your tap water is truly contaminated).

 

Clean Filtered Water

 

If you do not filter your water, you will be the filter.  It's that simple.

 

What's in your tap water?

 

According to the Environmental Working Group, there are over 300 contaminants that can be found in tap water in the United States.  Such as...

 

• Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOC's) are pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals that are generally run off from agriculture.

• Heavy metals like lead and mercury.

• Fluoride (which I may do an entire page on it is so harmful... do not drink it, brush your teeth with it or let your mouth soak in it at the dentist!)

• Chlorine which is used to sanitize the water.  Do you want to drink the swimming pool?

• Bacteria from "animal runoff".  Now there's an interesting phrase.

• Pharmaceutical drugs from us!

 

Obiously the next question is... what filter.

 

Any filter is better than nothing.  A Brita pitcher on your counter is better than just drinking the tap water.

 

There are many complicated systems and expensive filtering units for reverse osmosis, distillation, ionizing, etc.

 

But the bottom best line is a...

 

Solid Block Carbon Filter

 

This filter requires no electricity.  It is gravity based.  This also means your water stays clean in a power outage.  And you can filter any water, not just tap.

 

Solid Block Carbon Filters are most recommended by the Environmental Working Group.  They will remove most of the contaminants listed above (an extra small attachment is needed for fluoride), and they leave in the minerals found naturally in the water.

 

The interesting thing here is that I don't have one!!!

 

From all my research here is the absolute favorite, and what I would buy...