Lead in Drinking Water – Another Reason for Point Of Use Water Treatment
There is much coverage in all the media lately regarding lead in the water in Flint, Michigan and now in Sebring, Ohio. We can also remember the same issue in Washington DC about 12 years ago. According to the Mayo Clinic’s website Lead poisoning is a serious subject and one where elevated lead levels in […]
Quench Your Thirst Every Season
You’ve probably already heard the warnings about drinking enough water when the temperature rises. But your body needs an adequate supply of water no matter what the temperature. Even in cooler temperatures, you should make sure you’re getting enough water. Dry outside temperatures and heated indoor environments evaporate moisture from your skin and contribute to fluid loss. Most […]
Great Tasting Holiday Meals Start With Quality Water
Even with modern conveniences such as microwaves, automatic bread makers and convection ovens, cooking can consume a lot of time and effort in the kitchen. However, a simple solution can make a difference in the taste and appearance of prepared foods-quality water. Most people who own drinking water systems use them strictly for drinking purposes. […]
Do You Have Dry Skin? Is It the Weather or Your Water?
With the cold weather upon us, many people will begin to suffer from #DrySkin. Before spending a fortune on lotions to treat the dry skin, consider ways to prevent dry skin this winter season. Follow the link below to a great article that explains how your water may be the cause of your dry skin.
Water Contaminant: Lead
You’ve probably already heard that Lead is a toxic metal that you don’t want in your drinking water. Interestingly, the connection between Lead and water delivery goes back to at least Roman times. In fact, the Latin word for Lead is plumbum, which gives us the chemical symbol Pb, as well as the words “plumbing,” […]
What’s in Your City Water Supply? Part 2
In my previous blog, I explained how city water is typically treated and posed the question, what is still left in the water after it has gone through the city’s water treatment process? Let’s start with a big concern for some people, bacteria. For the most part, all cities add chlorine to disinfect the water, […]
Standards for Bottled Water vs. Standards for Tap Water
“The elephant in the room” is probably one of the most overused phrases in the last several years. It is basically meant to call attention to an impending situation which we know is looming but choose to ignore in the hope that it goes away. A current example of this elephant is the overall health […]
Great Tasting Holiday Meals Start With Quality Water
Even with modern conveniences such as microwaves, automatic bread makers and convection ovens, cooking can consume a lot of time and effort in the kitchen. However, a simple solution can make a difference in the taste and appearance of prepared foods-quality water. Most people who own drinking water systems use them strictly for drinking purposes. […]
Beauty Secret…The Missing Link
Want to lose weight, have better skin and hair in the new year? Drink more water. Water should become your best friend. It not only does wonders for your looks; it could be the missing link to your weight loss! In fact, water will make you look younger. By flushing out all the impurities in your […]
The Water Conditions in Ethiopia, Part Two
While in Ethiopia in August to learn more about what they do about drinking water, I visited the Debre Damo Monastery. About 1,600 years old, it is situated on a flat-topped outcropping of solid rock. The only way in or out is by climbing a sheer cliff using a 15 meter rope made from woven rawhide. The […]
