Drink More Water!
By Diana M The other day, I deceived myself into thinking that I could kick my brain into high gear with caffeine. I thought I could concoct a home blend of high test mocha java honey goodness, drink it down and all the magic would happen. Once my senses were ramped up, I’d be totally […]
WQA in the News
Water Supply Safety By now we are certain you have read headlines regarding some US water supplies. Perhaps some of these headlines are hitting close to your home. It is not our intent to belabor these headlines or to frighten anyone with news headlines. However, we do feel that it is important that we all […]
Frozen Water Worries When You Live In the Snowbelt
By Brian L, http://www.kinetico.com/blog/post/frozen-water-worries-when-you-live-in-the-snowbelt.aspx I’ve always found that when I have not been drinking enough water I start to get a headache. And this winter has proven to me that an overabundance of water can generate headaches as well, but they are of a different sort. We live in northern Ohio, south of Lake Erie […]
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 […]
