Healthy Water
It’s Silver Lining Or Tarnished Reputation?
Many metals have antibiotic properties, such as copper, brass, bronze, and silver. Bacteria that come in contact with these metals have their cellular activity disrupted in a number of ways that are deadly to the cells. This is not true of stainless steel or aluminum, for example, two popular metals that are a mainstay of modern buildings. Most hospitals and medical facilities are now in the process of replacing the shiny, easy to maintain surfaces with traditional brass or copper; this i...
Hard Water Dark Secrets Revealed
Americans are starting to focus more on the purity of their products, food, and air. It's no surprise that more and more people are starting to look into the shocking facts about hard water and how they can go about fixing the issues that hard water causes. Here are some hard water facts and what you can do to purify your water. 1. It Destroys Your Hair Yes, hard water can destroy your precious locks. Have you been noticing that your hair is dull, straw-like, limp, and coated in a film lately...
Fluoride
Not as evil as you have been told Water filters for your shower are terrific for reducing your exposure to chlorine and chlorine gas. The best quality filters also remove heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, herbicides, pesticides, and negate the effects of bacteria, viruses, algae, and even nasty protozoans. There are very few filters that remove fluoride from water. The reason for this is that it makes it needlessly expensive, and it is mostly unnecessary. There are very few areas in the world...
Calcium Sulfite and Water Filters
Dispelling the myths behind the hyperbole Calcium sulfite, or CaSO3, as used in water filtration systems, is largely insoluble in water. Over the 10-12,000 gallon lifetime of our shower filter cartridges, less than 6/100ths (0.06) of 1% will dissolve, but that is only in the coldest water (0ºC/32ºF). In hotter water that diminishes to 1/100th (0.01) of a single percent. Let’s imagine, for example, that you indulge in a luxurious eight-minute shower, with a flow rate of 2.1 gallons per minute....
Down for the Count… the bacterial count
You hate bacteria, right? Commercial product advertisers have done a really good job of convincing us that bacteria are bad. Good grief! Those awful little horrors are going to destroy humanity if we don’t fight them with chemicals, alcohol, sanitizer gels, and antibiotics. The truth however is that we actually have a huge resident population of bacteria cells in our bodies that outnumber our own cells by an average of 30% (30 trillion human vs. 39 trillion bacterial). In fact, 90% of all ...
Algae: Will it hurt you?
Back in August of 2014, half a million people in Ohio and parts of Michigan found themselves without drinking water. Though not as large as those seen in the past, an “algae” bloom at the west end of Lake Erie meant that the water became rich in microcystin, a toxic product produced by cyanobacteria. Time for a tiny bit of Science Of course, cyanobacteria are not really algae at all. We used to think that they were part of that family, and we called them blue-green algae, but we now know th...
Why do I have dull & frizzy hair?
No one gets in the shower hoping to come out drenched in toxins. Unfortunately, without a quality shower filter, that is precisely what happens. While municipal water goes through a filtration process, it arrives at your shower head still containing many unpleasant components. According to Harvard researchers, unsafe levels of polyfluoroalkyl and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are found in the tap water of millions of Americans. These toxins are associated with cancer and other health issu...
What's Really in Your Water?
Many Americans take clean drinking water for granted. We turn on our faucets and never consider what dangerous chemicals or pathogens might be lurking in our pipes or water supplies. Until a widespread public health crisis like the water contamination scandal in Flint, Michigan, acts as a wake-up call to the dangers of lead toxicity and its long-term health consequences, most Americans believe they have access to clean and safe drinking water. But common water contaminants come in all shapes ...
Benefits of Using A Shower Filter
Use with Your Existing Shower The majority of shower systems out there can accommodate shower filters. Shower filters, in brief, have the ability to efficiently do away with heavy metals and impurities. They can extract all types of potentially detrimental water contaminants. If you're thinking about improving your health, wellness, and happiness, you may want to consider investing in a shower filter. They offer users a host of helpful advantages. Enhance Your Breathing Bathing in filtered wa...
