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In a word, no – All water is not equal. Maybe it is created equal, but after many various and sometimes arduous journeys, by the time it reaches us it is usually no longer pure and definitely not equal. In fact, the hardships involved in getting good water are the underlying cause of all the different types you see today, and it can get confusing.<\/p>\n
We have reached a point where a multitude of methods have been tried to bring water either as close to pure H2<\/span>O as possible or to simply make it marketable \u2013 sometimes deceptively so \u2013 but in the end, water should be water. And we have a pretty clear definition of that: H2<\/span>O – Nothing else.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n But for our practical purposes here, as we encounter so many different options as far as water to buy to drink, use for contact lenses, use in medical applications, and different methods of cleaning or purifying H2<\/span>O in our homes, or in walking up to dispensing machines with large, plastic (and often poisonous) jugs to fill them in the hopes of returning home to the family with something pure to drink, we find waters are not the same.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”%22Water is the driving force of all nature.\u201d ~ Leonardo da Vinci” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”20px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n We often find it smells like chlorine or rotten eggs. We often find it leaves a scaly residue on glass shower doors or glass drinking cups after a dishwashing. <\/span><\/p>\n Often well H2<\/span>O will leave a slimy layer of rust all over everything. It\u2019s a bit painful to think we take in substances from water not only by drinking by through our skin when bathing as well.<\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re told to drink at least eight glasses of water each day or even more depending on how active you are. Regular hydration has been found to be basic to good health and without it we can experience:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/bublling-stream-with-freshwater-1.jpg” title_text=”bublling-stream-with-freshwater” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”22px” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n So what to choose?<\/p>\n Choices, Choices\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n There are even types within the types!\u00a0 Study your options in the bottled H2O section of your grocery store and you\u2019ll see what I mean. Which bottled water to buy?\u00a0 They make different claims and have been packaged to appeal to different users, but which one, if any, is the cleanest and healthiest?<\/p>\n And why the selection, anyway? Even if you are simply looking at gallon jugs you will see spring water, purified water, purified with minerals added, distilled H2<\/span>O \u2013 in fact you might even see spring water but upon looking closer see the source is a local city\u2019s municipal water supply!\u00a0 So because you have city water and don\u2019t trust it enough to drink it, you buy what is labeled Natural Spring Water only to find it\u2019s taken from another city\u2019s utility!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”12px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n It can be frustrating, to say the least.<\/span><\/p>\n There are lots of types of water, but what should you be drinking? We will easily explain the different types in this book so that you no longer have to wonder when confronted with a choice.<\/p>\n We will not only look at what\u2019s available in the grocery or convenience store, but discuss the life cycle of water underground, different water supplies to your home, and finally, how you can be sure you always have a ready supply of clean, pure water that is safe, refreshing, and reliable.<\/p>\n After all, a glass of water should calm and cool you down \u2013 not the opposite!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”24px” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n 80%<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n Our bodies are composed as much as 80% from water and we can only live a matter of weeks without food but scant days without life-giving water.\u00a0 Most people are walking around dehydrated as you read this, and not even aware that simple, clean water could remedy much of what ails them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n The first step in a happier, healthier life is awareness \u2013 awareness of what not to drink, followed by solutions for obtaining clean, healthy H2O anywhere at any time. By the end of this book, you will be able to do both.<\/p>\n In fact by the end of this article, you will be able to put together your own healthy plan. In order to do that you\u2019ll need three things:<\/p>\n You\u2019ll be able to do that, too.<\/p>\n To your health!<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_image=”off” parallax=”on” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Grocery Types” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”quote” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Lots of text” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n \u00a0Everywhere you look, it seems people have water with them. While this may be a good thing, as we understand the need to hydrate and the cleansing properties of getting enough water each day, most people are to some degree unaware of the danger they hold in that plastic bottle.<\/span><\/p>\n Just as buying groceries has become an intellectual burden \u2013 you often don\u2019t know what toxins and additives you are buying \u2013 so too has choosing water become a subject you need at least a quick education with.<\/p>\n If you choose incorrectly, for example, you can drink, drink, drink, and still suffer dehydration!<\/p>\n So as you look over the grocer\u2019s shelves you might see purified, spring, mineral, artesian, and sparkling waters for sale. It would probably shock you to find many of these are simply filled from a regular tap and then packaged attractively.<\/p>\n So it\u2019s worthwhile to find out what the types and differences are.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Safe-Drinking-Water-1.jpg” title_text=”Safe-Drinking-Water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”80%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”60px” admin_label=”3.1 Purified Water” module_class=”icon_list icon_check” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”6px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false” inline_fonts=”Aclonica”]<\/p>\n Labels that read “Purified” simply mean some means of removing impurities has been used on the H2<\/span>O. Purifying water has gone on for thousands of years. Modern methods include:<\/p>\n Very often the H2<\/span>O is simply boiled so that impurities are removed, or specific minerals and contaminants have been removed.\u00a0 Purified H2<\/span>O can often simply be tap water that has been run through one of the above processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”60px” admin_label=”3.1 Purified Water” module_class=”icon_list icon_check” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”6px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||10px||false|false”]<\/p>\n The unfortunate irony is \u2013 the purer the H2<\/span>O becomes, the more likely it is to obtain contaminants from the container it is placed in \u2013 especially plastics that contain BPA or Bisphenol-a.\u00a0 It might also be spring or well water that has been filtered to a greater or lesser degree.<\/span><\/p>\n The problem is, while we are told something has been done with the H2<\/span>O, implying something has been removed, we are not always sure exactly what, and what is still lurking within!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ module_class=”vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display: flex;||flex-direction: column;||justify-content: center;”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Reverse-Osmosis-Equipment-compressed-1.jpg” title_text=”Reverse-Osmosis-Equipment-compressed” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”60%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Survival-Banner-392-72-Basic-Its-better-to-sure-200727-scaled.jpg” title_text=”Survival Banner 392 72 Basic-Its better to sure 200727″ url=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/shop-now\/” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”10px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”60px” admin_label=”3.2 Reverse Osmosis” module_class=”icon_list icon_check” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”1.7em”]<\/p>\n As reverse osmosis is one of the most common types of purified water you\u2019re likely to find, and as it often has the best reputation \u2013 a phenomenon perhaps started by RO filter salesmen \u2013 it warrants a closer look here.<\/p>\n RO water has been forced through a filter at very high pressure. This removes larger particles including bacteria and parasites, as well as some of the chlorine and chloramines. Most minerals remain, however.<\/p>\n Some doctors have found that this can render the H2<\/span>O not usable by the human body, and as a result it passes quickly through us. In fact someone drinking a lot of RO water through the day may still suffer dehydration because of this, especially if they notice they are constantly going to the bathroom.<\/p>\n One theory is that the RO process bends the chemical bonds in the H2<\/span>O, making it useless to the body and it simply passes most of it through without benefit. And while freezing and thawing RO water or adding certain salt and minerals may help, these are usually impractical and skipping RO becomes the way to go.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”60px” admin_label=”3.3\tDistilled Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n To distill water you boil it and collect the steam. The steam will of course accumulate again back into its original form, but the germs will all be killed by the heat and the solids will all be removed by heat or gravity, such as:<\/p>\n The problem is the good minerals are also removed such as:<\/p>\n A deficiency in these minerals can lead to brittle bones and muscle cramps. Adding a bit of sea salt can help. The lack of minerals can also destroy the satisfying taste.<\/p>\n Distilled water is normally used for irons and cleaning machines because the absence of heavy metals and minerals reduces the chances of rust or clogging.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”6px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”I3.4\tSpring Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Spring water is water that has naturally risen to the earth\u2019s surface. It is mainly used for drinking, making beverages and in cooking. It may not have been processed at all prior to bottling if the bottle says, Natural Spring Water.<\/p>\n You\u2019ll see more in this article about ground contamination, and this and other pollutants can be an important issue with untreated H2<\/span>O. So while spring water may contain more naturally-occurring minerals, where it came from becomes very important.<\/p>\n While the earth itself can be an effective water filtration process, bacteria and parasites might linger without treatment. Spring water treated with ozone or UV radiation is intended to handle this problem.<\/p>\n If you do buy spring water, try to buy it when it has crossed state lines! The regulations are more intense for interstate sales and you are less likely to be buying tap water in a pretty package.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display: flex;||flex-direction: column;||justify-content: center;||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Spring-water-is-it-equal-1.jpg” title_text=”Spring-water—is-it-equal” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”80%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”13px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”3.5\tArtesian” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Artesian water is taken from wells that tap into a confined aquifer or underground area of rock and sand containing water. Artesian water is therefore very similar and subject to many of the same perils as natural spring water.<\/p>\n Most countries has elaborated water cleansing plants, including filtration and chemical disinfectants, to purify it for consumption. [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”3.6\tMineral Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n As the name implies, mineral water has minerals!\u00a0 It has to contain more than a certain amount of total dissolved solids to qualify as mineral water.\u00a0 Natural Mineral Water meets that standard right out of the ground, but if it does not say Natural it could mean minerals have been added.<\/p>\n As a natural water source, it is also subject to ground contamination and container contamination like the other waters we are discussing.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”3.7\tSparkling Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n This is the all-inclusive term for carbonated water. If you are trying to avoid or limit sodium, this is probably not the water for you because most are high in sodium.<\/p>\n This type of water may contain carbon dioxide naturally, or it may be flat with it added. Sparkling bottled waters may be labeled as sparkling drinking water, sparkling mineral water, sparkling spring water, etc.<\/p>\n Through muscle testing and acupuncture correlations, I\u2019ve found that mineral water or sparkling water is great for hydration because these waters are usually from very protected high mineral content sources.<\/p>\n The best I have found is Mountain Valley Spring, San Pellegrino\/Panna, or Gerolsteiner, and I always buy the products in glass bottles. Another option is SmartWater, which has its drawbacks but is overall good.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sparkling-water-bottle-1.jpg” title_text=”Sparkling-water-bottle” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”24%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”3.8\tSeltzer Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Seltzer water is usually tap water that has been filtered and then carbonated without adding minerals or salt, but may contain sugar or corn syrup. There are some seltzer waters flavored with fruit flavoring, which might be even worse if the flavorings are synthetic.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”60px” admin_label=”3.9\tClub Soda” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Club soda is normally tap water that has been filtered, carbonated, and injected with minerals and mineral salts. It is typically high in sodium, but makes a great household cleaner!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”4\tHeavy, Hard & Soft” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”4\tHeavy, Hard & Soft” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ module_class=”vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”60px” admin_label=”4.1\tHeavy Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Not to be confused with hard water, heavy water is water that contains a larger than normal amount of heavy hydrogen.<\/p>\n In fact, its chemical code is D2<\/span>O or 2H2<\/span>O rather than H2<\/span>O. It literally means the water weighs more due to its composition. It\u2019s similar to drinking water but about 11% denser.<\/p>\n Too much heavy water can kill, though!\u00a0 The production of heavy H2<\/span>O started in the 1930\u2019s along with the discovery of nuclear fission (although heavy H2<\/span>O is not radioactive!)<\/p>\n It is sometimes used in conjunction with nuclear reactors. It is mentioned here so as not to be confused with hard or other types of water we drink.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ module_class=”vertical-align” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_css_main_element=”display: flex;||flex-direction: column;||justify-content: center;”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Heavy-Water-1.jpg” title_text=”Heavy-Water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”72%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”4.2\tHard & Soft” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n When we talk about hard and soft water, we are mainly talking about their effects in household applications rather than consumption. Most people are familiar with hard water being responsible for leaving a chalky residue thanks to calcium and lime on their shower walls and glassware.\u00a0 At the same time most are familiar with soft water as more of a silky feel \u2013 great on your soap budget, but you often never feel dry after a shower. So what\u2019s the difference? Is one better than the other? Healthier?<\/p>\n Hard water simply has a significant amount of minerals in it, whereas soft water mainly has a degree of sodium. They taste different, behave differently, and have different effects.<\/p>\n Some believe hard H2<\/span>O is healthier due to the minerals, and that it tastes better for the same reason. Some don\u2019t like the often salty flavor in soft H2<\/span>O and prefer not to drink it, but love the lack of effect it has on shower walls and dinnerware!<\/p>\n Hard water when heated will contribute to accumulating scale in pipes and tea kettles, and can be damaging to your appliances, water heater, and plumbing, and can be combated with installation of a softener.<\/p>\n Soft water makes better, more efficient use of soaps and detergents.\u00a0 Hard water, thanks to its content of calcium and magnesium, reacts with soaps to create a grayish soap scum. Softening water, then, is removing its minerals by treating it with lime or salt treatment.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”4.3\tConsumption” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n In addition to their different effects on the skin, hard and soft H2<\/span>O can be a factor in your health otherwise.\u00a0 If you are on a low-salt diet you should avoid the sodium in salt water.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n Hard H2<\/span>O is frequently found in city water supplies and comes along with other problems discussed elsewhere, such as chemical content like fluoride and chlorine.\u00a0<\/p>\n Soft H2<\/span>O from wells is famous for containing sulfur that smells like rotten eggs and is of course subject to contamination from your immediate surroundings.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5\tGround Water ” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5\tGround Water ” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ ul_line_height=”2.2em” custom_padding=”12px||12px|20px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5\tGround Water ” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n Any understanding of water should include an understanding of groundwater. It helps to know where most of the water we use comes from and what it goes through (literally). It can help us appreciate the pains we go through to get good, clean, water, and it can affect the way we handle our health and our environment, too.<\/p>\n We depend greatly on groundwater supplies. In fact, groundwater furnishes:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” custom_padding=”11px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5.2\tThe Hydrologic Cycle” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em” custom_margin=”|9px|||false|false”]<\/p>\n Since the beginning of this planet as far as we know \u2013 has been in a constant state of motion and change.\u00a0 The hydrologic cycle describes water\u2019s altering from:<\/p>\n When it returns to earth some moves from high to low and forms or joins bodies of water, called surface runoff, and some seeps into the ground to become groundwater again, called recharge.<\/p>\n It then travels through the aquifer as described until it discharges into rivers, streams, lakes, or rises to the surface again though wells and springs. The cycle begins all over again.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hydrologic-cycle-water-1.jpg” title_text=”Hydrologic-cycle-water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”80%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” custom_padding=”12px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5.1\tThe Basics” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n Groundwater, of course, is water that travels through the ground below us.\u00a0 \u00a0It filters through the sand, cracks, spaces, and between rocks which we call the aquifer. The area of an aquifer that contains water is called a saturated zone. The area at the top of the saturation zone is called the water table, and these can be twelve inches below us or several hundred feet deep.<\/p>\n As it\u00a0 travels through aquifers consisting of gravel, sand, and fractured rock like limestone, at varying speeds, and this kind of groundwater can be found almost everywhere.\u00a0 \u00a0Like tides, groundwater rises and falls depending on rain and pumping. The volume rises it is said to be recharging.<\/p>\n Groundwater is accessed by streams, lakes, by pumping from wells, and by the natural upward pressure of artesian wells.\u00a0 Of course if an area uses groundwater faster than it is recharged or replenished, they will have a shortage. If they leave pollutants on the ground and in their water supply, they will have a contamination problem, which can be caused by:<\/p>\n This of course ruins the water supply.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”11px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5.3\tContamination” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n When things like gasoline, motor oil, road salts, pharmaceuticals, cleaners, pesticides, fertilizers, and other substances toxic for humans enter the ground they can reach the aquifer and contaminate the groundwater supply, making it unsafe for consumption.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image020.jpg” title_text=”image020″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”1px||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.2″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5.3.1\tChemicals & Road Salts ” module_class=”icon_list icon_box-checked” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” ul_line_height=”2.2em”]<\/p>\n Any chemical used as a pesticide or fertilizer, and road salts used to melt snow in winter, can all get carried down into the groundwater when it rains.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”5.3.2\tLandfills ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Those big, stinky mountains of garbage where your household trash is taken and piled on are supposed to be designed with a layer underneath, sealing them off from seeping into the groundwater supply, but this layer is often damaged or not there at all! This can lead to battery acid, paint (some which contains lead) and all sorts of other contaminants reaching the groundwater supply.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”5.3.3\tPharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Pharmaceuticals and personal care products, also known as PPCPs, include:<\/p>\n Not only are they added to the groundwater supply by direct contamination, they also find their way there through human and animal excretion, bathing and swimming, as well as all of the already mentioned ways pollution reaches the aquifer.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”5.3.4\tSeptic Tanks ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Septic systems exist in residential neighborhoods, office park, and commercial and industrial centers that are not connected to municipal sewage systems. They are designed to very gradually seep material back into the ground at a safe rate, and if improperly constructed, located, or damaged they can be a source of bacteria, viruses, and other groundwater contamination.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”5.3.5\tStorage Tanks ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”12px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n Common storage containers can be sources of gas, oil, chemicals, and other harmful liquids, and they can be above ground or buried below ground and do damage. Tanks corrode, crack, and leak over time, and pose a threat to groundwater. In fact, it is estimated there are over 10,000 abandoned hazardous waste sites in the United States alone today and that number is growing!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6\tBottled Water ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6\tBottled Water ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|20px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”6.1\tCandy-Coated Evil (Plastics)” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n The picture of health seems to be a man and a woman, having completed some cardiovascular activity at a health club, smiling energetically, breathing deeply, one hand on a hand towel draped over a shoulder, and the other securely around a nice, healthy bottle of water.<\/p>\n Another might be the contrast between an overweight person, throwing care to wind as he or she takes up more than one seat is designed for at a fast food \u201crestaurant,\u201d chomping on a processed, red meat burger and sucking down a Coke, while in the not too far away distance another, more slender person eats a brown-bagged lunch consisting of a nice salad and a plastic bottle of spring water as they read, sitting there on a park bench overlooking a lake.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”6.1\tCandy-Coated Evil (Plastics)” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”37px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false”]<\/p>\n Almost!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”6.1\tCandy-Coated Evil (Plastics)” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n These healthy images are certainly in the right direction, and H2<\/span>O brings with it a long list of health benefits (and financial, too!), and while we will soon explain how you can correct these images with you in them, with portable, healthy H2<\/span>O on the go at any time, the bottled H2O most people display as proudly as their new Toyota Prius is not at all what it\u2019s cracked up to be.<\/p>\n For instance, when it comes to the environment:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Bootled-water-is-there-a-difference-1.jpg” title_text=”Bootled-water-is-there-a-difference” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n An enormous amount of fossil fuels are consumed delivering bottled waters and then again transporting the recycling material.<\/p>\n And while recycling is a much better practice than contributing to landfills and the production of methane gases, it is still labor-intensive and surprisingly often unnecessary. A single, BPA-free container can be your answer to having little or no environmental impact when it comes to bottled water.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.2\tCaveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)!” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n The other problem, of course, is the H2<\/span>O itself.\u00a0 In fact over 70% of all bottled H2<\/span>O never crosses state lines, making it free from FDA oversight. Roughly 40% of all bottled H2<\/span>O is tap water, but now the problems have been compounded by drinking from poisonous plastic bottles!<\/p>\n And it isn\u2019t just your individual servings of water subject to leeching and contamination by plastics. And commercially or home filtered H2<\/span>O, spring water \u2013 in fact any water at all that is stored in the most common types of plastic can be a danger to your health because of BPAs, or Bisphenol A, and phthalates or PVC.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image022.jpg” title_text=”image022″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”56%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”6.3\tBPAs” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Bisphenol A is a chemical that imitates estrogen and has a slew of potential health risks associated with it:<\/p>\n If you are a pregnant woman your baby is also at risk, and if you feed your baby with plastic bottles you should switch to glass immediately.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”PVC” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Phthalates are chemicals used to make plastics like PVC more flexible. They disrupt the endocrine system and have been linked to developmental and reproductive problems such as:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”6.5\tOther Junk” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n And if the BPAs and PVC in plastics won\u2019t get you, then any of these in the tap water attractively bottled might:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.6\tHeat” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n And when you leave your H2<\/span>O bottle exposed to the sun it can be even worse, believe it or not! Ultraviolet rays and the sun\u2019s heat can accelerate the leaching of chemicals from your water bottle into your H2<\/span>O, whether it sits in your hot, parked car or comes along with you on your hike or bike ride, or to the beach.<\/p>\n In fact, exposure to the heat of the sun has been linked to the release of dioxin into your water from the bottles, which has been linked with breast cancer.<\/p>\n You do have alternatives for healthy water on the go as we will discuss, but you will also want to avoid certain porous glass containers and aluminum which can also leach into your drinks.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.7\tVitamin Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n The truth is ugly when it comes to so-called vitamin water. In fact, preying on our interest in improving health, soda manufacturers have combined tap water with harmful synthetic food dyes and high-fructose corn syrup and packaged and marketed it as a health drink.<\/p>\n High fructose corn syrup is a primary cause of diabetes and obesity and food dyes damage both physical and emotional health.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.8\tWater Delivery” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n While easy and convenient, subscribing to a water delivery service is likely not the boon to your health you may have hoped for, either. The plastic poses less of a threat than small, single-use bottles because it\u2019s denser, but it still poses the above threats!<\/p>\n More importantly, you simply do not know where your H2<\/span>O is actually coming from, even if they will provide glass containers.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.9\tFluoride ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Fluoride has been touted for years as a cavity preventative and has been for as long added to tap water, and so therefore appears in bottled water that comes from the tap. The truth is fluoride is a toxic substance that causes cavities as well as a host of other maladies including immune deficiencies and accelerated aging by damage to cells.<\/p>\n Studies now show children who regularly ingest fluoride to have more, not fewer, cavities, and after 50 years, the U.S. federal government is considering lowering the amount of recommended fluoride in drinking water supplies.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.10\tExpense” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n And finally, bottled water is in actuality very expensive. Both Pepsi-Cola\u2019s Aquafina and Coca-Cola\u2019s Dasani are sold side-by-side with their soda drinks and at the same price.<\/p>\n If you can find them as low as $1 for 20 ounces, you are paying 5 cents an ounce for what is basically filtered tap water which is bottled inexpensively and close to the source.<\/p>\n Compare that to gasoline!<\/p>\n At $3 per gallon, gas is acquired at tremendous political and financial expense then transported around the planet at great expense but with 128 ounces in a gallon, comes to just over 2 cents per ounce!<\/p>\n Water is even more lucrative than Big Oil!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Water-Fuel-Pump-1.jpg” title_text=”Water-Fuel-Pump” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”71%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.11\tCorporatization” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n And these may all just be symptoms of what is being called the corporatization of water, the capitalizing on the blue gold of the 21st century.<\/p>\n \u201cThanks to increasing urbanization and population, shifting climates and industrial pollution, fresh water is becoming humanity’s most precious resource.\u201d ~ www.mnn.com<\/strong><\/p>\n Multinational corporations are buying up rights to groundwater supplies and distribution wherever possible, easily bottling it, and deceptively appealing to our desire for better health.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”6.11\tCorporatization” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7\tExpensive H2O” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7\tExpensive H2O” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”22px”]<\/p>\n \u00a0Why we Buy<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7\tExpensive H2O” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n We buy bottled water \u2013 a notion that would have been found laughable not too long ago \u2013 for various reasons, such as:<\/p>\n Yet bottled water has been estimated to be 1,900 times more expansive than tap H2<\/span>O!\u00a0 Unfortunately we do not always get exactly what we hope for when we pay for bottled water, especially given the cost.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.1 Follow the Money” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n It\u2019s sometimes surprising how expensive bottled water can be.\u00a0 There are plenty of cartoons and jokes about it \u2013 in fact the idea is often satire by people charging for clean air.\u00a0 Sounds crazy perhaps, but so would have expensive bottled water not too many years ago!<\/p>\n The basic reason of course is scarcity.\u00a0 If we could get refreshing, clean, healthy water by kneeling by a riverside why pay?\u00a0 But we can\u2019t.\u00a0 We\u2019re either not near a nice river we\u2019d drink from or we would only imagine making our worst enemies drink from such dirty bodies of water, by pushing the old car tires and garbage out of the way first. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.1 Follow the Money” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n It\u2019s a travesty, but it\u2019s the way it is.\u00a0 We must, to remain healthy and happy, find ways to secure clean water for drinking, and me probablyneed to reassess how much this is worth to us.<\/span><\/p>\n What would you spend on clean water if you could get it?\u00a0 What do you spend now?\u00a0 <\/em>Many of us spend more than we realize but see bottled water and treated jugs of water carried home as a simple, understood necessity now.\u00a0 No question about it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”\u201cWhen the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.\u201d ~ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.1 Follow the Money” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a water shortage what would you spend?\u00a0 What priority would it take?\u00a0 A hundred dollars a month?\u00a0 A thousand?\u00a0 Without it we die in just days.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n The consumer society and the Walmart Effect have us trained to think that all things are equal and can be compared based on price alone.\u00a0 This just isn\u2019t so.\u00a0 Let\u2019s say you had the following options for water to drink tomorrow at the grocery store:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.1 Follow the Money” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Of course the first three are really not optional at all when you know what you\u2019re talking about and care.\u00a0 Really, the last $4 option is the only option. <\/em><\/p>\n We might need to think differently.\u00a0 Our most expensive option above is the best deal, even in economic terms.\u00a0 People across the globe have been ignoring the lowering of quality in the name of price but it has been affecting our health and longevity.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.2 The Water Business” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Over $100 billion dollars each year <\/em>is spent on bottled water in the United States alone.\u00a0 Bottled water is big business.\u00a0 It costs money.\u00a0 Consumers spend a great deal of money so they have water to drink.\u00a0 They generally think they are doing the healthy thing.\u00a0 That drinking more water is healthy is correct; that the water they are drinking is healthy is wrong. <\/em><\/p>\n About 20% of American bottled water companies will not reveal the source of water they use and over 30% reveal nothing about what \u2013 if any \u2013 treatment the water has undergone.<\/p>\n And nine out of ten best-selling brands refuse to answer one of the above questions.\u00a0 That includes:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.2 The Water Business” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n In fact only Nestl\u00e9\u2019s Pure Life Purified Water <\/em>agrees to disclose a specific geographic water source and treatment method and \u201coffers an 800-number, website or mailing address where consumers can request a water quality test report.\u201d<\/p>\n The fact is your city tap water has been taken from similar sources, treated, and purified to some extent often comparable or the same as that water found in expensive bottles.\u00a0 So many experts are now advising you move to filtered tap water.\u00a0 It\u2019s cheaper, better, and more environmentally friendly.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, bottled water is big business.\u00a0 The 2.7 million tons of plastic used to make water bottles (from petroleum) could instead fuel over 100,000 cars each year, and most of the bottles are never recycled, either.\u00a0 They go to landfills which in turn can pollute the groundwater supply\u2026<\/p>\n It\u2019s been estimated that 90% of the money spent on bottled water every year goes to everything but the water!\u00a0<\/p>\n Let\u2019s see just where this money goes.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.3\tPackaging” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Over 3 million tons of plastic is used by bottled water companies every year. That\u2019s a big part of the cost in bottling water and a big environmental and economic cost to us all in transport and disposal, too. Add to that the cost of cardboard in the packaging and you see additional probable waste of fuel, money, and trees.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.4\tAdvertising” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Pepsi (who produces Aquafina bottled water) and Coca-Cola (who makes Dasani) spend over $40 million dollars a year on advertising.\u00a0 There\u2019s another big part of the money spent on bottled water. And we discuss the illusion that these are healthy products in this book.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.5\tFiltration” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n You would hope filtration would be a significant part of the cost of bottled water but it\u2019s not the biggest cost by far. In fact, as we discuss, some of it is not even filtered but simply taken from municipal water supplies! Ha, ha! Funny right? Someone\u2019s laughing all the way to the bank with that one!<\/p>\n In all seriousness it\u2019s a simple matter to simply start reading food labels on the products we buy. In fact that\u2019s often one of the very first steps recommended when giving advice on all kinds of health improvement steps:<\/p>\n Start reading the ingredients lists and the food labels. You will likely be very surprised and it\u2019s possibly the very best way to get smart, quickly.<\/p>\n Nonetheless, filtration is sometimes an expense in manufacturing bottled water.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.6\tLabor” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Of course there are man hours involved in finding, collecting, transporting, bottling, marketing, selling, and sometimes filtering the bottled water we spend billions of dollars on.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.7\tImportation” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n These costs are listed in what seems to be descending order of expenses for bottled water production. Importation is a relatively small portion but nonetheless significant, as we are talking about a multi-billion dollar industry.<\/p>\n About 6% of the bottled water in the United States has been imported from overseas. About 70% or so stays within the state it was produced in to avoid regulation! But importation is a cost we pay for when we buy bottled water.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”7.8\tOther Costs” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n In addition to securing, packaging, labor, filtration, advertising, and importation there is also of course regular profit for companies and income for employees. These are ongoing.<\/p>\n If you decide to withdraw from this sub-economy (the bottled water industry) you\u2019ll be happy to realize that with a home filtration system and a portable filter you take with you, you will have removed yourself from subsidizing their coffers.<\/p>\n Other bottled water industry expenses can include:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.9\tSummary” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n It goes without saying that bottled water generally costs money and tap water is generally provided by restaurants for free, despite the cost of the cup and other expenses, as a convenience to customers. The irony is sometimes the tap water is about the same or even better for you than the expensive bottled water!<\/p>\n Obviously there are expenses involved in delivering the bottled water, and this breaks down to confidence. People are confident, with a professional label and a big-name distributor that bottled water has been determined to be healthy and smart by somebody \u201cover there.\u201d<\/p>\n The break of trust and the irony is an underlying theme of this book. Dissemination of this knowledge brings about change. Producers do react to consumer demands. More important than concern for the well-being of Big Water, however, is the immediate and long-term health of our families and us.<\/p>\n What\u2019s perhaps most incredible is the maybe new notion that spending more to secure actual, purified and healthy water would be the right economic choice. Money spent on health today is always cheap if you consider the big picture and factor in long-term health consequences and costs.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.9\tSummary” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”25px”]<\/p>\n $40 a Bottle\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”7.9\tSummary” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n You read that right \u2013 there are more and more pricey, luxury brands of bottled water. Water is big business. It used to be sarcasm on yuppies to arrogantly ask for a Pellegrino or some other pricey bottle of sparkling water, but today it\u2019s more common and there are more brands.<\/p>\n Americans drink more than 25 billion liters of bottled water every year and they pay almost twice per ounce for it than they do gasoline! Yet gasoline gets all the attention. In less than ten years bottled water consumption has gone up about 50% per person. It\u2019s an incredible high-margin industry Big Water is making out like bandits on especially considering the same water might be available for free from the tap.<\/p>\n And Western Europeans drink over 50% of the world\u2019s bottled water. Bottled water is a cash cow across the planet at this time, yet you could argue it\u2019s a scam, unhealthy, and bad for the environment.<\/p>\n A brand called BlingH2O brings conspicuous consumption to new areas and to new lows. At $40 per 750ml bottle you get a frosted, corked bottle complete with Swarovski crystals. It\u2019s been seen with Paris Hilton and her dog Tinkerbelle; it\u2019s been seen at the Grammy’s, the Emmy Awards, and at the MTV Video Music Awards.<\/p>\n The creation of a Hollywood writer-producer with a forte for branding and marketing, BlingH2O was originally targeted to professional athletes and celebrities.<\/p>\n It has now expanded its availability beyond the super-rich.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u201c\u2026 it proved the old adage that it’s really easy to get rich people to fork over cash for stupid reasons.\u201d ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”8\tDistilled Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”Distilling water to purify it has been around at least since around” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Distilling water to purify it has been around at least since around 200AD as described by Alexander of Aphrodisias, and even earlier as mentioned by none other than Aristotle. While today distilled water has a reputation for being a clean form of water, it\u2019s not at all what it\u2019s cracked up to be.<\/p>\n Tap water is known as a culprit, given its association with:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”Distilling water to purify it has been around at least since around” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Distilled water has been a fad with health food buffs since the 1970\u2019s, but some now say that drinking distilled water on a regular basis can be very bad for you as well.\u00a0 As described, distillation is the process of boiling water and re-condensing the evaporation into a mineral-free .<\/p>\n It is just because the minerals have been removed that distilled water can be good for detoxing the body over short periods of time, as it will absorb toxic substances and remove them, but fasting with distilled water can be dangerous due to quickened loss of electrolytes and other minerals.<\/p>\n This can cause irregular heart rhythm and high blood pressure. Cooking with distilled water can lower the nutritional value as the nutrients are pulled out.\u00a0 And as distilled water absorbs carbon dioxide and becomes itself acidic, it can increase bodily acidity.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u201cO wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others. The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.\u201d ~ Chanakya ~” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”Distilling water to purify it has been around at least since around” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n \u00a0Commercial (toxic) soft drinks are made with distilled water and it has been shown that heavy drinkers of sodas suffer from rapid and regular loss of calcium, magnesium, and other important minerals. This increases one\u2019s risk of:<\/span><\/p>\n More and more scientists are starting to agree that it is the accumulation of acidic waste in the body that leads to aging and disease. Poor diet and stress contribute, but so does drinking soft (distilled) water, which contributes to mineral deficiencies and an acidic state.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”9\tSparkling Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Leonardo da Vinci” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”9.0…. ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Sparkling water is water that has had carbon dioxide gas dissolved into it under pressure. This is known as carbonation and makes the water effervescent. Carbonated water is the basis of soft drinks. It\u2019s also known as:<\/p>\n Sparkling or carbonated water was simply called soda water up until about World War II because it contained sodium salts added as flavoring in an attempt to imitate the flavor of natural mineral water. It used to be one of the cheapest available drinks well into the 1950\u2019s.<\/p>\n Nowadays soda means a carbonated, sweetened drink, and many restaurants have their own carbonation machines for producing sodas right on site. Water is pressurized, carbonated, sweetened, flavored, and dispensed.<\/p>\n Carbonated water is known to be erosive, eating away at tooth enamel, and also an acidic drink. On the bright side, a small dose can help relieve indigestion and constipation to a degree.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”9.1\tCity Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Unless you have a well on your property you are aware of or live in a rural area, you more than likely have city water, or household, potable water treated and provided by your local municipality.\u00a0 Water utilities from most municipal systems in the United States that serve twenty-five people or more is required to comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, which at least provides some assurance of safety.\u00a0 They are also required to test regularly and to notify you if any potentially harmful contaminants are above acceptable limits.<\/p>\n But many are shocked to discover that the water treated and delivered by your city for potable use (bathing, cooking, drinking) comes from the same supply your city uses for fire fighting and industrial uses. In fact, just 2% is generally for in-home use, the other 98% for municipal uses!<\/p>\n It\u2019s probably starting to seem less appetizing, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Little-girl-drinking-from-bubbler.jpg” title_text=”Little-girl-drinking-from-bubbler” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Now compound the problem by imagining the water\u2019s travels through so many miles of antiquated piping to the point it emerges from your tap, and you\u2019ll quickly decide you need to take final treatment before using around the house or drinking into your own hands.<\/p>\n It\u2019s usually groundwater that ends up as city water, entering the facility through a large inlet with a large metal grill to keep debris out. The water is then initially screened at a pumping station where they remove garbage, fish, sewage, and grass. The raw, dirty, smelly, unsafe water then enters the plant where carbon is added to remove the lousy taste and odor.<\/p>\n The water then moves through a series of mixing tanks that coagulate and remove large chunks so that only the bacteria and virus-ridden water remains. Large amounts of chlorine and often fluoride are then added before pumping to elevated water towers that create water pressure in your home.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”\u201cWell vs. City Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”9.2\tWell Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|7px|||false|false”]<\/p>\n If you\u2019re not excited about getting off of your well water yet because it\u2019s yellow and smells like rotten eggs, after these facts you might be:<\/p>\n Of course everyone\u2019s water supply is different depending on where you live, but these problems are fairly universal. A well must be properly constructed, located, and maintained to prevent toxic materials from infiltrating the well\u2019s supply of water. Any local contamination has the potential to reach the aquifer that feeds your well.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Weel-water-for-is-it-water-the-same.jpg” title_text=”Weel-water-for-is-it-water-the-same” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10\tWater Testing” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|40px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”10.1\tHome Testing” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Some contaminants are easy to detect: They stink or leave glaring evidence by way of a yellow film or chalky residue, or perhaps an overly strong smell of chlorine.\u00a0 But the obvious ones are not necessarily the greatest threats to your health or to be of the most concern.<\/p>\n The Water Quality Association\u2019s website<\/a>\u00a0 can be a valuable and interesting resource as they track emerging contaminants and provide helpful information and articles on common ones. The site also gives advice for when certain contaminants like sulfur and chlorine are found.<\/p>\n The most serious contaminants are the invisible ones, though:<\/p>\n These can\u2019t be tasted or smelled.\u00a0 So how do you know what is in your water?\u00a0 Testing is the middle third, so to speak, of your healthy water plan we mentioned in the Introduction:<\/p>\n Luckily there are many ways to test your water right from your home and more methods are appearing all the time. If you know what is in your water, what kind of microscopic organisms, chemicals, and what contaminants are in there in the first place, you can better decide if filtration will work or if you need to avoid your water altogether.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”10.2\tThe Pros” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n The best method of course is to call a professional or have a water sample sent out to a lab for diagnosis. This is especially the case if you want your H2<\/span>O simply tested for everything, so to speak.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There may be a reputable local lab you can call upon, or perhaps several and you can compare costs.<\/p>\n You can find a state-certified lab by:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/testing-of-water-for-all-water.png” title_text=”testing-of-water-for-all-water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”12px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n You can use a nationwide testing service. Underwriters Laboratories will test your water for a large variety of contaminants, from fecal bacteria to industrial pollutants, and get the results to you in about a week. The price depends on how many contaminants you want to test for and can range from just $30 to over $500 for a 94-contaminant screen.<\/p>\n You can usually call your local water utility and have them recommend a reputable independent lab. Getting free tests from water filtration companies will of course lead to sales efforts, which is fine as long as you know this upfront. In fact these tests are often free but rarely as comprehensive or thorough as a paid test you obtain on your own.<\/p>\n You will want to describe any concerns you have and tell them about the area you live in so they can more accurately decide and find what you need to know about your H2<\/span>O. And once you have had a thorough initial test you can more easily test in the future just for what concerns you on an ongoing basis.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”10.3\tDIY” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n If you are on city H2<\/span>O, many water agencies across the United States now make their annual water quality reports available online and you can access them on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) website.<\/p>\n In fact, if you have city H2<\/span>O, some services will agree to take a sample you provide from your home and test it for you for free to see what, if anything, is getting into your water between the plant and your home.<\/p>\n More and more test kits for home use in analyzing your H2<\/span>O are also becoming available and they are getting better and better. Try your local home superstore or find them online. They usually include test-strips which react to your water by changing color to indicate the presence of various contaminants in your H2<\/span>O.<\/p>\n Home water test kits can run between $10 and $30 and they usually test for:<\/p>\n Two reputable home test kits are PurTest and Discover testing. Be forewarned though that these tests are not incredibly accurate and do not test for all possible contaminants. The best possible test, of course, will be to pay an independent lab with a good reputation and no vested interest in selling you anything.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4\tContaminants” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n The list of all possible pollutants and contaminants would be way, too long for this article and probably unnecessary. There are common contaminants, however, that should generally be tested for in drinking H2<\/span>O.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.1\tNuisance Bacteria” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Nuisance bacteria are bacteria that are not necessarily dangerous but do release iron and sulfur into your H2<\/span>O and form a biofilm on well surfaces.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”1401px” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.2\tDisease-Causing Bacteria” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n The most common disease-causing bacteria are the notorious e. coli as well as coliform, fecal coliform, and fecal streptococci. If you do find these you should have them professionally removed immediately.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.3\tIron” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Iron in water makes it or the film it leaves yellow or orange in color, especially in the shower or the surface of your washing machine. Your water may also have a bitter taste to it. This kind of water sometimes requires an additional, special filter to handle the iron.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.4\tManganese” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Manganese causes your water to be black or purple in color and can stain your sinks and tubs. It also has a bitter taste.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.5\tHydrogen Sulphide (Sulfur)” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Sulfur is notorious for the smell of rotten eggs. It can simply occur naturally or be caused by bacteria.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.6\tHard water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n Hard H2<\/span>O has been discussed at length and is H2<\/span>O with the presence of minerals. Most H2<\/span>O treatment companies that want to install a H2<\/span>O softener in your home will cite its deleterious effects on soap, your skin, and the chalky film it leaves on shower walls and glassware.\u00a0 More serious is the damage it can gradually but seriously do to the heater element in your water heater and how it can eventually clog your plumbing.<\/p>\n A H2<\/span>O softener is a good solution for all of this as long as you are aware of and take measures to combat the health risks of consuming sift H2<\/span>O on a regular basis, namely the high levels of sodium, the acidity due to lack of calcium and magnesium, and its ability to drain your body of nutrients.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/image021-2.jpg” title_text=”image021″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”54%”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”10.4.7\tLead” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n You can actually find poisonous lead in your H2<\/span>O at home as a result of leakage from leaded solder in the joints of your plumbing and old brass plumbing components.<\/p>\n Lead is a neurotoxin which is quite dangerous to drink. Prior to 1978 paints were commonly manufactured with lead as a component which was found to cause brain damage and other problems for infants and pets who accidently consumed it.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”11\tConclusion: The Best Water” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_text_color=”#0b36c4″ text_font_size=”18px” custom_padding=”12px||12px|20px|false|false” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#0b36c4″ box_shadow_style=”preset6″ box_shadow_color=”#0b36c4″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”11.1\tOptimal Water Choices” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n And at last we get to the good news! There are optimal choices you can make that yield the benefits of proper hydration without all the baggage \u2013 without the health risks, whether they are immediate or gradual.<\/p>\n You should be drinking H2<\/span>O all throughout the day, every day, when at home and away. While health is the obvious first concern, do not discount economics and convenience, either, as they also play into your ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle with plenty of refreshing water.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”11.2\tAt Home” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n A filtration system at home makes a lot of sense. In fact, African women spend about five hours each day seeking and bringing back H2<\/span>O. We, however, generally have reliable indoor plumbing and a ready supply of H2<\/span>O, whether it\u2019s from the city or a well. A proper filtration system in either case begets the convenience and economics that make clean H2<\/span>O at home for cleaning and household uses possible. The ideal situation, regardless of your H2<\/span>O source, would be to have a single, re-usable, convenient and effective way to purify your water whenever and wherever you are. Imagine that!\u00a0 Actually, such technology now exists, which we will get to in a moment.<\/p>\n Ideally, though, rather than your only source of the clean H2<\/span>O being at home and having only what you bring, in a perfect world you would be able to convert any H2<\/span>O you find into clean and healthy water in a compact and convenient way, and be able to store it in a safe, BPA-free container. As mentioned, this technology now also exists.<\/p>\n You can be a walking H2<\/span>O treatment facility today, with a virtually infinite supply of healthy water.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”11.3\tPortable Water Filters that Deliver ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n SureAqua now provides a range world class high grade portable H2O filters that are very unique in the market. As careful as we must now be about what food we eat and what H2O we drink, the best solution is knowledge followed by personal action to ensure we are prepared to eat and drink well.<\/p>\n With a Sure Aqua\u2019s portable water filter, you can filter water anywhere you are at any time and be assured you are not creating future health problems, and are benefitting from an adequate and healthy supply of daily water, whether you\u2019re home, at work, playing sports, or even traveling.<\/p>\n Your peace of mind will be intact knowing you are not only removing chlorine but harmful bacteria and protozoa\u2019s as well, and it\u2019s all backed by SureAqua\u2019s guarantee of quality.\u00a0 SureAqua filters are currently used by:<\/p>\n And what we really like is the feature in SureAqua filters that stops the filter from working altogether when the filter is ready for replacement. This solves the number one issue consumers generally have with self-filtration devices and systems. You never have to worry about drinking from an expired filter.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_item_indent=”80px” admin_label=”11.3\tPortable Water Filters that Deliver ” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n SureAqua now provides a range world class high grade portable water filters that are very unique in the market. As careful as we must now be about what food we eat and what water we drink, the best solution is knowledge followed by personal action to ensure we are prepared to eat and drink well.<\/p>\n With a Sure Aqua\u2019s portable water filter, you can filter water anywhere you are at any time and be assured you are not creating future health problems, and are benefitting from an adequate and healthy supply of daily water, whether you\u2019re home, at work, playing sports, or even traveling.<\/p>\n Your peace of mind will be intact knowing you are not only removing chlorine but harmful bacteria and protozoa\u2019s as well, and it\u2019s all backed by SureAqua\u2019s guarantee of quality.\u00a0 SureAqua filters are currently used by:<\/p>\n And what we really like is the feature in SureAqua filters that stops the filter from working altogether when the filter is ready for replacement. This solves the number one issue consumers generally have with self-filtration devices and systems. You never have to worry about drinking from an expired filter.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”11.4\tMoving Forward” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n In the classic science-fiction film Dune, the main characters live on a desert planet and only one person every few generations dare try a drop or two of the water of life. The inhabitants had adapted to not having any H2<\/span>O whatsoever and when they did it usually killed them.<\/p>\n Only the messiah in the story is able to take several drops as he is strapped down, after which he undergoes a painful metamorphosis of his supernatural abilities as they awaken within him.<\/p>\n We aren\u2019t quite there yet \u2013 in fact we have an embarrassment of riches as far as H2<\/span>O sources and supply, as well as convenience. But that great supply is becoming tainted at an alarming rate. It\u2019s true, though, that water sort of unlocks potentials in us if you consider the physical and mental benefits of keeping properly hydrated, and how incapacitating it can be to walk around constantly dehydrated or worse.<\/p>\n Thankfully, we have a growing awareness and live also in an age of technology that answers most consumer needs. Clean water is not just a want.<\/p>\n Use this information to arrange better water for you and yours! We hope you live a long and happy life, nurtured by the clean, refreshing water of life. With good information and a little action on your part, you certainly can and will.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sureaqua.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Look-closely-in-vial.png” title_text=”Look-closely-in-vial” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.9.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”14px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Research” _builder_version=”4.5.5″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.drjjgregor.com\/2013\/05\/01\/all-water-is-not-created-equal\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.getfitwithjana.com\/blog\/is-all-water-created-equal<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.groundwater.org\/get-informed\/basics\/cycle.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Heavy_water<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/chemistry.about.com\/cs\/howthingswork\/a\/aa082403a.htm<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.mnn.com\/food\/healthy-eating\/stories\/5-reasons-not-to-drink-bottled-water<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/articles.mercola.com\/sites\/articles\/archive\/2011\/01\/15\/dangers-of-drinking-water-from-a-plastic-bottle.aspx<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.mercola.com\/article\/water\/distilled_water.htm<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.ehow.com\/facts_5191634_bottled-water-expensive_.html<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Distilled_water<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6320\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.babycenter.com\/0_how-to-tell-if-your-water-is-safe_469.bc<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5927732\/afraid-of-contamination-how-to-test-the-water-in-your-house<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/money.howstuffworks.com\/bling-water1.htm\/<\/a><\/p>\n http:\/\/www.zmescience.com\/ecology\/environmental-issues\/bottled-water-tap-11032011\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n
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“Water is the driving force of all nature.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0~ Leonardo da Vinci<\/p>\n\n
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Grocery Types<\/h2>\n
“Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all”.\u00a0\u00a0~ Nelson Mandela<\/p>\nPurified Water<\/h3>\n
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Reverse Osmosis<\/h3>\n
Distilled Water<\/h3>\n
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Spring Water<\/h3>\n
Artesian<\/h3>\n
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Sparkling Water<\/h3>\n
Seltzer Water<\/h3>\n
Club Soda<\/h3>\n
Heavy, Hard & Soft<\/h2>\n
Blog comment:<\/strong> “Hard water makes me feel weird when I shower.”
Response:<\/strong> “UGH I love HARD water…soft water makes me feel like I never get the soap off me or outta my hair.”<\/p>\nHeavy Water<\/h3>\n
Hard & Soft<\/h3>\n
Consumption<\/h3>\n
Ground Water<\/h2>\n
\u201cThe crisis of our diminishing water resources is just as severe (if less obviously immediate) as any wartime crisis we have ever faced. Our survival is just as much at stake as it was at the time of Pearl Harbor, or the Argonne, or Gettysburg, or Saratoga.\u201d
~ Jim Wright, U.S. Representative, The Coming Water Famine, 1966 ~<\/p>\n\n
The Hydrologic Cycle<\/h3>\n
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The Basics<\/h3>\n
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Contamination<\/h3>\n
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Contamination- Chemicals & Road Salts<\/h4>\n
Contamination -Landfills<\/h4>\n
Contamination -Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products<\/h4>\n
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Contamination -Septic Tanks<\/h4>\n
Contamination -Storage Tanks<\/h4>\n
Bottled Water<\/h2>\n
\u201cThis everyday \u2018healthy\u2019 beverage poisons your body one swallow at a time.\u201d
~ http:\/\/www.mercola.com<\/p>\nCandy-Coated Evil (Plastics)<\/h3>\n
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Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware)!<\/h3>\n
BPAs<\/h3>\n
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PVC<\/h3>\n
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Other Junk<\/h3>\n
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Heat<\/h3>\n
Vitamin Water<\/h3>\n
Water Delivery<\/h3>\n
Fluoride<\/h3>\n
Expense<\/h3>\n
Corporatization<\/h3>\n
I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it.\u00a0 \u00a0~ W. C. Fields ~<\/span><\/p>\nExpensive H2O\u00a0<\/h2>\n
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Follow the Money<\/h3>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWhen the well’s dry, we know the worth of water.\u201d
~ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1746<\/p>\n\n
The Water Business<\/h3>\n
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Packaging<\/h3>\n
Advertising<\/h3>\n
Filtration<\/h3>\n
Labor<\/h3>\n
Importation<\/h3>\n
Other Costs<\/h3>\n
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Final say on the cost of bottled water<\/h3>\n
\u201c\u2026 it proved the old adage that it’s really easy to get rich people to fork over cash for stupid reasons.\u201d
~ Adjab<\/p>\nDistilled Water<\/h2>\n
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\u201cO wise man! Give your wealth only to the worthy and never to others.
The water of the sea received by the clouds is always sweet.\u201d
~ Chanakya ~<\/p>\n\n
Sparkling Water<\/h2>\n
\u201cIron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation… even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.\u201d
~ Leonardo da Vinci<\/p>\n\n
City Water<\/h3>\n
\u201cWell vs. City Water
Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.\u201d
~ Napoleon Bonaparte<\/p>\nWell Water<\/h3>\n
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Water Testing<\/h2>\n
\u201cIf you could tomorrow morning make water clean in the world, you would have done, in one fell swoop, the best thing you could have done for improving human health by improving environmental quality.\u201d
~ William C. Clark, speech, Racine, Wisconsin, April 1988<\/p>\nHome Testing<\/h3>\n
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DIY<\/h3>\n
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Contaminants<\/h3>\n
Contaminants – Nuisance Bacteria<\/h4>\n
Contaminants- Disease-Causing Bacteria<\/h4>\n
Contaminants – Iron<\/h4>\n
Contaminants – Manganese<\/h4>\n
Contaminants – Hydrogen Sulphide (Sulfur)<\/h4>\n
Contaminants – Hard water<\/h4>\n
Contaminants – Lead<\/h4>\n
Conclusion: The Best Water<\/h2>\n
We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one.
~ Jacques Cousteau<\/p>\nOptimal Water Choices<\/h3>\n
At Home<\/h3>\n
Drinking H2<\/span>O should be given special attention, however.\u00a0 Mountain spring water may be your best choice if you do not have a more effective way of convenient filtration. By coming from a source at high altitudes you can often avoid many of the lower-level perils from ground saturation and contamination.<\/p>\n\n
Portable Water Filters that Deliver<\/h3>\n
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Portable Water Filters that Deliver<\/h3>\n
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Moving Forward<\/h3>\n
References<\/h2>\n