Well, it looks like the battle has begun. Bottled water vs. Tap water. Which is the lesser evil?
Bottled Water
The Polaris Institute’s *Inside the Bottle* campaign reported that arsenic, mercury and bromide contamination has been found in bottled water, posing a serious risk to public health. In addition, the toxins in these bottles used for water were found to contain highly dangerous toxic chemicals and contaminants which are released into the air and water when these bottles are manufactured. According to the organization's website, bottled water poses health risks, such as carcinogens, which can leach from the plastic into the water. It also indicates much of the bottled water on the market, including Dasani and Aquafina, are produced from tap water.
German researchers have found that the longer a bottle of water sits on a store shelf or in a household pantry, the higher the dose of antimony it contains. Amounts of this potentially toxic trace element were measured for 15 brands of Canadian bottled water and 48 European brands. Concentrations reached more than 100 times the average level of antimony in pristine groundwaters (2 parts per trillion). However, the concentration was even higher after the bottles were left to sit at room temperature for six months. Antimony concentrations in the Canadian bottled waters increased by 19 percent, concentrations in the European brands increased by 90 percent. Most of the water tested was packaged in bottles made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Antimony trioxide is used as a catalyst in the manufacture of PET. The different concentrations of antimony in the various brands might have been caused by differing temperatures, water pHs, or exposure to sunlight.
A Suffolk County Study in the USA tested 88 bottled waters and what they found was horrifying. It was this study which discovered the cancer agent, benzene, in Perrier and caused it to be withdrawn, but they also found: Freon, kerosene, toluene, trichloroethylene, and xylene in a number of other bottled waters.
And, just to top it all off, the disposable water bottle. The amount of waste that is accumulated every year from disposed-of drinking containers is enormous.
Tap Water
Here, the results get a little bit more scary...
Pesticides, herbicides, arsenic, chlorine, flouride (which, incidently, has been proven to have no effect on the strength of your teeth when taken internally), parasites, other illness-inducing factors (remember the Cryptosporidium that made 6000-7000 people ill in North Battleford,SK?... or the Escherichia coli contamination in Walkerton that killed 7 people?), and -- newest to be discovered -- pharmeceuticals! Yes, it is a contaminant playground. I don't know about you, but I am not willing to risk drinking tap water on a daily basis. Even if David Suzuki tells me it is okay.
There is an answer...
Filter your tap water. We have recently been introduced to a system which not only cleans your tap water, but also alkalizes it. According to a Swedish study (J. Nutr. 138: 423S-425S, 2008), at the BioFact Environmental Health Research Centre, it is suggested that acid/ base conditions in the body are of importance for the homeostasis (the body's self-regulation) of the minerals calcium and magnesium.
Let me introduce you to....
A water filtration system that uses readily available tap water, not only making it drinkable, but also a source of minerals and health for your body. This system gives you the unique ability to dictate the pH of your water. (The pH stands for "potential hydrogen" and is a measurement that provides an indication of the level of hydrogen in a substance. It is measured by the pH scale. Proper body pH is an important factor in good health.)
I encourage you to check out the link and convince yourself why you should be drinking from an IonWays water filter and ionizer.
