There's a great article in the February issue of Reader's Digest on the hazards of drinking bottled water."Chemicals, contaminants, pollution, price: New Reasons to Rethink What you Drink." I just had to share this with you.
Here's just one quote: Labels can be misleading... In one notorious case, water coming from a well located near a hazardous waste site was sold to many bottlers. At least one of these companies labeled its product "spring Water." In another case.
H2O, sold as "pure glacier water" came from a "public water system in Alaska."
"In 1999 the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) tested more than 1,000 bottles of 103 brands of water... At least one sample of a third of the brands contained bacteria or chemical contaminants, including carcinogens, in levels exceeding state or inductry standards." Since that time, the industry has not made an major changes, so the risks are most likely still there.
"The NRDC found samples of two brands were contaminated with phalates... one case exceeding EPA standards for tap water." Phalates are endocrine disrupters, "which means they block or mimic hormones, affecting the body's normal functions. And the effects of exposure to the widespread chemicals may add up." Imagine, bottled water can have all that and is usually very acidic, too, which we can show people.
More next time on the pollutants in the water and how they affect us.
To your health,
Stephen & Donna
Any questions, contact us at steve@be-alkaline.com . We'll be ahppy to answer them.
P.S. For a visual demonstration on just how acidic what you drink is, please go to our website, www.be-alkaline.com and scroll to the bottom of the page and click on demo. Most everything from energy drinks, sports drinks, to Bottled Waters, especially those that are reverse osmosis, are acidic. This is so important to know for your health. Add to the chemicals in the water, the acidic content of the bottled water, and that is what you are paying for. Take care, and "rethink what you drink!"
