Hi All!
I was just watching a Tivo’d Doctor Oz show and he was discussing a topic that I think is important to pass on to all of you because we at Shawsu are always advising you to drink water. The topic was regarding our toxic American water supply. Many of you may have seen the investigative article in the New York Times that launched Doctor Oz into covering this topic. In fact, if any one has this article I’d love to read it!
The following are Doctor Oz’s recommendations to maintain health, avoiding many serious even fatal medical conditions:
1) Obtain your Municipal Water Report. By law it has to be available to customers. Available by contacting the City or the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) website.
2) What to look for in the Municipal Water Report – The report will provide the average number should be the limitations of the substances, and the sources of the contamination. Particularly look at the Lead content, Nitrates and Nitrites, and E.coli (should be zero). There should be no Arsenic, Cyanide, or Mercury.
3) Purify your water.
a. Test the water in your house. Dr. Oz showed a product called “watersafe,” drinking water test. This is completely do-able at home; it does not have to be sent out to a lab.
b. Use a carafe water purifier, or
c. A screw on water filter easily installed on the water spout in your sink, or
d. A separate filtered water spout for drinking water.
e. Dr. Oz also recommends filtering your shower and bath tub water.
i. Contaminated water easily enters your body through your skin because when taking warm showers and baths the warm/hot water opens the pours of your skin.
ii. Children are particularly susceptible to contamination.
iii. If one can’t afford to install a shower or house filter, Dr. Oz recommends taking cooler temperature showers and avoid using any misting options as this will be more easily inhaled.
iv. A big fix would be installing a water purification system for the entire house.
Regardless of which filtration system you choose or already have, make sure that the FILTER IS CLEAN!
Interested in learning more? Dr. Oz’s website also provides information about the toxicity of our water and the health hazards. Check out the article at the following website --
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/your-water-safe
