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 are some quotes from the article:
"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...
To your health,
Stephen & Donna
http://www.be-alkaline.com/
P.S. For a visual demonstration on just how acidic what you drink is, please go to our website, http://www.be-alkaline.com/ On the referred site that you will get in the first email you will get some amazing information. As I said above, most everything from energy drinks, sports drinks, to Bottled Waters-yes, bottled waters, especially those that are reverse osmosis, are acidic! This is so important to know for your health. Add to that the chemicals in the water leached from the plastic bottles, and that is what you are paying for. Take care, and "rethink what you drink!"
