Do You Know Your H2O?

In the United States we should expect our drinking water to be safe right out of the tap... or should we?

A recent article in Prevention Magazine states that 80% of all disease and illness in the world could be water related. Studies have linked everything from simple illnesses like common stomach cramps and diarrhea to major illnesses like Heart Disease, Alzheimer's Disease and many forms of Cancer to drinking water!

Would you drink it if you could see it?

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and your local water suppliers do everything they can to insure your safety but even their efforts can't deliver pure water. Our research has revealed the presence over 700 known contaminants in the finished drinking water supplies. About 90 of those contaminants are regulated by the EPA's Primary Drinking Water Standards. What about the rest?

Modern treatment processes do a very good job of making your water look clean. There is little chance that you will go to your tap and fill your glass with a suspicious looking sludge any time soon.

If your drinking water looks clean and safe, it must be, right? Not if you consider how many of us buy bottled water at over 1000 times the cost of tap water on a regular basis!

Why do we do this? Some say "for convenience", some say "it's healthier" but all agree "it tastes better". Why such a difference in taste? Water should taste like water, right?

If it tastes terrible, it probably is terrible!

Are your taste buds screaming "Don't drink the water!"? Chlorine laced tap water is disgusting to most of us. After all, we wouldn't drink out of the pool, would we?

So what do we do? We run out and buy bottled water... Then we think that fixed that! But we couldn't be more wrong.

Most of us actually drink very little straight water. We consume much more water in ice, drink mixes, juices, teas and coffee. Then we also consume tap water with our foods like soups and pastas. Not to mention washing all our fruits and vegetables with it! So, are you using bottled water for these things?

If you are like 99% of the bottled water buyers in America, you probably use tap water for most of these things. Once the taste is hidden by flavorings and sugars we dismiss that fact that our senses tell us not to drink the water.

However, drinking the water is only one form of exposure to any contaminants hidden inside. We also bathe, wash our clothes, clean our homes, wash our cars and play in the water from our taps. Can contaminants hidden in our water affect us during those activities too?

What's hiding in your drinking water?

Your tap water or bottled water could contain:

• Trace amounts of harmful contaminants that are regulated!
• Any amount of known contaminants that are not regulated!
• Toxins, like lead, that may enter your water after treatment!

NationalWaterCouncil.org is the one place where you can explore the truth, discover the facts and take immediate action to protect yourself and your family! Use this site to get more information about specific contaminants and schedule a Free Water Analysis or Low Cost Lead Screening.