Drinking water (including bottled water) is expected to contain small amounts of contaminants. The Environemental Protection Agency (EPA) sets standards for roughly 90 contaminants in drinking water. These contaminants are seperated into 6 categories:
1) Microbes - include coliform bacteria, E. Coli, cryptosporidium, and Giardia lambia. Turbid water can be an indication that disease-causing organisms could […]

Milllions of Americans have been drinking tap water contaminated with chemical byproducts from chlorine that are far more than what studies suggest may be safe for pregnant woman, two environmental groups say in a new study.
Chlorine is commonly used to disinfect drinking water.  When it is added to water that contains organic matter such as […]

Portable Water filters provide better tasting and better smelling drinking water by removing chlorine and bacterial contaminants.
Point-of-use water bottle filters remove lead from drinking water immediately prior to consumption, thus preventing this harmful substance from entering the body.
The purchase of a personal water filter results in a source of clean, healthy water that costs much less than […]

Get your Biological Water Bottle Filter yet? No? You’ll love this…….. 
The Giardia Club
Giardia - this is the little varmint that causes so much trouble. I don’t want to scare you too much, but some people get pretty sick when giardia latches on to the intestine and starts doing its thing.
The giardia lifestyle is to feed […]

Portable Water Filters are becoming more and more popular with the decline of bottled water quality. 
Bottled water, because it is defined as a “food” under federal regulations, is under the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)—under much stricter standards—regulates tap water. Thus, bottled water, depending upon the […]

Recent allegations against the Coca-Cola Company and its brand name of bottled water, Dasani, have publicly highlighted one of the biggest misconceptions about the quality of bottled water. Coca-Cola, advertising its bottled water as “pure, still water,” is now being investigated for misleading consumers about the true nature of the contents of its bottles. Rather […]

1. Get healthy skin - Drinking water moisturizes your skin from the inside out.  Water is essential to maintaining elasticity, is needed for digestion, and helps prevent dryness.
                    FILTERED WATER IS SAFER!
2. Lose Weight - Increased water consumption can help you control your weight by preventing you from confusing hunger with thirst. Water will also […]

One of the most-cited reasons for drinking bottled water is “convenience.”  Actually, “availability” might be a better word.  Bottled water is available virtually everywhere you turn in your daily activities.  Not only can you buy it in most service stations and convenience stores, you can get it in most office buildings, from either vending machines […]

Who is most at risk for getting seriously ill with cryptosporidiosis?
Although Crypto can infect all people, some groups are more likely to develop more serious illness. Young children and pregnant women may be more susceptible to the dehydration resulting from diarrhea and should drink plenty of fluids while ill. If you have a severely weakened […]

If you are unable to avoid using or drinking water that might be contaminated, then you can make the water safe to drink by doing one of the following:
Heat the water to a rolling boil for at least 1 minute.
 
Use a filter that has an absolute pore size of .5 micron or smaller, or one […]