Everyone thinks drinking bottled water is “cool.” The bottled water companies have spent a great deal of money attempting to gain popularity of their product, and they have done a great job. Some just go with the flow or just do it without giving it a thought.
Some people say they buy it so they can […]

Bottled water and tap water where tested to see if one was healthier than the other.  The results came out: Bottled water and tap water are the same, and there were no differences according to the microbiologist that did the test.  Many scientists have run tests like this and all came out the same.  Bottled […]

There are many harmful health problems drinking polluted water. It can cause fatigue, infertility, and cancer. Also is can have parasites, heavy metal toxins like the intake of lead from drinking  tap water, and it weakens your immune system.  The benefits from drinking filtered water are healthier looking skin and helps the digestive system. Over all drinking unpolluted […]

1. Determine how much water you need. You’ve probably heard the “8 by 8″ rule, drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day but the amount of water a person needs varies depending on his or her weight and activity level. A better way to determine your specific recommended water intake is to divide your […]

International Travelers have been known to ask many of the questions you see below dealing with the water in destinations across the world.
What is a water-borne disease?
What does it mean safe water?
How safe is water worldwide?
What does it mean access to safe water and sanitation?
What is travelers’ diarrhea?
Who gets travelers’ diarrhea?
What causes travelers’ diarrhea?
What treatment […]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in June which bans the use of bottled water which went into effect July 1, 2007. He also put a deadline banning the use of water coolers as of December 1, 2007. This move was made in an effort to set an example for both the […]

For starters, 1.5 million barrels of oil in the US are used to make water bottles from polyethylene terephthalate each year. Not to mention that 86% of those bottles created are sent to landfills or incinerated serving no long term purpose and destroying our environment. Many times, bottled water is manufactured and shipped long distances, like the 1.4 […]

Still looking for the Brita Fill & Go bottle? Have a bottle and need replacement filters? Unfortunatly, Brita has decided to discontinue the product even though it worked so well and was so popular! Why? Nobody knows the real reason, but the good news is there is a new product on the market! The full […]

The bottled water companies are under fire by the same health conscious consumers who made it into a $15 billion industry. The consumer concern primarily deals with the environmental damage caused by the waste from over 38 million plastic bottles a year and the large amounts of energy and fuel costs that are required to bring the product to market. This […]