Archive for September, 2007

Reasons People Choose Bottled Water:

Friday, September 28th, 2007

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 easily refill the empty water bottle with tap water in their offices. Some people love the convenience, and yet others love the taste. However, if you had a Portable Water Filter you would no longer need to buy bottled water again!

Some say they buy it for health reasons because they need to keep plenty of water in their automobiles to take medications.

Convenience and portable. Drink and trash the empty bottles. 

Bottled water is trendy. It’s a symbol of our culture.

For some it has simply become a habit that’s difficult to let go. 

Bottled water is pure and tap water is not. We all know that is wrong!

Bottled water tastes better than tap water; municipal waters taste like chemicals.  Wrong!

Some say bottled water is healthier than tap water.  Wrong!

Aquafina water is really tap water! Riiiiight…….

Bottom line: The truth is a filtered water bottle is healthier, safer, cheaper, and better for our environment. Get yourself in a more affordable and safer habit and get a water filter bottle. You can carry it wherever you go and filter your own water instantly. Get into this filter bottle craze that is sweeping the nation!

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Tap Water and Bottled Water the Same

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

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 water companies, like Aquafina, have been under great pressure to re-label their products with labeling that tells consumers exactly what is in the product. Their labels now say “Bottled from P.W.S.” — This is their way of further trying to hide the truth. P.W.S. stands for “Public Water Source,” by the way. They are just bottling tap water and charging $2 for it!

So now knowing that people are paying a lot of money for the same thing you can drink out of your sink for a lower price. Use water filters to get that bottled water taste right from the tap! Personal water filters can be found in handy-to-carry bottles and pumps. Save yourself a lot of money! Quit paying a premium for these bottled products! Go with filtered water.

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Polluted Water

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

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 water is healthier and safer it eliminates some of the worries. Water filters can filter a wide range of contaminants out of the water quickly. Do yourself and your family a favor, just drink filtered water.

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11 Fun Steps to Drinking More Water

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

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 weight by two. The resulting number is the number of ounces of water you need each day. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs., try to drink 75 ounces of water daily.

2. Measure your daily intake of water. Do this for a few days. If you find that you’re drinking less than the recommended quantity, try some of the following tips.

3. Carry water with you everywhere you go. Before long, you’ll find yourself reaching for it without a second thought.

4. Keep water next to you whenever you’ll be sitting down for a long time, such as when you’re at your desk at work.

5. Drink from it regularly as you’re working.

6. Try wearing a digital watch that beeps at the beginning of each hour. Use that as a reminder to take a few sips of water.

7. If you drink only 6 ounces per hour, you’ll have consumed 48 ounces by the end of an 8-hour workday.

8. Get a water filtration system. Filtered water tastes very good and may help make drinking water more appealing to you. Be aware, though, that as you grow accustomed to filtered water, you may find that tap water leaves a bad taste or odor in your mouth.

9. Add lemons or limes or other flavors to your water, it makes it taste better and makes you want to drink more of it. Be careful not to make it too sour, just a splash of sourness should do the trick. These are cheap alternatives to the bottled flavored water.

10. Eat water rich foods, such as fruits like watermelon, which is 92% water by weight. Cranberry juice is also another option, and has a bitter taste. A tomato is 95% water. An egg is about 74% water. A piece of lean meat is about 70% water.

11. Try exercising more to cause yourself to be thirstier and therefore drink more water.

The biggest difference can be achieved by filtering you water. Many people dislike water because of the bad taste, bad odors, and chlorine found in tap water. Once you have tasted filtered water for yourself you’ll never dislike water again!

Water is great but can be dissapointing when not filtered. The easiest way to filter water is to purchase a portable filtration device they come in all shapes and sizes. You can get a filtered bottle, canteen, pump, or pitcher… So don’t let the common excuses dealing with bad taste, bad odor, or too much chlorine prevent you from drinking you daily recommended amount of water!

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The Solution that Answers All Questions about water by interational Travelers

Monday, September 10th, 2007

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 measures are effective for travelers’ diarrhea?

Can I find out if tap water is safe to drink by tasting or smelling it?

How does a traveler know if tap water is safe to drink?

What is a drinking water standard?

Are all the contaminants equally harmful for travelers?

Who sets international drinking water standards?

What about edible ice cubes?

Can I disinfect ice cubes?

What is bottled water?

How I know if that bottled water is safe?

Where can I found the listing of certified bottled water?

What can I do if I need to use unsafe tap water?

How can I know what is risky to do, if tap water is not safe?

How can I prevent to get diseases in swimming pools and spas?

What about people with severely compromised immune system?

Are waterborne diseases the same in people with HIV/AIDS as in other people?

Which substances have to be identified when testing drinking water?

These questions are important but if you choose a biological filtration device for your international trip then these questions become irrelevant. You can have the confidence that the portable filtration device you purchased is going to keep you safe. There are many devices that can filter biological contaminants like bacteria, cysts, and protozoa. These products are PERFECT for international travel and emergency use. You no longer need to wonder about the quality of your drinking water. The important thing is to find one that works!

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A City Government Setting a Good Example

Friday, September 7th, 2007

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 private sector and other citties by getting off the bottle (bottled water). The result from these bans will help reduce plastic waste leading to global warming and save taxpayer money. 

You too can make a difference by discontinuing the use of bottled water and beginning to drink tap water. The three concerns people have when asked why they wouldn’t drink tap water is because of chlorine, bad taste and bad odors. These concerns are valid and can be alleviated through the use of filtered water bottles. Why not get the best of both worlds? Free water that also tastes great! Personal Filter Bottles do exactly that.

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Why bottled water is such a waste!

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

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 million bottles of Finnish tap water sent to Saudi Arabia or the importing of the popular Fiji water by the US and Canada. Demand for bottled water has been increasing even in areas where tap water is safe to drink. The increase in demand causes the production of unnecessary garbage and consumes vast amounts of energy. Although the bottled water is often no healthier than tap water, it can cost up to 10,000 times more. Tap water comes to us through an energy-efficient infrastructure whereas bottled water must be transported long distances leading to increased polution, which damages the environment. Nearly one-fourth of all bottled water crosses national borders by boats, trains, airplanes, and trucks. The long distance transportation involves burning massive quantities of fossil fuels so now is the time to buy the alternative to bottled water. Filtered water bottles give you the convenience you desire while being more affordable and more environmentally friendly.

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Brita Fill & Go Bottle

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

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 line of Pure Water 2GO portable water filters and bottle filters work better than the old Brita Bottles. The level 2 filters even remove dangerous chlorine and mercury and lead from your tap water. Even more exciting, Pure Water 2GO has a full line of emergency and biological filter products for use where you may not be able to find safe drinking water. Just dip the bottle into a lake or stream, and the patented sub micron biological filter actually makes the water safe to use!

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Bottled Water Controversy

Saturday, September 1st, 2007

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 concern has also raised questions regarding the water quality or lack there of.

Individual consumers aren’t the only ones involved in the controversy many city governments have even joined in by banning their facilities from buying bottled water.

Bottled water has become a huge problem and you can play your part in saving the environment and your money by using alternative sources to receive great tasting safe drinking water. A reusable filtered water bottle is a great example of how you can eliminate the waste caused by plastic bottles. Also, it is an affordable alternative to bottled water because you can filter in many cases up to 80 gallons per filter. Once you reach the life of the water filter, you can simply replace it and continue using the same bottle. Now that you know about the effects of bottled water and have an alternative take a stand and choose to eliminate bottled water!

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