Archive for November, 2007

Go Green Today!

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

It is estimated that about 60 million plastic bottles are thrown away every day! Yes, that’s every day!

Almost all of these bottles, as you can imagine, are from water bottles. Consumers are craving clean, fresh water wherever they go and are thus using these plastic water bottles at an ever-increasing rate every day. Even with the new “Go Green” campaign that is sweeping the US and Canada, the number of bottles poured into our environment is still way too high.

What can you do? Go Green is really the only answer. You have to be conscious of everything that you do and everything that you consume. Make sure that the products you use are as environmentally friendly as possible. If you are using a product, make sure that you are using it as green as possible.

The main item people can cut down on immediately is bottled water. Cutting the plastic bottle waste down would go a great deal in helping the landfills and energy consumption in the country. Make sure you are using water filter bottles wherever you go instead of buying bottled water. These specially designed bottles have a filter built into the bottle that will actually filter water as you drink. They are designed to be reused for years and years, thus saving millions of trash bottles every day. Such a simple idea can make a huge difference.

Start your Go Green campaign today, get a water bottle filter and cut down on that waste.

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International Travelers Beware of Water-borne Diseases

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

Water-borne Diseases (WBD): Diseases which arise from the contamination of water by human or animal faeces or urine infected by pathogenic viruses or bacteria, and which is directly transmitted when the water is drunk or used in the preparation of food. 

  1. Amebiasis – a protozoan (cyst-like appearance); found in sewage, non-treated drinking water, flies in water supply; the symptoms are as follows: abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, diarrhea, gas pains, fever
  2. Campylobacteriosis – found in non-treated water, sewer, poor hygiene, crowded living conditions with inadequate sewage facilities; symptoms are as follows: water diarrhea, vomiting, occasional muscle cramps
  3. Cholera - a bacterium; found in non-treated water, sewage, poor hygiene, crowded living conditions with inadequate sewage facilities; symptoms are as follows: diarrhea, abdominal discomfort
  4. Cryptosporidiosis - a protozoan; collects on water filters and membranes that cannot be disinfected, animal manure, seasonal runoff of water; symptoms are as follows: flu-like symptoms, watery diarrhea , loss of appetite, substantial loss of weight, bloating, increased gas, stomach
  5. Cyclosporiasis - a protozoan parasite; found in sewage, non-treated drinking water; symptoms are as follows: cramps, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, low-grade fever, and fatigue
  6. Giardiasis  - a common protozoan parasite; found in untreated water, poor disinfection, pipe breaks, leaks, groundwater contamination, campgrounds where humans and wildlife use same source of water. Beavers and muskrats act as a reservoir for Giardia; symptoms are as follows: diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, bloating, gas and gas pains
  7. Hepatitis A  – virus; found in raw sewage, untreated drinking water, poor hygiene, ingestion of shellfish from sewage-flooded beds; symptoms are as follows: fever, chills, abdominal discomfort, jaundice, urine dark
  8. Salmonellosis - a bacterium; found in contaminated water, shellfish, turtles, fish; symptoms are as follows: gastroenteritis, fever and rapid blood-poisoning.
  9. Shigellosis - a bacterium; found in sludge, untreated wastewater, groundwater contamination, poorly disinfected drinking water; symptoms are as follows: fever, diarrhea, bloody stools
  10. Schistosomiasis – a schistosoma; found in contaminated fresh water with certain types of snails that carry schistosomes; symptoms are as follows: rash or itchy skin. fever, chills, cough, and muscle aches
  11. Typhoid fever - a bacterium; found in raw sewage (carried and excreted in feces by humans), water supplies with surface water source; symptoms are as follows: fever, headache, constipation, appetite loss, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal rash
  12. Viral gastroenteritis  – a virus; found in sewage, contaminated water, inadequately disinfected drinking water (mostly surface water sources); symptoms are as follows: repeated vomiting and diarrhea over 24-hour period, gastrointestinal discomfort, headache, fever.

THE WAY TO PREVENT ANY OF THESE WATER-BORNE ILLNESSES FROM RUINING YOUR INTERNATIONAL TRIP IS TO USE A PORTABLE FILTRATION DEVICE DESIGNED FOR FILTERING BACTERIA, CYSTS, AND PROTOZOA! DON’T LEARN THE HARD WAY! PREPARE FOR THE WORST! WATER FILTERS CAN LITERALLY SAVE YOUR LIFE!

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Facts about Bottled Water

Friday, November 9th, 2007

- Close to half of the U.S. population drinks bottled water on a regular basis, despite the fact that it can be up to 1,000 times more expensive than the tap.

- About one-quarter of U.S. bottled water comes from a municipal water source.

- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) conducted a study of 103 brands of bottled water (over 1,000 bottles were tested in all) and found that one-third contained synthetic organic chemicals and bacteria.

- The NRDC reported that a five-year supply of bottled water cost over $1,000 compared with $1.65 for the same amount of tap water.

If your like me and want something affordable, convenient, great tasting, and safe choose a filtered water bottle. Filtered water bottles give you more convenience because you can fill them up anywhere. They are safer because you can choose the level of filtration. They are more affordable because they cost between $.05 and $.30 depending on the filter level.

So stop wastiing your money and get a revolutionary filtered water bottle. Make a statement!

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Dangers Showering in Unfiltered Water

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

You wouldn’t knowingly bathe in toxins every morning or set out to harm your lungs and sinuses, irritate your allergies and skin, or willingly increase your risk of cancer. But the fact is, chlorine and its by-products in your shower water are toxins which can damage your health.

Research indicates an increased risk for bladder and rectal cancer from drinking chlorinated water. And even though you’re not drinking water in the shower, you can absorb many times more chlorine in a shower than you do by drinking the same water! Tests show that your body can absorb more chlorine as a result of a 10-minute shower than if you drank eight glasses of the same water.

How can that be? A warm shower opens up your pores, causing your skin to act like a sponge. As a result, you not only inhale the chlorine vapors, you also absorb them through your skin, directly into your bloodstream-at a rate that’s up to six times higher than drinking.

Short term risks include skin, eye or sinus irritation in some people. Long term risks include oxidation (cell and tissue aging), hardened arteries, dry skin, increased risk of cancer, and hardened arteries. In addition, if you suffer from asthma or any other skin or respiratory problem, chlorinated water can make your condition worse:

The good news is that showering in chlorine-treated water is a risk you can erase immediately, through the use of a proper shower filter.

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Tap Water Contaminated

Thursday, November 1st, 2007

Knowing what is in your tap water might make you stop and think: “should I be drinking this?” 

Is tap water really safe to drink?  There are all kinds of contaminates in tap water from parasites, viruses, to even lead and other heavy metals.  Drinking water that is contaminated can be very harmful to the body.  With water serving as a conduit for contaminated tap water it can cause reproductive dysfunction, kidney problems, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and fetal, neurological and brain damage. An alternative to drinking tap water is getting filtered water bottle.  The bottles filters the tap water so the water is safe to drink and the water doesn’t damage the body.  The filtered bottle can be used on the go when you are not at home.  So when taking road trips, to fishing, or even to the park you can take the bottle with you and not worry about damaging the body while drinking water.

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