Today it is Water, not Food

I have been blogging about Food for over a year, but today water is worth a moment. Bottled water in particular. Bottled water has incredible health problems associated with it. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is the most notable cause. Bottle water is just plain terrible for you, and I consider it a potential killer.

In addition to hurting us as a species it is helping to destroy the planet. If people don’t stop drinking it to save themselves, please stop to save the children and grandchildren.

To read more, check out this great post by Dr. Edison de Mello, M.D.: WORLD WATER DAY: The Water Bottle Lie and Your Health.

Here is a sneak peak: Exposure to BPA has been linked to breast and prostate cancer, reproductive failures, heart disease, cognitive and behavioral problems, diabetes, obesity and asthma. A study commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control in 2007 showed that 93 percent of Americans have BPA in their urine. More recent studies are even scarier suggesting that BPA stays in the body longer than previously believed and that babies and young children may be particularly vulnerable because they may metabolize BPA more slowly than adults. Furthermore, in a study commissioned by the Environmental Working Group this past December, scientists found the chemical in nine of 10 randomly selected samples of umbilical cord blood.

What can you use instead? There are a couple of options. We choose the Nalgene bottle, which is BPA-free and affordable: Welcome to NALGENE Outdoor! You can purchase Nalgene’s at any outdoors store. Friends of mine choose the Klean Kanteen, which is more costly: Klean Kanteen: the Original BPA-free, Stainless Steel Bottle.

Since much of bottled water comes straight from the tap, simply refill your bottle whenever you head out.

Better yet, install a water filter on your sink and get some truly clean water. A countertop unit should cost under $150. An under-the-counter unit should cost less than $200. Be sure to get a KDF filter to get the Fluoride out too.

By the time you add the cost up of all the bottled water a household drinks, a water filter and couple of Nalgene’s make economic sense.

Comments

[Medical Advice]

Water is the best for me, it is never called the "Universal Solvent" for nothing! We can live longer without food and only water by our side.