What about Water?

21st February, 2010 - Posted by Kimberly Guthrie - 2 Comments

How much water do you drink? How much water do you use to cook with? Do you have a well or public water? What is the quality of the water in your home? If you have public water you may be  under the assumption that it is safe and healthy. Unfortunately, we don’t really know what is in our water unless we have it tested.  My daughter Heather has experienced some unpleasant side effects from  her water. She has noticed every time she goes home after visiting us, she and the boys have terrible tummy problems. It has become obvious to her that she can no longer drink her water.  

Many things can affect the quality, taste, and safety of  our water, some  are out of our control.  It wouldn’t be difficult to  spend thousands of  dollars on whole house filtration systems, under the counter models, and even shower filters. But, what about those of us that don’t have the money in our budget? I know that I want clean, healthy drinking water.

Martha, from the Ultimate Women’s Expo, asked what I did for the best water. Well, I don’t know that I have the “best” water, but I do think it is acceptable. We have used the Brita Water Pitcher but have been advised the Zero water pitcher is a better choice. If I had my choice, and money was no object, I would have a whole house filtration system. You can get under the counter, and on the counter models as well. When choosing what will work best for your family, make sure you know the cost of the filters, and how often they need to be replaced. This can make a big difference in the cost of  your water filtration system over the course of a year.

When we buy bottled water I buy Crystal Geyser or Walmart Brand water. Fuji is the best bottled water but it is pricey. Crystal Geyser has a good  pH and no fluoride. I recently found out that Walmart water,while it has a good pH, has fluoride in it. Right now these are the best budget conscious choices for my family. It may not be the “best” but it fits within our budget.

Blessings from My Heart to Yours,

Kimberly

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momofemmett

February 21st, 2010 at 2:45 AM    


We are blessed with good well water. Recently tested, it is a good source of water.
We recently bought an Enagic water machine; it makes alkaline water. Testing our well water, it is neither alkaline nor acidic.
I do know one thing: drinking the well water never helped my severe acid reflux. Since starting on the Enagic Kangan water, I have stopped taking Prilosec, which is not good for anyone, other than keeping my acid reflux out of my life! But May 1, 2009, I began on the Kangan water, and dropped the prilosec because the Enagic advertisement said it would help. Help it did.
I am not totally free of acid reflux, but without this water and without prilosec, I would be waking 3-4 times a night with stomach acid in my throat and mouth — every night! I can count on my 2 hands how many times I have been awaken by the reflux since May 1, 2009!
And you should be drinking the right amount of water. For me, 13 8-oz cups is what I should have. Do you know what your need is?
Water — there is no better liquid for your body!

Lorduseme

February 21st, 2010 at 12:20 PM    


I never realized it until I moved here, but when we lived in Florida (well water), I had tummy trouble as well. I was actually diagnosed with IBS, but I truly believe that it was the water. When we moved here to NW Georgia, I couldn’t fathom the idea of drinking chlorinated municipal water, so we purchased a MultiPure under the counter system with a coconut carbon filter. I love it! It has its own dispenser faucet on our kitchen sink, but is stashed away to avoid counter clutter. I think I paid $350 for the entire set up three years ago, and the yearly filter replacements are around $55. And guess what? No more tummy trouble!

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