Jupiter Melody

It is shocking to compare drinking tap water to smoking, but it is similar in many ways. Tobacco smoke contains over 500 different chemicals, many of them being carcinogens that cause cancers and other health problems. Similarly, tap water may contain over 500 different chemicals and contaminants. With out a water filter, drinking tap water is like... pouring small quantities of chemicals into your body every single day! There has been much research and many tests done on tap water and hazardous contaminants are found consistently contaminants that are bad for your familys health. We have the luxury of choice to smoke or not to smoke, but we have no such choice when it comes to drinking water our bodies require plenty of it every day! However, we do have the choice to use a water filter to filter the water before using. In a 1997 survey, only one third of consumers used a water filter treatment device. But that is not enough, everyone should filter their water prior to drinking, cooking and bathing. Government department recently described more than 80 contaminants in tap water that, when consumed, can cause a host of problems including: diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, legionnaire's disease, pneumonia, headaches, nausea, an increased risk of cancer, liver, kidney, central nervous system problems, eye/nose irritation, stomach discomfort, increased blood cholesterol, decreased blood sugar, skin damage, problems with the circulatory system, increased chance of developing benign intestinal polyps, intestinal lesions, allergic dermatitis, gastrointestinal distress. Further, these toxins can afflict people with Wilson's disease, nerve damage, thyroid problems, and bone diseases. Worse still, your children could suffer from delays in physical and mental development, attention-span deficits and learning abilities. Infants below the age of six-months could become seriously ill, experience shortness of breath, blue baby syndrome, hair or finger nail loss, numbness in the fingers or toes, intestinal and liver problems, nervous ...Read More