Over 2100 known toxins may be present in drinking water, which increases your risk for illness and affects the taste and smell of water. Better tasting, better smelling, and healthier water is what you get when you filter out chemical (e.g., chlorine/ lead) and bacterial contaminants from the water you drink or use for bathing.
Trace Minerals: Essential to a Healthy Body From the hair on your head to the bones that support you and the blood that runs through you, your body relies on minerals for optimal health. Minerals are broken into two categories: macrominerals and trace minerals. Since the body cannot make minerals, we must get them from food or water. Many foods and vitamin formulas contain the major macrominerals, such as calcium, potassium and magnesium. The challenge is trace minerals, such as selenium, copper, manganese and molybdenum. There are over seventy known trace minerals, many of which scientists continue to study [...]
Sometimes stimulating healing can be SIMPLE! When hot water touches our body, the blood at the surface moves deeper inside. Then when cold water touches, blood is drawn to the surface. This pumping action is beneficial because it moves blood which is detoxifying. The movement brings nutrients to the area and removes toxins. This simple remedy method can be used for many conditions. For example, if you have a sore throat, you can put a cold compress on your throat, and cover it with wool. This will draw out the heat from your sore throat. Your body will move [...]
When it comes to healthy living, what are the most important things to consider? Water always comes up in my conversations with patients. How much water do you drink? I also need to consider the quality of the water. After reading this drinking water article , you too will fully understand how important it is to pay attention to what is in the water you are drinking every day. The best water filter system I have found is one that has a resin filter for arsenic and fluorine (especially important for Arizonans). In addition, it needs a carbon filter for chlorine, pharmaceutical drugs, pesticides, and [...]