In 2022 a gallop poll revealed that 57% of Americans worry more about safe drinking water than global warming, air, pollution, or the extinction of animals! That means that clean drinking water is definitely on our minds, and for good reason.  While some states have clean drinking water, other states actually warn their customers to test their tap water annually!  Where does your state rank?  Keep reading to find out.

Public Water Systems ADD Harsh and Unhealthy Chemicals Our public water treatment facilities add chemicals to our drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses and keep water pipes clean.  Many of those chemicals are unhealthy for us to digest, and some have even been linked to cancer.  You can remove those chemicals with a multistage water filter like what’s found in our premium alkaline water ionizers.  Here are some of

You’re Drinking Sex Hormones, Antibiotics, Mood Stabilizers, and More Pharmaceutical drugs in our tap water are a real and growing concern. According to Associate Press, at least 41 million Americans are exposed to these drugs daily! These pharmaceutical drugs include antibiotics, anticonvulsants, mood stabilizers, and sex hormones. To be fair, the concentrations of these drugs are small. They’re measured in parts per billion or trillion which is far below a

They Spilled Hazardous Chemicals and Didn’t Tell Anyone for FIVE MONTHS! On March 17th, 2023, ABC News reported that a cleanup was underway for 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from Xcel Energy, a nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minnesota. However, the leak happened in November of 2022, and the people in the surrounding communities weren’t notified until March 2023, a full five months later! An Xcel Energy spokesman said

Your Water Filter Isn’t Enough According to a survey conducted by the Water Quality Association in 2019, approximately 77% of American households use some form of water treatment or filtration, including filtering their tap water. But the most common form of water filtration is activated carbon, which is ineffective in removing the most dangerous contaminants. Which Water Category Do You Fall In? When it comes to drinking water, most Americans

What is a Heavy Metal? The technical definition of a heavy metal is a metallic element that’s dense. These elements include lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury, chromium, nickel, and more. All of these heavy metals occur naturally and get introduced into our drinking water through processes such as volcanic explosions and the erosion of rocks. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) sets national standards for drinking water quality and establishes maximum

  A major group of industrial water contaminants are known as PCBs. PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, are a group of chemicals that were widely used in industrial and commercial applications until they were banned in the 1970s due to concerns about their toxic effects on human health and the environment. That was back when the EPA still had some teeth! PCBs were popular because they were slick, durable, and heat

Earlier this year, we wrote about the $698 million dollar judgment against Monsanto for poisoning Oregon water with glyphosate. This article got a strong response from many of our customers so we did some more digging. Here is what we found: The Deadly Legacy of Monsanto Monsanto, now owned by Bayer AG, manufactures a chemical called glyphosate, which is a broad-spectrum herbicide that many people and businesses use to control

Feeling Too Old is Not Normal Did you know that sometimes our chronological age does not match our biological age? Sometimes our bodies are older than our number of years alive. This happens when we don’t take care of ourselves and our bodies break down faster than they should. In a new report released by the National Institute of Health, they discovered that drinking enough water will help us age

Nuclear and Rocket Testing, Mining Operations and More Threaten Our Water A recent report has concluded that radioactive contaminants are getting into drinking water all across the United States. At least 70% of Americans are exposed on a daily bases, that’s 170 million people! If you don’t have a multi-stage water filter or a water ionizer, now is the time to seriously consider getting one. Toxic Spills Leach Into Our