| Ingredients in tap water are now a concern of many | | | | disease. You need to make your own decision on this |
| people all over the world. We now see a massive | | | | one. |
| trend of people interested in organic and natural | | | | Harmful Ingredients In Drinking Water |
| health. Is it any wonder that people want to know | | | | 5-Chlorine is used in every major water system in the |
| what the ingredients in tap water are? In this article | | | | world. It is used to disinfect and sanitize your water. |
| you're going to learn about ingredients that are in | | | | There are also proven links to cancer. Cancer has |
| most people's water. | | | | risen steadily since chlorine started being added to |
| The Good Ingredients In Drinking Water | | | | our water supply. There have been many studies |
| 1-Sodium is added to water in some places to soften | | | | performed that confirm this fact. |
| the water. It occurs naturally in your water coming | | | | 6-Lead in any amount can cause health problems. |
| from salt deposits under the ground. It's used in your | | | | Low doses of lead have proven to cause learning |
| body to deliver essential nutrients throughout your | | | | problems, diminished IQ's, problems in behavior, and |
| body. Excess sodium in your body can cause high | | | | shorter spans of attention in children. The effects of |
| blood pressure. So if your water contains high levels | | | | lead are for the most part not reversible. |
| of sodium and you already have high blood pressure | | | | 7-The last of the ingredients in tap water are actually |
| you may want to consider alternatives. | | | | a combination of many things. After extensive |
| 2-Calcium is normally associated with milk. Adults need | | | | testing by various consumer advocate groups in has |
| at least 1000-1200 milligrams of calcium per day, and | | | | been proven that there are over 2,100 toxic |
| if you have hard water in your area you may be | | | | chemicals in tap water. These chemicals show up in |
| getting up to 1/3 the minimum daily amount needed | | | | nearly every city in the U.S.A. and are proven cancer |
| by drinking 8 glasses of water. Calcium also protects | | | | causers as well as other health issues. |
| against heart disease and certain cancers | | | | You Have A Decision To Make |
| 3-Magnesium is necessary to control contractions of | | | | The harmful ingredients listed above are not a |
| your muscles but also aids in helping your blood to | | | | complete list. However, now that you know the |
| clot, and metabolizing protein, along with aiding other | | | | ingredients in tap water you have a choice to make. |
| bodily functions. Hard water generally contains higher | | | | Do you continue to drink plain tap water or do you |
| levels of magnesium. | | | | try and protect yourself and family. |
| 4-Fluoride is listed here as a beneficial ingredient | | | | The very best way to protect against the harmful |
| although there is a lot of ongoing debate about it. | | | | ingredients in tap water is to invest in a water filter |
| The best benefit of fluoride is that it is proven to | | | | that uses a combination of carbon filtration, ion |
| prevent cavities when ingested in small amounts | | | | exchange and sub micron filtration. These types of |
| through water. Tooth decay in general has declined | | | | filters are not expensive if you purchase them |
| greatly since the addition of fluoride into our water | | | | DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. With a little |
| supply. High levels have been proven to cause bone | | | | effort they are easily located. |