You're thirsty after working in the sun on a hot Saturday
afternoon. You head to the kitchen and pour yourself a cool glass
of water and gulp it back greedily. The immediate effect is to
cool you down, quench your thirst, and re-hydrate your body.
But did you give any thought to what its doing to your body? Its
true that doctors suggest we drink 8 glasses of water a day, but
if you dont drink the right kind of water,it can have a harmful
effect on you!
Wait a minute, you say: "The right kind of water???" How many
kinds of water are there?
The answer is: several! Water is not just a colorless liquid that
quenches our parched tongues. Water is a necessary part of life
and not just for keeping us hydrated. Most people dont know that
watercontains other properties that allow you to live a healthy
life:
1. Your water is supposed to deliver essential nutrients and
minerals needed to live. For example, calcium, magnesium,
potassium and trace elements -- which doctors recommend we
take in -- can be found in some drinking waters, but not
all. Are you spending an arm and a leg on supplements to
ensure youre getting these minerals when instead you can
get them simply and cheaply by drinking the right kind of
water?
2. Your water should help balance out the acidic state of your
body. Simply put, our bodies tissues produce waste that is
acid in nature. When these acid wastes accumulate -- because
of pollutants, modern diet and stress -- our tissues slowly
deteriorate. Chronic diseases such as cancer,arthritis,
diabetes and osteoporosis are associated with this acid
condition. Water should help balance out our acidic state
by being alkaline.
3. Like a natural stream, your water should have antioxidant
properties. Oxidization hastens cell breakdown, while foods
with antioxidant properties prevent it. You dont need anyone
to tell you that you want a body that generates cells, not
destroys them!
4. Your water should be free of contaminants. Many people are
shocked to learn that there can be over 2000 contaminants
in an ordinary glass of tap water.
So aside from quenching your thirst, water should also be full of
minerals, be alkaline, and be antioxidant. But did you know that
most water is exactly the opposite? And did you know that waters
from many water purifier systems fail these basic requirements?
Its true. People buy water purification systems thinking that
they will successfully filter out the "bad stuff" and keep the
"good stuff" in water. Unfortunately, many systems, even the
expensive ones, eitherdo an inadequate job of filtering out the
"bad stuff" or they filter out everything -- both good and bad.
In fact, there are filtration systems for which people pay top
dollar, that doctors recommend you dont drink from on a long term
basis -- because they can make your body even more acidic!
But before you completely swear off water, know this: its not all
bad news. There are excellent purification systems that do a good
job of creating healthy, alkaline water with as much antioxidant
property as a glass of orange juice!
Protect the health of your family. Before believing the
advertising claims of any system, and before spending a fortune
on bottled water, really compare the choices in home purification
systems. Find out:
1. How do the health benefits of each system compare?
(contamination, acidity, antioxidant, minerals)
2. Whats the taste like? If you dont love the taste, you wont
drink enough water.
3. How much will it cost me?
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