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 There is no doubt the quality of the water you drink each day, makes a vital contribution to your health, fitness and life expectancy.   The liver is a remarkable machine for keeping weight under control being both a fat burning organ and a fat pumping organ. |
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Important facts about drinking clean water: |
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loss The liver is a remarkable machine for keeping weight under control being both a fat burning organ and a fat pumping organ. New research found that if the liver filter is overloaded or damaged with toxic chemical in your food and drinking water, it may damage the body's natural weight-control mechanisms - read more.. |
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| 3. | Tap water under microscope - a shocking report by the Water Research Commission of South Africa The pioneering study by a team of senior Water Research Commission scientists in South Africa. read more.. |
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| 4. | Lead Linked To Obesity In Males A professor at the University of Houston uncovered the link between lead exposure and obesity in men .. read more... |
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Soft drinks instead of clean water: Humans are the only species on the planet who actually go out of their way to feed crab to their children. Health effects attributed to soft drinks include Alzheimer, loss of bone density, diabetes, heart diseases, blood acidosis, kidney stress, immune system suppression, obesity, tooth decay, ADHD and even dramatic mood swings. The human costs are frightening when we consider that obesity could shorten the average life span of an entire generation - read more... |
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Chlorine and cancer: This poisonous chemical, accompanied by its byproducts, is now known to cause at least three types of cancers, among other serious health problems - read more... |
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Chemicals and cancer: Few of us realize the extent or long term impact of these low level synthetic chemicals in the water we use. In our highly industrialized society we use over 80000 toxic chemicals every day, and over 1000 new ones are being developed every year. It is estimated that drinking water contains more than 2100 toxic chemicals that can cause cancer - read more... |
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| 8. | Chemicals In Our Waters Are Affecting Humans And Aquatic Life In Unanticipated Ways Contaminants are affecting aquatic environments and may be coming back to haunt us in unanticipated ways. read more... |
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| 9. | Does 'the dose make the poison?' The "dose makes the poison" is a common adage in toxicology. It implies that larger doses have greater effects than smaller doses. read more... |
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| Pollution in people Pollution of our bodies is thought by many scientists to be universal today - read more... |
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Breast cancer - research: Laboratory research provides evidence that environmental pollutants may contribute to breast cancer risk by damaging DNA, promoting tumor growth, or increasing susceptibility by altering mammary gland development - read more... |
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List of known carcinogens in drinking water(cancer causing chemicals). Known carcinogens are defined as "those substances for which the evidence from human studies indicates that there is a casual relationship between the exposure to the substance and human cancer." - read more... |
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Endocrine Disrupters: Scientific studies have shown that certain chemicals can disrupt endocrine function and through this disruption, can result in physical abnormalities, infertility, or cancer (breast, prostate and testicular). - read more... |
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| 13. | Male Fertility May Be Harmed by chemicals Many young men have a low sperm count and more and more boys are born with malformed sexual organs. read more... |
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| 14. | Growing premature birth rate associated with increased use of chemicals A growing body of evidence suggests that the consequence of prenatal exposure to pesticides and nitrates as well as to other environmental contaminants is detrimental to many outcomes of pregnancy. read more... |
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Drinking water contaminants: EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) drinking water contaminant list - read more... |
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Water contaminants removal: Think Smart water contaminant removal and health effect chart - read more... |
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Municipal Tap Water: Most drinking water plants are old and out of date, and water supplies are increasingly threatened and contaminated by chemicals and micro-organisms. We often take the purity of our tap water for granted -- and we shouldn't - read more... |
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How Lead Poisons the Human Body: Lead can remain in the bones for years. It affects the brain and nervous system, reproductive capabilities, the kidneys, the digestive system and the body's ability to make blood - read more... (also read - Beethoven died from lead poisoning) |
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Taste, odor and smell: The use of lead solder to join copper water pipes in homes was already banned in 1986 in the U.S.! It is still common practice today in South Africa to use lead and copper pipes in our homes - read more... |
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Dangers for pregnant woman and children: Pregnant women, young children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems are particularly vulnerable to some contaminants in tap water - read more... |
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The Five Most Common Toxic Heavy Metals: Heavy metals become toxic when they are not metabolized by the body and accumulate in the soft tissues - read more... |
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There are many diseases caused by waterborne germs - read more... |
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What is Nitrate and Why is There Concern
about its Presence in Drinking Water? In the body, nitrate is converted to more toxic nitrites, which can cause serious health effects in infants and pregnant women - read more... |
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Why Is There Concern
About Pesticides and Herbicides in Drinking Water? Pesticides pose a health threat not only because of their toxicity, but also because of their widespread use - read more... |
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What you should know about Cryptosporidium & Giardia: The most common symptoms of waterborne illness, nausea and diarrhea, usually are wrongly blamed on stomach flues, viruses in the air, or bad food - read more... |
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Biological Impurities: Bacteria, Viruses, and Parasites. Micro organisms originating from human and animal feces, or other sources, can cause waterborne diseases - read more... |
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Waterborne diseases: As water supplying infrastructures deteriorate or are stressed by the ever increasing demand, the risk of severe epidemics of waterborne diseases increases proportionally! - read more... |
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Why is de mineralized water (produced by Reverse Osmosis [RO] systems) not suitable for consumption: De mineralized water is not what your body needs, and drinking this types of low quality water could lead to health problems over time - read more... |
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Reverse Osmosis (RO) -What you must know before you buy a RO water filter and
20 Disadvantages of RO units: Purifying methods such as reverse osmosis, distillation, and de ionization remove essential minerals from water. This is called demineralization. Consumption of water low in certain minerals may lead to severe long-term health problems - read more... |
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Ultraviolet Light (UV) Disinfection: |
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Bottled water - Is it Hip or Hype? It may be fashionable and convenient, but it is less healthier than properly filtered water and it costs 300 times more to produce, according to a major study - read more... |
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| 32. | 7 ways to reduce your risk of getting kidney stones Staying hydrated can help you prevent what many people describe as the worst pain of their lives.. read more... |
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Essential : Minerals are essential for the basic functions of the human body to take place. They help to control bone growth, regulate fluids, normalize nerve and muscle functions, keep up metabolism, grow connective tissues, and so much more - read more... |
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Soda, Energy, Popular Sports Beverages and tooth decay: These beverages may cause irreversible damage to dental enamel, potentially resulting in severe tooth decay according to a study, with energy drinks, sports beverages and bottled lemonades causing the most harm to dental enamel - read more... |
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Soda's and heart disease: Recent research show that drinking even one can of soda a day, regular or diet, can increase your risk factors for heart disease - read more... |
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| 36. | Energy Drinks May Pose Risks For People With High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease Blood pressure and heart rate levels increased in healthy adults who drank two cans a day of a popular energy drink. read more... |
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Soda's and Alzheimer's: New research in mice suggests excess drinking of sugary beverages like soda may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease - read more... |
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Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup: Researchers have found new evidence that soft drinks sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) may contribute to the development of diabetes and other health risks, particularly in children - read more... |
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| 39. | Association between acidic drinking water produced by Reverse Osmosis systems and Type 1 Diabetes In a recent preliminary investigation in Norway suggests a possible link between acidic drinking water and Type I diabetes - read research results... |
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Soda and cancer: Do sodas cause esophageal cancer? Can you get brain tumors from drinking too many diet sodas? - read more... |
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| 41. | Global Climate Change And Toxic Chemicals: A Potentially Lethal Combination As temperature influences the toxic effects of chemicals, so does chemical exposure influence the temperature tolerance of an organism. read more... |
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| 42. | Warning by experts on fruit juices
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