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.

Lead

Lead occurs naturally in the environment at very low levels. Relatively high level sources of lead occurred in car exhaust prior to 2005 (the lead from exhaust fumes was ultimately deposited onto the ground) as well as in older paints (modern paint does not contain lead). Other sources exist such as pewter pitchers and dinnerware, bird shot, and fishing weights.

The symptoms of lead poisoning are numerous and affect many different body systems. Chronic exposure to even low levels of lead is detrimental to mental development in children, and has been correlated with decreased IQ and behavioral problems. Other symptoms of lead poisoning may include hyperirritability, aggressive behavior, decreased appetite and energy, poor sleeping, headaches, constipation, and loss of recently acquired developmental skills (in young children). Anaemia and abdominal cramping are also common. Very high levels may cause acute encephalopathy with vomiting, staggering gait, muscle weakness, seizures, or coma. 

Kids are NOT Little Adults

A child's body is less able to deal with impurities in drinking water. Because many of the crucial defense systems that help protect adults from disease are not fully developed in children. Just as medications and other chemical compounds affect children differently than they do adults‚ so do contaminants in our air‚ drinking water and foods. Chlorine, lead, parasites and other common tap water components may have tragic long term effects on small children. Crystal Quest offers drinking water that is safe, healthy and economical.

Water is the body‘s only way to flush out these toxins and the purer the water is to start with... the higher its capacity is to collect and cleanse these harmful compounds from the body. Pure water helps a child‘s defenses grow stronger and perform better; giving them the protection they need during those fragile developing years.

A child‘s immune and detoxification systems are still developing into and throughout their early teens. Exposure to trace levels of chlorine, toxic chemicals & lead in drinking water during childhood years has been linked to increased risks of disease and learning disorders in later years. A recent study showed that children with higher blood-lead levels have a significantly higher rate of problem behaviors than children with low blood-lead levels. "This study lends support to the belief that undue exposure to lead in childhood years may have a pervasive influence on the prevalence of juvenile delinquency in this country."

Often there are out breaks of chlorine resistant parasites like Cryptosporidium and Giardia in city water supplies‚ as was the case recently in Milwaukee WI‚ when over 100 people died and 400‚000 became sick in less than a month‚ mostly children and the elderly‚ when the water system became contaminated with Cryptosporidium. This intestinal parasite causes flu like symptoms‚ but can be fatal to small children and older adults... and is not controlled by chlorine.

Childhood Asthma‚ Cancer‚ Leukemia and immune disorders have all risen in the last decade. Many experts and studies suggest that this is partially due to children‘s increased exposure to environmental toxins and their decreased ability to detox. Water plays a major role in a child‘s exposure to toxins and in their body‘s ability to get rid of them.
A child consumes 3 times as much water per pound of body weight than an adult does‚ so they get a bigger dose of the chemicals in their water‚ and they‘re developing bodies are simply much more sensitive to the harsh effects...
An increased intake of clean healthy water is one of the easiest and best ways to help promote good health for our children.

Childhood asthma and many other illnesses have been directly linked to a child's level of exposure to chlorine and other chemicals from drinking and showering with tap water. Home water filtration products are a great investment in the health of our families.