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Toxic Water, Toxic Water Everywhere
By Dr. Patrick Flanagan
I am Dr Patrick Flanagan, and this is the latest edition of my Dr Health Secrets
newsletter. Just in time for hot summer days and ice-cold thirst quenching water, I
wrote this newsletter about toxic water and its effects on your body.
Wash Away All Your Health
I suppose you can say that water is my, well, thing. As an advocate for the nutritional
benefits of water, as well as the health implications associated from there-lack-of, I
feel obligated to highlight the darker side of the substance that is needed as much
as the air that we breathe.
This saddens me greatly, although I suppose I should just be resigned to the fact by
now, but I still fail to fully understand how people continue to pollute, corrupt, and
destroy something that is so vital to all of our lives. Still less plausible even, is the
knowledge that people still drink this water, then wonder how and why their health
has decreased immeasurably and almost unexplainably.
The water that you drink, bathe in, shower in, do laundry in, and otherwise
completely function in, has a dark enemy within it that craves a healthy body, such
as yours, to corrupt and nestle inside. It may sound dramatic, but if people truly
knew what was in their water, they would feel more violated than if they were
robbed and then later sued by the assailant after he/she fell and broke their leg.
The chemicals in tap water have been a growing concern for many years, and
although there are groups and organizations that make it their work and passion to
inform the public, their voices seem to fall on na?ve and unassuming ears.
Water Way
70-80% of the human body is composed of water. It is the ultimate
solvent and mixes with almost everything biological or chemical. Our
bodies are mostly water and, like you, I'm careful about what I drink.
Yet today there are over 2,100 known toxins that cause cancer in U.S.
drinking water. I used to think, "Come on! If harmful chemicals were
really in drinking water, the city or state would do something."
But then one day I simply bought a home water testing kit and sampled
some of my tap water. I was shocked and appalled at what I found.
Just type "home water testing kit" into your favorite search engine for
your own kit
In the U.S. alone, there are over 100,000 toxins present within the
environment. In U.S. drinking water, there are over 2100 toxic
chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Women have a one in three
chance of contracting some form or cancer, while men have a one in
two chance. Currently, there are 19 major U.S. cities, including San
Francisco, San Diego, New Orleans, Atlanta, Detroit, Denver, Phoenix,
and others, that have highly polluted drinking water that is not fit for
human consumption.
This is a warning you are used to hearing when you travel within exotic
locations, but now the threat has made its way into your home.
According to the Washington, D.C. based Environmental Working Group
(EWG), manufacturers dumped more than one billion pounds of toxic
chemicals into rivers, lakes and other bodies of water between 1990
and 1994. EWG also estimates that manufacturers contributed about
450 million additional pounds via sewage. (1)
1000 contaminants are added every year and only 100 are addressed.
1/10 of 1 year's amount of toxins is not sufficient. Just one example is
the fish in the UK now reportedly contaminated by Prozac due to so
many prescriptions while the sewer systems have no way of breaking
down this non-organic chemical. That's just one example.
Pesticides are an entirely other problem. Two billion pounds of
pesticides are used every single year. That's eight pounds for every
American. These pesticides enter water systems via disposal sites,
animal waste, runoff, sewage, etc. After reviewing published (but not
publicized) State data and conducting its own tests, EWG found that a
single glass of Midwestern tap water has three or more pesticides in it
at any given time.
What's a Water Drinker To Do?
The best solution is get information about your local water supply (see
RESOURCE BOX) and then to get a highly advanced water filter for your
house. Quality filters can range in the thousands of dollars, but clean
water is much cheaper and easier than medical problems later in your
life. Nothing feels as good as a shower without chlorinated water!
Remember, the problem with drinking distilled water is that your body is
designed to drink water with minerals in it. So try adding minerals to
your water and see how you feel. And some mineralized bottled water
sources are great, as long as they are rigorously tested as many
premium bottled waters are.
About the Author
This article has been authored by Dr Patrick Flanagan, a cellular hydration expert who has developed a unique mineral form called silica Microclusters® and silica hydride to dramatically increase longevity.
www.DrHealthSecrets.com
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