A simple and inexpensive way to prevent disease is to purify drinking water by using essential water purification methods. According to Diet for a Poisoned Planet, less than 1% of the earth’s surface water is safe to drink. 10% to 40% of private wells are contaminated. A growing list of contaminants make it into our water supply and create dangerous chemical cocktails. We are subjected to an estimated 150,000 chemicals with 1,500 additional chemicals introduced annually.
Our outdated water treatment plants were not designed to detect many of the current contaminants, including certain metals, industrial waste, pesticides, drugs, viruses, parasites, forever chemicals and radiological contaminants. The CDC estimates that at least 1.1 million people in the U.S. get sick every year from contaminants found in drinking water. .
Water Purification Methods
- Boiling Water for at least one minute is the most readily available option, but boiling water will not remove all the heavy metals, chlorine, microplastics, pesticides or every chemical.
- Spring Water – To insure the spring’s purity, have it tested.
- Iodine Tablets can be added to water to kill bacteria and viruses, though the taste may be unpleasant.
- Deionization uses ion exchange to produce quality water.
- Activated Carbon, UV Sterilizers and Sediment Filtration remove most impurities through absorption.
- Reverse Osmosis is a very effective method of water purification that uses semi-permeable membranes and claims to remove 99% of contaminants.
- Distilled Water is my preferred choice, as water is heated to create steam and then condensed back into 100% pure water.
For further information concerning our present day water dilemma, read my short article Valuable Water Fasting Facts.
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