5 Ways To Drink More Water

In today’s culture of staying busy all the time, it’s pretty easy to forget about drinking adequate amounts of fluids. Drinking water, while not the most fun thing to do in life, is one of the most important activities to our health. Research shows that the easiest way to make sure you drink water is to incorporate it into your existing

7 Reasons To Claim Water For Life, Not Coal

Safe, affordable and accessible water is one of our planet’s scarcest natural resources. Many people don’t have access to fresh water for sanitation, agriculture, or even to drink. Yet, global water consumption by the power sector is growing; it’s expected to more than double by 2035, with coal projects accounting for 50% of increased water use. Vast quantities of water

5 Reasons You Should Be Drinking Lots of Water

I love water. I love drinking it, I love swimming in it, I love surfing on it, and I love looking at it while the sun sets. Water is the most vital substance we put in our bodies. It accounts for 70% of our body. It’s crucial to all life processes. When we’re hydrated, we look younger and more vibrant.

15 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Bottled Water

Water, its essential for us to live, our bodies are made up of 70% water, and it tastes delicious. For some reason however, humans decided that it would be a good idea to bottle it and sell it to others. One funny thing about bottled water that most people don’t realize, is that for the most part, companies are simply

What’s Really In That Bottled Water You’re Drinking?

Bottled water sales soared this past weekend in North West Ohio, specifically the Toledo region due to the toxic algae bloom. When Ohio state officials declared a state of emergency on Saturday, ordering everyone in the city not to get near their taps, they inadvertently caused a deluge of demand for bottled water. Some drove to Michigan to get water,

The Truth About Bottled Water

Bottled water is supposed to be healthier than our tap water, but is it? Choosing the correct bottled water makes all the difference. Most tap water in the U.S. is of very high quality. Water treatment plants across America do an incredible job of storing, cleaning and distributing water to our homes. But that doesn’t mean it is without problems.

5 Reasons Not To Drink Bottled Water

Bottled water is healthy water — or so marketers would have us believe. Just look at the labels or the bottled water ads: deep, pristine pools of spring water; majestic alpine peaks; healthy, active people gulping down icy bottled water between biking in the park and a trip to the yoga studio. In reality, bottled water is just water. That

Contaminants In Your Water: Radionuclides

Radioactive materials can enter water in several ways: By being deposited in surface water from the air By entering ground water or surface water from the ground through erosion, seepage, or human activities such as mining, farming, storm water, and industrial activities. By dissolving from underground mineral deposits as waster flows through them Some radioactive particles dissolve and move along with the water. Others

Contaminants In Your Water: Microbes

Microbes are single celled organisms so tiny that a million  could fit onto the needle. Not all microbes are bad, but there are several that can really cause havoc on your body and health when they get into the drinking water. Here are several of the most prominent: Fecal Coliform and E coli are bacteria whose presence indicate that the

How Much Atrazine is Safe in Your Water?

For decades, farmers, lawn care workers and professional green thumbs have relied on the popular weed killer atrazine to protect their crops, golf courses and manicured lawns. But atrazine often washes into water supplies and has become among the most common contaminants in American reservoirs and other sources of drinking water. Now, new research suggests that atrazine may be dangerous