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"But if your water contains perchlorate, for example, a rocket fuel ingredient that's been found in dozens of municipal water supplies throughout the country, a simple countertop filter won't do the job. Following is an explanation of common filters. Activated carbon filter: Used in countertops, faucet filters, and under-sink units, this filter uses the power of positively charged carbon to attract and absorb impurities. It's what's commonly found in Brita and Pur water filtration systems. It gets rid of bad tastes and odors, including chlorine." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "More than 90 percent of the fluoridated U.S. municipal water supplies use hydrofluorosilicic acid or its sodium salt as a fluoridating agent. These chemicals are highly toxic by-products of phosphate fertilizer production. Their presence in our drinking water supplies is more about the corporate bottom line than about the claimed benefit of preventing tooth decay. The appalling aspect of this whole scenario is the adverse health affects that can result from fluoride exposure, even at the relatively low doses used in water fluoridation programs. These may include ?hyperactivity ?" - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "When Drinking Water Is Dangerous A minimal amount of drinking water contamination is to be expected as a result of natural processes; however, today's tap water, whether coming from municipal water supplies or private wells, from surface water or underground aquifers, is much more than minimally contaminated. Contaminants in drinking water may be either chemical or microbial. Microbial contaminants, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, come from human and animal waste." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"If you ask me, fluoridated municipal water supplies may well be a reason why thyroid dysfunction is so common. Fluoride's ability to impair thyroid function is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that up until the 1970s European doctors used fluoride as a thyroid-suppressing medication for patients with an overactive thyroid. If you'd like to learn more about the potential risks of adding fluoride to our water systems, visit www.fluoridealert.org." - Frank Lipman, Mollie Doyle, Spent: Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Feel Great Again (Get the book.)

"The fluoridation of municipal water supplies, which began in the 1950s, now covers more than half of the United States population. Experts recommend one part per million of fluoride in water as a health-enhancing level. When fluoride levels are too high, harmless but unattractive brown stains can appear on the teeth. Levels of fluoride in excess of eight parts per million can result in the discoloration of teeth and, possibly, in bone abnormalities." - Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews, The Green Tea Book (Get the book.)

"Many municipal water supplies are treated with both alum (aluminum sulfate) and fluoride, and these two chemicals readily combine with each other in the blood. Moreover, aluminum fluoride, once formed, is very poorly excreted in the urine. Intestinal absorption of high levels of aluminum and silicon can result in the formation of compounds that accumulate in the cerebral cortex and prevent nerve impulses from being carried to and from the brain in the proper manner. Chronic calcium deficiency can aggravate the situation." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Chemicals found in dry-cleaning fluids (trichloroethylene), paint solvents (toluene), municipal water supplies (phenol and chlorine), carpets and flooring (formaldehyde), and some imported produce (pesticide residues) are also potentially harmful, depending on your level of susceptibility. Studies have proven that these chemicals can interfere with proper nerve and muscle function, cause skeletal and muscular changes, and alter mental functioning." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"Charcoal is the same material used to filter heavy metals out of municipal water supplies or to filter tap water in kitchen faucet filters. When taken internally, it binds with heavy metals and carries those heavy metals with it through your digestive tract, eliminating them from your body. These must be taken at the time of consuming heavy metals, and keep in mind that charcoal will nullify the acidity of your stomach acid, which reduces your ability to absorb other important nutrients, including minerals. So don't take charcoal with every meal." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"As mentioned previously, aluminum is added to many municipal water supplies. Beverages stored in aluminum cans contain three to six times more aluminum than the same beverages stored in glass. Other sources of aluminum include food wrappings, aluminum cookware, sodium aluminum phosphate (a food additive), baking powder, processed cheese, pickles, and some antacids. Mercury Mercury is perhaps the most toxic metal on the planet. Our two major sources of mercury exposure are fish and dental fillings." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) "Aluminum is another toxic metal that is commonly added to municipal water supplies in order to remove particulate matter. In addition, the drinking water in many cities, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Seattle, San Francisco, and Phoenix, contains excessive amounts of lead. According to one estimate, about 32 million Americans drink water that exceeds the federal safety limit for lead of 15 parts per billion.26 Because of these problems with tap water, we advise our patients to use bottled spring water, distilled water, or filtered water for drinking and cooking." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.) "As mentioned previously, some municipal water supplies contain excessive amounts of lead. In addition, approximately 200,000 tons of industrial lead aerosols are emitted annually into the atmosphere of the northern hemisphere. Some of this lead finds its way into our bodies through the lungs or by falling to the ground and entering the food chain through the soil. Other sources of lead include canned foods and some paints and cosmetics. It is not known whether the amount of lead the average American is exposed to is a significant cause of symptoms or illness." - Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Natural Medicine, Optimal Wellness: The Patient's Guide to Health and Healing (Get the book.)

"One prominent source of aluminum is our municipal water supplies. The excessive use of antacids is probably the most common cause of aluminum toxicity in this country, especially in people who have kidney problems. Many over-the-counter antacids contain amounts of aluminum hydroxide that may be too much for the kidneys to excrete successfully. Even antacids containing a mixture of aluminum and other ingredients may pose a problem; in some people, such products may cause the same reaction as products composed entirely of aluminum compounds." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Aluminum is added to some municipal water supplies to prevent the accumulation of particulates. In such areas, bottled water may be preferable. It appears unlikely, however, that avoidance of aluminum exposure after the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease could significantly affect the course of the disease. In population studies, high dietary intake of fat and calories was associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, whereas high intake of fish was associated with a decreased risk.6'7| 8 Whether these associations represent cause and effecr is unknown." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"In addition to cookware, it is also found in foil and utensils, antiperspirants, paints, cosmetics, and baking powders, as well as over-the-counter painkillers, antiinflammatory drugs, antacids, and douche preparations. CAUGHT OFF GUARD Last year, we saw an unprecedented number of recalls happen in the toy market. As I write this, Mattel, the world's largest toy company, is trying to scrub its tarnished image clean after several high-profile recalls on toys manufactured in China that may contain poisonous levels of lead in their paint." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"In taste tests, municipal water supplies routinely win over bottled waters—once the tap water has been aerated with a whisk or poured into a pitcher and allowed to stand overnight to get rid of the chlorine and its smell (you can do this at home). Like any taste sensation, the taste of water is highly subjective, but most people find distilled (purified) water to taste flat. Natural waters are naturally impure and the impurities make them taste better. In the best-tasting spring waters, the impurities stimulate—but just barely—a sweet or other pleasant sensation in the mouth." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Since these organisms are protected by a tough outer coat, the chlorine added to municipal water supplies to kill germs has little effect on them. Because of their small size, very fine filters are needed to trap them, and complete elimination of these parasites from tap water isn't possible. Drinking-water regulations are designed to reduce, but not necessarily eliminate, parasite contamination; so even water systems that meet government standards may not be free of parasites." - Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara, The Healing Miracle of Coconut Oil (Get the book.)

"Nearly all municipal water supplies have chlorine or chloramine and fluoride added, and the EPA regulates a number of metals that can come through corroded and leaching pipes, including lead, arsenic, aluminum, antimony, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, thallium, uranium, and zinc. We are finding out more and more how detrimental these chemicals are to our health. Here are some special concerns worth noting: CHLORINE Lifetime consumption of chlorinated tap water can more than double the risk of bladder and rectal cancers." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Some bottled water comes from municipal water supplies. To discover the source of any bottled water, call the bottler and request documentation about the nature and purity of the source. Bottled water that comes from municipal water supplies or lakes should be treated by reverse osmosis before being bottled, if it is to be considered safe. Avoid using ice unless you feel secure about the purity of the water from which it was made. Remember that automatic ice-makers use un-filtered tapwater. Freezing kills most parasites but does not kill bacteria." - Leo Galland, Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself (Get the book.)

"Half of all U.S. municipal water supplies are fluoridated, most commercial foods are grown with pesticides containing fluoride, and nearly all bottled sodas, drinks, canned foods, baby foods and formulas are processed with fluoridated water.716 As we shall soon establish, soy foods naturally contain fluoride and processed soy foods contain a lot of it." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

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