| As a rule of thumb you should drink at least eight | | | | such as flouride and chlorine and makes it less acidic. |
| cups of natural or purified water daily. 90% of our | | | | Reverse Osmosis is hands down the best way to |
| body is made of water. Water is the key ingredient | | | | purify tap water. |
| to life, without it we will perish in a very short time | | | | Better still is completely natural spring, or artesian |
| span. Yet most of the time people drink soda, | | | | water. Why? Because it is untouched and pure, right |
| alcohol, and fruit juice, instead. | | | | from the source and requires no filtration. This water |
| Unfortunately, all of the drinks I just listed are | | | | is also loaded with essential minerals to keep your |
| incredibly dehydrating, so if you are drinking those | | | | body healthy and naturally has an alkaline pH. |
| you need to be drinking even more purified water | | | | Here are the top bottled water contenders; Fiji, |
| than someone who is not drinking soda, alcohol, or | | | | Evian, Voss, Volvic, Penta, Evamor, and Poland Spring. |
| fruit juice. | | | | There are also several smaller bottled water |
| You should not drink tap water because most tap | | | | companies that produce very healthy bottled water |
| water, other than a few select places, is loaded with | | | | as well. You can usually find them at your local health |
| flouride and chlorine in order to kill off many harmful | | | | food store. If you have any more questions on what |
| types of bacteria caused by environmental pollution. | | | | bottled water you should buy, I am sure someone at |
| Flouride, even though they use it at the dentists | | | | your local health food store can help you. |
| office, is horrible for you to ingest, and can lead to | | | | Why is most fruit juice bad to drink? Because most |
| certain cancers. Chlorine ingestion can also lead to | | | | fruit juice that is sold is anything but fresh juice that |
| cancer, and weight gain, both chemicals are | | | | is healthy for you. The stuff you think is healthy juice |
| dangerous toxins to have in your body. | | | | is basically soda. Pick up a soda and pick up a sports |
| The problem does not stop at tap water, however. | | | | drink, or a bottle of juice and compare the |
| Most bottled water is a scam and is awful for you to | | | | ingredients. Usually the only difference between them |
| drink. | | | | is the carbonated water and the flavoring. |
| Why? Because there are hardly any regulations on | | | | Fresh juice goes bad in about two or three days. |
| the bottled water industry. Almost all of the bottled | | | | Compare that with most juice you can buy at the |
| waters are merely acidic tap water from one region, | | | | grocery store, which can last up to a month after |
| barely filtered, then bottled and shipped somewhere | | | | you buy it. |
| else. | | | | Basically the only way to drink really healthy juice is |
| Ever wonder why some bottled waters are more | | | | to make the juice yourself at home with a juicer, or |
| expensive than the others? There is a reason. Did | | | | go to your local health food store, they usually make |
| you think that your local grocery store has a natural | | | | fresh juice daily. |
| spring out back so they can produce their own brand | | | | Even though fresh juice can provide you with |
| of great spring water for $3.00 a case? It's tap | | | | essential vitamins and minerals, it still it not enough to |
| water. | | | | hydrate your body on its own. Most fruit juice is |
| Why should you believe me? I have a very close | | | | loaded with sugar, which is dehydrating, so you don't |
| friend who worked for a reverse osmosis water | | | | want to consume too much juice anyway. |
| filtration company, which performed independent | | | | Water, water, water, is really all you need to drink. It |
| tests on all of the kinds of bottled water to find out | | | | will give you more energy, make you more tolerant |
| which were the healthiest and which were not. | | | | to exercise, make your mind clearer, and can reduce |
| So what water can you drink? | | | | hunger cravings. Water reduces hunger pangs by |
| Dasani and Aquafina, although ironically made by soda | | | | 98%, so if you are dieting or trying to lose weight, |
| companies, are the least expensive of the safe | | | | drink more water. I think that you will be surprised by |
| bottled waters. They are still made with tap water, | | | | the results. |
| but the tap water is filtered using a reverse osmosis | | | | Good luck on your journey towards health and |
| filtration system, which removes harmful chemicals, | | | | wellness! |