| Is whole house water treatment the way to go? Or | | | | one of those counter top filters. They hook up to |
| should you just buy filters for only some of the | | | | your faucet and filter the water as it comes out. As |
| faucets in your house? It's partially a matter of | | | | far as water treatment equipment, these types of |
| understanding why you're filtering your water in the | | | | water filters are relatively inexpensive (about $100), |
| first place. But it's also a matter of money. Let's talk | | | | durable, and easy to use. |
| about this in more detail. | | | | Unfortunately, if you're just filtering your drinking and |
| I'm sure you understand the need to filter your | | | | cooking water, you're missing a big source of |
| drinking water. With all of the reports that have | | | | pollutants entering your body, which is through your |
| come out recently about all of the toxins and | | | | skin. Your skin is an organ just as your heart or liver |
| pollutants in our water, it's hard not to understand | | | | is. As a matter of fact, besides protecting your body, |
| the need for water treatment equipment at home. | | | | your skin's major function is to eliminate toxins. Just |
| Ralph Nader's group found over 2,000 carcinogens in | | | | as your body can eliminate toxins through your skin, |
| the water they studied. And recently several reports | | | | it can ingest toxins through your skin. |
| came out about finding prescription drugs in our | | | | You can get just as many toxins into your skin during |
| water supplies. | | | | a hot bath or shower as you can drinking a glass of |
| A lot of people start filtering their water by buying | | | | unfiltered water! Not only that, but if you have |
| those filtering pitchers. They usually work by carbon | | | | chlorinated water, the heat from the bath can |
| or ceramic filtration. You can buy one for about $20. | | | | vaporize certain carcinogenic chemicals in the water, |
| And, if you're doing nothing else, then this is certainly | | | | which you then breathe in! |
| a good step to take. | | | | Obviously, this piecemeal approach to water filtration |
| But it's not much of a mental leap to go from the | | | | is not the best. What you need is whole house water |
| need to filter just your drinking water to the need to | | | | treatment. You can buy a whole house water filter |
| filter your cooking water, too. After all, those | | | | for slightly under $1,000. That's probably less than |
| pesticides found in our drinking water are not going | | | | filtering each faucet's water. Also, you don't have as |
| to break down and become benign just because you | | | | much upkeep, not to mention the expense of |
| heated them up for a little while. | | | | changing all those filters every six months. Having |
| So, if you're concerned about cooking water, too, | | | | whole house water treatment equipment is best all |
| then whole house water treatment might certainly be | | | | around. It's cheaper, more convenient, and certainly |
| the way to go. You can accomplish this by buying | | | | better for your health. |