CLEANER WATER
Outbreaks of waterborne disease are on the increase. An estimated 7 million people become sick and more than 1,000 die in the United States each year from waterborne microbes.
As with air, there’s a wide array of water purifiers on the market. The most basic include filtered water pitchers, which remove lead and chloroform and are sufficient for most people’s needs. But quality ranges from poor to excellent, and, ironically, the plastics can leach toxins into the water.
Pipeline-intake and under-sink water filters are more efficient and will improve the taste of tap water; reduce rust, sediment, and chlorine; and protect your appliances from corrosion. Some systems use magnets as a water-softening alternative to harmful salts. Icemakers can also be fitted with purifiers.
The Consumer Reports January 2003 issue gives the best marks to the Pur and Brita carafes, the GE and Pur faucet-mounted units, and both Kenmore’s and Omni’s under-sink and intake models.
Some filter labels tell you how fine a particle the filter captures; look for filters that weed out particles less than one micron in diameter. The NSF International is a good seal of approval to look for.
Machines that add minerals and oxygen to drinking water are also catching on. Rothstein swears by a countertop system, made by the 30-year-old Japanese company Nikken, that oxygenates water. Claims for drinking oxygenated water are that it may enhance brain function for better memory and concentration, and may be more hydrating.
To find out more about the Nikken water system please visit www.GettingHealthyUSA.com
As with air, there’s a wide array of water purifiers on the market. The most basic include filtered water pitchers, which remove lead and chloroform and are sufficient for most people’s needs. But quality ranges from poor to excellent, and, ironically, the plastics can leach toxins into the water.
Pipeline-intake and under-sink water filters are more efficient and will improve the taste of tap water; reduce rust, sediment, and chlorine; and protect your appliances from corrosion. Some systems use magnets as a water-softening alternative to harmful salts. Icemakers can also be fitted with purifiers.
The Consumer Reports January 2003 issue gives the best marks to the Pur and Brita carafes, the GE and Pur faucet-mounted units, and both Kenmore’s and Omni’s under-sink and intake models.
Some filter labels tell you how fine a particle the filter captures; look for filters that weed out particles less than one micron in diameter. The NSF International is a good seal of approval to look for.
Machines that add minerals and oxygen to drinking water are also catching on. Rothstein swears by a countertop system, made by the 30-year-old Japanese company Nikken, that oxygenates water. Claims for drinking oxygenated water are that it may enhance brain function for better memory and concentration, and may be more hydrating.
To find out more about the Nikken water system please visit www.GettingHealthyUSA.com
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