I could put two glasses of water that look the same, smell the same and even taste the same in front of you. One could be a glass of pure distilled water and the other a glass of water with dangerous levels of rat poison. I could ask you to tell me which of these …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘January, 2011’
Water Myths: Why Knowing the Truth Matters…
Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked quite a bit about the tremendous amount of misinformation and scams about water. So let’s ask the question, does it really matter? Maybe the “magic” water that they are selling costs a lot, but couldn’t it be just like buying a lottery ticket; a huge upside potential with …
3 Indisputable Advantages of Distillation
It’s amazing to me that we still have people that refer to our product as a “filter”. Nothing could be further from the truth and the differences make all the difference!!! Prolonged Boiling. Every Health Department in the world will advise you to boil the water if it has microbiological contamination and pathogens. These are …
Why do politicians lie to us?
I feel a rant coming on, and although it may not seem like it has anything to do with water, it will. I promise! And talking about promises, doesn’t it seem amazing that we have come to expect politicians to lie? It’s become a joke, a built-in expectation; politicians lie. It’s the Nixon “I am …
Using Distilled Water In Food Preparation, Cooking & Baking
There are many excellent reasons for using distilled water in food preparation, cooking, and baking. Preparing food with distilled water not only improves the taste of the food, but also its safety, nutrition, and appearance. Because distilled water is such an excellent solvent, it should be used for washing fruits, vegetables, and other foods that …
What Water Myth Do You Want Us To Answer?
We’ve just finished our Water Myth series. Our goal was to shine the light of truth on the ever-present falsehoods about water. I think we’ve covered the big ones, but there are always new ones popping up. So what questions do you have about water? Let us know and we will respond promptly!
Water Myth #9: The Biggest Myth of them All!
We are going to end our “water myth” series with the single biggest water myth of all time. The myth is that you believe that your tap water is safe because your local government says so. This may sound ridiculous, but when the government says that your tap water is safe, they mean that it …
Water Myth #8; The Myth of Clustered Water
In continuing on with our series on water myths today I’d like to discuss so-called “structured water”. This specific pseudoscience can be found under many different names such as clustered water, penta water and many other names. The common theme is that the companies that sell these types of machines (and in some cases solutions …
Reducing Your Exposure to Environmental Toxins
I’m often amazed at how concerned many people are about the dangers of environmental toxins and yet do little research on how they can take charge themselves. Last year more than 1 billion lbs of pesticides were sprayed on fields and orchards in the US alone to control bugs and pests that could damage or …
Water Myth #7: The Amazing, Stupendous “Alkaline water”.
One of the most well traveled water myths is that of alkaline water and its supposed health benefits. These claims are simple pseudoscience. The claims sound good and you want to believe them, but they are not based on facts or science. Dr. Stephen Lower is a retired chemistry professor of Simon Frasier University and …
