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Toxic Water, Toxic Water
Everywhere
by: Dr. Patrick
Flanagan
I am Dr Patrick Flanagan, and this is the latest edition of my Dr
Health Secrets newsletter. Just in time for hot summer days and
ice-cold thirst quenching water, I wrote this newsletter about toxic
water and its effects on your body.
Wash Away All Your Health
I suppose you can say that water is my, well, thing. As an
advocate for the nutritional benefits of water, as well as the
health implications associated from there-lack-of, I feel obligated
to highlight the darker side of the substance that is needed as much
as the air that we breathe.
This saddens me greatly, although I suppose I should just be
resigned to the fact by now, but I still fail to fully understand
how people continue to pollute, corrupt, and destroy something that
is so vital to all of our lives. Still less plausible even, is the
knowledge that people still drink this water, then wonder how and
why their health has decreased immeasurably and almost
unexplainably.
The water that you drink, bathe in, shower in, do laundry in, and
otherwise completely function in, has a dark enemy within it that
craves a healthy body, such as yours, to corrupt and nestle inside.
It may sound dramatic, but if people truly knew what was in their
water, they would feel more violated than if they were robbed and
then later sued by the assailant after he/she fell and broke their
leg.
The chemicals in tap water have been a growing concern for many
years, and although there are groups and organizations that make it
their work and passion to inform the public, their voices seem to
fall on naïve and unassuming ears.
Water Way
70-80% of the human body is composed of water. It is the ultimate
solvent and mixes with almost everything biological or chemical. Our
bodies are mostly water and, like you, I'm careful about what I
drink. Yet today there are over 2,100 known toxins that cause cancer
in U.S. drinking water. I used to think, "Come on! If harmful
chemicals were really in drinking water, the city or state would do
something."
But then one day I simply bought a home water testing kit and
sampled some of my tap water. I was shocked and appalled at what I
found. Just type "home water testing kit" into your favorite search
engine for your own kit
In the U.S. alone, there are over 100,000 toxins present within
the environment. In U.S. drinking water, there are over 2100 toxic
chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Women have a one in three
chance of contracting some form or cancer, while men have a one in
two chance. Currently, there are 19 major U.S. cities, including San
Francisco, San Diego, New Orleans, Atlanta, Detroit, Denver,
Phoenix, and others, that have highly polluted drinking water that
is not fit for human consumption.
This is a warning you are used to hearing when you travel within
exotic locations, but now the threat has made its way into your
home. According to the Washington, D.C. based Environmental Working
Group (EWG), manufacturers dumped more than one billion pounds of
toxic chemicals into rivers, lakes and other bodies of water between
1990 and 1994. EWG also estimates that manufacturers contributed
about 450 million additional pounds via sewage. (1)
1000 contaminants are added every year and only 100 are
addressed. 1/10 of 1 year's amount of toxins is not sufficient. Just
one example is the fish in the UK now reportedly contaminated by
Prozac due to so many prescriptions while the sewer systems have no
way of breaking down this non-organic chemical. That's just one
example.
Pesticides are an entirely other problem. Two billion pounds of
pesticides are used every single year. That's eight pounds for every
American. These pesticides enter water systems via disposal sites,
animal waste, runoff, sewage, etc. After reviewing published (but
not publicized) State data and conducting its own tests, EWG found
that a single glass of Midwestern tap water has three or more
pesticides in it at any given time.
What's a Water Drinker To Do?
The best solution is get information about your local water
supply (see RESOURCE BOX) and then to get a highly advanced water
filter for your house. Quality filters can range in the thousands of
dollars, but clean water is much cheaper and easier than medical
problems later in your life. Nothing feels as good as a shower
without chlorinated water!
Remember, the problem with drinking distilled water is that your
body is designed to drink water with minerals in it. So try adding
minerals to your water and see how you feel. And some mineralized
bottled water sources are great, as long as they are rigorously
tested as many premium bottled waters are.
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About The Author
This article has been authored by Dr Patrick Flanagan, a
cellular hydration expert who has developed a unique mineral
form called silica Microclusters® and silica hydride to
dramatically increase longevity.
www.DrHealthSecrets.com
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