Our energy and health basically depends on 3 critical sources: clean air, clean water, and good food. Without these three critical elements, it is very hard to reach mental and physical peace. Clean air is sometimes not much in our controlling power (except if you are willing to relocate), clean water and good food is definitely achieable with our efforts and knowledge. So this page is dedicated to how to get clean water.

Water is the essence of life. Drinking enough clean water is the first priority for mental and physical health. Water, making up roughly 65 percent of our muscles and brain tissue, it is the most important nutrient in our body. Only oxygen is craved by the body more than water.

Yet, unfortunately, all sources of drinking water, including municipal water systems, wells, lakes, rivers, and even glaciers, contain some level of contamination. Contaminants range from naturally-occurring minerals to made-made chemicals and by-products, to biological agents such as bacteria, viruses, and cysts.

It's a sad fact of modern life that we must worry about the quality of something as essential as water. Unsafe water is obviously not just a third world problem.

While most contaminants are found at levels low enough not to cause immediate severe health consequences, it is well documented in scientific journals that even low-level exposure to many common contaminants can, over time, cause severe illness including liver damage, cancer, and other serious ailments. Even some of the chemicals commonly used to treat municipal water supplies such as chlorine and fluoride are toxic and are known to have significant adverse effects on the human body.

Yes, you can do something about it!
The simple solution is a reverse osmosis water filter system. With the right water filter, the safest and tastiest water can be right at home and installation of an effective filter is easier and cheaper than you think. We had been drinking bottled, reverse osmosis filtered water for years and got tired of lugging and storing the bottles. When we finally enquired as to the cost of an under-the-counter water filter system, we found out it would pay for itself within a year. I wish we had acted sooner. The purchase of a drinking water filter system should be viewed as a long term investment. A quality water filter system will last for many years with a periodic filter catridges changes, the only ongoing cost. Bottled water, however, is an ongoing expense - whether you lug water home from a store or have it delivered to you.

I'll bet you didn't know that about 1/4 of bottled water sold in stores is bottled tap water!

To be sure that you are removing 99.9 percent of the contaminants, plus many more (the list is long!) you will need a 5 stage water filter system. A home water filter may be the best protection for your family from e-coli, chlorine, fluoride, cryptosporidium, arsenic, mercury, viruses, PCB's and on and on... Each filter stage on its own will remove certain types of contaminants effectively, but together you get them all. A reverse osmosis water filter, an ultraviolet filter, and an activated carbon block filter in combination will protect you from just about every contaminant.

Just make sure you are getting a quality water system which is not prone to leaks, blockages, and problems. I have used quite a few different reverse osmosis sytems, the one that I found which works most flawlessly is the APEC Ultra Reverse Osmosis System. High contaminant rejection abilities, excellent tasting water, and long-lasting filter cartridges makes this system my all time favorite.

Cheers to clean water!