9 Things We Would Love To Remove From Our Drinking Water

Not subscribed yet? Never been a better time. Follow this link and your in! Thanks for visiting!

Charles Duhigg of The New York Times today delivered the latest unsettling news about the nation’s water supply: It’s not as clean as you might think. An analysis of federal data from the last five years revealed that more than 20 percent of the nation’s water-treatment systems have broken provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the standards enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency. The result? As many as 19 million Americans are sickened each year.
Over the years, the EPA has identified many substances in water supplies far and wide. Here are nine unexpected things that they’ve spotted.
Arsenic: A naturally occurring element found in soil and minerals, arsenic is used as a pesticide and wood sealant. Ingesting high levels of arsenic, Madame Bovary can tell you, is deadly. At lower levels, over longer periods of time, it can darken skin and spur corns and warts. A carcinogen, arsenic can increase the risk of skin, liver, bladder and lung cancers.
The EPA has said that more than 3 million Americans have been exposed to water with illegal concentrations of arsenic since 2005.
Uranium: The element Iran insists on enriching despite howls from the U.S. and other Western nations, it is also used in helicopters, airplanes, armor, fertilizer and household items like certain microwaves. After it’s mined and processed, some of it is released back into the environment in waste material, called mill tailings. Large amounts of uranium can lead to kidney disease and cancer, though naturally occurring uranium is much less radioactive.
The EPA says levels of uranium in drinking water are usually low and safe, according to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. However, the 3 million Americans exposed to illegal amounts of arsenic were also exposed to illegal amounts of radioactive substances.
Radium: This radioactive metal has been used to treat cancer, for scientific research and in instrument calibration. Everyone is exposed to low levels of the substance, but higher levels are found near uranium mines, cool-burning industries and sometimes in drinking water that comes from wells. Radium can cause anemia and cataracts. At high levels, it is a carcinogen, causing increased bone, liver and breast cancer.
The EPA has reported that levels of radium were 2,000 times the legal limit in water flowing in some areas.
Tetrachloroethylene: Used in dry cleaning and for metal degreasing, this chemical usually evaporates when it meets water, soil or air, but high exposure can cause headaches, dizziness, confusion, nausea and unconsciousness. Women who are exposed to high levels of tetrachloroethylene may have menstrual problems and even spontaneous abortions. It is also believed to be a carcinogen.
The New York Times found that the drinking water in Ramsey, N.J.. located 35 miles outside of New York City, has had illegal concentrations of tetrochloroethylene since
2004.

Lead:  Houses built before 1986 are more likely to have lead pipes than newer ones. Because hot water dissolves lead more easily, people who live with older plumbing should never drink hot water from the tap. Kids who drink lead-tainted water above the legal limits are at risk for physical and mental development problems. In adults, lead can lead to high blood pressure and kidney trouble.
The EPA’s threshold for lead is 0.015 parts per million. If you are concerned about the levels of lead in your water, you can have it tested at a certified laboratory.

Prozac, Birth Control, Makeup. Shampoo: Along with deceased goldfish and incriminating evidence, it turns our Americans like to flush their drugs and personal care products down the toilet, too. These substances leave the toilet (or bathtub and shower) and end up in our waterways. In fact, most of the waterways the EPA tested had pharmaceuticals and personal core products (PPCPs) in them.
While there is evidence that ecological harm can come from PPCPs in the water, scientists are not yet sure of the threat to humans.
Kind of scary isn’t it! Have any of you folks experienced any of the symptoms described on the article, do you have well or city water? Here at home I have well water but I also have a excellent reverse osmosis (RO) system installed which will remove any impurities, thought this was a necessary element to my house as I live between farm fields which are sprayed with chemicals and poison every spring!

EMF, Has your energy been zapped?

There are a growing number of studies on the effects of Electromagnetic fields (EMF for short). These electrical fields are silent and invisible so most people deny their danger. Just because you can’t see or touch it doesn’t mean that it is not doing you harm. For instance radiation or even carbon monoxide both are undetectable by the unassisted human body but exposure to either can be fatal. Read the rest of this entry »

5 ways to prepare for childbirth

This formula is for use in the last five weeks of pregnancy, hence we call it 5-W. It tones and calms the uterus, rids the body of excess water, calms the nerves, and eases pain. The primary benefit of this formula is that it helps to make labor easier and on time. In addition to preparing for childbirth, 5-W has been known to help with menstrual disorders Read the rest of this entry »

Infertility, is it affecting you?

Once I kidded a friend who was married for two years about when she was going to start to populate the earth. I could tell by the look in her eyes that my remark pierced her heart. I had assumed that she was waiting when in fact she was desperate to have a child but was not able to conceive. Read the rest of this entry »

Balanced hormones and liver are connected!

Our livers perform over 561 different functions.  One of the most heard about functions is the detoxification of fat-soluble poisons from our bodies.  The least know liver function is the role it takes in the destruction of excess hormones such as estrogens.

An excess of estrogen promotes cell growth, thus Read the rest of this entry »

Does Milk Do the Body Good?

The average man is no longer guided by nature but we really can learn a lot about health by watching the animal kingdom.

All mammals, but man, wean their young. Milk is to be a mammal’s early nourishment only.  It is not meant to be in an adult’s diet. Read the rest of this entry »

Breast feeding, the unknown secrets

I have a friend that breast-fed the last five of her six children.  When I asked her what the benefits of breast-feeding are she mentioned: no heating, cooling or sterilizing bottles; no bottles of sour milk forgotten in the diaper bag; no having to run home because you didn’t bring enough bottles and she ended with the fact that the price is right. Read the rest of this entry »

Making Hospitals Safer – 7 Feb 2007 On CBS Nightly News with Katie Couric

Little do we know!

Dr Berwick of Harvard University did a study …. For every 100 people who go to a hospital, 40-50 are injured with anything from bedsores to death.

Each year 44,000 – 98,000 are killed by the care given, Read the rest of this entry »

Pregnancy involves more then we think

Did you know?

There are certain things which are really important to know when you are pregnant. One is the level of protein, which indicates if the kidneys are under stress. Blood sugar and blood pressure are important to monitor.

When I was young we raised chickens. Everyone knew that when you use an electrical incubator Read the rest of this entry »

Long Difficult labor is not necessary, learn the tricks!

There are so many times we are led to believe that things that are average are normal. For example delivering a baby, you see on movies and TV program where a woman is sweating and pushing for hours until she is so exhausted that she cries out, I can’t do this.

That may happen, but it isn’t necessary, Read the rest of this entry »