Benefits of Filtered Drinking Water

Post author: Adhi Hartono

I and my family have been using  reverse osmosis (RO)  filtered drinking water for five years. It tastes so fresh and natural and is proved beneficial for our health this far. The RO system we used  is also economical to my budget.  From the health’s point of view, filtered drinking water is best choice rather than commercial bottled water.

Why Choose Filtered Water?

Bottled water, due to several factors, is obviously not a healthier or purer alternative to tap water. Also, bottled water is outrageously expensive when compared to the cost per gallon of tap water. If one is choosing only between tap water and bottled water, tap water is plainly the more ecobomical, and, in many cases, the healthier choice. Despite this assertion, tap water does not remain without its problems.

The concern over the quality and safety of tap water that sparked the growth of the bottled water industry are still entirely present. Tap water is nowhere near free from dangerous contaminants. The most recent and innovative solution to the problems of low water quality has come about in the age of water filters. Water filters currently provide the best and healthiest solution to the problems of both bottled water and tap water. Water filters remove more dangerous contaminants than any other purification method, and they are uniquely designed to work with municipally treated water. The water they produce is not subject to phthalate contamination, and they are able to remove cryptosporidium from drinking water, a feat that neither municipal water treatment plants nor bottled water companies have yet managed. Also, drinking filtered water is a much more economical practice than drinking bottled water. The pure water product of a water filter costs very little more than untreated tap water. Further more, because water filters use no more energy tha is already required to propel water through a home’s plumbing system, they circumvent several of the environmental problems of the bottled water industry. At this point in time, there is simply no better choice – for purity and economy – than filtered water.

Facts on  Filtered Drinking

Below a list of facts why proper filtered  water is safe and healthy drink for you and your family:

1. Water filters provide better tasting and better smelling drinking water by removing chlorine and bacterial contaminants.
2. Point-of-use water filters remove lead from drinking water immediately prior to consumption, thus preventing this harmful substance from entering the body.
3. The purchase of a countertop filter results in a source of clean, healthy water that costs much less than bottled water.
4. Water filters greatly reduce the risk of rectal cancer, colon cancer, and bladder cancer by removing chlorine and chlorine byproducts from drinking water.
5. A solid block carbon water filter can selectively remove dangerous contaminants from drinking water while retaining healthy mineral deposits that balance the pH of drinking water.
6. Drinking clean, filtered water protects the body from disease and leads to overall greater health.
7. A water filter provides clean, healthy water for cooking, as well as drinking, at the convenience of tap water.
8. Water filters reduce the risk of gastrointestinal disease by more than 33 percent by removing  cryptosporidium and  giardia.
9. Drinking pure water is especially important for children. Water filters provide the healthiest water for children’s developing immune systems.
10. Water filters offer the last line of defense between the body and the over 2100 known toxins that may be present in drinking water.

References:

1. Golub, Catherine. (2001). Liquid assets: Is bottled water really better than what’s on tap? Environmental Nutrition
   
2. Potera, Carol. (2002). The price of bottled water. Environmental Health Perspectives, 110 (2). Shermer, Michael. (2003). Bottled twaddle. Scientific American, 289

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