Water, Water Purity and Water Filters

Hello Readers,

Recently I moved from San Diego to Medina, Ohio. I'm now on City water and no longer have the privilege of drinking my own delicious well water from 860' down. Sigh.

I noticed right away that the water here was heavily chlorinated, so I did some research. I went to the water and power site to see the water reports. Mostly they say things like "within acceptable limits". Yikes, I thought. This is what we settle for, "acceptable limits" of poison. So, I got busy researching water filters. Do what you can...

As you know the skin absorbs as efficiently and effectively as the intestines. Therefore, living in an apartment, I needed to filter my bathwater as well as my drinking and cooking water at the sink.

Doing research on water filters can be mind boggling. The reason is that you have know first what you are filtering for: is it biological, mineral, metal, chemical? And each of these "contaminants" requires a different type of filter or filtering system. Lots to know and lots to decide. So, I'll take you through the really basic beginners method. Here's what I did.

1. Get a report on the water in your area. What is the source of your water? Here, the source is Lake Erie. See what they report and what you may need to filter. Chlorine is a given, but not every municipality treats the water with fluoride. Medical waste, chemicals from agricultural processes, heavy metals are all quite normal. (Yikes.)

2. Once you have a handle on this, you'll want to go shopping for the appropriate filters. This is like falling through the looking glass into a whole new world. But the good news is that lots of others, who have made clean water their business, have done much of the work for you already.
Do read the research and match the type of filtering up to your particular requirements.

3. If you live in a home, you might well consider doing a whole house filter including your garden spigots for growing your ORGANIC food. If you live in an apartment, you will want to be sure to filter your cooking and drinking water at the kitchen sink, and your bathing water. You can accomplish the kitchen easily with either a counter top filter or faucet filter. The bath can be filtered through a shower head, which you can either shower with or fill the tub with.

4. Match the type of filtering you need to the cost. Make sure to include in your evaluation of the cost how much you will save just by NOT buying bottled water anymore. And if you can, be far-sighted and think about how you will be avoiding all those chemicals and pollutants, and therefore enjoying good health. That's priceless.

I'm including some links here for your reading, so you can make informed choices about filtering your water - both bathing and drinking.

This is important folks. Remember, do take action and filter out the contaminants and toxins you do have control over: your personal care products, your water, etc as you will still be bombarded throughout your day with plenty of contaminants that you don't have much choice over. Take action where you can and be at peace with that.

Thanks for reading!

Kath