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Hi Carol! Geoff Crenshaw here.

> Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 09:18:53 EST

> From: HPUMOM1@...

> Subject: Bottled water

>

> I have been using Zepherhills bottled Spring Water for several years.

I was

> recently told that it was no better than tap water. Does anyone have

a

> suggestion as to the best water to drink?

Carbon filtered domestically-supplied water, or Reverse Osmosis treated

domestically-supplied water.

Legal restrictions on domestic (municipal) water supplies are very

stringent, hence the chlorination, etc. Those restrictions do not apply

to bottled water and bottled water is much less clean, on the whole. You

can do a search for water pollution and bottled water, or check the

archives at ONElist for this group under bottled water for references,

links, etc.

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In a message dated 6/22/2001 9:22:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, lateblmr46@... writes:

now what do you suggest???

Stick to your bottled water.

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Hi Bobbie,

I want you to know that this is not a ploy to get you to my web site but I do want you to know that bottled water is sometimes more toxic than fresh water. If there are any contaminants in the water before it is bottled it only magnifies it while in the plastic. While these toxins are in the plastic they have the ability to pull out chemicals from the bottle also. Most bottles are not made of the quality they need to be to be safe. The USA does not have a lot of restrictions on bottled water. Many people don't realize the danger. Also, the water in the bottle is not alive. Only fresh water from the tap, preferably filtered is alive. Your body is made up of 70 - 80 % of water. If you are drinking it in order to flush the toxins away it is vital that you use water that is living, not dead. Many people also think that if the water is treated with fluoride they are getting a bonus. Fluoride was never meant to be swallowed, only use as a rinse. Over 73% of all water tables in USA have been contaminated with pollutants or chemicals. At my website there is a section that explains the importance of living water. For the traveler, we use a tote that has been distributed to the Red Cross to work in areas were the water is contaminated, such as Mexico. The bottle we offer can filter out 69 different chemicals and has the ability to be used up to 800 times. The tote that is available is surrounded by far-infered and magnets. The importance is all on the website. I will be happy to help you with any questions. Have a wonderful day.

Many Blessings,

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bottled water

Okay you guys,, I thought I was doing something good for myself drinking bottled water,, and now you tell me thats bad too. We travel a lot on weekends and I'm a caffeine addict. So instead of drinking soda I have been taking bottled water,,,, now what do you suggest??? Bobbie

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Filter your own water and put it in a glass jar of your own. That is what I do.

Donna

-----Original Message-----Okay you guys,, I thought I was doing something good for myself drinking bottled water,, and now you tell me thats bad too. We travel a lot on weekends and I'm a caffeine addict. So instead of drinking soda I have been taking bottled water,,,, now what do you suggest??? Bobbie

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Bobbie, I think baby steps at a time and your doing great! getting off

caffeine for some is a step in the right direction.

Laurie

lateblmr46@... wrote:

Okay you

guys,, I thought I was doing something good for myself drinking

bottled water,, and now

you tell me thats bad too. We travel a lot on

weekends and I'm a caffeine

addict. So instead of drinking soda I have been

taking bottled water,,,,

now what do you suggest???

Bobbie

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That's was probably me.:)

Read the ingredients- you would think they added the minerals back in...

That's what you do w/reverse osmosis. Otherwise the water doesn't " work "

as the water tention is all goofed up. That's all laudry soaps do...

Increase water surface tention.

Cloudy plastic to my knowledge is not the best choice.

We have been getting ready to buy a water cooler. My only problem is

figuring out where to put it. Im afraid my kids will spill water

everywhere.... I am sure they will get a zing out of pouring the water

out.

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Thanks .

Yes, be prepared for water everywhere.

We did have a water cooler in the past, and about a yr. ago it

broke. My boys used to love to play with the cooler.

Take care,

> That's was probably me.:)

>

> Read the ingredients- you would think they added the minerals back

in...

> That's what you do w/reverse osmosis. Otherwise the water

doesn't " work "

> as the water tention is all goofed up. That's all laudry soaps

do...

> Increase water surface tention.

>

> Cloudy plastic to my knowledge is not the best choice.

>

> We have been getting ready to buy a water cooler. My only problem

is

> figuring out where to put it. Im afraid my kids will spill water

> everywhere.... I am sure they will get a zing out of pouring the

water

> out.

>

>

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I like reverse osmosis water. I have been told it is the best water for the

price. I know it takes out flouride and I think chlorine as well. I haven't

done much research on it but I like the way it tastes. The filters need to be

changed every six months or so. I think that cost us about $60. They sell the

kits for about $200 in the US. Might be something to look into? Even here in

the US I am not crazy about the public water. The rental house we had before

buying this house had horrible water, it burned my eyes in the shower. In Las

Vegas we had things you could visibly see floating in the water! I wish you

luck and that is really interesting about the phthalate, good to know. Right

now I am buying bottled water until we can get a new filter system.

in Cocoa

" Mark Sircus Ac., OMD " <director@...> wrote:

*In addition, did you ever notice that all bottled water carries an

expiration date?* Ever wonder why water in a bottle might be considered

expired or unfit to drink? Well, most bottled water is sold in plastic

bottles and one of the components of those bottles, a plasticizer called

phthalate, which has been shown to leach into the water over time.

Phthalates are now being banned from certain cosmetics due to an

increased risk of birth defects in pregnant mothers and are being

scrutinized as a potential carcinogen.

Yes this is very sad but true. Here in Brazil we buy bottled water and its

only a dollar for 20 liters which is about five gallons I believe. But its

plastic and the next big scare is going to be about the plastic leaking into

the water. I really could start cursing here but I will not. I am searching

for an alternative I can afford.....water ionization looks very good but

that does not take anything out of the water. But I would never drink the

water from a city water system. When I lived in Pipa until a year ago the

water came from clean wells and only carried a bit of chlorine in it. But

alas I joined civilization and well.........the price in terms of water and

even air is high....and I live only a mile from the sea that blows the

cleanest air in the world. Too bad though the air does not come from another

world............I will be posting something about that later today.

Mark

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We are in vegas. And yes, an RO system is great. I avoid drinking directly

out of the tap.

We use filtered water for our fish tanks, and still have to treat it to

remove the chlorine.

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Subject: Re: [ ] Bottled Water

* I like reverse osmosis water. I have been told it is the best water

for the price. I know it takes out flouride and I think chlorine as well.

I haven't done much research on it but I like the way it tastes. The

filters need to be changed every six months or so. I think that cost us

about $60. They sell the kits for about $200 in the US. Might be something

to look into? Even here in the US I am not crazy about the public water.

The rental house we had before buying this house had horrible water, it

burned my eyes in the shower. In Las Vegas we had things you could visibly

see floating in the water! I wish you luck and that is really interesting

about the phthalate, good to know. Right now I am buying bottled water

until we can get a new filter system.

in Cocoa.

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> A well meaning mom at the park yesterday told me that if you

freeze

> a plastic drinking water bottle (which I had, a previously

unopened

> Hinckley Springs water bottle but we also sometimes freeze those

> reusable sports bottles, with Hinckley water from home,) that the

> process of freezing the plastic bottle instantly activates a

million

> types of carcinogens and petroleums from the plastic into the

water,

> and when it thaws and you drink it, you're basically drinking

melted

> plastic, or the equivalent of that in carcinogens and harmful

> chemicals.

I could have fallen prey to an urban myth, but this is what has been

forwarded to me:

Subject: FW: CANCER NEWS FROM JOHN HOPKINS

JUST A REMINDER.......

No plastics in micro. No water bottles in freezer. No plastic wrap

in micro.

s Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters; worth

noting...

This information is being circulated at Walter Army Medical

Center.

Dioxin carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't

freeze your

plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in the

plastic.

Dr. Fujimoto from Castle Hospital was on a TV program

explaining this

health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the

hospital)

He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said

that we

should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic

containers.

This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that thecombination

of fat,

high heat and plastics releases dioxins into the food and ultimately

into

the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to

the cells

of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, CorningWare, or

ceramic

containers for heating food. You get the same results, without the

dioxins.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should

be

removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't

bad but

you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered

glass,

CorningWare, etc. He said we might remember when some of the fast

food

restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin

problem

is one of the reasons.

To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with

the

high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper

towels.

Pass this on to your family & friends & those that are important in

you

life.

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> Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also

>releases dioxins in the plastic.

Then I'm confused. I used plastic ice cube trays for making ice cubes.

Are these trays any safer than plastic bottles? If not what can I use

for freezing at all? Glass is definitely not suitable for freezing.

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I wouldn't know how else to make ice???

I guess the best thing would be to remove the ice as soon as possible...but then

again into what???

Some things are just unavoidable I think. I am going to concentrate more on not

heating up my plastic because I would think that is when most toxins are

released. When plastic gets warm it changes and becomes more flexable, there

has to be a change going on then. What to do!!

nikitasmom33 <nikitasmom33@...> wrote:

> Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also

>releases dioxins in the plastic.

Then I'm confused. I used plastic ice cube trays for making ice cubes.

Are these trays any safer than plastic bottles? If not what can I use

for freezing at all? Glass is definitely not suitable for freezing.

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You could use stainless steel . . . The first ice cube trays invented

were actually made of stainless steel, but the only metal " nostalgic "

ones I was able to find on a recent web search were aluminum (and some

of us stopped using aluminum back in the 70's when the possible

connection was made to Alzheimer's!).

It is possible, however, to get stainless steel lasagna pans, bowls,

and many other kitchen items that although they wouldn't make cubes,

per se, they could make ice. So, if you didn't mind breaking up the

ice, that's a possible option . . .

Indian groceries are the best source I know for stainless steel kitchen

stuff, or an Indian import site on the web.

By the way, I found a good stainless steel water bottle, the Klean

Kanteen:

www.kleankanteen.com

It's heavier than plastic, but won't break like glass, and has an

optional sling for carrying. I just went to their website and noticed

that you can't order it online from them, only by phone (or you can

send an email). If this is an issue, I got mine from greenfeet.com, and

a quick web search just yielded other sources, as well.

Best wishes,

Lalita

On Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 08:05 AM, nikitasmom33 wrote:

>> Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also

>> releases dioxins in the plastic.

> Then I'm confused. I used plastic ice cube trays for making ice cubes.

> Are these trays any safer than plastic bottles? If not what can I use

> for freezing at all? Glass is definitely not suitable for freezing.

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great ideas, thanks!!

Lalita Karst <lalita@...> wrote:You could use stainless steel . . .

The first ice cube trays invented

were actually made of stainless steel, but the only metal " nostalgic "

ones I was able to find on a recent web search were aluminum (and some

of us stopped using aluminum back in the 70's when the possible

connection was made to Alzheimer's!).

It is possible, however, to get stainless steel lasagna pans, bowls,

and many other kitchen items that although they wouldn't make cubes,

per se, they could make ice. So, if you didn't mind breaking up the

ice, that's a possible option . . .

Indian groceries are the best source I know for stainless steel kitchen

stuff, or an Indian import site on the web.

By the way, I found a good stainless steel water bottle, the Klean

Kanteen:

www.kleankanteen.com

It's heavier than plastic, but won't break like glass, and has an

optional sling for carrying. I just went to their website and noticed

that you can't order it online from them, only by phone (or you can

send an email). If this is an issue, I got mine from greenfeet.com, and

a quick web search just yielded other sources, as well.

Best wishes,

Lalita

On Saturday, June 11, 2005, at 08:05 AM, nikitasmom33 wrote:

>> Don't freeze your plastic water bottles with water as this also

>> releases dioxins in the plastic.

> Then I'm confused. I used plastic ice cube trays for making ice cubes.

> Are these trays any safer than plastic bottles? If not what can I use

> for freezing at all? Glass is definitely not suitable for freezing.

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From what I understand, any plastic can leech chemicals into whatever is in it.

I think the warmer the plastic the more danger. We can't completely get away

from the stuff. Here is my theory for whatever it is worth. I am trying to do

whatever I can to reduce our toxic load. I get organic food as much as I can,

use natural cleaners and body products, all that stuff. I do realize I can't

get rid of everything. But say I can reduce the load by 50%, that over time is

significant. I really like using better products because I feel everyday I am

reducing my cancer risk. And if sometimes I want to cheat, I do because I know

that I can eat healthy the rest of the day. Life isn't about depriving oneself.

But there is a huge difference in eating a food that isn't healthy once a month

vs. once a day. Your body is much better equipt to handle that. More than you

asked for I know!

FATTALLA <gattalla@...> wrote:

> It is recommended only to use plastics when really necessary and not

to heat them up, microwave or dishwasher.

What about popsicle molds?

Debi

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On 11/22/06, crayfishfeed wrote:

> I don't know if this subject has been done to death or not but I was

> considering my choices for water and I am not interested in a water

> filter in my house right now for various reasons so I was considering

> just buying one of those plastic containers and going to the store to

> get the water from the machine. I was researching what type of

> container to purchase and mercola suggests:

> Polypropylene, designated " #5 PP "

> High-density polyethylene, designated " #2HDPE "

> Low-density polyethylene, designated " #4 LDPE "

> I was wondering about any opinions on this or where to get it the

> cheapest.

>

>

Come on now. Be a real woman and get 5 gallon glass containers like .

:-D

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> Come on now. Be a real woman and get 5 gallon glass containers like

.

>

> :-D

>

>

>

I wasn't even woman enough to go and get the water filled when I

stayed at her cottage 5 minutes away from the water store.

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> I wasn't even woman enough to go and get the water filled when I

> stayed at her cottage 5 minutes away from the water store.

Crawfish,

two five-gallon bottles collided in the trunk of my car today--and one

busted and flooded--I suggest always keeping them in milk crates, btw.

Off to look for a wet vac...Happy Thanksgiving.

Can some people post menus? I'm lacking anyone to cook for, of all

things.

Sitting here on TG eve eating sardines and chorizo--not bad,

either--and wondering what y'all are up to...

B.

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--- B. " downwardog7 " <illneverbecool@...> wrote:

> two five-gallon bottles collided in the trunk of my car today--and

> one busted and flooded--I suggest always keeping them in milk

> crates, btw.

,

Some people just have to learn things the hard way. <like me> :)

I went to WF to buy a few things today. It was a mad house. Never

seen it so crowed! I got everything on the list except I forgot the

deodorant that was my main reason for going. Oh well, guess everyone

will just have to hold their nose for TG.

<maybe I need to change my diet - probably too many carbs lately>

> Sitting here on TG eve eating sardines and chorizo--not bad,

> either--and wondering what y'all are up to...

Can you recommend some good sardines? I remember eating and liking

canned sardines as a kid. Are any of the canned ones OK?

Oh -- and how was the WAPF conference and the wild party at 's

afterward? Tell all!

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> Crawfish,

>

Crawfish? I just bought some of those today! Well, the tails,

anyway. Got a hankerin' for some more of that etouffee I had in

Louisiane. :-)

> two five-gallon bottles collided in the trunk of my car today--and one

> busted and flooded--I suggest always keeping them in milk crates, btw.

Ugh.

>

> Can some people post menus? I'm lacking anyone to cook for, of all

> things.

I think we're having steaks (porterhouse) with rice, GF apple pie and

pumpkin muffins. Oh and probably salad. We decided we don't enjoy

turkey enough to bother with it anymore.

>

> Sitting here on TG eve eating sardines and chorizo--not bad,

> either--and wondering what y'all are up to...

> B.

>

Watching CSI:NY while cruising the internet. Exciting stuff! :-p

I'm with - tell us about 's!!

Steph

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--- <oz4caster@...> wrote:

> I went to WF to buy a few things today. It was a mad house. Never

> seen it so crowded!

Oh, speaking of water bottles, I forgot to mention -- when I went to

the WF madhouse today, my wife asked me to return the larger of two

metal water bottles she bought there last week. Of course the guy

with tattoos all over his arms at returns gave me credit for the

smaller $10 cheaper bottle. Of course I didn't notice. Of course my

wife did notice. <this is how I get in trouble>

No good deed will go unpunished!

btw, my wife liked the smaller metal water bottle - it had a little

jacket around it that helped keep the water colder longer - the big

bottle didn't have any insulation - neither bottle passed the magnet

test (no magnetic attraction means nickel is in the stainless steel)

It took 20 minutes for my last post to show up on . I

guess they are getting swamped. Maybe this is why so many posts are

so slow to show up lately.

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> I went to WF to buy a few things today. It was a mad house. Never

> seen it so crowed!

,

I work right across the street from Whole Foods, and for the past

*week* it has been a madhouse. I'm getting ready to head over there

now to get my thanksgiving steak for tomorrow. I'm not a fan of turkey

at all.

> > Sitting here on TG eve eating sardines and chorizo--not bad,

> > either--and wondering what y'all are up to...

>

> Can you recommend some good sardines? I remember eating and liking

> canned sardines as a kid. Are any of the canned ones OK?

King is my favorite and also the most expensive but their fish

has the highest fat content. I have had all kinds of sardines from

various companies and the cheaper ones are a little too lean for my

taste. Just make sure you buy them in packed in spring water or sild

sardine oil, and you should be okay.

I like 'em piled high on a plate, salted with chopped onions and

mustard sauce, and sprinkled with a little olive oil. Yummy!

By the way, WF often sells them fresh.

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The low down on water...

Use bottle spring to drink. Some bottled water is only filtered water,

so you have to read the label.

But spring will be better than what comes out of your pipes. All tap

water has some lead and tons of other things in it, no matter where

you live.

Bath water..if you have an older ceramic tub, this is an issue. As

they leach lead. If you have a newer tub that is not ceramic or was

recently put in, then no lead in the bath water. Lead in the bath

water does not absorb through the skin but can be a problem if your

child drinks the water.

You can also use a Pur Filter on the tap that you drink from. This

will not remove flouride though, but will take care of metals. If you

want to avoid flouride you have to buy bottled or install a VERY

expensive system on your house. And even then..you will have chlorine,

which is not in bottled water.

So for us, we use Pur filter to wash food/cook. We drink only bottled

spring water from reputalbe companies and we bath in a lead free tub,

and don't allow the kids to drink tubby water. Also, all faucets

leach lead due to the fact that lead is part of brass casting, so any

facuet they drink from should have a filter, or encourage them to use

a cup of bottled water for teeth brushing.

>

> Hi, I am chelating my son and I am concerned about bottled water. I

> heard that some bottled water is no better than tap water. Also

what

> about bath water. I'm sure there are metals that he is absorbing in

> his bath. Is there a filtration systems that some of you are using

in

> your home?

>

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Beware of the bottled water with fluoride added to it. They're marketing it for

infants :-P. There are all different products called bottled water. Some

stores have RO (reverse osmosis) machines and you can reuse your jugs.

We have a whole house filter and then run that water through a PUR pitcher

filter for cooking and drinking. Unfortunately this system still doesn't get

out all the junk we'd like out. There are shower and bath filters available

from www.realgoods.com and/or www.gaiam.com and at some health food stores.

S S

<p>The low down on water...<br>

Use bottle spring to drink. Some bottled water is only filtered water, <br>

so you have to read the label.<br>

But spring will be better than what comes out of your pipes. All tap <br>

water has some lead and tons of other things in it, no matter where <br>

you live. <br>

<br>

Bath water..if you have an older ceramic tub, this is an issue. As <br>

they leach lead. If you have a newer tub that is not ceramic or was <br>

recently put in, then no lead in the bath water. Lead in the bath <br>

water does not absorb through the skin but can be a problem if your <br>

child drinks the water. <br>

<br>

You can also use a Pur Filter on the tap that you drink from. This <br>

will not remove flouride though, but will take care of metals. If you <br>

want to avoid flouride you have to buy bottled or install a VERY <br>

expensive system on your house. And even then..you will have chlorine, <br>

which is not in bottled water.<br>

<br>

So for us, we use Pur filter to wash food/cook. We drink only bottled <br>

spring water from reputalbe companies and we bath in a lead free tub, <br>

and don't allow the kids to drink tubby water. Also, all faucets <br>

leach lead due to the fact that lead is part of brass casting, so any <br>

facuet they drink from should have a filter, or encourage them to use <br>

a cup of bottled water for teeth brushing.<br>

<br>

<br>

><br>

> Hi, I am chelating my son and I am concerned about bottled water. I <br>

> heard that some bottled water is no better than tap water. Also <br>

what <br>

> about bath water. I'm sure there are metals that he is absorbing in <br>

> his bath. Is there a filtration systems that some of you are using <br>

in <br>

> your home?<br>

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