Re: Bottled Water is Usually Just Tap Water

[Guest guest]

This is funny, my father-in-law has is PHD in mircrobiology and he took our

daughter to the lab for fun to get her involved in science. They did peatry

dishes of bottled water to see if bacteria grew along with tap water. The

bottled water had just has much bacteria and some cases more then the bottled

water. This was 4 years ago and I no longer buy bottled water unless we are on

the road.

I do however think it is terrible how the FDA regulates everything but water,

how does that happen?

Jo

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> I have been drinking bottled water for a long time. Now this came across.

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> Do you trust tap water?

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> http://www.naturalnews.com/029471_bottled_water_plastics.html

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> (NaturalNews) Many Americans buy bottled water across the United States

> every day; this practice stems from the belief that drinking more water is

> good for a person. Yes, water is truly the best thing a person could ever

> drink, but bottled water is not the best way to do it. In fact, drinking

> bottled water is a bad idea. There are several reasons why people should

> stop drinking bottled water now.

>

> Bottled Water is Usually Just Tap Water

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> That's right. Bottled water, most of the time, is simply tap water

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/water.html> from whatever municipality the

> bottling company is located in. Sometimes it's purified and filtered;

> sometimes it's not.

>

> Why would a person want to spend a dollar or two on water that comes

> straight out of the faucet? At the very least, when a person pours water out

> of his own tap, he usually knows what's in his city's water, and he can

> filter it before drinking <http://www.naturalnews.com/drinking.html> it.

> But there are no labels on bottled water

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/bottled_water.html> that report to consumers

> what is in the city water poured into a bottle.

>

> Bottled Water Harms the Environment

>

> Here's a frightening fact: 2.5 million plastic bottles

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/plastic_bottles.html> are thrown away every

> hour in the United States. Yes, 2.5 million an hour. Imagine how that amount

> contributes to swelling landfills as well as the ever-growing plastic vortex

> in the Pacific Ocean.

>

> Drinking water in one's kitchen from a cup produces little waste in regard

> to the environment <http://www.naturalnews.com/the_environment.html> . But

> if a person consumed all her daily water from bottles, imagine how quickly

> that would add up. Bottled water is bad for the planet.

>

> Drinking Bottled Water Exposes Consumers to Harmful Chemical

>

> No, that chemical doesn't come from the water; it comes from the plastic.

> Many plastic bottles contain the chemical bisphenol A, also known as BPA,

> which can leach into the water in the bottle.

>

> Why is this a problem? Studies indicate that BPA exposure

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/exposure.html> is toxic and exposure can cause

> myriad health <http://www.naturalnews.com/health.html> problems and can

> wreak havoc on hormone levels. The FDA is, in typical fashion, moving slowly

> on the issue, so it is up to consumers to keep themselves safe.

>

> Buying Bottled Water Puts More Money into the Pockets of Big Business

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/Big_Business.html>

>

> Do people really want to hand over their primary drinking source to big

> business <http://www.naturalnews.com/business.html> ? It's one thing when a

> company supplies a product and then tries to convince consumers they have a

> need for it; it's another thing when they take a real need out of people's

> hands.

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> According to the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Americans spend

> approximately 4 billion dollars a year on bottled water. That money goes

> into the pockets of the very companies that also try to hook people on soft

> drinks containing caffeine, sugar, and other potentially harmful additives.

>

> But What About Healthful Bottled Water?

>

> Forget " healthy " bottled water. It's a fallacy. Robbins reports that

> many of these so-called healthful bottled waters, ones that are marketed as

> containing vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements, are nothing more than

> " sugar-water. "

>

> As with any product, a consumer would do best to read the labels

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/labels.html> of these kinds of products. When a

> water product contains sugar, how healthy can it be for a person? It's not,

> no mattered how it's hyped.

>

> Bottled Water is Bad!

>

> It doesn't matter what companies claim; bottled water is a bad idea. People

> will be healthier and the environment

> <http://www.naturalnews.com/environment.html> will be better cared for if

> people don't spend their money on bottled water.

>

[Guest guest]

We do not buy bottled water unless as was stated we are traveling.  However, we

do buy the 5 gal bottles of water because we do not feel it is safe to drink our

own tap water. We live in the country and know for a fact that a neighbor double

loaded dangerous chemicals on his field - it was $1000's of dollars to have our

water tested and we couldn't afford to do that.  So now I wonder if the water

we get is any better.  Is there a company we could safely say is one we could

use or what other options are there.  I haven't even considered water at this

point in the quest for a cure for my cancer. 

[Guest guest]

A simple and not overly expensive attempt at improving the water you are

drinking is to use one of the more highly rated counter/pitcher type filters

such as the Brita. I mention that one because I use it after filtering the

water through an under sink filter. Consumer Reports also mentions the

Carafe types by Tersano (more expensive) and Clear2 O slightly more than the

Brita but both somewhat more effective. There are other types and perhaps it

would be a good idea to get the issue that tested all types including the very

expensive Reverse-Osmosis type. This was the May 2010 Consumer Reports. In

some instances, the very water one is consuming could be a strong factor

regarding cancer such as people dealing with Bladder Cancer because besides,

Arsenic, Chlorine and it's by-products are strongly suspected of having

causative effects.

Joe C.

From: Debra Thormahlen

Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 3:59 PM

Subject: Re: [ ] Re: Bottled Water is Usually Just Tap Water

We do not buy bottled water unless as was stated we are traveling. However, we

do buy the 5 gal bottles of water because we do not feel it is safe to drink our

own tap water. We live in the country and know for a fact that a neighbor double

loaded dangerous chemicals on his field - it was $1000's of dollars to have our

water tested and we couldn't afford to do that. So now I wonder if the water we

get is any better. Is there a company we could safely say is one we could use

or what other options are there. I haven't even considered water at this point

in the quest for a cure for my cancer.

[Guest guest]

First thing is this article was written by a " citizen journalist " , not that

that's bad but his facts are more like opinion than real facts. Lets look

closer.

1) Bottled Water is Usually Just Tap Water

Are there any test results for this or or just a thrown out statement? I can

CLEARLY taste a difference between Deer Park/Poland Springs clean tasting water

and Tap water.

2) Plastic Bottles Harms the Environment

So do plastic soft drink bottles and plastic fast food beverage cups. I recycle

plastic bottles each time responsibly to not harm the environment.

3) Drinking Bottled Water Exposes Consumers to Harmful Chemical BPA

Any proof or tests of this? If it's true, soft drink bottles should have the

same BPA issues. Why water-only and no fuss about soft drinks which are probably

consumed even more?

4) Buying Bottled Water Puts More Money into the Pockets of Big Business

Big Business & Small Business = Jobs and making a living for folks and families.

What's the problem?

5) But What About Healthful Bottled Water?

" Forget " healthy " bottled water. It's a fallacy. Robbins reports that many

of these so-called healthful bottled waters, ones that are marketed as

containing vitamin, mineral, and herbal supplements, are nothing more than

" sugar-water. "

Could be right, but no tests, so who knows? I only drink 2 plain Spring Waters -

Deer Park and Poland Springs. There's also Ice Mountain, Crystal Geyser and

other plain Spring Waters.

6) Bottled Water is Bad!

" It doesn't matter what companies claim; bottled water is a bad idea. People

will be healthier and the environment will be better cared for if people don't

spend their money on bottled water. "

Bad tasting Tap water is healthier? Please show the tests!

I believe the BEST way to get quality water is to get a Rain Barrel and catch

the water from its purest source, straight from the sky before anything comes in

contact with it. Like these -

http://richmond.craigslist.org/grd/1898120226.html

Then filter the Rainwater with a Berkey Stainless Steel Water Filter. Their

tabletop double filter system filters out the most contiminants of any I've

seen.

http://www.berkeyfilters.com

Rain Barrel - How-To Harvest the Rain—Right from Your Roof

http://www.gardeners.com/Rain-Barrel-How-To/5497,default,pg.html

Need Free Water? Build a Rain Barrel

http://www.instructables.com/id/Need-Free-Water%3F--Build-a-Rain-Barrel/

Harvesting the Water With Rain Barrels

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,1180779,00.html

Use a Rain Barrel to Conserve Water

http://www.hgtv.com/landscaping/rain-barrels/index.html

Interesting New Mexico Water Conservation page

http://www.harvesth2o.com/

>

> I have been drinking bottled water for a long time. Now this came across.

>

> Do you trust tap water?

>

> http://www.naturalnews.com/029471_bottled_water_plastics.html