How To Remove Fluoride From Water
By Jeff | October 28, 2011
The reason we need to know how to remove fluoride from water is because it is a known toxin that is proven to damage human health.
It has been shown to cause dental fluorosis, brain damage, lower IQ, non-IQ neurotoxic effects such as fetal brain damage, harmful effects to the pineal gland, disruption of thyroid function, bone damage, kidney damage, bone cancer, reproductive problems, and the list goes on.
Fluoride was used as an insecticide and rat poison before it was dumped in our drinking water. It is a pollutant and a by-product of iron, copper and aluminum manufacturing.
Did you know fluoride is the only chemical added to drinking water for the purpose of medication (to prevent tooth decay). This is just the surface of the issues involved with water and toothpaste fluoridation.
You really have to ask yourself why in the world is this toxic chemical still being pushed on us.
How To Remove Fluoride From Water – The First Solution
The first solution is very simple. Have an ordinance passed in your town effectively banning the dumping of fluoride into your drinking water.
Several towns all over the United States have done this. Spring Hill, TN did it a while back and most recently Palmer, Alaska did it too.
Public outcry and hard work ended their water fluoridation mandate. Good for them! Both Fairbanks and Juneau have already ended this unhealthy practice.
Not only will they have this toxic chemical out of their water, but the towns save lots of money and labor that is put into placing the toxic chemical into the water supply.
The people in Alaska have gone on to say that this practice of fluoridation is not moral or ethical.
Did you know that 99 percent of Western Europe has ended this practice too?
How To Remove Fluoride From Water – The Second Solution
For those of us still waiting for the people in our towns to protest and have the city council vote on this matter, we need an alternative way to get rid of this poison before drinking it.
My family and a multitude of others are using special fluoride filters that remove this nasty chemical up to 95 percent when there is less than 1 ppm of the fluoride ion and 99.75% when there is less than 50 ppb.
These special fluoride filters attach to the gravity water filter system we use called the Berkey water filter system that gets rid of other toxic substances in the water.
We love our filters and it is the best way we know how to remove fluoride from water besides getting city council to vote it out.
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How To Get Clean Drinking Water
By Jeff | October 26, 2011
There is quite a bit of contaminants and pollution in what we drink and bathe in and if you’re like me I want to know how to get clean drinking water to keep me healthy.
Headline after headline every day tells a story. “Study keeps up stink over polluted river.” “Experts warn over pollution levels in Lake Victoria.” “Notices of Water Contamination, Once Again.”
Those are from one day and I could have listed hundreds more.
Add onto that the fact that the municipal water companies add toxic fluoride and chlorine. Not only that but the Environmental Working Group has consistently found more than 300 water contaminants in the water supply even after supposedly treating it.
How To Get Clean Drinking Water Quickly And Easily
The water in your tap is not clean. Yes, it may be cleaner than third world country water and we should be thankful for that, but over time as you drink toxic water it will affect the healthy of you and your family.
You don’t want that and I don’t want that.
We also know for a fact that the cheap water filters from your local store don’t do jack squat! They hardly filter anything and you have to buy replacement filters often.
We know that a quality reverse osmosis filter does clean the water, but it also takes away healthy minerals plus it used twice the amount of water which has been verified by many customer reviews I’ve personally read.
If you want purified water quickly and easily you have to check out a gravity water purifier immediately. Can you feel the urgency?
I’m all for informed research and you should do that. I’ve done research for years now and I’m giving you a shortcut. I use a countertop water filter which purifies the water by gravity through the micro-porous elements.
These elements purify the water, making it completely safe to drink.
It eliminates pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites. It eliminates VOCs, pesticides and trihalomethanes. It reduces heavy metals by up to 95%. I could go on and on.
How To Get Clean Drinking Water – Affordable
I’ve done research in the past few years and there are systems that cost upwards of $1,000 that don’t even filter bacteria such as E.coli.
There are some systems that cost $500 and then you have to buy expensive replacements every few months.
My suggestion is to find a gravity water filter that gets rid of everything I listed above. Make sure the filters or elements last up to 10 to 12 months.
Make sure they are certified and have been university tested.
You don’t have to rely on anyone else anymore. How to get clean drinking water is now in your hands.
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Residential Water Filtration That Is Affordable
By Jeff | October 24, 2011
Let’s face it, there aren’t too many residential water filtration systems that are affordable, let alone actually work. I once went through the lengthy process of searching for a solution only to hit several roadblocks.
I finally found something that actually works, is certified and very much affordable. They’re so good that missionaries and the Red Cross use them in many other countries.
If you are looking for the real deal in water purification then keep reading.
Residential Water Filtration Systems – Ones That Stink
One of the first ones that come up is a $600 whole house filtration system. It weighs 48 pounds and it only advertises that it filters “dirt, Iron, chemicals, chlorine, and others that create foul tastes and odors.”
Fail!
Another popular whole house system is $299.99 and only reduces bad tastes and odors plus chlorine reduction.
Fail!
I may have found one. It’s a countertop water filter that attaches to the kitchen sink. It’s only $89 and it has six stages of filtering. It removes lots of stuff like dirt, silt and rust.
Heavy metals are reduced and some VOCs and chlorine are reduced greatly. But, it requires water pressure and doesn’t filter out some key contaminants. Sounded good for a minute, but…
Fail!
There are some reverse osmosis systems for a few hundred dollars and up but if you’ve read my blog for long you’ll know I’m not a fan of having to deal with water pressure, healthy minerals being taken out and using twice the amount of water that a quality water filter system would use.
I have to give reverse osmosis a fail as well.
Residential Water Filtration Systems That Work
The one I found to work the best, to filter the most and cost the least is the Berkey water filtration systems.
These systems use the Black Berkey purification elements which remove pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites. This includes E.coli which none of the other systems said they removed.
It removes trihalomethanes, radon 222, VOCs and chlorine to below detectable levels.
It reduces heavy metals by 95% and also removes nitrates, nitrites, rust, silt and sediment. It leaves the healthy minerals in and for a small price you can buy a special attachment that reduces fluoride and arsenic.
It doesn’t require water pressure because it’s a gravity water purification system. It sits right on your counter and can be moved anywhere you want. You can even filter water from a river, lake or pond.
By far, this is the most powerful and affordable system I could find. I made sure it was tested and certified by Universities and I also made sure customers verified that they actually work.
The Berkey company honestly exists to provide purified water to families and organizations so we can be as healthy as possible.
It depends on your family size and how much water you drink per day, but you can buy a basic Berkey system for around $233 and the filters last a whole year. I know because I’ve tested it.
If you are looking for an honest residential water filtration system, then do yourself a favor and check out the Berkey first. It’s by far the most powerful one out there.
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Remove Radon From Water Without Hassle
By Jeff | October 22, 2011
This gas is especially harmful and that’s why you want to remove radon from water before drinking. Radon is a cancer-causing, radioactive gas. It is odorless, colorless and tasteless.
It occurs naturally and can actually dissolve into our water supply. It is created by the breakdown of uranium in soil, rock, and water. The more granite in your area increases your risk of finding radon.
It can leak into the groundwater, which is then transported to your well. Yes, the most common cases of radon I’ve personally heard about are in people’s well water.
The radon in your water supply poses an inhalation risk and an ingestion risk. Research has shown that your risk of lung cancer from breathing radon in the air is much larger than your risk of stomach cancer from swallowing water with radon in it. That still doesn’t make me feel better.
So those most at risk I believe are those not using city water. Testing is the only way to know if you and your family are at risk of radon.
Remove Radon From Water – Expensive Systems
While the removal of radon in the air of a home can typically range from $900 to $1,300 for a standard mitigation system, you can expect the cost of radon removal in water to cost thousands.
There are some radon reduction systems you can buy and they can sometimes be costly. One process is called aeration which is the process of bringing water and air into close contact in order to remove dissolved gases. This can cost between $3,500 and $8,000.
There is also something called granular carbon treatment which is a tank system that is usually placed at the spot where the water enters the home.
It costs between $1,500 and $2,000, but when the carbon filter is filled up with the contamination you must buy a new filter and that is costly too.
Remove Radon From Water A Better Way
Another way to remove this radioactive gas from your water is through the Berkey water filter. The black elements actually have been tested and certified to remove radon 222 from your water to below detectable limits.
They last around a year depending upon how much water you consume and let me tell you…it doesn’t cost thousands of dollars up front and doesn’t cost thousands of dollars in filter replacements.
Depending on which Berkey system you buy you’ll only be spending a few hundred dollars. After a year the black element replacements only cost around $107.
Before spending thousands to remove radon from water with carbon treatment, I would first look into one of the many Berkey water filter systems.
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How To Remove Chlorine From Water
By Jeff | October 18, 2011
I always wanted to know how to remove chlorine from water ever since I took a big gulp of it from a swimming pool. It made me feel really sick and basically ruined my day.
I always saw the skull and crossbones warning on the bag of chlorine and just logically assumed it was okay since after all, it cleaned the swimming pool.
I then noticed a nasty smell and taste in my tap water and it was game over. I wanted to find out why was in my water.
How To Remove Chlorine From Water – The Why Part
So why would I want to remove chlorine from my drinking and bathing water? During my studies, I found that they have to wear protective rubber gloves and protective respiration devices just to handle the chlorine.
Chlorine gas can cause serious injury or even death. We are exposed to this chlorine by drinking it and bathing in it.
It’s added to the water to kill bacteria and other harmful life forms, so why would it be safe for you and I to drink?
Decades of research has now shown that chlorine and its byproducts are very harmful for your health. It has been shown to cause damaging effects to heart, lung, kidney and central nervous system, as well as cancer.
In fact, studies in 2006 examined a combined total of almost 8,000 people and showed that higher consumption of tap water can increase the risk of bladder cancer in men.
How To Remove Chlorine From Water – The Right Way
When I first started learning about the effects of chlorine in the water I didn’t know of many products available so I bought the ones you see most on TV commercials.
It said it filtered chlorine and it was cheap so I was super excited. It definitely took the smell and taste away but a few years later I found that it didn’t take that much out. I didn’t smell it or taste it but it was plentiful in the water and could still cause health problems.
I finally found the Berkey series of water filters and before I bought I looked at their certified testing results and I also read dozens of testimonials.
The testing showed that the Black Berkey filters eliminated trihalomethanes to below detectable levels as well as chlorine itself and other chlorine byproducts to below detectable levels.
The Berkey shower filters reduce 95% of chlorine so I scored big time!
I got it out of my drinking water and I mostly got it out of my shower water and I could tell a difference right away. I felt better physically and just knowing I was dealing with clean water every day made me feel even better.
In a nutshell, the way I learned how to remove chlorine from water was by doing a bit of studying and discovering the Berkey water filter company.
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How To Get Clean Water
By Jeff | October 12, 2011
We need it everyday to survive and we sometimes take it for granted, while others are looking to get clean water. Maybe some of you out there think you’re drinking from a pure source and in actuality you’re not.
The body is made up of about two-thirds water and it’s said that we need around two quarts per day. If you exert yourself in any way during the day you will need a lot more.
Dehydration sets in if you don’t drink enough and your body is smart enough to tell you when you need a drink of water. Water helps your body circulate blood around and it also aids in digestion while carrying those nutrients to key organs.
The human body can only live three days without water.
How To Get Clean Water In Your Home
Let’s face it. The cat is out of the bag. Tap water in the United States is not as pure as you think. I’ve mentioned this before in other posts but there are hundreds of contaminants coming out of our faucet.
And for good measure the majority of treatment plants dump chlorine and fluoride in the water and tell you it’s safe. The long term effects of drinking tap water is frightening.
There are only two ways to get clean water in your home. The first way is reverse osmosis which eliminates all contaminants. However, it also gets rid of the healthy minerals your body needs.
Reverse osmosis also uses around twice the amount of water that it actually provides. It’s a solution but it will cost you more money and you’ll have to find an alternative source for healthy minerals.
The other way to get clean water is through on of the Berkey water filter products. These gravity water purifiers filter out everything reverse osmosis does except that it leaves the healthy minerals in and it purifies the exact amount of water you put in.
Not only that, but it doesn’t require electricity or water pressure. You just place it on your countertop, pour the water in the top and you’re good to go!
How To Get Clean Water To All Nations
Did you know that around one out of eight people in the world don’t have access to safe drinking water? The number of deaths worldwide due to contaminated water is really high and that’s just really sad.
There are probably hundreds of clean water foundations online so there’s hope.
Over the years, the Red Cross, missionaries and other health organizations have used Berkey water filters around the world to provide clean water.
They are powerful and very portable. The best part is that they are very affordable.
Do you know someone who might need better water? What are you drinking these days? Now that you know how to get clean water, maybe it’s time to make a change for the better.
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Water Filtration System That Really Works
By Jeff | October 7, 2011
Before I get into the actual water filtration system I want to share with you today, I want to talk about something else briefly. I was talking with someone a few days ago and I mentioned that I had a great water filter site. He sort of laughed.
Come to find out there are apparently tons of people who have once in their lifetime had a water filter site. That was news to me as I don’t know anyone else personally who has one.
I say all this because I don’t mess around online trying to sell just anything. I believe so much in what I do that it becomes a mission for me to reach as many people as possible and that’s why I’m writing to you today.
Water Filtration System Like No Other
Okay, so apparently tons of people sell water filters, but I can honestly tell you that most of them flat out don’t work. They are hyped up products and all you have to do is read the fine print.
What will the fine print tell you? I finally started reading the fine print on filters years ago and was shocked! Some of these companies run ads on TV for hundreds of thousands of dollars and I found out after using them for a while that they don’t filter squat.
I then ran into a water filtration system that really did work according to their advertisements. That’s what drew me to them. This company was honest and their product was tested too.
Reverse osmosis seems like a really good system and it is for some people. I personally like how it wipes out everything bad. What I don’t like is that is takes out the healthy minerals, costs a lot more and uses twice the amount of water.
I then ran into the Berkey water filter system that wipes out everything reverse osmosis does except that it keeps the minerals in, costs way less and it purifies the exact amount of water you put in.
Water Filtration System That Is No Hassle
The last thing you need is to have to deal with a system that doesn’t really work or one that is labor intensive. There are too many other projects around the house to accomplish.
The Berkey water filtration system is completely no hassle. When it arrives at your home you can literally have it set up in 10 minutes or less.
You do have to clean it every now and then, like any other kitchen appliance, but that’s pretty much it. It doesn’t require electricity or water pressure so you just pour water right in the top and the gravity filter goes to work.
This really is a water filtration system that works as advertised and I’m thankful for their honesty.
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Survival Water Purification
By Jeff | October 3, 2011
More and more over the years I’ve learned about being prepared for anything and the most important subject I’ve learned about is survival water purification.
I’m all for stocking up food, but if you don’t have clean water then you are in trouble. You can go so many days without food but the human body must have water to survive.
Not only that but the body needs pure, clean water. Whether you are at home or out in the woods somewhere, you have to find a water source and you must purify that water.
Years ago you could drink water straight from a stream but unfortunately those times have passed for most areas as there are all types of bacteria and cysts in the water and you don’t want to gulp those down your throat.
Survival Water Purification To The Rescue
We have contamination in our streams from animals and pollutants in the air and even though they are invisible they are most definitely in the water. We know that because it’s been tested.
You could spend time every day boiling your water or adding purification tablets. You could even possibly drink water through one of those straw filters.
When you are in survival mode it doesn’t really water. You just want to survive and make it through. Making it through for most of us would mean getting back to a normal state of life.
Some people want to live and survive in the woods all their life and that’s great but the majority of us don’t. I pray for no situations in life where there are widespread disasters but we have to prepare and be educated.
The Better Survival Water Purification Way
I wouldn’t be writing about this unless I had a solution that I personally find better than the rest. You can read more of my blog or articles to find out what I personally use.
Generally, you should try and find clear running water while avoiding nasty swamp and discolored water. Again, you can boil water for 20 minutes or you can create your own water filter, which is way too complicated for the average person. There is something better, though.
What if I said there was a portable water purifier that could filter the following?
- Pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites to below detectable levels
- Trihalomethanes to below detectable levels
- Radon 222 to below detectable levels
- VOCs to below detectable levels
- Reduce heavy metals by 95%
- Remove or greatly reduce nitrates, nitrites, rust, silt and sediment
How does that sound to you?
Survival water purification doesn’t have to be complicated and time consuming whether you’re in the woods or sheltering in place at home.
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Countertop Water Dispenser Extraordinaire
By Jeff | September 30, 2011
What do you normally think of when the words “countertop water dispenser” come to mind? I think most of us would think of those water cooler type things that make the funny noises, right?
Every time you fill up your cup it goes, bloop-bloop! Most of them can use a three gallon or five gallon jug that you hoist up whenever it’s time to change the water.
Some of them can even give you hot water. So you spend $80 on one of those and then you pay $21 for a BPA free jug.
You can either have the water delivered or you go back and forth from the store to your house and refill your jugs every week. Some of them even need electricity to produce the hot water.
No Hassle Countertop Water Dispenser
What I just described really seems like a hassle and many of the systems hardly filter anything. Basically what I’m trying to say is … what’s the point? I can ask that question because I already found the best countertop water dispenser. The best part is, it’s more than that. It’s a water purifier.
It literally purifies the water and doesn’t require electricity or massive five gallon jugs. All I do is fill a little water pitcher and pour it into the top of my Berkey filter and in a short amount of time I have purified water.
Once the water is purified I dispense the water through the spigot and instantly I’m drinking really tasty water.
Other Features Of The Berkey Countertop Water Dispenser
Other reasons why the Berkey is more extraordinary than others is because of what it eliminates from your dirty water supply. I can say that because tap water is dirty. It’s been tested all over to have hundreds of contaminants.
The Black Berkey filters wipe out pathogenic bacteria, cysts and parasites. Goodbye! It eliminates pesticides and herbicides. See ya! Trihalomethanes? Bye, bye! All heavy metals? 95% of them. Sayonara!
Your water ends up being pure and safe to drink. So safe that missionaries, Red Cross and other emergency organizations use the Berkey systems in other countries to provide drinking water.
Another great feature that the Berkey has is portability. Yes, you can take those dispensers anywhere but they either need electricity or a source of already purified water to put in the jugs.
With a Berkey you can literally put river or lake water in it and drink it. Camping, out of country trips, survival … it doesn’t matter. This system can hit most any curveball you throw at it.
If you want a countertop water dispenser that outperforms the rest then look no further because I think you’ve found it.
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Best Fluoride Filters Around
By Jeff | September 26, 2011
The best fluoride filters around are the ones by Berkey and I’m going to tell you why. Plus, I want to share a little history with you about this toxic substance that you don’t want to be drinking.
Did you know more and more cities are getting rid of the fluoride from their water systems? Do you really think it’s just a measure to save money? No way!
Fluoride is the active ingredient in many pesticides and rodenticides and is considered a powerful poison. It’s more poisonous than lead and accidental over-ingestion of fluoride can cause serious toxic symptoms.
Excessive ingestion of fluoride during the early childhood years can damage their teeth, causing a defect in the enamel known as dental fluorosis.
According to the US National Research Council, “it is apparent that fluorides have the ability to interfere with the functions of the brain.” Not only that but fluoride has nasty little effects on the thyroid gland, bones, digestive system and has been found to cause cancer.
Best Fluoride Filters Can Help
I found and currently use fluoride filters with the best water filter system to date. They are called the Berkey PF-2 arsenic and fluoride filters and they get the job done.
Under optimum conditions, they reduce fluoride by 99.75% and they target the entire family of arsenic oxide anions as well as the arsenic cations.
These reduction elements are designed to work hand in hand with the main Black Berkey water purification elements. I produced a video which shows you exactly how to put it all together.
It’s quite easy to do and they work with most of the Berkey systems.
They last a whole year if you only refill your system once per day, but if you do it two times a day the elements will last six months.
I looked around and couldn’t find hardly any other water filter systems that reduce fluoride. The cheap filters from the store don’t and even some expensive ones don’t.
I’m almost certain reverse osmosis does according to tests, but I’m not going to spend time in this post explaining all the disadvantages of having a system like that.
The Best Fluoride Filters Are Portable
One great thing I like about these elements is that it goes with any Berkey system. They are all portable! That means you can take them anywhere and have fluoride free water.
My family has taken them on trips with us and put them in hotel rooms because we wanted purified water. It wasn’t a hassle and we really felt good about it.
It could be camping, vacation or family reunions. You can take the best fluoride filters with you and have peace of mind.
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