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Before spending your hard-earned dollars on a water filtration system, you should begin by knowing exactly what is in your water that may be harmful to your health and the health of your loved ones.  Once specific contaminants and their levels of concentration are identified, you can then evaluate the best water filtration system to use to remove those contaminants.

If you are unsure of what’s in your water, there are a few steps you can take.  The place to begin is with your local water supplier.  Federal law requires that they issue an annual Water Quality Report.  If the water provider cannot supply this information, Water2Drink.com recommends that you have your water tested prior to purchasing any water filtration system.

Just as the water filtration system you purchase should be certified by a nationally recognized certification organization like NSF, the public health and safety organization, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommends that you select a water testing laboratory that is certified by your state.  You can call the state certification officer, or click over to the EPA’s website at http://water.epa.gov/scitech/drinkingwater/labcert/statecertification.cfm  to identify a certified laboratory. 

Taking the time to have your water analyzed will give you the information you need to make a thorough, educated decision about water filtration.  Water2Drink.com provides links to Multipure Product Performance Data sheets, so our customers can directly compare Multipure’s NSF-certified performance levels to their water report.

Beyond the scope of the Affordable Health Care Act, and whether or not you take part in the American political process, your good health is of interest to our highest elected leaders.

Recently, First Lady Michelle Obama joined the Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) to encourage all Americans to lead healthier lives by choosing to drink more water.  By increasing your water intake by just one glass a day, you will improve “your health, your energy, and the way you feel,” says Mrs. Obama.  Want to know more about the #FirstLady and PHA’s partnership?  Look right here:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/12/first-lady-michelle-obama-ask-everyone-drink-more-water.

The PHA will place the Drink Up logo on bottled water, reusable bottles, and public taps in the next few years.  Look for the logo!   You can find more information on the “You Are What You Drink” campaign here:  http://ahealthieramerica.org/our-partners/you-are-what-you-drink/.

It’s as easy as one more glass of Multipure filtered water.  Drink Up!

#DrinkUp, #FirstLady, #MichelleObama, #PHA, #Multipure, #Water2Drink

Have you ever wondered why your trainer, exercise instructor, or physician reminds you incessantly to “drink more water!” after a workout or physical activity?  It’s not just to replace the fluids that are used during the activity.  It’s also to prevent loss of endurance, combat increased fatigue, prevent disruptions in cognition, and minimize other physiological effects of dehydration. 

If left to hydrate according to thirst, many individuals may not adequately intake enough fluids to offset the deficit of a workout.  Mild to moderate dehydration may persist for hours after the activity or workout is finished.  It’s recommended that athletic activity begins from a well hydrated state, and that the individual continues to drink fluids above and beyond thirst recognition.

Water2Drink.com recommends you read a National Institutes of Health article titled “Water, Hydration and Health,” which gives specifics on this topic, in addition to many others regarding proper hydration.  The whole article is interesting, but specifically see Section II, Physiological Effects of Dehydration. 

You can find the NIH article at  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908954/ .

Emergency Drinking Water - What You Can Do in an Emergency

Have you ever been in a situation where the water supply to your home has been interrupted? Many people have experienced such a problem when a major storm disrupted their local water utility. Generally, the news services provide a warning that a potentially disruptive weather event is coming your way, but sometimes there is no warning. What will you do if this happens to you?

Just one real example of such an event occurred in Maryland on December 23, 2008 with no apparent warning. A massive 66-inch water pipe broke in the affluent Bethesda area, creating an overwhelming torrent of water that immediately endangered the lives of anyone who happened to be nearby. The outside temperature was in the 20’s and the local rescue teams had to work quickly to extract people from their cars using boats and helicopters. It appears that everyone involved made it out safely. But what about the water supply to all the affected homes and businesses?

In this instance, residents were fortunate that the local water authority was able to redirect the water supply and restore service the same day. However, in many instances, an emergency like this one results in a disruption to water delivery that lasts for days. If you have ever been in this situation, you know that even a day without water seems like a lifetime, being unable to flush a toilet or find safe water to drink.

Once water service is restored, life can return to normal – almost. Sometimes the disruption creates a breach in the water line that allows contaminants to enter the water supply. Even after the authorities declare the water “safe,” prudent people may want to take extra precautions, like boiling their tap water before consuming it. The Environmental Protection Agency has published guidelines on its public web site that you may find useful regarding how to handle “Emergency Disinfection of Drinking Water” (see http://water.epa.gov/drink/emerprep/emergencydisinfection.cfm).

Taking the EPA’s recommendations one big step further, you may want to ensure the quality of your disinfected water by pushing it through a compressed carbon block water filter before drinking it. Multipure International manufacturers excellent filters for this purpose that have a lifetime warranty (see http://www.water2drink.com/products/multipure-drinking-water-filter-systems.asp), and they also offer an emergency hand pump to make the job easier. You can disconnect the input line on your water filter and attach it to the hand pump. Putting the water pump input line into the disinfected water and then applying a bit of elbow grease will produce gallons of clean drinking water that you will be quite pleased with.

Please be prepared – it’s an “emergency” because you never know when it may happen to you!

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