Water vs. Soft Drinks for Kids’ Health
It has been widely studied and proved that children who drink water instead of sugar-sweetened beverages are at a lower risk of being overweight and have less dental cavities and tooth decay. However, getting your kids to drink water can often be a challenge. Here are a few strategies to cut down on the soft drinks and increase their water intake. Serve water instead of soft drinks or juice at meals and with snacks so that your child...
Purified Water With A Reverse Osmosis System
Reverse Osmosis drinking water systems provide sparkling, clear water straight from the faucet into your Central Florida home without the daily cost and waste of bottled water. A Reverse Osmosis water system will separate and remove dissolved solids, organics, pyrogens, viruses and bacteria from home’s water making it ideal for everything from drinking water, ice cubes and baby formulas to humidifiers, steam irons and aquariums....
Emerging Contaminants in Water Supply
According to the Water Quality Association, emerging contaminants in the water supply are defined as chemicals that had not previously been detected (or were previously found in far lesser concentrations) and the risk they pose to human health and the environment is not fully understood. Examples of these emerging contaminants include: Pharmaceuticals – up to 90% of oral drugs pass through the human body and end up in the water...
10 Healthy Ingredients to Jazz Up Your Drinking Water
Water is the single most fundamental nutrient for a healthy body but it can be challenging to stay adequately hydrated. Adding these healthy ingredients can jazz up your water and make it fun to drink. Fresh mint both freshens your breath and treats mild nausea and indigestion Sliced cucumber has a cooling affect and fights inflammation Sliced lemon or lime flushes toxins, aids in digestion and boosts immunity Sliced apples aids in...
In Search of the Suds!
Do you often get frustrated when you need to continually reapply soap to your washcloth or body sponge? Do you find that your shampoo or body wash doesn’t provide you with the rich lather you see in those television commercials? If you answered yes and you’re tired of searching for the suds, the problem is probably not your products, it’s your hard water preventing your products from working to their full potential....
Treating Sulfur Odor in Well Water
Are you experiencing an odor emminating from your well water? Most often it’s simply the gas form of sulfur called Hydrogen Sulfide, which if present, will vary by well due to the varying geology. Hydrogen sulfide or “sulfur” tastes and smells like rotten eggs. It is a gas created by decaying vegetation and oil deposits beneath the earth’s surface. Water with hydrogen sulfide discolors coffee, tea, and other beverages and ruins...
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