drinking chlorinated water

How Much Chlorine Is In My Drinking Water?

How Much Chlorine Is In Your Drinking Water? Kenton Jones from Multipure takes us on a demonstration with OTO, a swimming pool chemical that measures chlorine in water. Check out this awesome demonstration on dry foods such as pasta, jasmine rice and pinto beans when added to chlorinated water. OTO can be purchased at any pool supply store. Do the following tests and see what happens for yourself.  Even I was surprised when I watched this video.   For more info on Multipure drinking ...[READ MORE]

East Coast Braces For Hurricane Irene

This post has been updated to reflect ongoing developments. Irene heading to North Carolina first Dale Eck, Director of the Global Forecast Center, The Weather Channel Aug 26,  2011 7:31 am ET - Hurricane Irene poses an extraordinary threat and is one that no one has yet experienced from North Carolina to the mid_Atlantic to the Northeast to New England.- Hurricane Irene is a high end category 2 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale; however, Irene is expected to re-strengthen ...[READ MORE]

Is Dr. Mercola deceiving his customers?

If you are a subscriber to Dr. Mercola's website, you will have gotten an e-mail today entitled "The Most Dangerous Types of Water You Can Drink". When you click on the link, it takes you to his Pure & Clear website where he is now promoting another water filter. At the top of the post of course is a video where he discusses why you need a water filter. Here is the video. Everything Dr. Mercola discusses is 100% accurate in terms of contaminants and why you need a filter system. All is ...[READ MORE]

The Health Risks Of Drinking Chlorinated Tap Water

Chlorine has been used as an effective disinfectant in drinking water supplies for nearly 100 years. Chlorine is considered necessary to destroy many of the bacteria in your drinking water. If it cleanses your water, then what is the problem? Health officials are concerned with the chlorinating by-products, also known as "chlorinated hydrocarbons" or trihalomethanes (THM's). Most THM's are formed in drinking water when chlorine reacts with naturally occurring substances such as decomposing plant ...[READ MORE]