The Case Against Chlorinated Tap Water

The Case Against Chlorinated Tap Water Could it interfere with the "good" bacteria in your gut? —By Josh Harkinson | Mon Aug. 4, 2014 6:00 AM EDT The chlorination of municipal tap water is considered one of the 20th century's best public health ideas. The American Water Works Association credits the practice with increasing life expectancy by 50 percent over the past century by virtually eliminating water-borne diseases such as typhoid fever and cholera. But chlorine in drinking water ...[READ MORE]

7 Reasons To Drink More Water

By Thorbjorg (Mind Body Green)If you suffer from any of the following ailments, you may not be drinking enough water: fatigue, confusion, memory loss, dizziness, dry and wrinkled skin, brittle hair and nails, cold fingers and toes, constipation, eczema, headaches, urinary tract infections, and muscle pains.These are all signs of dehydration.Your body is made up of around 70% water, which is involved in every bodily function. If you lack water, then your body will try to get moisture from any ...[READ MORE]

How To Make Your Own Non-Toxic Sunscreen

(NaturalNews) Many commercial sunscreens contain toxic ingredients that actually raise the risk of skin cancer. However, natural sunscreen can get very pricey, especially if you have a large family. Here is a sunscreen that you can make at home and is nontoxic and all natural. While you are blocking the harmful rays of the sun, your skin is getting nourished with all of the wonderful natural ingredients. Your skin will look and feel better than before you started using it. It is important to ...[READ MORE]

Multipure's Summer Promo – Get A FREE Water Emergency Treatment System

GET A FREE Water Emergency Treatment System With Purchase of a Multipure Drinking Water System! From July 1st through September 30th, Multipure is offering an all-new Water Emergency Treatment (WET) System for just the cost of shipping to Customers who purchase any Multipure Drinking Water System at regular price! -- Or if you purchase any Drinking Water System Starter Kit at regular price and sign up as a new Distributor, you can receive a WET System absolutely FREE! The WET System includes ...[READ MORE]

How To Build A 4 x 16 ft Cinder Block Raised Bed Garden

This year I decided I wanted a raised bed garden.  I went with a raised bed rather than a ground garden for several reasons. Raised gardening beds are higher than ground level, so there is not as much bending to work in your garden. A high frame puts plants in reach of a gardener. For easy access, (about 4 feet wide)  it’s easy to reach to the center of the bed. Raised beds are so effective for increasing efficiency and yields that crops produce better because the soil in the beds is deep, ...[READ MORE]

Sponsors of study advocate use of solid carbon block filters to limit exposure to breast cancer chemicals.

Multipure - a Factor in Breast Cancer Prevention Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) May 14, 2014 A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal,Environmental Health Perspectives, identifies key chemicals in the formation of breast cancer tumors. Sponsors of the study advocate methods to limit exposure – including the use of solid carbon block filters for drinking water. The study, New Exposure Biomarkers as Tools For Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Biomonitoring, and Prevention: A Systematic Approach Based ...[READ MORE]

Is It Time For The Government To Take Action On Climate Change?

Is It Time for the Government to Take Action on Climate Change? The recent report put out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change brings about more detailed and serious questions concerning the nature of climate change. There is a domestic battle in America today over whether or not we are in fact faced with a serious danger concerning carbon emissions. Carbon emissions have reportedly been rising with the rapid industrialization of China along with several other developing ...[READ MORE]

Multipure "Compatible" cb-6 Replacement Filters – Buyer Beware!

Have you been tempted to buy a Multipure "compatible" filter to fit into your Multipure water filter? If so, you may not be getting the quality of water you think you are. Recently Zachary Rice, president of Multipure, sent out a letter to all distributors addressing the issue of imitation filters and the importance of using only a genuine Multipure replacement filter. Mr Rice writes: "Dear Valued Distributors, I have recently heard growing concerns regarding imitation carbon block filters ...[READ MORE]

How To Reduce Your Water Footprint

How much water do you use every day?  The answer might surprise you. A paper released online last week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concluded that Americans significantly underestimate their water use. Curious how my friends and family would fare, I reached out via social media and posed the simple question, “how much water do you use each day?”  The results in my quick survey ranged to from 2 gallons to 300 gallons, but the most common estimate was 10 to 15 ...[READ MORE]

10 iPhone Apps to Help Keep You Eating GMO Free

As the war to force GMO companies to label their products rages on, iPhone app developers are taking matters into their own hands. By creating apps that allow consumers to determine exactly what is in the products that they buy, these developers are giving you total freedom of choice. These apps all have multiple features for identifying different types of ingredients, which means installing a combination of apps will keep you better informed. These ten apps all identify GMO products, among ...[READ MORE]