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The Hard Facts About Bottled Water

The Hard Facts About Bottled Water Have you ever thought about that bottle of water you’re drinking? Most of us consume bottled water in massive quantities without giving it a second thought. We buy it by the case, burn through the bottles, and then toss them in the trash. And we do all this without considering the cost of making bottled water. It’s understandable. There are times when clean water simply isn’t available and you have to drink prepackaged water. But before making decisions ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water Comes From the Most Drought-Ridden Places in the Country

Popular brands like Aquafina and Dasani source mainly from catastrophically dry parts of the West. —By Julia Lurie | Mon Aug. 11, 2014 6:00 AM EDT Bottled-water drinkers, we have a problem: there's a good chance that your water comes from California, a state experiencing the third driest year on record. The details of where and how bottling companies get their water are often quite murky, but generally speaking, bottled water falls into two categories. The first is "spring water," or ...[READ MORE]

Bottled water found to contain over 24,000 chemicals

Bottled water found to contain over 24,000 chemicals (NaturalNews) Widespread consumer demand for plastic products that are free of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) has led to some significant positive changes in the way that food, beverage and water containers are manufactured. But a new study out of Germany has found that thousands of other potentially harmful chemicals are still leeching from plastic products into food and beverages, including an endocrine-disrupting chemical ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water Wastes Resources and Money – Take Back The Tap

The bottled water industry has generated demand for its product through marketing, persuading Americans that bottled water is purer and healthier than tap water, even though the U.S. federal government requires more rigorous safety monitoring of municipal tap water than it does of bottled water. Take Back the Tap Factsheet by Food and Water Watch Take Back the Tap Guide to Safe Tap Water Tap water is tested more frequently for safety concerns than bottled water, but the water quality ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water: How It Costs You And The Environment More Than You Think

Bottled Water: How It Costs You And The Environment More Than You Think For many years, bottled water has been considered safe and convenient. Primarily because bottled water companies have falsely claimed their product is better for consumers because it’s either purified or natural spring water, when it is merely tap water. It's uneconomical and has been untruthfully marketed as healthier for you than tap water. Although consumers know it is overpriced and proven to be only "treated", around ...[READ MORE]

Top Five Worst So-Called "Health" Foods

Top Five Worst So-Called "Health" Foods When choosing items labeled as "healthy" we need to be very careful. Many corporations have caught onto the fact that more and more consumers are seeking healthier options, and have tailored their marketing towards this end. The following are five of the worst foods that are labeled as, and often thought of by consumers as, healthy options. Energy and Protein Bars: Marketed as a healthy alternative to candy bars, as well as a nutrition-packed snack to ...[READ MORE]

Multipure Recorded Calls – Learn About Multipure's Products & Business Opportunity

Multipure Recorded Calls - Learn About Multipure's Products & Business Opportunity Multipure Corporation is now currently offering free weekly corporate opportunity calls that provide you with the latest news and information about Multipure's products, opportunity, and promotions. To those already excellent Distributor tools, Multipure is adding all new Multipure Sizzle Calls to offer you  24-hour access to Multipure’s knowledge and insight! At your convenience, callers can learn about ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water Versus Filtered Water – Which Is The Best Option?

Bottled Water Versus Filtered Water – Which Is the Best Option? Water is something that everyone needs to consume in order to stay healthy and happy. Seeing to it that you get your doctor-recommended eight glasses of water per day keeps your metabolism high, your mental processes sharp, and your skin in good condition. It’s a great way to beat the heat and stay refreshed, too! However, consuming enough water is only part of the battle. The other part lies in making sure that you choose water of ...[READ MORE]

Bottled Water – The New Great Pollutant

Bottled Water - The New Great Pollutant Environmental groups across the globe have been sounding the alarm for several years now regarding the health and environmental dangers of the popular bottled water trend. The environmental danger is in both the manufacture and disposal of billions of water bottles and the fact that plastic bottles make up a sizeable portion of the enormous plastic garbage patch currently floating around in the Pacific Ocean. This enormous plastic reef is currently more ...[READ MORE]

Nestlé Targets Developing Nations for Bottled Water and Infant Formula

By Darcey Rakestraw On April 23, Nestlé announced it had purchased Pfizer’s infant nutrition unit, which will strengthen their ability to sell infant formula in emerging markets, particularly in Asia. The move is not surprising, since 85 percent of Pfizer’s infant nutrition revenues came from developing countries, where Nestlé is also looking to expand its sales of bottled water. How do we know this? Nestlé has declared both its Pure Life brand of bottled water and infant formula as ...[READ MORE]