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I have a private well system here in Wasilla, AK and I am not happy with the water quality. I used a shower filter to remove chlorine etc when I lived in California but that is not the problem now. The water causes dry skin, tastes horrible and seems to have a lot of calcium and iron in it. I had some tests done and was offered a Water conditioner that uses polymer beads and a seperate system that uses reverse osmosis to filter and soften all of the water in the house. This will cost around $3000 is that the best way to go or does anyone know of a better option? I do want to filter all of the water in the house for drinking, cooking, bathing laundry etc. Are there certain things I need to leave in the water for health reasons? Is it ok to strip the water of as many minerals etc as I can?
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Keeper of the Home: Shower Filters: Goodbye Chlorine!
A couple of months ago, I finally made a purchase that I'd had my eye on for quite some time... a shower filter! (I know, I know, the things that excite me!)
The point of a shower filter is to get rid of the chlorine that is pretty much standard in tap water all over North America. Most of us are aware that consuming chlorine is not good for us, and therefore use water filters in our kitchens to remove the chlorine from the water that we drink.
What you may not have considered is that the chlorine is also able to enter our bodies through that large and very porous organ we call our skin! Particularly when in a warm or hot shower, the pores in our skin open up and absorb even greater quantities of everything in the shower, especially the chlorine! Additionally, we inhale the chlorine that is released as a gas while we shower.
In addition to simply avoiding this toxin, I was really...
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Benefits of Drinking Pure Water
All processes within your cells are depending on water in one way or another. Also, your bodies are made to two-thirds out of water. So, it is no wonder that you depend on a constant supply of drinking water, and that dehydration can cause all sorts of illnesses or diseases, or can make you feel bad. Drinking enough clean pure water every day is so important to your health that one doctor wrote a whole book about it: ‘Your Body’s Many Cries for Water’ by Dr. F. Batmaghelidj.
Disclaimer: This article is not designed to provide medical advice or professional services. It is intended to be for educational use only. The information provided in this article is not a substitute for professional care and should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health problem you should consult your doctor.
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