When I gave up drinking soda a few years ago it was difficult at first and like all healthy changes it took time. However, now that I've been off the soda band wagon for a while I find its natural to reach for that glass of water instead of needing to make a concious decision to do so everytime. What's not always easy is finding good tasting water. Isn't it strange how such a simple compoud, two hydrogen and one oxygen, can have such a wide variety of taste?
That is until you consider all of the other chemicals that are routinely added to our water supply like liquified chlorine, fluorosilicic acid and aluminium sulphate. Plus, there are those pesky chemicals that can sneak into the water supply like Mercury, pesticides and lead. It's no longer as simply as H20 anymore is it? Not only isn't it good for you, but you can definitely start to see why the taste of your water can vary.
Well you could buy bottled water but it has draw backs of it's own - and it may not be as great as you think. For instance, the label "purified water" doesn't guarantee that the water is from a mountain spring. Often, bottling companies purchase municipal tap water, put it through a filtration process, bottle it, and then sell it back to consumers for hundreds to thousands times the cost. Or did you know that buying bottled water cost the average American about $100 a year and that's IF you purchase it in bulk at the grocery store. But what about when you're on the go? Water is easily creeping up between $1-$2 a bottle.
There is also an environmental factor to buying bottled water. It takes 17 million oil barrels are used in the production of plastic water bottles each year. Enough to fuel 1,000,000 cars for one year. I was surprised to learn that it actually takes 6.74 gallons of water to move 1 liter of water in transport.
Perhaps a better solution is to purchase a water faucet with a built in water purification system. Not only is it better for the environment but over time the investment pays for itself, saves you money and goes a long way to helping mother nature. Systems like the PfisterXtract offer water purification right from your faucet but also give you the option of accessing your regular tap water.
The system extracts chlorine taste & odor, certain pharmaceuticals*, lead & mercury and select pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides. It's hard to imagine I can save money, water and fossil fuels everytime I turn on the tap but when you think about it, using a home water purification system can do just that!
Thank you to Pfister for sponsoring today’s post and inspiring me to try the new Xtract filtration technology!
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