Despite the high chlorine levels in our city water, this parasite in our water systems has been floating alive streaming through our pipes making its way to our faucets into our body and feeding off our brain. How and when does […]
Water Quality
Mild levels of lead in young children shown to affect behavior in school
For years, we have known about the correlation between toxic levels of lead in children and impulsive behavior, lower IQs and shorter attention spans in school. Recently, a study published in the Environmental Research journal, shows that even mild and […]
BPA is only 1 of over 24,000 chemicals to be concerned about leaching from plastic
Over the past decade, a growing number of consumer advocates worldwide have been demanding plastic products that are free of the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol-A (BPA). This global movement led to some significant positive changes especially containers manufacturing in the food, […]
Fukushima Remembered. Let’s Not Forget. Radiation is Coming Our Way.
When the giant earthquake and tidal wave hit Fukushima, Japan on March 11, 2011, the world watched in horror. Initially it was the amazing destruction of the east coast of Northern Honshu that bore the brunt of the disaster with […]
Why I’m So Passionate About Distilled Water
As a young man completing my chemistry degree, I was well aware of the purity of distilled water. In fact, it was the benchmark for pure water in the laboratory. But I never gave a thought about drinking it. In […]
Use of Distilled Water in the Kitchen
Distilled Water to Make Ice: Distilled water is the water of choice for making ice cubes because of its extreme purity. The result is ice that is clearer and harder than ice made with water that has impurities in it. […]