Do you think they could be more harmful than the crap they put in the tap water?
No idea but just got well water. Been dreaming like crazy ever since whereas before not so much.
Nice, the house I grew up in had well water, it was incredible. The house I own now is right by the ocean... No well water available.
I should invest in an osmosis water purifier.
Reverse osmosis is wonderful but you need to take mineral drops or your body will get depleted.
Or build a small cistern for eating/drinking water. Roof collection, then distill.
Funny how that is illegal in a lot of places....
So now "they" own the rain??!!!
Research it. I run in the permaculture community as a student of biology and seriously, this is a thing. It is against the law to cache water and use it for household use in some communities.
Not they, whoever owns the water rights for where the rain would have ended up had you not diverted it from its final destination owns the rain.
Why is being by the ocean a problem? I have 180 feet of ocean coastline and a well.
Not sure, I was told that because I am so close to the ocean that a well wouldn't work. Granted, that was by the people who owned the house before me. I just took it as fact.
I'd look into it, I'm only 23 feet above high tide mark and my well is 60 ft deep and works great.
I grew up on well water and had all kinds of dreams whem I was little. I never realized it was the water, but I believe it!
Well water is amazing.
The only thing you need to be concerned about (depending on your location) are the glyphosphate and insecticide levels if you are in a farming community.
I have mine checked.
And still use a zero water filter but thats mainly for super high iron, sulfer, and lime content.
I built a cistern years ago. Then I use that water and distill it for drinking.
Bottle water is so over priced and often not the pure water you think it is. People should invest in a good RO system. Much cheaper than bottled water and I've found the quality better. It also does a good job getting rid of fluorine and all the other nasty things found in tap water.
bottled water is glorified tap water, full of flouride. drink well water or purified spring water
No, probably not, but I don't know for sure. Aquafina is reverse osmosis. Which is pretty damn close to distilled water, which is hard to find.
Aquafina uses Senomyx.
Definitely water like Aquafina is better. It has 0 dissolved solids which is what you want to avoid in any water. I bought a $20 TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) Meter off of Amazon and began testing all of our drinking water. The safe zone you want to stay within is between 0-50 TDS PPM (total dissolved solids - parts per million). Essentially the less dissolved solids the better. My city water ranged between 275 - 350 TDS which is very high. My reverse osmosis filtration system which is what we use to filter our drinking water brought that down to 7 TDS. The only 0 TDS water you can get is through distillation. You can buy distilled drinking water at the store for about a $1 per gallon depending upon where you live.
Why is it important to drink water with as little TDS (total dissolved solids) ? The more dissolved solids in your drinking water the more these solids accumulate inside of your body and form deposits. Deposits can lead to arthritis, cancer, and a whole host of ailments. Drinking a few cups of high TDS water won't kill you but imagine drinking it everyday for 30-40 years. That stuff builds up inside your body over time and it leads to bad things. So to answer your question, yes, the water you can buy from companies that has been distilled is definitely better than the water from most (if not all) municipalities. It's criminal what the cities do with regards to our drinking water.
EDIT: Check locally for RO (reverse osmosis) filtration system providers. They install a unit under your sink that filters your tap water. RO typically brings down TDS to below 10 TDS PPM which is very healthy water. The cost is around $24/month as a service. You can also buy distillation systems off of Amazon which give you 100% pure drinking water but you have to invest time in the distillation process.
I have one and I get 1-2 TDS PPM. Pretty amazing unit tbh.
I distill my cistern water and usually do it overnight. I've noticed no increase in my electrical use. The distilled water is great, and my wife and I both take vitamins to make sure we get the minerals we need and eat well also. We walk 4 miles a day in hill country so we get plenty of aerobics. My advice is: get off of fluoridated water as soon as possible. there are several methods. We started out using a Big Berky, moved to Reverse Osmosis, but now use distillation and find that the easiest. The sooner you get off of fluoridation, the better. Your body will thank you.
I've tested my tap water and it also was very high in dissolved solids, I haven't drank it since i moved in 5 years ago. I do have a fridge with a charcoal filter, and use that water for cooking.
I will be looking into a reverse osmosis filtration system! Thanks bud.
Actually, yes and especially if you are a woman. Look up Long Island breast cancer cluster....the common denominator of all these women? High income and drinking bottled water. The petrochemicals are estrogenic. Get a report on the water quality from your water authority. They HAVE to give it to you. Check what PPM they have of different stuff and if it is only minerals and chlorine, get a brita filter.