Category Archives: Healthy Living

Lead in Drinking Water at any level is Unsafe

Posted on August 14, 2016 by James McMahon

No amount of lead in drinking water is safe. I have been saying for many years that USEPA standards for contaminants in water are a political compromise. Just because your water meets EPA standards (MCL) does not mean the water is … Continue reading →

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City Water Contains Known Carcinogens

Posted on June 4, 2016 by James McMahon

City water contains known carcinogens City water contains known carcinogens including trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids. You can find these in your local water report. What follows is a brief discussion of some of the common carcinogens in city water: Trihalomethanes: … Continue reading →

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Round Up in Drinking Water Linked To…

Posted on September 8, 2015 by James McMahon

Round Up is linked to kidney damage in a new study. Do you live near fields of corn and beans? If so you may be drinking glyphosphate, aka Roundup. A recent study performed on rats resulted in kidney and liver … Continue reading →

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Are There Pharmaceuticals In Your Drinking Water?

Posted on May 24, 2015 by James McMahon

When you call me about buying a water purification system the first thing I want to know is are pharmaceuticals in your drinking water. I always look at a local water quality report (aka consumer confidence report) to see what contaminants are in your water. It … Continue reading →

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Plastic Fibers in Your Drinking Water

Posted on January 31, 2015 by James McMahon

When we wash our clothes, particularly those made from polyester, it turns out that tiny pieces of the plastic break off and end up going down the drain. These end up in rivers and lakes and are now another source … Continue reading →

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Filtered Water Will Make You Smarter

Posted on October 12, 2014 by James McMahon

Seriously.  Filtered Water Will Make You Smarter. Newborn rats raised on filtered tap water showed greater learning and memory ability than those drinking untreated tap water or bottled water. A study by Chinese researchers published just this month, October 2014, … Continue reading →

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NSF Adds New Standard For Reduction of Pharmaceuticals and Unregulated Contaminants from Drinking Water

Posted on August 31, 2014 by James McMahon

There’s some interesting news from NSF, the outfit that certifies water treatment devices for removal of certain contaminants. In a press release issued on August 26, 2014, NSF said the following: “NSF has certified 56 products to NSF/ANSI 401 at … Continue reading →

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BPA Free Plastics Still Leach Endocrine Disruptors

Posted on August 13, 2014 by James McMahon

I thought I would share this interesting article on the chemicals used as alternatives to Bis-phenyl A (aka BPA). BPA Free Plastics Still Leach Endocrine Disruptors. BPA is used to manufacture polycarbonate water bottles and baby bottles. Once it was … Continue reading →

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Insecticides Found in Midwest Rivers

Posted on July 27, 2014 by James McMahon

Numerous insecticides found in Midwest rivers. One issue with pesticide use on farms is that these chemicals end up in water that is the drinking water supply for people downstream. This is true wherever crop farming is taking place. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Is there BPA or pthalate in your plastic water bottle?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by James McMahon

Is there BPA or pthalate in your plastic water bottle or food container? An interesting new study on leaching of BPA or Pthalate from plastic bottles and containers. Leaching of phthalates is often associated with heat, like water bottles sitting … Continue reading →

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