Toxins in your tap water are wrecking your health

In addition to industrial chemicals, chlorine, and heavy metals, trace levels of heart medication, pain relievers, anti-convulsants and other pharmaceuticals have been detected in drinking water that supplies over 41 million of people across the United States. These contaminants are detrimental to your health. They will weaken your immune system, interfere with your nervous system, damage your cardiovascular system and renal system. Pharmaceuticals such as carbamazepine, an anti-convulsant, may cause drowsiness, headaches, migraines and impairment of motor coordination. Protecting yourself against these and other harmful contaminants is necessary to maintain your long term health.

Pinpointing the exact number of toxins in the average glass of water would be impossible, but experts have a disturbingly good idea. Research indicates that there are over 500 different types of toxic chemicals in the U.S. water supply at any given time. Increasingly, common toxins include MTBE, a gasoline additive and perchlorate, a chemical found in both fertilizers and explosives. Perchlorate is particularly harmful to the thyroid of children and also affects brain development.  Chlorine is a chemical disinfectant found in all municipal water supplies. Despite the fact that it has been definitively linked to cancer and heart disease, among other illnesses, chlorine remains the government’s disinfectant of choice for contaminated water. The irony is that it creates far more toxins than it eliminates, specifically trihalomethanes (THMs), which increase bladder and colorectal cancer.

Fluoride has been added to municipal water supplies for the last 69 years to prevent tooth decay. Fluoride joins lead, arsenic, methyl mercury, toluene, and other chemicals known to cause harm to brains, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).1 Developmental neurotoxins such as fluoride are capable of causing widespread brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s, dementia and lowered IQ in children. The damage is often untreatable and permanent. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports 276 million Americans are consuming fluoridated drinking water.

At CWR, your health is our priority. We create custom designed water filtration systems to combat pollutants in your tap water and focus our efforts on people with immune compromised conditions, such as cancer, MCS and more. Is drinking safe tap water your priority too? Contact our Water Quality Specialists for a FREE Consultation and get started today!