We see them every time we leave the house or we may even be a part of it the water bottle brigade; one of the numbers of busy professionals walking the streets with briefcase, cell phone, and bottled water in hand. Water has become our staple of good health as we follow the advice of experts who tell us that we must drink for maximum health at least sixty-four ounces of water a day. But when it comes to good health, how can we be sure that we are being best served by the water that we drink?
For all of our bottled water, Americans are actually quite lucky; most of us are able to drink water straight from our taps at home. When you compare this to the many other countries of the world that suffer severe shortages of clean water, we are fortunate that most areas of the United States have above average quality of drinking water. But in order to get the very best from the water we have in our homes, drinking filtered water is the most beneficial thing we can do for our body.
The water that comes from our tap, while safe, does contain a level of toxins that compromise the health qualities of the water. Even bottled water that most people perceive as pure water is...