A few words about CHLORINE!

Chlorine is universally recognized and used as an effective chemical for purifying water. Water companies use chlorine because of its effectiveness in killing microorganisms. Chlorine attacks organic matter, making it a potent bleaching agent. Almost every home uses common household bleach in their laundry.

Chlorine is also very hazardous. Even when diluted, it must be used with care. Read the label on any bottle of household bleach. If chlorine works so well in killing bacteria and bleaching and oxidizing organic food stains, what does it do to our skin, eyes, and lungs?

Chlorine plays havoc with our skin and hair because it chemically bonds with the protein in our bodies. It makes hair brittle and dry; it can make sensitive skin dry; flaky; and itchy.

It makes good sense to remove chlorine from drinking water. It is just as logical to remove it from our showers. Many authorities feel that we take in more chlorine from one shower than from drinking the same water in one day.

Medical science considers the human skin surface as the largest body organ, weighing about 12 pounds for the average adult. It would not seem any wiser to expose that much skin to a chemical disinfectant like chlorine, than it would be to drink it.

Chlorine in your SHOWER and BATH!

Chlorine is used almost universally in the treatment of public drinking water because of its toxic effect on harmful bacteria and other waterborne, disease-causing organisms. But there is a growing body of scientific evidence that shows that chlorine in drinking water may actually pose greater long-term dangers than those for which it was used to eliminate. These effects of chlorine may result from either ingestion or absorption though the skin. Scientific studies have linked chlorine and chlorination by-products to cancer of the bladder, liver, stomach, rectum, and colon, as well as heart disease, atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), anemia, high blood pressure, and allergic reactions. There is also evidence that shows that chlorine can destroy protein in our body and cause adverse effects on skin and hair.
"The presence of chlorine in water may also contribute to the formation of chloramine in the water, which can cause taste and odor problems."
"Since chlorine is required by public health regulations to be present in all public drinking water supplies, it is up to the individual to remove it at the point-of-use in the home.
Kemysts Laboratory
Dr. Riddle, Ph.D.

"Cancer risks among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine."
U.S. Council Of Environmental Quality

"Drinking tap water that is chlorinated is hazardous, if not deadly to your health."
Healthy Water For A Longer Life
Dr. Martin Fox

"Known carcinogens are found in drinking water as a direct consequence of the practice of chlorination, a long establishing public health practice for the disinfection of drinking water."
Municipal Environmental Research Lab
Francis T. Mayo, Director

"Chlorine is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. While it prevented epidemics of one disease, it was creating another. Two decades ago, after the start of chlorinating our drinking water in 1904, the present epidemic of heart trouble, cancer, and senility began."
Saginaw Hospital
Dr. J.M. Price, M.D.

"The cause of atherosclerosis and resulting heart attack and strokes is none other than ubiquitous chlorine in our drinking water."
Coronaries/Cholesterol/Chlorine
Dr. J.M. Price, M.D.

"A Professor of Water Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh claims that exposure to vaporized chemicals in the water supplies through showering, bathing, and inhalation is 100 times greater than through drinking tap water."
"As chlorine is added to kill pathogenic microorganisms, the highly reactive chlorine combines with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a variety of toxic compounds, which comprise about 30% of the chlorination by-products."
"During the mid-70s, monitoring efforts began to identify widespread toxic contamination of the nation's drinking water supplies, epidemiological studies began to suggest a link between ingestion of toxic chemicals in the water and elevated cancer mortality risks. Since those studies were completed, a variety of additional studies have strengthened the statistical connection between consumption of toxins in water and elevated cancer risks. Moreover, this basic concern has been heightened by other research discoveries."
The Nader Report-Troubled Water On Tap
Center for the Study of Responsive Law

"Evidence points to chlorine-based compounds (orcanochlorines) as significant contributors to the epidemic of chronic illnesses in humans, including breast cancer in women, and reproductive, developmental, immunological, behavioral and endocrine disorders. In addition, chlorine-based chemicals, like CFC's and other refrigerants, are primarily responsible for the destruction of the Earth's protective ozone layer."
Greenpeace. Jan-Feb-Mar 1993

"A long, hot shower can be dangerous. The toxic chemicals are inhaled in high concentrations."
Bottom Line August 87
Dr. Julian Andeiman, Ph. D.

"Skin absorption of contaminants has been underestimated and ingestion may not constitute the sole or even primary route of exposure."
American Journal Of Public Health
Dr. Haline Brown

"You Get More Exposure From Taking A Shower Than From Drinking the Same Water."...Summary statement from a recent study at a major University and as reported in Science News, Vol. 130, Sep 20, 1986

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Everyone MUST use a SHOWER FILTER!
here is why...

1. The EPA has stated that every household in the United States has elevated levels of chloroform in the air due to chlorine released from showering water.

2. Tap water often contains at least as much, if not more, chlorine than is recommended for use in swimming pools.

3. More chlorine enters the body through dermal absorption and inhalation while showering than through drinking tap water.

4. The chlorine in showering water has harsh, drying effects on skin and hair.

5. Skin pores widen while showering, making dermal absorption of chlorine and other chemicals possible.

6. The chlorine in showering water can cause rashes and other skin irritations when absorbed by the skin.

7. Chemicals in showering water vaporize at a much faster rate than the actual water. Thus, the steam in a shower contains a much higher concentration of chemicals than the water itself.

8. Inhaled chemicals make their way into the bloodstream much more quickly than ingested chemicals, without the added filtration benefits of digestion.

9.More water contaminants are released into the air of a home from the shower than from any other source.

10. Chlorine is a suspected cause of breast cancer. Women suffering from breast cancer are all found to have 50-60 percent more chlorine in their breast tissue than healthy women.

Benefits of using a SHOWER FILTER!

1. Using a shower filter is one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce harmful exposure to chlorine and other chemicals.

2. Showering in filtered water results in greater respiratory health by reducing the risk of asthma and bronchitis from chlorine inhalation.

3. Showering in chlorine-free, filtered water decreases the risks of bladder and breast cancer.

4. Children, who are particularly at risk of the harmful effects of chlorine inhalation, benefit especially from the removal of chlorine from showering water.

5. As chlorine is a leading cause of fatigue, showering in filtered, chlorine-free water results in higher energy levels and overall greater health.

6. Removing chlorine from showering water results in better air quality throughout the house.

7. Without the drying effects of chlorine, skin becomes softer, healthier, and younger looking.

8. Removing chlorine from showering water reduces the presence of skin rashes and the appearance of wrinkles.

9. Because the hair is able to preserve its natural moisturizing oils, it becomes softer and healthier when chlorine is removed from showering water.

10. When the body is able to retain its natural moisturizers, the need for costly lotions and moisturizers is greatly reduced.

Importance of Water:
20 Interesting and Useful Water Facts

1. Roughly 70 percent of an adult's body is made up of water.

2. At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant's body weight.

3. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day.

4. Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain.

5. Water intoxication is most likely to occur during periods of intense athletic performance.

6. While the daily recommended amount of water is eight cups per day, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or drink item provides some water to the body.

7. Soft drinks, coffee, and tea, while made up almost entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from traveling to necessary locations in the body.

9. Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.

9. Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.

10. Somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the earth's surface is covered with water.

11. Much more fresh water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the earth's surface.

12. The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.

13. The total amount of water on the earth is about 326 million cubic miles of water.

14. Of all the water on the earth, humans can used only about three tenths of a percent of this water. Such usable water is found in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and freshwater lakes.

15. The United States uses about 346,000 million gallons of fresh water every day.

16. The United States uses nearly 80 percent of its water for irrigation and thermoelectric power.

17. The average person in the United States uses anywhere from 80-100 gallons of water per day. Flushing the toilet actually takes up the largest amount of this water.

18. Approximately 85 percent of U.S. residents receive their water from public water facilities. The remaining 15 percent supply their own water from private wells or other sources.

19. By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.

20. The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat.