About Waters Co Australia
No manufacturer of water filters has won as many awards for quality or as many high level endorsements & associations as Waters Co. Waters Co have been exporting water filtration products to Australia & the world since 1984 & are available through selected health food stores, allied health clinics & online. You can order directly from us or look to our Retail Outlets page to find a local distributor. Ask your local health food store if they stock our products. If not call us & we can supply directly to you. 1300 799 099 |
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Not all water is created equal
All life on earth was created from water. We are made up of approximately 70% water & it is essential for every bodily function.
At 1% dehydration we begin to feel thirsty. At 2% dehydration we are unable to function at our optimum level. At around 4% dehydration our ability to think clearly and cope with stress begins to diminish. We also start to feel tired & often sick. Death can occur at around 20% dehydration.
Extended periods of dehydration can have a significant effect on our health & our ability to fight off infection & disease. Many studies show that a significant percentage of people in our society are mildly dehydrated. There is no substitute for drinking water. Coffee, tea & most soft drinks are diuretics, which all contribute to dehydration. Is it any wonder that we can feel tired & stressed for no apparent reason?
Our water sources are also under a great deal of stress, as we battle with droughts & an ever-growing population. Demand for quality drinking water has never been greater. Our government has a duty to provide us with water that is safe to drink, however the water quality at the point of consumption may not always be complimentary for our short or long-term health. Contaminants including heavy metals, chemicals such as chlorine, bacteria, organic & in-organic compounds all can be present in our drinking water.
Given the importance of water to our wellbeing & every bodily function, we owe it to ourselves to ensure that the water we drink is as pure & fresh as possible!
We don't all have a natural spring water source in our back yard & purchasing pre-bottled water can be both inconvenient & prohibitively expensive, both financially and environmentally.
About water quality
What is drinking water?
Drinking water according to the “Australian Drinking Water Guidelines”:
“Ideally, drinking water should be, clear, colourless, and well aerated with no unpalatable taste or odour. It should contain no suspended matter, harmful chemical substances or pathogenic micro-organisms”.
Despite these guidelines our water supplies come to us at the point of consumption with many undesirable qualities.
Just some of these include:
• Chlorine – Used for the treatment of water supplies to eliminate many waterborne diseases.
• Bacteria – Despite initial treatments some unwelcome forms of bacteria can still propagate between initial treatment facilities & the domestic or commercial water source.
• Organic chemicals – Many of these originate from pesticides, weed killers, commercial & domestic waste.
• Nitrate – Normally traced to the use of fertilizers & or sewage contamination. Nitrate reacts with other chemicals & forms Nitrite within the digestive tract. It can then go on to form carcinogens which at excessive levels can cause Blue baby syndrome.
• Lead – This heavy metal finds its way into our drinking water supplies between initial treatment & point of usage from old pipes or lead solder used in joining new piping systems. Lead contaminated water poses a serious health risk to all ages, including learning difficulties, behavioural problems, mental & physical retardation, hypertension, strokes & heart disease. Lead poisoning can take years before the effects can be detected but often the damage is already done.
• Aluminium – There are clear links between Aluminium & Alzheimers Disease. Aluminium also raises the acidity of water allowing it to absorb greater levels of lead, cadmium, copper & other heavy metals from piping systems.
• Mercury - More likely to effect people that use a natural water source it can cause ulcers, skin irritations, dental problems, internal bleeding, liver & kidney damage.
• Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) – Originating from cast iron or mild steel pipelines which have been treated with asphalt or bitumen coating to prevent corrosion & are believed to be carcinogenic.
• Fluoride – Added to many of Australia's water sources to reduce tooth cavities. The addition of fluoride to municipal water is banned in many nations & it is debated as being in contradiction of the Geneva Convention, as being mass medication without prescription. Linked to many long-term health defects. In high doses is lethal.
• Cadmium – Like lead accumulates in the body over a long period & may cause stomach cramps, kidney & liver damage.
• Trihalomethanes – Strong poisonous compounds formed by organic chemicals reacting with chlorine treated drinking water. Responsible for around 10 percent of rectal & bladder cancers according to The American Journal of Public Health.
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