Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts |  More than 90 percent of the fluoridated U.S. municipal water supplies use hydrofluorosilicic acid or its sodium salt as a fluoridating agent. These chemicals are highly toxic by-products of phosphate fertilizer production. Their presence in our drinking water supplies is more about the corporate bottom line than about the claimed benefit of preventing tooth decay. The appalling aspect of this whole scenario is the adverse health affects that can result from fluoride exposure, even at the relatively low doses used in water fluoridation programs. These may include
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? | | When Drinking Water Is Dangerous
A minimal amount of drinking water contamination is to be expected as a result of natural processes; however, today's tap water, whether coming from municipal water supplies or private wells, from surface water or underground aquifers, is much more than minimally contaminated.
Contaminants in drinking water may be either chemical or microbial. Microbial contaminants, such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites, come from human and animal waste. | | But if your water contains perchlorate, for example, a rocket fuel ingredient that's been found in dozens of municipal water supplies throughout the country, a simple countertop filter won't do the job. Following is an explanation of common filters.
Activated carbon filter: Used in countertops, faucet filters, and under-sink units, this filter uses the power of positively charged carbon to attract and absorb impurities. It's what's commonly found in Brita and Pur water filtration systems. It gets rid of bad tastes and odors, including chlorine. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
See book keywords and concepts |  Chemicals found in dry-cleaning fluids (trichloroethylene), paint solvents (toluene), municipal water supplies (phenol and chlorine), carpets and flooring (formaldehyde), and some imported produce (pesticide residues) are also potentially harmful, depending on your level of susceptibility. Studies have proven that these chemicals can interfere with proper nerve and muscle function, cause skeletal and muscular changes, and alter mental functioning. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
See book keywords and concepts |  The fluoridation of municipal water supplies, which began in the 1950s, now covers more than half of the United States population. Experts recommend one part per million of fluoride in water as a health-enhancing level. When fluoride levels are too high, harmless but unattractive brown stains can appear on the teeth. Levels of fluoride in excess of eight parts per million can result in the discoloration of teeth and, possibly, in bone abnormalities. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
See book keywords and concepts |  Half of all U.S. municipal water supplies are fluoridated, most commercial foods are grown with pesticides containing fluoride, and nearly all bottled sodas, drinks, canned foods, baby foods and formulas are processed with fluoridated water.716
As we shall soon establish, soy foods naturally contain fluoride and processed soy foods contain a lot of it. |
KC Craichy
See book keywords and concepts |  Nearly all municipal water supplies have chlorine or chloramine and fluoride added, and the EPA regulates a number of metals that can come through corroded and leaching pipes, including lead, arsenic, aluminum, antimony, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, thallium, uranium, and zinc. We are finding out more and more how detrimental these chemicals are to our health. Here are some special concerns worth noting:
CHLORINE
Lifetime consumption of chlorinated tap water can more than double the risk of bladder and rectal cancers. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  One prominent source of aluminum is our municipal water supplies.
The excessive use of antacids is probably the most common cause of aluminum toxicity in this country, especially in people who have kidney problems. Many over-the-counter antacids contain amounts of aluminum hydroxide that may be too much for the kidneys to excrete successfully. Even antacids containing a mixture of aluminum and other ingredients may pose a problem; in some people, such products may cause the same reaction as products composed entirely of aluminum compounds. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | In addition to cookware, it is also found in foil and utensils, antiperspirants, paints, cosmetics, and baking powders, as well as over-the-counter painkillers, antiinflammatory drugs, antacids, and douche preparations.
CAUGHT OFF GUARD
Last year, we saw an unprecedented number of recalls happen in the toy market. As I write this, Mattel, the world's largest toy company, is trying to scrub its tarnished image clean after several high-profile recalls on toys manufactured in China that may contain poisonous levels of lead in their paint. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Aluminum is another toxic metal that is commonly added to municipal water supplies in order to remove particulate matter. In addition, the drinking water in many cities, including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Seattle, San Francisco, and Phoenix, contains excessive amounts of lead. According to one estimate, about 32 million Americans drink water that exceeds the federal safety limit for lead of 15 parts per billion.26
Because of these problems with tap water, we advise our patients to use bottled spring water, distilled water, or filtered water for drinking and cooking. | | As mentioned previously, some municipal water supplies contain excessive amounts of lead. In addition, approximately 200,000 tons of industrial lead aerosols are emitted annually into the atmosphere of the northern hemisphere. Some of this lead finds its way into our bodies through the lungs or by falling to the ground and entering the food chain through the soil. Other sources of lead include canned foods and some paints and cosmetics.
It is not known whether the amount of lead the average American is exposed to is a significant cause of symptoms or illness. |
Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Aluminum is added to some municipal water supplies to prevent the accumulation of particulates. In such areas, bottled water may be preferable. It appears unlikely, however, that avoidance of aluminum exposure after the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease could significantly affect the course of the disease.
In population studies, high dietary intake of fat and calories was associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease, whereas high intake of fish was associated with a decreased risk.6'7| 8 Whether these associations represent cause and effecr is unknown. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  There are detectable levels of prescription drugs (like antidepressants) in municipal water supplies today.
You might wonder if I am against recycling. No, not at all. I whole-heartedly support recycling. I think it is important to reuse materials. Instead of cutting down new trees, we should be using old paper and old cardboard. Instead of mining new metals out of the ground, we should be recycling old aluminum and tin. This is especially true with computers and electronics. We should be disposing of these products in environmentally conscious ways. I am not against recycling. |
Mike Adams
See book keywords and concepts |  Charcoal is the same material used to filter heavy metals out of municipal water supplies or to filter tap water in kitchen faucet filters. When taken internally, it binds with heavy metals and carries those heavy metals with it through your digestive tract, eliminating them from your body. These must be taken at the time of consuming heavy metals, and keep in mind that charcoal will nullify the acidity of your stomach acid, which reduces your ability to absorb other important nutrients, including minerals. So don't take charcoal with every meal. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts | | Many municipal water supplies are treated with both alum (aluminum sulfate) and fluoride, and these two chemicals readily combine with each other in the blood. Moreover, aluminum fluoride, once formed, is very poorly excreted in the urine.
Intestinal absorption of high levels of aluminum and silicon can result in the formation of compounds that accumulate in the cerebral cortex and prevent nerve impulses from being carried to and from the brain in the proper manner. Chronic calcium deficiency can aggravate the situation. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | As mentioned previously, aluminum is added to many municipal water supplies. Beverages stored in aluminum cans contain three to six times more aluminum than the same beverages stored in glass. Other sources of aluminum include food wrappings, aluminum cookware, sodium aluminum phosphate (a food additive), baking powder, processed cheese, pickles, and some antacids.
Mercury
Mercury is perhaps the most toxic metal on the planet. Our two major sources of mercury exposure are fish and dental fillings. |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
See book keywords and concepts |  Since these organisms are protected by a tough outer coat, the chlorine added to municipal water supplies to kill germs has little effect on them. Because of their small size, very fine filters are needed to trap them, and complete elimination of these parasites from tap water isn't possible. Drinking-water regulations are designed to reduce, but not necessarily eliminate, parasite contamination; so even water systems that meet government standards may not be free of parasites. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
See book keywords and concepts |  In the United States, primary sources of ingested aluminum are from food additives, some baking powders, cooking utensils, antacids, buffered aspirin, astringents, nasal sprays and aerosol sprays, anti-perspirants, automobile exhaust, aluminum soda cans, ceramics, tobacco smoke, and municipal water supplies (ASTDR ToxFAQs™ for Aluminum 1999). For some time, workers in the automobile manufacturing industry have had concerns about their long-term exposure to aluminum in the workplace and the development of degenerative muscular conditions later in life (Brown 1998; Bardin et al. 2000). |
Leo Galland
See book keywords and concepts |  Some bottled water comes from municipal water supplies. To discover the source of any bottled water, call the bottler and request documentation about the nature and purity of the source. Bottled water that comes from municipal water supplies or lakes should be treated by reverse osmosis before being bottled, if it is to be considered safe.
Avoid using ice unless you feel secure about the purity of the water from which it was made. Remember that automatic ice-makers use un-filtered tapwater. Freezing kills most parasites but does not kill bacteria. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  The chemicals used to fluoridate many municipal water supplies can also increase children's absorption of lead.
The most disturbing information about lead poisoning comes from Roger D. Masters, Ph.D., a researcher and professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, who is an expert on the effects of toxic metals on human behavior. According to Dr. Masters, "Communities with a higher percentage of children having blood lead over 10 mg/dL [milligrams per deciliter] are significantly more likely to have higher rates of violent crime and higher rates of educational failure ... | | Bacteria and parasites, and the chlorine with which municipal water supplies are routinely treated, are other concerns. Because of increased concern over drinking water contaminated with microorganisms, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the EPA have issued suggestions that people with compromised immune systems boil tap water for at least one minute before using it, use an appropriate filtration system, or buy quality bottled drinking water. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
See book keywords and concepts |  Over 50 percent of the municipal water supplies in the United States use a form of aluminum to help remove contaminants. Does that mean you have to worry about aluminum in your drinking water? Perhaps.
"If the water is purified properly, there shouldn't be any problem," says Daniel Perl, M.D., director of the neuropathology division at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. If done properly, he explains, the process removes both the natural aluminum and that used for purification. "But the question is, how much of it is done properly? I'm reluctant to guess," he says. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
See book keywords and concepts |  Further, while most municipal water supplies are tested to make sure they contain no more than "acceptable" levels of these parasites—levels deemed not likely to make a healthy person sick—levels lower than that may very well cause illness in a person with low immune function. Numerous cases of cryptosporidiosis are believed to have been caused by drinking supposedly safe tap water. |
Henry Pasternak, D.V.M., C.V.A.
See book keywords and concepts |  For example, chlorine and sodium fluoride added to municipal water supplies, chlorine-based chemicals found in bleaches, pesticides, and other products all promote thyroid disruption. Chlorine and fluoride may block iodine receptor sites on the thyroid, making it difficult or impossible for the gland to receive and utilize iodine.28 This is why I recommend bottled or filtered water.
As previously stated, there are more than 60,000 chemicals in the environment, many with the potential to cause cancer of the thyroid gland. |
Earth RightH. Patricia Hynes
See book keywords and concepts | | Bottled water is subject to many of the same contamination problems that threaten groundwater and surface water supplies, since it comes from the same types of sources that serve municipal water supplies.
There may be compelling reasons to use bottled water in place of your domestic supply: lead pipes or solder, reports of drinking water contamination in your community, too high sodium in the public supply, contaminated private well, and so on. As with your public water supplier, you can write the bottler—Poland Spring, Evian, Perrier, and others—and request information on their water quality. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Chlorine, a popular additive to most municipal water supplies, has also been implicated.
Stress, lack of exercise, low thyroid function (see HYPOTHYROIDISM), and deficiencies of chromium, essential fatty acids, and fiber are all related to plaque formation.
Treatment and Preventive Measures
CONVENTIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT
• Cholesterol-lowering drugs are commonly prescribed for serum cholesterol elevations (see CHOLESTEROL, HIGH).
• Surgery is often recommended for more severe cases of plaque disease. |
Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND
See book keywords and concepts | | Water Purification
With what seems a remarkable increase in natural disasters in recent years—plus the rise in population and pollution—there have been many instances in which municipal water supplies have become unfit to drink. We believe that even the "best" municipal water is suspect (see the discussion of water in DIET AND NUTRITION in Part One), and that you should drink only pure spring water from a reputable source. A time may come, however, when the only source of water available to you is contaminated. To purify water, follow these steps:
1. | | Install a filter to remove chlorine from bath and shower water. Most municipal water supplies contain chlorine, which further dehydrates the skin and can contribute to skin problems.
Psychological Problems
See anxiety disorders; depression; manic-depressive disorder; obsessive-compulsive disorder; stress.
Purpura
See under bruising; vasculitis.
Pyorrhea
See under periodontal disease. | | Also, many municipal water supplies have been found to contain tiny parasites such as giardia and Cryptosporidia that can be devastating to a person with a compromised immune system.
¦ Include in your diet generous amounts of the cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and their relatives—which contain cancer-fighting phytochemicals. Also enjoy onions and garlic often. These plants have natural antibiotic properties. | | Although the chlorine that is added to most municipal water supplies does destroy waterborne bacteria, including the bacteria that cause typhoid fever, cholera, and dysentery, it can be dangerous to your health. Chlorine injures red blood cells and damages their ability to carry life-giving oxygen where it is needed. Some studies suggest that chlorine may contribute to high blood pressure. Chlorine also destroys vitamin E.
Research has linked chlorine-based chemicals to certain forms of cancer, as well as infertility and other reproductive problems. |
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