Edge on Health Blog

Water, water everywhere...and not a drop to drink (safely, that is). If you, like millions of Americans are drinking water that is sourced from municipal water supplies, you may also be ingesting heavy metals, chlorine, microorganisms, and even pharmaceutical drugs (like estrogen and antiobiotics). With so many contaminants swimming around in water these days, the government has responded by adding more and more chlorine to neutralize the toxic overload. Chlorine makes the water very acidic resulting in leaching from your copper pipes. So now, there is more copper than ever in the water along with industrial chemicals, both of which we can… Continue reading