I can still remember my first client who mentioned that her kids just didn’t seem to be thriving. I was working with the mother, but she was sharing concerns about her kids. She happened to mention that they had a reverse osmosis (RO) water filter. I wasn’t well-versed in water purification methods at the time, […]
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My husband has been trying to be more hydrated the past few years and struggling to drink enough. He realized that drinking “fizzy water,” as our kids call it, really made a difference (he’s a former daily soda drinker), so for a while we were buying flavored carbonated beverages in cans. But oh, so many
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What does it take to get clean water when you’re out in the woods? I’ve recently enlisted the help of my husband Kris to review a filtered water bottle. He was supposed to go on a big backpacking trip this summer, so I thought that would be the perfect opportunity to test out a GRAYL
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Do you know the MOST important nutrient in the human body? There are a lot of really good ones like magnesium, calcium, and Vitamin C. But those are not at the top of the list. It’s WATER. Plain and simple water. It makes up about 55-60% of your total body mass! You can go a
Although much of our nation is still stuck on the SAD (standard American diet) way of eating, there is one healthy habit that has actually caught on. Drinking water! I’m happy to see kids carrying water bottles instead of neon-colored drinks. Or worse yet, soda. One more baby step towards raising a healthier generation! Water
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Everybody needs water to survive. It’s a fact. But did you know not everyone needs the same amount? Eight glasses a day is not a rule you need to follow. In fact it was never recommended in the first place. You can read about how that came about and why it’s not true here. Dehydration
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Get up. Shower. Get dressed. Put on makeup. And fill my water bottle. That was me. Then remind myself periodically throughout the day to take a drink. Refill and repeat. Keep track of how much I drink. Make sure I’m getting my eight glasses at a minimum. Sound familiar? At the same time I was
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Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to take one small step toward being prepared for an emergency – having water on hand. This tip is so quick, you won’t believe it’s even Kitchen Stewardship®. Although maybe I’ll think of some things to ramble on about that will make the post longer and longer…
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Parenting isn’t easy. If you’re not being awakened at night or having to quell arguments between siblings, you’re researching like mad trying to figure out the best foods to feed your brood, and then making the time to cook from scratch and source quality ingredients. You have decisions to make about the health, schooling, and
Wondering how well a Berkey water filter works? Our family reviewed a new Berkey filter starting in 2011, and we still love it in ! We can tell when we’re drinking unfiltered water by taste and smell, and it’s easy to test. There is some work involved refilling it, so we may add an under-counter
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to get the chlorine out of your bath and shower. If you have city water, it’s almost certainly treated with either chlorine (aka bleach) or chloramine for sanitizing purposes. Since I don’t like using bleach as a cleaner in my home, consuming it in drinking water isn’t
When it comes to preparedness and having enough clean water in a crisis, I’ve never been more grateful for my Berkey filter. You don’t NEED a fancy filter to store water safely, but here’s our Berkey review if it helps. “Can water go bad?” I always thought that was the sort of question destined for
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