Are You Using An Effective Well Water Filter?

It's unbelievable that the quality of our water today is so poor and even dangerous when you hear of contamination outbreaks, but an effective well water filter can go a long way to solving this problem for you.

The quality of what we drink is directly linked to our health, as we are made up of 70% water, so a delicate balance must be maintained, and with the many toxins being discovered today in our supply, including pesticides and prescription drugs, careful selection of well water filters is essential.

Reverse osmosis systems are the most popular and the most expensive, but have an achilles heel. They remove the good stuff along with most of the bad stuff, the good being essential minerals like potassium and calcium which are vital to our health.

Long term use of these can lead to mineral deficiencies and still some of the synthetic drugs like prescription drugs and herbicides find their way through, putting you at risk of infection.

Also they waste a tremendous amount, over two thirds of what they use is discarded and many still require electricity to run effectively, making them not environmentally friendly, and expensive to maintain.

The US EPA recommends a carbon filter system, and one which has a multi-stage element to it with ion exchange will effectively remove 99% of all the toxins. Just ask for the manufactures performance data sheet to see just what it removes.

These are cutting edge systems, which are sorely needed in these times of mass use of synthetic chemicals, and with agriculture using ever higher quantities of pesticides, there seems no end in sight.

With the situation around our water supplies predicted to worsen, a high quality well water filter is one of the best health investments you could possibly make today, helping to safeguard your future health and well being, while allowing you to experience great tasting healthy water as it should be right now.

Visit my website today, if you would like to learn more about the types of well water filters that I personally recommend and use.

By: Ray Hamilton

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