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It's Tony here from the Aikido Health Centre with your Harmony Ezine packed with unique tips and insights on aikido, health and well-being.

In this issue The Importance of Water - details below. Next issue we turn the spotlight on Mental and Emotional issues... stay tuned!

The Importance of Water

With animals and humans in an area, there is a rise in waste material that finds its way into our water. Purification procedures are essential to rid public drinking water of pollutants.

Agriculture uses fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and fungicides that are carried off by the rain to the nearest water supply, or soak into the soil contaminating any underground well and reservoir sources.

The most serious water polluter is modern industry, often sited near a large body of water to help with production needs. This is also convenient to dispose of waste materials from the manufacturing process.

Virtually all public and industrial sewage systems are designed to eventually empty into a water supply.

With a long network of old pipes from the treatment plant to our taps more toxins are picked up along the way... iron, copper, brass, lead, cadmium, etc. Added fluoride and chlorine contaminate our water too.

Another hazard is disease caused by bacteria and viruses, microbiological organisms that contaminate water as a result of human, animal and vegetable sewage deposits.

Inorganic substances can be harmful to the body in even small amounts, poisons like arsenic, lead, aluminium, mercury and copper. Calcium, magnesium and iron are the cause of hardness in our water, and can be seen as limescale deposits in our kettles, around taps and drains.

Some of the worst pollutants are the organic substances discharged as detergents, pesticides, petroleum or other hydrocarbons... chemical substances that do not dissolve in water, but mix to form new chemicals.

Many of us do not stop to think where all the life-destroying chemicals in detergents and cleaning fluids actually end up. Millions of tons of poisonous material per year comes from our homes and emptied into rivers/seas.

This water and its pollutants find their way into reservoirs and back into tap water and food. This is why it is so important to use biodegradable products that do not damage our environment.

Water treatment works, underground pipes and domestic pipes all need updating to meet the needs of society, but it is unlikely to happen soon.

It is important for YOU to take responsibility for the safety of your water.

What Are Your Options?

Drink tap water and hope the government and the united nations will protect you. Drink bottled water which is available and fairly expensive, and may not be purer than tap water. Buy a home water purification system.

Water Filters - remove some contaminants, usually through an activated charcoal filter, that must be replaced regularly. They do not remove nitrates, inorganic ions or bacteria.

Reverse Osmosis Units - separate water from minerals and chemicals using a semi-permeable membrane. Does not remove micro-biological impurities.

Water Distillers - simulate the natural cycle by boiling water to kill bacteria. As the water is vaporized, chemicals and minerals are left behind. The steam is condensed in a sterile condensation chamber. Considered to be the most effective method of water purification, producing virtually pure water.

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That's it... next month Mental and Emotional issues... stay tuned!