Is Our Drinking Water Truly Clean & Safe?
Did you know that half of the world's hospital beds are filled with people suffering from water-related diseases? According to the United Nations, 1 in 3 people live without safe drinking water and 1 out of every 5 deaths worldwide under the age of 5 is ...
Water Purification: What is in Your Drinking Water?
Imagine if you had microscopic vision. You’d be able to see incredibly small things that are normally impossible to see with the naked eye. It sounds like a great superpower, doesn’t it? Well, it won’t sound so great if that means you can see what is flo ...
9 Side Effects of Not Drinking Enough of Water
You’ve probably noticed by now that almost every article on weight loss, health and fitness often talk about drinking more water. We’d hate to sound like a broken record but water is vital for your health. In fact, our bodies are made up of about 60% wat ...
What is WASH and Why is it Important?
According to UNICEF, Worldwide, 2.2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water?More than half of the global population does not have access to safe sanitation?Three billion people do not have access to handwashing facilities with soa ...
Water Purification: Is Your Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Lead is a naturally occurring element found in small amounts in the earth’s crust. While it has its benefits to mankind as it is used in a variety of products such as batteries, ceramics, pipes and plumbing materials, solders, gasoline, and paint, it can ...
Water Purification : How to make your tap water potable
In most homes, tap water is regulated to meet the drinking water standards. Ideally, once it meets the standards of limiting turbidity, hardness and chemicals, tap water is safe to drink. In most cases ...
Alkaline Water – Bona Fide or Fancy Fad?
One of the latest fads in town is arguably alkaline water due to its impressive health claims, but how true are all its assertions? Generally, alkaline water is any water with a pH greater than 7. Most alkaline water systems utilise an electrolytic water ...
Sip, Rinse, Repeat – Caring for Your Reusable Drinkware
Reusable water bottles are environmentally friendly, save you money, and keep you hydrated. What’s not to love about it? But if you haven’t been cleaning it regularly, then you’re only allowing bacteria to grow all over your bottle. Like any kitchenware ...
Minerals That Are Simply Bad For Health
Many people are aware of the need of vitamins and minerals for good health. As minerals are naturally present in food and water, this has led some people to conclude that drinking water is a good source of minerals as it contains a variety of minerals. U ...
3 Easy Ways To Keep Harmful Pesticides At Bay
Although the use of pesticides has greatly increased our food harvest, residues routinely end up on and inside the food we eat daily. While some have dismissed the low exposure as inconsequential, independent scientists are proving that incredibly tiny d ...