Pure
Water Is Crucial To A Child‘s Development
Other
than just being smaller, childrenĪs bodies are really quite different
than that of an adult.
Because
many of the crucial defense systems that help protect adults from
disease are not fully developed in children, they are much more
sensitive to carcinogens, lead and water-borne parasites than adults.
Just as medications and other chemical compounds effect children
differently than they do adults, so do contaminants in our air,
drinking water and foods. Unfortunately there is little we can do
about toxins in the air or chemicals in our foods, which only makes
the purity of our water even more important. Water is the bodyĪs
only way to flush out these toxins and the purer the water is
to start with... the higher its capacity is to collect and cleanse
these harmful compounds from the body. Pure water helps a childĪs
defenses grow stronger and perform better; giving them the protection
they need during those fragile developing years.
A
childĪs immune and detoxification systems are still developing into
and throughout their early teens. Exposure to trace levels of chlorine,
toxic chemicals & lead in drinking water during childhood years
has been linked to increased risks of disease and learning disorders
in later years. A recent Baltimore study showed that children with
higher blood-lead levels have a significantly higher rate of problem
behaviors than children with low blood-lead levels. "This study
lends support to the belief that undue exposure to lead in childhood
years may have a pervasive influence on the prevalence of juvenile
delinquency in this country."
Read More About Lead in Drinking
Water.
A
mixture of chemicals such as chlorine, lead, herbicides, pesticides
and a host of other contaminants are commonly found in our water
supplies, and in many bottled waters. These trace levels of water
borne chemicals have been documented to have adverse health effects
on humans, and especially on small children.
Unfortunately
the health standards that determine how much and what levels of
these toxins are permitted in our drinking water are all based on
the potential effects on adults. These "Maximum Contaminant Levels"
(MCLs) are also based on the false assumption that we are only exposed
to one chemical at a time. We commonly find traces of several dozen
different toxic chemicals in tap water.
A
recent report by the Environmental Working Group, called "Into The
Mouths Of Babes", found that of 29 Mid Western cities tested all
had at least one agricultural chemical present and that most had
5 or more in a single glass of tap water! The report also points
out that 45,000 mothers in these 29 cities were unknowingly making
infant formula with tap water containing three or more toxic chemicals.
Read More Water Quality Report Information.
Often
there are out breaks of chlorine resistant parasites like
Cryptosporidium and Giardia in city water supplies, as was the case
recently in Milwaukee WI, when over 100 people died and 400,000
became sick in less than a month, mostly children and the elderly,
when the water system became contaminated with Cryptosporidium.
This intestinal parasite causes flu like symptoms, but can be fatal
to small children and older adults... and is not controlled by
chlorine.
Childhood
Asthma, Cancer, Leukemia and immune disorders have all risen in
the last decade. Many experts and studies suggest that this is partially
due to childrenĪs increased exposure to environmental toxins and
their decreased ability to detox. Water plays a major role in a
childĪs exposure to toxins and in their bodyĪs ability to get rid
of them.
A
child consumes 3 times as much water per pound of body weight than
an adult does, so they get a bigger dose of the chemicals in their
water, and theyĪre developing bodies are simply much more sensitive
to the harsh effects...
An
increased intake of clean healthy water is one of the easiest and
best ways to help promote good health for our children.
Childhood
asthma and many other illnesses have been directly linked to a child's
level of exposure to chlorine and other chemicals from drinking
and showering with tap water. Home water filtration products are
a great investment in the health of our families.
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