| Chlorine,
Cancer And Heart Disease
"We
are quite convinced, based on this study, that there is an association
between cancer and chlorinated water." Medical College Of
Wisconsin, Senior Research Team
The
addition of chlorine to our water began in the late 1800s and by
1904 was the standard in water treatment, and for the most part
remains so today.
We
donĪt use chlorine because itĪs the safest or even the most effective
means of disinfection, we use it because it is the cheapest. In
spite of all our technological advances, we essentially still pour
bleach into our water prior to use. The long-term effects of using
chlorinated water have just recently been documented.
It
is not uncommon to find more chlorine in tap water than is recommended
safe for a swimming pool. A simple chlorine test kit from the local
discount department store, around 6.00, will typically yield surprising
results, try it!
According
to the U.S. Council of Environmental Quality, "Cancer risk among
people using chlorinated water is as much as 93% higher than among
those whose water does not contain chlorine."
There
is a lot of well-founded concern about chlorine. When chlorine is
added to our water, it combines with other natural compounds to
form Trihalomethanes (chlorination byproducts), or THMs. These chlorine
by-products trigger the production of free radicals in the body,
causing cell damage, and are highly carcinogenic. Chlorine is also
suspected to contribute to hardening of the arteries, the primary
cause of heart disease.
"We
are learning the hard way that all the time we thought we were preventing
epidemics of one disease, we were creating another. Two decades
after the start of chlorinating our drinking water the present epidemic
of heart trouble and cancer began."
- Dr. Joseph M. Price, PhD
"One
common factor among women with breast cancer is that they all have
50-60% higher levels of these chlorination by-products (THMs) in
their fat tissue than women without breast cancer..."
BreastCancerFund.org
"Up
to 2/3 of the harmful effects of chlorine are due to inhalation
and skin absorption while showering."
- The American Journal Of Public Health
No
one will argue that chlorine serves an important purpose, and that
it is likely here to stay. The result of not using chlorine in our
water would be outbreaks of water borne disease like typhoid and
cholera, like existed in the 1800s.
It
is also clear and experts agree... that chlorine represents a very
real and serious threat to our health and should be removed both
from the water we drink and the water we shower with. In-home water
filtration can easily and affordably take the risks of chlorine
out of your water, at the point of use... just prior to consumption.
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