We can credit the use of chlorine disinfection in our water for dramatically reducing our potential for acquiring serious diseases, such as Typhoid Fever, Dysentery and Legionnaire’s Disease.
However, it is not uncommon today to find levels of chlorine in our tap water that exceed those recommended as safe for most swimming pools. We need chlorine treated water delivered to our front door, but should we let it inside our home?
We believe the answer is “NO!”
Chlorine and chloramines can have an adverse effect on a cellular level when we consume it. But a much greater danger lurks in our bath and shower water. Because it is a poison that kills waterborne pathogens, there is an increased risk of cancer and other ailments caused by absorption through the skin while bathing or showering.
But even more dangerous is inhaled air containing chlorine byproducts that can contain up to 100 times the chemical levels of the incoming water. Chemicals “vaporize” into steam in the bath or shower. Then we breathe in this chemical-laden steam which goes directly into our bloodstream, rather than being filtered through the kidneys or the digestive system, increasing production of free-radicals, causing damage to cells and prolonged exposure to carcinogens.
So what should we do?
Take control of the levels of chlorine coming into your home. Effective, environmentally sound, whole-house technology is available and reasonably affordable to provide a chemical free home with regards to water and resultant air contamination.
