So save yourself the torment and time of research and use glass or stainless steel, and then you dont ever have to worry again about drinking out of plastic.   
All bottled water in stores is plastic grade number 1 or 2 , look at the bottom of water bottles, there is a number in a triangle box, look closely. Number 7 plastic is the only grade you should be drinking out of, even so, its still not as safe as glass.  Then you fill them up from your filtered water at home. Best to have your very own high end filtered water system or buy water from a water company, insist or find a water company that has # (7) grade plastic. Bottled water in stores is not good at all because the grade of plastic is really dangerous, usually just a (1) and the plastic absolutely does migrate into the water, not to mention what it does to our planet. Only drink bottled water from stores if there is no other alternative at the moment! Look for glass or pure stainless steel to bring in car. Its very dangerous to be drinking water out of plastic when its been sitting in the car , in the heat or sun. Even if you use number 7 keep out of the sun and heat. I only use glass in my car. I save and keep empty glass juice bottles and use those for my car. There is no comparison drinking and eating from glass compared to plastic. I would just simply give up the plastic!

The Truth About the Water You Drink

Why do people drink so much bottled water these days?  Well, we were told that it is cleaner than drinking tap water.  Americans drink so much, 38 billion water bottles a year are pitched into landfills -- in excess of $1 billion worth of plastic. What the companies don’t tell you is that 24% of the bottled water we buy is actually regular tap water from a municipal facility, repackaged by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. Last year, Americans spent more on Poland Spring, Fiji Water, Evian, Aquafina and Dasani water than they spent on iPods or movie tickets -- $15 billion. It's expected to be $16 billion this year.  

American generations raised on tap water and water fountains now go through a billion bottles of water a week. Its packaging and transport depend entirely on cheap fossil fuel. If the water we use at home cost what even cheap bottled water costs, our monthly water bills would run $9,000.  

So, let’s get to the truth.  What is really in the tap water and is it safe to drink?  Well, the 35-year-old U.S. federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks, even if it meets all legal standards. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States.  Dr. Aaron Margolin, of the University of New Hampshire, found no difference between New York City tap water and bottled water with testing.

Not only are we dealing with 60,000 chemicals, but it has also been discovered that we actually have a medicine chest in our tap water.  Traces of prescription drugs have been found in the drinking water that over 41 million Americans depend on.  Drugs such as antibiotics, blood pressure drugs, cholesterol drugs, estrogen, seizure and anti-anxiety drugs.  In Philadelphia there were over 56 different drugs in the sample, 16 in NYC and 13 in New Jersey. If there are that many drugs in the water then how many other countless chemicals find their way into our drinking and bathing water.

Chlorine, chloramines, and chlorine dioxide are the most common disinfection techniques used at water treatment facilities.  But then there is another category of chemicals created called disinfection byproducts, such as trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, bromates and chlorides.  These are are extremely difficult to remove from the water supply and are know to be very carcinogenic.  The effects of these will only manifest itself as cancer in a percentage of the population.

There are three ways the body is exposed to and accumulates chemicals into the bloodstream; drinking or eating, through the skin with bathing, or by inhaling.  The simple water filters are not designed to remove the drugs or the disinfection byproducts which are a minimum of a 1000 times more toxic than chlorine.  The trihalomethanes can also damage your liver, kidney and nervous system.
 
Bottled water is not safe for regular consumption due to the dangerous chemicals and the fact that plastic can leach another set of hazardous chemicals.  The government regulated tap water is equally as unsafe due to out-dated water safety regulations. The safest way to consume one of the primary and basic necessities of life, water, is from a high-quality water filter, distiller, or reverse osmosis system, "IONIZED" being superior above all else, *see below.  From there it is best to carry it around in glass or a stainless steel container.  Not only are you doing your body good from drinking from a high quality filter you are taking positive action for the environment by not contributing to the plastic industries mountain of garbage in the Pacific Ocean called the Pacific Gyre.  This is where all of the plastic goes and pollutes when in gets carried away in our oceans and water systems.  Not all of the bottles go to the landfill.  So, do yourself a favor, do the planet a favor, and drink filtered water.  Refill to reduce the pollution.*

Nature’s Best Water… at home!

Why Ionize?

Ionized Water is a Powerful Antioxidant:

Imagine having the ability to take normal tap water and turn it into a super antioxidant… well, you can!  Put simply, a high or rising positive ORP causes oxidation of our cells and therefore aging. The negative ORP of ionized water literally retards the aging process by counteracting this rising positive ORP. Ionized water has the ability to renew the body at a cellular level!

Ionized Water Provides the Body with Oxygen and Energy:

In our modern world oxygen levels are depleted due to stress, environmental pollution, diet and lack of exercise. Yet oxygen is vital to the body, helping to destroys cancer cells, remove toxic and acid waste, deliver essential nutrients, and resist bacteria and viruses that invade threaten to invade the body.

Like antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, ionized water  is capable of carrying oxygen with an extra electron attached. The hydroxyl ions in the ionized water seek out and neutralize free readicals, thus reducing cellular damage and fighting disease and premature aging. When the hydroxyl ions as an antioxidant have neutralized the free radicals, the result is a body rich in oxygen and energy!

A glass of ionized water oxygenates the body and provides a natural burst of energy… so drink up!

Ionized Water is Alkaline:

Ionized water helps balance the body's pH, which tends to be acidic because of a modern diet comprised of cooked foods, pasteurized or otherwise processed foods, and a toxic environment. Soft drinks – which are like battery acid to the body – exacerbate the problem.  Over-acidity in the body creates an ideal environment for disease to thrive. For example, accumulated acid waste in the joints encourages inflammation and arthritis. Because it is very alkaline, ionized water dissolves accumulated acid waste and helps to return the body to a balance. Balancing pH in the body should be the first line of defense in fighting disease and building health!

Ionized Water is Up to Six Times more Hydrating than other water:

Water makes up over 70% of the human body. One of the primary causes of disease is chronic cellular dehydration, a condition which leaves the body's cells in a perpetual state of weakness and defense.

Ionized Water is fundamentally different from conventional water, because the size of the water molecule cluster is reduced and the shape altered to allow the water cluster to pass through the tissue more easily. Drinking ionized water has a super-hydrating effect on the body! 

Ionized Water is Detoxifies the body:

Once reduced, water clusters pass through the body's tissue more easily and, therefore, toxins and acid waste can be released and removed more effectively.

The Athena and Delphi water ionizers from Ionways feature four levels of alkalinity which allows the user to adjust pH levels accordingly. This way, the user is able to control the level of detoxification by gradually increasing alkaline levels as the body adjusts to drinking restructured water.

Ionized Minerals are more Bioavailable: 

Minerals are essential nutrients for the body, yet mineral deficiency is increasingly common. Ionized water is an efficient and effective way to deliver essential minerals to the body.

Ionized Water improves the taste of food:

Washing vegetables and fruits with ionized water has the effect of bringing out natural flavors, lowering acid levels (alkaline ionized water makes wonderful tasting tea and coffee!), and ionizing the minerals in the food, thus making them more bio-available.

Ionized Acid Water (the bi-product of creating ionized alkaline water) can be used topically and is very healing for the skin: Applying Ionized acid water works like an astringent to tighten the skin and remove wrinkles, without dangerous chemical residue. It soothes and helps keep the skin clear of acne and other blemishes. Ionized acid water also kills most bacteria on contact. It improves hair and skin conditions, including fungus, cuts, scrapes, insect bites.  Ionized Acid Water has been used successfully in Asia for treating diabetic ulcers.

To receive the greatest benefit of ionized, antioxidant water from the Athena or Delphi, it should be consumed fresh daily, directly from the tap/ionizer.

Drinking alkaline ionized water, together with a healthy, sensible diet and lifestyle has been shown to increase health and wellbeing.  Bottoms up!

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