August 23, 2007
Are You Showering With Chlorine?
Did you know that showering ‘naked’ without a filter is allowing chlorine (along with other toxins and impurities found in tap water), a dangerous chemical, to be absorbed into your bloodstream and wreak havoc in your system?
Here is a description of what chlorine can do from Dr. Z Rona MD MSc, a best selling Canadian Author and holistic doctor:
“Chlorinated water contains chemical compounds called trihalomethanes which are carcinogens resulting from the combination of chlorine with compounds in water. These chemicals, also known as organochlorides, do not degrade very well and are generally stored in the fatty tissues of the body (breast, other fatty areas, mother’s milk, blood and semen). Organochlorides can cause mutations by altering DNA, suppress immune system function and interfere with the natural controls of cell growth.
Chlorine has been documented to aggravate asthma, especially in those children who make use of chlorinated swimming pools. Several studies also link chlorine and chlorinated by-products to a greater incidence of bladder, breast and bowel cancer as well as malignant melanoma. One study even links the use of chlorinated tap water to congenital cardiac anomalies.
Anything you can do to filter tap and shower water that eliminates or even minimizes chlorine would certainly be helpful and possibly curative for some immune system problems. The use of at source water filtration devices is increasingly popular and affordable. Discuss their use with your health care practitioner”.
Watch this video from Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, to see the dangers of these chemicals and impurities and how you can minimize the effects.
Learn more about how to filter your water and your water filter, shower filter and whole house filter options at Aquasana.com.
To your best health!
Mark
