By now, most of us are familiar with the usual water-saving tips:don’t leave water running unnecessarily, time your showers, installlow-flow shower heads and resist the urge to unnecessarily water thelawn or wash the car.
You can also reuse greywater when appropriate (water from rinsingveggies can be used to water plants, for example), landscape withindigenous plants that don’t require more water than the location canprovide and run the dishwasher with a full load.
But what about all of the water “hidden” in just about every productwe buy? Hidden or virtual water is a relatively new term, developed byProfessor John Anthony Allen, which explores the concept of the waterneeded to grow/feed, manufacture, and process the products we buy, aswell as water used in industry in general.
Some everyday products, such as coffee and cotton, have anespecially high hidden water content. By being mindful of your virtualwater use, you can greatly reduce the total amount of water you use.
According to the EPA, agricultural irrigation accounts for more than 142 billion gallons of fresh water per day. Photo: Flickr/Julien Harneis
As with your carbon footprint, the first step toward reduction isfinding out how much water you are using and becoming more aware of theamount of water necessary to create the products you consume. Check outthe water footprint calculator at the Water Footprint Network in order to calculate your number.
If your footprint is high, you are in line with the national trend –the United States uses almost twice as much water as the United Kingdom– but there is plenty you can easily do to develop a new approach tohow you use one of our most precious commodities.
Once you know your number, it is easy to reduce your waterprint byusing only what you need, reusing and buying secondhand, reducingpackaging, composting and recycling and striving to buy products withthe lowest waterprint...
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We use the Gas Discharge Visualization Machine or GDV Machine which acts like an advanced kirlian camera that takes pictures of the energy of the water. The structured water that Clay is promoting has the highest energy flow so far of any of the watersout there, including R/O, other filters, and other things claiming to bestructured. I'm sure there are other ways of measuring structure, but we,the general populace, don't have access to them yet.
I can not emphasize it enough, when times are tough, you have to drink plenty of water. Why? Because when the body is stressed out it produces more adrenaline. Adrenaline is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands which the body makes in order to put us into a fight or flight mode for survival. The problem is that it takes more work for our kidneys to filter adrenaline. How can you help your kidneys do their job? Drink more water.
To be safe you should at least apply the "8 by 8" rule. This means eight 8 oz. glasses of water a day. Does it matter what type of water you drink? Yes. Most tap water is filled with chlorine and fluoride and holds a very distorted memory. Remember that our body is about 60% - 80% structured water. Structured water is intelligent water that holds a good clean memory. Structured water is not missing any electrons around its outer orbit like unstructured water. Structured water also has less surface tension so it's much easier to hydrate the cells in our body. I obviously recommend structured water. If you can't get structured water, then distilled, filtered reverse osmosis or spring water will suffice. Actually spring water straight from the source is probably the best water you could drink because it's structured and fresh. But not everyone has access to fresh spring water.
It is also important to get lots of rest and take good care of yourself. People tend to want to escape when times are tough. Now a good book or a movie is one thing, but going out and getting drunk every night is another. Not only are you dehydrating your body but you are making it even harder for you kidneys and liver to do their job. Not to mention all the money you are spending on alcohol. Sure it seems like a good idea at the time and you might laugh at my advice but take another look at this article the next morning. Then give me your comments. You will see then that I'm just looking out for you.
If you take care of yourself during these tough times you will increase your odds for success. The more hydrated you are the healthier you are. The healthier you are the more alert and clear you are which gives you a better chance for finding that next opportunity in life that is going to provide for you and your family.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
"Showering is suspected as the primary cause of
elevated levels of chloroform in nearly every home because of the
chlorine in the water."
Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Lance Wallace
Chlorine can also be hard on the environment. Laboratory studies show that repeat exposure to chlorine in air can affect the immune system, the blood, the heart, and the respiratory system of animals. Chlorine is especially harmful to organisms living in water and in soil.
So what can you do to protect you and your loved ones from Chlorine? Well there are many water filters that you can install in your home to filter out Chlorine. The Structured Water Unit is great because it won't only protect you against Chlorine but other toxins as well. You can even use it to fill up your pool and then you can also convert your pool into a salt water pool instead of a Chlorinated one. But if you still want to use Chlorine in your pool, Structured Water requires less Chlorine for pools.
So if we are going to educate the public about toxins, maybe we should'nt limit ourselves to just illegal toxins.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.