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  • January 31, 2018 at 7:29 PM #4256
    Tim
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    I’m in the sauna at a local gym in the town in the north east … this guy tells me he doesn’t use the adjacent “steam room” anymore because this town is known for Chlorine in their water and its not good to inhale it let alone drink it.

    Then, I hear Ben & Joe discussing reverse osmosis water filtration and removing / adding minerals to your water at the begging of this episode …. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehfdd1eH4g4

    It made me think… I’m such a novice when it comes to water. I don’t understand this… Why does whole foods sell 9$ liters of water… what is the difference.. does it really matter to our health and performance? Is a brita filter enough ?

    Then I did a bit of research … Reverse osmosis water filters are expensive and most aren’t portable.

    Then there is a bunch of other options but my head is spinning and I feel like i’m wasting time even researching this… but then again… water and sunlight drive life right.. so we should prioritize getting sunlight and high quality hydration? I do put seasalt in my water and I find I feel better and more hydrated because if it… I also drink a bit of ocean water on occasion when its clean ocean.

    Upon researching more I found this to be one of the most recommended and trusted water filtration systems that is indeed portable… but its 300$ !!!

    https://www.berkeyfilters.com/berkey-water-filters/big-berkey.html?a_aid=538a5cb8c8907&a_bid=8b4878fc

    Just wondering if anyone has any ideas here on a happy and affordable middle ground that can filter out all the crap in some water. I don’t want to feel like i’m drinking chlorine all day everyday because my britta filter isn’t doing the job…

    Anyone have any thoughts / resources or experiences in this realm?

    February 2, 2018 at 2:02 AM #4262
    Zi
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    I think you’re overthinking it, Tim. The bottled water in supermarkets and shops are marketing cash grabs. Not to mention, you’re creating/enabling waste from all those bottles. Dare I say those water filters as well?

    In Asia, we generally filter water because we are concerned about foreign material in the water, not so much about the chlorine. Unless, you don’t trust your water utility for reasons like shady standards or bad maintenance. Even “clean” ocean water is “dirtier” than tap water. If a water goes bad from a pipe leak or something, that chlorine is gonna do a lot of work to make it safe.

    Our body is really good at filtration. These chlorine byproducts are in such low concentrations, it’s nothing to worry about. You feeling more hydrated from salted water has more to do with what’s added than what’s removed.

    February 3, 2018 at 9:21 PM #4268
    Tim
    Keymaster

    Great points Zi! I never thought of Chlorine that way and having been a lifeguard since I was 14 Im sure i’ve swallowed tons of chorine in the past and like you say, have filtered it myself.

    I have to remember that Joe and Ben are extremist bio hackers and its their job to test stuff and tell people the verdict. Unless I hear a ton of other biohackers that I trust discussing reverse osmosis and high level filtration i’ll save the $ and stick with the Britta.

    How about Floride tho… any thoughts on if we should or should not have fluoride in our water and tooth pastes? There are a lot of “fluoride free” toothpastes entering the US market lately…

    February 5, 2018 at 2:02 AM #4270
    Zi
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    Tim,

    Fluoride. Biggest thing here is dental health. It’s in our toothpaste and water. Brushing teeth with toothpaste alone will only do half the job. Drinking water with fluoride will definitely top it all off and keep your teeth going for as long as possible.
    I had a friend hand me a small tube of “natural” toothpaste (additive free and all that). My teeth were noticeably more yellow when I finished the tube. and my teeth felt weird. Thank goodness I had a dental appointment not long after to get it cleaned out.

    As with ANY chemical, too much is bad, but municipal water systems should already have strict health monitoring.

    I went on my local government website and picked up a few links for reading. A specific point I picked up in one of the articles is that if you extensively filter your water, consider what you have removed and re-introduce minerals that you need. That means more expense to at least store your drinking water safely (bacteria) for consumption.

    https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/S_T/Swimming-pools-and-spas
    https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/How-safe-are-natural-waterways
    https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Fluoride-and-protecting-your-teeth-from-tooth-decay
    https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/F_I/Fluoride-facts-for-Western-Australia
    https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/U_Z/Water-filters-for-your-home
    https://healthywa.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Emergency-treatment-of-drinking-water-supplies
    this last one could be applicable to some of your travelling 🙂

    Edit: I just listened to the podcast and they pretty much say what I said. If you choose to filter your water, think about the good stuff that you remove. Otherwise, the fluoride and chlorine are in municipal systems for a really good reason and have been for a very very long time. And to that, I don’t think there is a need to filter the water that you get from the tap (other than foreign body cleaning). Just put your additives in 🙂

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