My uncle lived on a farm. Unlike most people, instead of faucets he had a water pump in the kitchen. All his drinking and cooking water came out of that old pump. The pump got its water supply from the ground. Often, it would look orange because there was iron in it.

We can't see as clearly that there is something besides pure water coming out of the faucets of our homes as my uncle could but we know that there are chemicals in tap water that we drink. Some we deliberately place there like chlorine to disinfect the water we drink and fluoride to help us maintain strong teeth. Other chemicals in tap water get there because of the way we use and dispose chemicals each day.

When we drink tap water, we drink water that has been around as long as the Earth has existed. Mother Nature recycles the water that comprises 70% of the Earth's surface. Although 70% of the total surface of the Earth sounds as if there is plenty of water here, only 1/10000 of the total amount is available to drink. When farmers spray their crops with herbicides or pesticides, when companies allow their runoff to enter the water system, and when we flush medicine and household chemicals down the drain we are introducing chemicals into our water supply.

We don't think about all this when we drink tap water. We assume that when the water is processed it is safe. However, we are wrong. The filtration system that the water companies use does not remove chemicals in tap water. Those chemicals remain in the water and we ingest them with every drop of water that we drink.

Knowing that there are regulations in place designed to protect us from such things as chemicals in tap water; you may be thinking that you are still safe. But are you? The EPA allows a certain amount of chemicals to get through to the drinking supply because it deems these amounts to be safe; but are they? Studies have shown that those levels may not be as safe as they are believed to be.

Reading about those studies made me think, "Do I want to take risks with my family?" No, I want to protect my family from everything that will cause them harm. I don't want to take any chances even the smallest chance that the chemicals in tap water might be dangerous. So, I purchased a home water filtration system.

The system that I purchased is a carbon block - ion exchange system. I researched each type of system available and I found that the carbon block - ion exchange system is one of the more effective means to rid my water of unwanted chemicals. The carbon-block traps the chemicals and the ion-exchange renders them inert.

I feel safer now that I drink tap water that has been filtered. I know that my decision to purchase a home water filtration system to get rid of the chemicals in tap water was the best investment that I have ever made.

Rich Eng serves as the leader of a high growth healthcare services business for a Fortune 500 company. A 20 year industry veteran and "holistic health and fitness" coach, he constantly researches better ways to improve one's mind, body and spirit.



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