Water is Essential
The Berkey water filter is a fantastic and, in my opinion, the best way to purify and filter your water! If you already know you want to purchase a system and want to take advantage of their Holiday Bundle 2020 sale, just follow this link. If you want to know more, keep reading.
Water is an immediate necessity for a human’s survival. While we can go weeks without food, we can only go three days without water. Yet, because we live in a first-world country and have free water at every tap, we might not give much thought to the quality of that water.
Questionable Compounds in Water
There are many undesirable and questionable things lurking in our water system. We all know about the disaster in Flint, Michigan. Still we might say, That isn’t happening everywhere in the U.S. But think about all the chemicals that reside in our water. Of course, there’s the need for mass purification, which is why chlorine is used. But what are the long-term effects of consuming low amounts of chlorine year after year? (Here in California, I can actually smell the chlorine in our tap water! Gross!)
Fluoride is also a common chemical in our national water system. It is added to help strengthen people’s teeth, but after it touches our teeth, we swallow it! Insignificant fluoride consumption, like accidentally swallowing a pea-sized amount of toothpaste, won’t do you any harm. But again, what are the long-term effects? (Plus, there are safer ways to strengthen your teeth besides fluoride in your water!)
Heavy metals are another huge culprit. These are things like lead and aluminum. Build-up of these compounds can cause toxic effects in the body. Even if your water supply itself doesn’t have heavy metals, what about your plumbing? Do you live in an old home that perhaps has lead pipes? Heavy metals are of particular concern if you are pregnant or have children. Too many heavy metals in the body can lead to neurological or developmental problems.
The final problematic compound I will mention is pharmaceuticals. Did you ever think about the trace amounts of prescription drugs in our water supply? One such compound that has been found in the water supply is oral contraceptives. [1] I certainly do not want to be consuming ANY amount of contraceptives! What is this doing to our national fertility rates? Is it contributing to the rising rate of infertility? Yet not all filtration systems filter out pharmaceuticals.
Why Purify Your Water with Berkey
The answer to these problems is water purification and filtration. But not just any system! There are many systems on the market today that make a lot of claims. But the company that my family has chosen to trust is Berkey. If you go on their website here, you can see a massive listing of all the compounds that are proven to be filtered out by their water system. It’s quite impressive!
It is worth noting that Berkey systems do not just filter; they actually purify! This is a key difference between other water systems. In an emergency situation, you could fill up your Berkey with pond water and it would purify it from more than 99.999% of viruses and more than 99.9999% of pathogenic bacteria! It would also get rid of sedimentation and bad smells and taste. [2]
Being prepared for emergency situations is always a good idea. This is another reason to have a Berkey water filter. It does not rely on electricity so it can be used in a power outage. It can purify dirty water, and the main filters (known as the black filters) can last several years depending on usage.
Berkey Holiday Bundle 2020
The reason I’m writing about this now is because until December 21, 2020, Berkey is having a Holiday Bundle! What could be more important in your diet than having an extremely pure source of water? Right now is the time to buy a Berkey if you have been wanting one!
Coming soon I will be releasing a video mini-series about the Berkey water filter, including how to assemble and clean it. It is not rocket science but you do need to assemble it correctly. Stay tuned here on the blog for that or go subscribe to my channel on YouTube! (In fact, why don’t you do both?) Berkey also runs a private Facebook group called Berkey Insider Members where you can get help.
If you have any questions on which Berkey system would be right for your household, please email me at malori . mayor @ gmail . com (no spaces) or use my contact page. I’d be happy to help you figure out what is a good fit! Our family of three (2 adults and 1 baby) have a Big Berkey, which works for us just fine.
Cheers! *raising my glass of pure Berkey water*
References:
[1] https://www.berkeyfilters.com/pages/why-do-you-need-water-filters-in-your-home
[2] https://www.berkeyfilters.com/pages/filtration-specifications?a_aid=5d52bab1e4410&a_bid=ddbb6229