There are no benefits of drinking water that has been contaminated with chemicals, drugs, carcinogens and the other toxins that are present in our freshwater sources. The importance of drinking water cleanliness is sometimes overshadowed by the other needs of industry and society in general.

What can you do?

That's what everyone should be asking, but most people simply look for someone to blame. Let's stop doing that.

This is one matter that you can take into your own hands and into your own home. You can help protect yourself and the environment.

There are many health benefits of drinking water, but if toxins are present, it becomes a problem. The human nervous system is like a tiny waterway in which signals are passed along from one part of the body to another.

Toxins cause the waterways to thicken. Nerve signals become interrupted.

You may experience sharp pains for no reason. This could be a factor in many chronic conditions like fibromyalgia, cluster headaches and migraines.

The importance of drinking water, free of contaminants, is relevant to many health conditions.

Several physicians have written books about the benefits of drinking water for a variety of reasons. For example, it naturally aids weight loss efforts. But, primarily we need it for proper hydration.

Without adequate fluid intake, our bodies cannot excrete waste products. They build up within the system and we become toxic to ourselves. If we are constantly ingesting toxins along with our fluids, then our body is working much harder than it has to.

Proper hydration is not only achieved by consuming fluids, but also by consuming adequate amounts of electrolytes. That explains the importance of drinking water with a trace mineral or electrolyte content.

The two most important electrolytes to the human body are sodium and potassium.

There are many other benefits of drinking water, but let's get to what you can do about contamination. We have the technology to remove nearly 100% of all the contaminants that are present in our freshwater sources.

Water treatment centers have not upgraded, because it is expensive in a large scale facility.

In the home, the technology is very inexpensive: it costs much less than buying bottled waters.

The taste and quality is better than bottled. And, environmentalists are pleading with people to stop buying so many of those bottles. The cost to the environment of creating and disposing of all of those bottles is enormous.

Thus, the importance of drinking water purification in the home is an environmental, as well as a health issue. You should choose a purifier that removes chlorine, THMs, VOCs, lead, cysts, pesticides, herbicides and herbicides.

The best ones can do all of that and still leave a healthy electrolyte content.

Some purifiers remove all traces of minerals and electrolytes. That's really "too pure" for the human body. It can lead to nutritional deficiencies, dehydration or even hyper-hydration.

To sum it up, here are the benefits of drinking water that is purified in your home: you save money, protect and improve your health and help to protect the environment.

I hope you will take the next step. Take the time to find the best water filtration system to help protect you and your family.