June 3rd, 2011 
Tushar Mathur The issue of drinking water quality has gotten some serious attention recently. Even the famous “Oprah-approved-celebri-doctor”, Dr. Oz devoted an entire show to the subject of drinking water. The US Government and the aforementioned good doctor focused on levels of lead and other harmful toxins like percholate (a rocket fuel ingredient) and chromium-6 in the public water supply.
These and other dangers that exist in municipal water supplies certainly don’t belong in your glass or among the carefully chosen organic ingredients going into the soup you’re making for dinner. Since environmentally aware folks know that bottled water is not an alternative, what’s the answer?
“Pure water is no further away than your tap; though these days we do have to help it get there,” says Mizar Turdiu, Executive Vice President of PUR2o, a water filtration system manufacturer based in Morristown, NJ. “The first step is to know what you’re up against.”
That education process can start at the Environmental Working Group’s website, www.ewg.com, where an interactive report can be generated using a zip code and name of a water company to detail municipal water supply contaminants. PUR2o conducts in-home testing as well, after which Turdiu usually suggests reverse osmosis (RO) technology to ensure complete removal of contaminants; but she adds it is only part of the purification process for your tap water.
“RO technology is definitely the first order of business when it comes to proper filtration, but we never stop there, because RO removes beneficial minerals as well as contaminants. Ideal drinking water is filtered then purified and has essential minerals added back such as calcium, magnesium and potassium to achieve an alkaline pH level.”
Alkaline water offers health benefits in much the same way an alkaline diet does – creating an internal environment that resists disease. Drinking alkaline water neutralizes stored acids and toxins in your body caused by stress, improper diet and environmental factors. Cooking with alkaline water can also improve the flavor of foods and allow the body to better absorb nutrients. More and more nutritionists and wellness professionals advise their clients to strive for an alkaline diet, citing lab tests that show cancer cells cannot thrive in that environment.
But Turdiu warns against selecting systems that jump to ionizing the water before filtration. “These systems use electrolysis to ionize the water, without first properly filtering out unwanted impurities. That means every particle in the water is ionized, including every contaminant present.”
Turdiu’s company, PUR2o, developed a five-stage filtration system capable of producing mineral-rich, ionized, alkaline water. The PUR2o system, known as “P2o” is the company’s leading and best selling water filtration for home or office use. It uses reverse osmosis to filter out all impurities. The water is then re-mineralized in order to enhance its taste and neutralize its pH. An additional cartridge boosts pH and ionizes the water, producing drinking water that is alkaline and ionized for better absorption.
No matter what filtration system you decide to use in your home, you can be certain restoring purity and alkalinity to the tap will benefit your health, your pocketbook and maybe even tonight’s dinner.
Mary Moscarello is a freelance writer, based in Clifton, New Jersey. She writes about health, wellness, relationships and environmental issues.
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