This is What Your Tap Water Looks Like (Video)
You’ve probably read countless articles about the horrendous quality of tap water and its numerous contaminants that attack your biology and have been tied to a multitude of health ailments. It is very rare, however, that you can actually see just how terribly polluted your tap water truly is.
In the video above, I show you the ‘overflow’ tray of my 12 stage water filtration device that collects the excess amount of gunk that the filters discharge. In other words, this is actually the extra amount of build up amounted from 12 different stages of water filtration and it’s still disturbingly-putrid.
It’s easy to imagine what the rest of the heavy metals, parasites, chemicals, fecal matter, drug residue, dirt, dust, and urine contamination would look like that are cleared by the filters. I may do some future videos showing the insides of the filters as well just to give you an idea. Upon pulling out the reverse osmosis filter, it’s pretty easy to screw open the top and see a whole lot of brown residue quite similar to that of the video.
I imagine one response many reading this might have is ‘well why doesn’t my water filter look like this?’ The first question you should ask yourself is whether or not you have a really serious high quality filtration device.
If you’re using something cheap like a Brita filter that you picked up from your local supermarket, you’re not going to see anything near this amount of captured toxins. Why? Because cheap Brita filters don’t grab very much from the tap water you’re drinking, and allows virtually 100% of the fluoride and other heavy metals to pass right on through.
As I explain in my previous article highlighting the top 4 ways to radically transform your health, it’s vitally important to acquire either your own high quality water filtration device or pure spring water.
I recommend purchasing a reverse osmosis filtration device and ensuring that you replace vital minerals removed from this process through the addition of apple cider vinegar, real Himalayan sea salt, or a mineral filter (my personal method) addition. Alternatively, checkout the website Find A Spring to see if a pure spring is nearby.
how often do you clean that filtration tray? i have just got a 5 stage RO system.
I change it bi-weekly or once per month, for the video I let it sit for just a few days over one month.
What about water softeners, do those clean any of that gunk?
Water softeners remove some minerals like calcium and magnesium, but not many harmful contaminants. And they're also really expensive.
They certainly aren't a replacement for a water filtration device, so I would recommend checking out my recommendation on a proper device as I outlined higher on the comment page.
Thanks for your interest and all the best.
What about well water as opposed to public water? Should we be just as concerned?
If you make sure the well water is clean and look at the comments on findaspring it is ultimately better than tap. A lot have tests done monthly or weekly.
Gross!
Thanks for the vid… I can confirm my water filters get really gross like this too.
Makes me glad I have a whole house filter.
Hi, I was wondering how you know the contents of the residue? Are there any methods I can do to test it, or do you sent it to a lab for refracted spectrum analysis?
Thanks, nice video.
My passion for health has led me to do a large amount of testing on the water supply in my area, but you can actually access the records for your local area online through the water department. This will tell you if your water is fluoridated, etc.
Then there is the issue of location. If you live near or in a major city, the fact is you're going to have drug contamination in your water as well as a load of illegal drug residues and other substances.
Outside of that, there are strips you can buy to test your water for heavy metals. Here's one pack that is efficient: http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/heavy-metals-t…
Anthony
I have a 3 stage RO system but I was under the impression that ROs did not remove flouride. Please advise
Also can you recommend a good filtration system or a few in different price ranges?
Thank you
Reverse osmosis filters do indeed remove fluoride, this is in addition to distillation and something known as an activated alumina defluoridation filter.
For an overview here's an About.com chemistry article on which filters remove fluoride: http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide…
I recommend checking out Berkey if price is a concern, they have some great filtration devices for around $200 that remove fluoride and other contaminants.
If you have the cash, purchase a whole house filtration device instead. They vary in price, but for the absolute best (it is expensive), I recommend the same one as our friend Dr. Edward Group (http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/ecosmarte-home.html).
Best,
Anthony
A whole home filtration system is what I had in mind that I would like to get at some point and need to know where to start. Are they others that you can recommend?
Yes, take a look at the Berkey as I mentioned. They are relatively cheap and get the job done quite well: http://www.directive21.com/product-category/berke…
Just make sure to add the fluoride filter on the purchase page for an extra $20-$30 to deal with that issue.
Now if you KNOW your water doesn't have fluoride and perhaps you're drinking well water and just want to make sure it's as clean as it can be, here's the absolute cheapest filter I can recommend (it's $40): http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/organic-living…
Congratulations on taking the initiative to change your health!
Thank you so much for all the info Anthony. Something I thought of while I was in the shower this morning; I have a Sprite shower filter to filter out chlorine (my skins cracks and itches if I don't use it) do you know if this type of filter filters out fluoride? I'm assuming it doesn't since they don't make that claim.
http://www.newwaveenviro.com/products/filters
I'd luv to purchase the absolute best but is there any other brands that you can recommend that are a bit affordable for now that are whole house filtration devices? Thx
Note: I'm going to purchase a $250 Berkley system for the time being. Also any recommendations on where to look for a shower head kit that takes out fluoride if possible? Thx again.
It's a real problem here in Christchurch New Zealand. I tested many water filters and finally decided on a Zepter Edelwesser. It's wonderful, clears, heavy metals, parasites, chemicals, pesticides, bacteria and virus's.
I know for a fact that they clear all above as I also test for these toxins in my clinic daily. The authorities say, 'all the water is fine'. Yet I have clients that are ill due to so many toxins. After a W/F has been installed a month, I check them out again, and there are maybe 1 or 2 heavy metals there, but they are so low, and the client is by then feeling very different. The Zepter Water Filter is a Swiss make, from a very reputable firm.
I think it's mostly algea. If you ran distilled water through something for a couple of months you would still see that stuff..
I don't think you would see anything at all if you ran distilled water through a filter for a couple of months.
The tap water where I live is 550-750 ppm, and after I distill it, it becomes much less than 1 ppm as measured with a TDS meter. I can see all the crud in the bottom of the distiller every time I use it, and it forms a hard whitish crust at the bottom which I clean out regularly.
The distilled steam which comes out and condenses, dripping into a glass flagon, is crystal clear, and the container never has to be rinsed or cleaned as there is zero sedimentation or algae growth in it, as it is pretty much sterile I suppose.
Hey, Mothman777. Nice to see you commenting on our articles with great info, would it be possible to snap a few photos of this and send it over via our Contact Page. We are compiling photos similar to those in the video from users to create an archive of sorts.
Best,
Anthony
My apologies to you for the delay in replying. I have been involved in moving home, so I will get some photos back to you shortly.
The water that is supplied to us through taps is extremely dangerous and unhealthy. There a lot of impurities in it. So that's why filtration of tap water is the need of every house. You have written a very good article on this important and very common issue.
How can any system filter out all the crap that enters the public water system? God only knows what the pipes look like that transport the water.
"Al Smith", your remarks are but one example of the WORST kind of poison-
That is anti-semitism. I'm shocked that your putrid comments would be accepted here, but as long as they ARE, I feel compelled to respond—and Your thinking is more toxic than any water—-but DO keep drinking,dear!
I second that.
In which city are you???
I have had a shower filter for about a year now and it has been great! It would be nice if there was a car product to plug into cigarette lighter for summer or winter travel.
http://www.newwaveenviro.com/products/filters
Who drinks tap water gross