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American Sourced, Part 4: Does Imported Water Make Sense?

There’s a giant misconception that imported bottled water is far superior to U.S.-sourced bottled water.  Why is that? Imported water comes from places such as Fiji, Germany, Italy, and Norway.  Why, though, does it make sense to bottle water and ship it around the world? Imported bottled water accounts for about $130 million in sales …

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Don’t Forget About Winter Hydration

We’re constantly bombarded with messages about the importance of staying hydrated. Well, during summer months, anyway. In the warm season, the importance of drinking plenty of water is broadcast in TV news reports, on health blogs, and in sports training environments. Those reminders can be a little unnecessary because the summer heat can be all …

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American Sourced, Part 3: The Family Owned Water Bottler

The vast majority of bottled water in this country is bottled and sold by just three major companies. Bottled water is a $12 billion industry. Americans go through about 10 billion gallons of bottled water per year, or about 32 gallons per person. Let’s think about the most important numbers there.  Bottled water is a …

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American Sourced, Part 1: Where Does Your Water Come From?

  There’s a lot of bottled water in this country. In fact, bottled water is set to overtake soda as America’s top-selling packaged beverage. That’s great for the health of our people, but it opens it up a lot of questions about water, its packaging, how it’s obtained, where it’s sourced, what country it comes …

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Electrolyte Water? Here’s What You Need to Know

There’s no doubt you’ve heard the word “electrolytes” in marketing for all kinds of sports drinks and foods. But do you know what electrolytes are, how they benefit the human body, and where to find the best source of them? Electrolytes are certain minerals that interact with the human body to sustain health. Specifically, they …

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How TDS Affects Your Drinking Water

  Do you know what TDS means, and how it might affect your drinking water? TDS in water stands for “Total Dissolved Solids,” and can have a significant impact on the taste, smell, and overall quality of drinking water. Total Dissolved Solids are the total amount of minerals, salts, or metals dissolved in a given …

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Help Us Change the Bottled Water Industry

It’s an ironic truth that most bottled water companies do not take action to protect the environment in which they operate. Unfortunately, nor do they give back to their local communities or pay for the water that they extract from the earth. One of the largest bottled water companies, in fact, has caused controversy by …

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Are There Health Benefits to Alkaline Water?

There’s a lot of misinformation online about alkaline water. Alkaline water, or water with a high pH level, is the new fad in drinking water. For reference, most tap water and bottled water has a pH level between 6 and 7. Numbers closer to 1 represent high acidity, and numbers closer to 10 represent very …

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Revitalize Your Body and Soul

We could all use a little revitalizing now and then. That’s especially true around the holiday season. Social norms have evolved from the days of low-stress relaxation and gratefulness to high-stress consumerism and expectations. There’s a wonderful article on that topic which says, The themes of the season are the return of hope, abundance, and …

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Castle Rock Water: Pure, Safe, and Delicious

Nearly two million people in California have been exposed to uranium in their drinking water. That’s a scary sentence. Uranium, of course, is found naturally in the earth but it’s also a radioactive material that can be refined into exceptionally dangerous weapons of war. The Associated Press said, Uranium, the stuff of nuclear fuel for power …

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