The Truth About Bottled Water

An Industry in Disguise

By Johnnie Paradise, published Jun 11, 2007
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You see, the thing is, that regardless how much we want to believe in something, you still have to take the time to realize the truth. You cannot assume. It is imperative that you do your due diligence and research just exactly how healthy something is for you, regardless of your intuition. I had a hunch. Just a thought that drifted in and left me as quickly as it came that the reality of bottled water is much more simple than what they wanted me to believe. You see, they like to create an image using words and pictures that create a sense of purity. And if you notice, they tend to use that word a lot. They also enjoy fashioning pictures that resound some sort of magical spring in some land far away that again replicates that crispness, fresh kind of feeling that makes you feel good about using there product. However, when you do finally snap out of that reverie, that stupor that they put you under, and actually get to the bottom of that spring, you find it is less crisp and pure than you may have originally thought. Follow me.

The Truth About Bottled Water

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r u kidding ...are you blind???? the writter clearly recomends you drink tap wit a filter.so please go on and drink

Posted on 10/03/2007 at 11:10:00 PM

 
I could almost accept this article as credible if the writer could only use the proper spelling of the word their and too. The writer constantly used there and to instead. Learn how to spell!

Posted on 06/18/2007 at 4:06:00 PM

 
Drinking Fiji water makes me happy!

Posted on 06/13/2007 at 5:06:00 PM

 
Brilliant! We shouldn't drink bottled water because it contains bacteria. So does milk so it's out. Soft drinks are 90%+ water and contain sugar, which is bad, or other chemicals which are bad, too. Scratch those, too. Tea is made with water so it's already out. Ditto coffee What's left? Dehydration. Now the bombshell revelation from this hack: bottled water companies "market" their products just like every other company does. Or does this guy thinks he looks like a Calvin Klein model just because he wears the boxers? The last time I checked I cannot get municipal water in my car or at my gym or at the mall....unless I put it in a (gasp!) bottle and take it with me. Oh wait, those are bad. There is nothing useful or informative in this editorial; it's all half truths and spin designed to get someone published versus providing real information.

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 8:06:00 PM

 
I noticed that bottled water *does* have an expiration date. But good article. Thanks. :)

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 6:06:00 PM

 
Nothing is safe to eat or drink anymore. They put so many chemicals in the air, in our food and in our water supply. Heck, I'm almost afraid to breathe.

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 6:06:00 PM

 
I seen an aesome penn and teller episode on bottled water. Crazy stuff man! I digg it.

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 1:06:00 PM

 
Great article

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 1:06:00 PM

 
Thanks for the information. This reinforces my diet coke addiction. :)

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 11:06:00 AM

 
Hmmm. I'm left with some questions. How can it be from a municipal supply if it is labeled "spring?" And if they do get spring water from the municipal supply, how do they distinguish between purified and spring?

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 8:06:00 AM

 
Jeez everyone worries so much about bacteria these days.. What about people who lived just 100 years ago.. You didnt see them worrying about this.. There is a hell of a lot of other things to focus on than bacteria..It will never go away.. good article

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 7:06:00 AM

 
Informative. Thanks

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 7:06:00 AM

 
Scary stuff. I've tried Brita, but that doesn't take the fluoride out of the water. Fluoride is technically more toxic than arsenic and since I drink large amounts of water each day I'd rather take my chances with bottled water than anything from the tap.

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 2:06:00 AM

 
No water is good than boiled water. Drinking boiled water will protect us from many bacterial and viral infections.

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 2:06:00 AM

 
You had to ruin Pellegrino for me, huh? No, I kid, I kid. Thank you for the info.

Posted on 06/12/2007 at 12:06:00 AM

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