Monday, December 15, 2008

Bottled Water, Filtered Water, Tap Water...Oh me Oh my!


There has been a plethora of discussion over the use of bottled water, tap and/or filtered tap water. I've read and pondered this for my family's own personal water consumption, and have actually changed from my original thoughts and usage, in this matter.

Originally, I knew that our rural residential water was not too safe to drink, so we started using bottled water, exclusively. We did try to purchase larger quantities and use less plastic containers. Then, I read a lot about the lack of regulations for bottled water, and had a real issue with throwing all those plastic bottles away. Also, the reports about BPA (Bisphenol A) exposure in the plastic bottles, definitely turned me off to the bottled water.

Ultimately, my husband and I have decided that our best option at this point, is to filter our rural tap water. And, even if we end up moving into a municipality with water service, we will continue to filter our tap water.

Shaklee offers some great options to filter tap water in your home. Currently, we use a BestWater Perfect Pitcher in our home, because we are in a home that we don't own. But, upon the purchase of a home, we will be upgrading to one of their MTS 2000 units.

The BestWater MTS 2000 units come in an above counter and below counter unit. Both units are NSF Certified and come with a money-back guarantee and warranties. The cost per day is only pennies, and means a lot of piece of mind and overall, is a economical investment in every family's health.