So folks the verdict is in, it’s really simple, drinking more pure water helps your health is so many positive ways.  So start drinking your way to better health today by increasing your pure water intake to 6-8 glasses a day!  For more information on water and health ring Steve at PurePro today on 1800 850 416.

Severe loss of sodium or water from the blood, due to exercise or lack of hydration can cause symptoms like dizziness, nausea and hypotension.  A thickening of the blood makes the heart work harder to deliver the necessary oxygen and fluids to critical areas of the body like the brain and heart.  Ingesting water regularly maintains the blood volume and manages the transport of nutrients, minerals within the vascular system to all parts of the body.  As an example, when marathon runners are pushing their bodies to extreme limits they frequently ingest water to maintain blood volume to ensure peak efficiency and speed.  Correct hydration allows the muscles in the body to contract easily so like many other muscles, the heart muscle needs water to function properly.

Proper hydration of the body can be achieved by drinking 2-3 litres of water daily to maintain the water volume of the blood.  If you are exercising, then increase your water intake to account for the water you will lose through the skin in sweat.  As always, make sure that the water that you drink is pure and as free from chemical residues as possible.  So nourish your heart today and start hydrating your way to better health!  Want more information or advice, FREECALL PurePro on 1800 850 416.

I’ve commented before that dehydration causes poor decision making and confusion.  A recent study in India looked at soldiers who lost varying degrees of body weight due to induced dehydration.  Mental performance was measured at anywhere between 1-4% of body mass loss with significant mental deterioration registered in maths and short term memory after 2% of mass loss was registered.  The human brain requires even more more water ~85% to operate effectively and even a small loss of 2-3% can have an effect on capacity.  In cases of severe dehydration the body will sacrifice water from the lower body to maintain the moisture content of the brain.

Dutch research has also disclosed some interesting facts of the effects of hydration on headaches.  Clinical tests were carried out on 18 people with histories of migraine headaches. They were advised to consume an extra 1.5ltrs per day for 12 weeks or were administered with placebo medication.  The final two weeks of the trial produced some surprising results in that those who drank more water reduced the total number of headache hours by 21. The data suggested that the reduction in the total number of hours and the intensity of headache episodes was a result of increased water intake.

Not thinking clearly or feeling like a headache is approaching? Drink some pure water and hydrate your way to better health!

For more information on water and health, call PurePro 1800 850 416 .

Dry working environments or air travel can also have debilitating effects on your hydration.  It is well known that a three hour flight, even on a modern aircraft, can cause an individual to lose up 1.5 litres of water.  It is always good practice to hydrate before working or playing in dry environments and during a flight keep the water flowing to avoid feeling jet lagged by dehydration.  Drinking tea, coffee or other beverages on a plane will not have the same effect as drinking pure water.  Drinking water will always be the easiest way to replace lost fluids as it is more easily absorbed into the blood stream than other beverages are.  So for the best results and quickest recovery, make sure that you are re-hydrating with the purest water you can get hold of.

For more advice on where to get the purest water available give PurePro a call today on 1800 850 416.

The community fear is that land and aquifer degradation will lead to large areas of farmland unable to sustainably produce crops, cattle or some other food resource.  The inference is that intensive drilling or mining activities liberate large quantities of saline or mineral rich bore water from coals seam aquifers.  What happens when these large volumes of water are brought to the surface and stored in evaporation ponds?  Well the current plan is to treat this produced water and reduce the waste water volume by reverse osmosis, mechanical vapour recompression or some other means. Once the waste water is processed into a smaller concentrated liquid form it should be able to be evaporated.

Well the bad news is that these ideas do represent a threat to surface land because concentrate takes much longer to evaporate and when it does, if its not properly managed, it can create saline dust plumes which can destroy farmland. Additionally if floods affect concentrate storage ponds, uncontrolled releases can occur or seepage back into another aquifer may occur, causing local bore water problems.  These problems have been documented in the USA where the CSG industry has been active for over 20 years.  Although the USA experience is different because the coal seam depth and geology of the CSG regions, the results can be used to help Australia improve this valuable industry while maintaining strict environmental management practices.

The good news is that new technologies are emerging that can help control and eventually eliminate environmental damage on agricultural land.  PurePro and its partners have developed a Zero Liquid Discharge model which we are presenting to gas companies in Queensland.  The future for CSG waste water processing will offer opportunities to recycle water and remove the solids, like sodium, for reprocessing into higher value end products.

All in all the future looks bright for both the CSG and water processing industries to demonstrate that the LNG industry in Eastern Australia can make a positive contribution to the agricultural community.

The project was quite difficult to implement because of a number of factors. The proposed borehole site was inside the Inayawan compound which is located next to a municipal landfill.  The groundwater which drains the landfill is heavily polluted with heavy metals, hydrocarbons and bacteria.  The borehole was drilled by a local contractor and was approximately 38mtrs deep and lined with a 100mm pipe.  The contractor had left a 38Mtr x 50mm galvanised tube in the borehole and just removing this piece of metal was quite a task in itself!

Because the resources available to the team were quite limited, members of the team scoured the landfill for usable materials and we were able to construct a makeshift drum to run the bore pump pipe, cable and steel wire rope over. We installed a single phase, multi stage Grundfos borehole pump and began pumping water immediately.  After a couple of hours the water had cleaned up considerably and the TDS level measured in the bore water was below that of the available tap water at the site.

On day three the team constructed a tank stand and Reverse Osmosis system mounting platform, and Ultra Violet disinfection system. The final part was the assembly of the reverse osmosis system, sand filter and pipe work connections to the bore pump.  To our amazement the RO produced water at 30ppm of TDS from the moment it started processing the bore water.  We tested the local bottled water which was over 120ppm so it was obvious that the system we had installed was creating the purest water on Cebu Island at that time!  The Inayawan community is still using this system for their drinking water and it continues to be valuable and safe
resource for an otherwise poor third world community.

This project is a tribute to the Cebu missionary Foundation team led by Lucy Ellen and her amazing back up crew.I am also grateful to Tom Daniels, Ps Steve Nichol and Nathan Dearling for their assistance in making this project a reality.  Oh and who can forget the Inayawan team and all the smiling faces of the kids and their families. What a pleasure it was to serve such a deserving community.

Steve Brassington – Managing Director, PurePro Water Purification

Not much has changed in 3000 years of water filtration development, the water utilities and councils are still using sand filters to treat water, however they are more sophisticated and automated.  What has changed is the use of chemicals in modern water treatment. Overwhelmingly water utilities use chemical treatment to control pH adjustment, sediment removal, bacteria control and aesthetic quality.  Additionally many utilities will add fluoride to the treated drinking water and this may not be a desirable for many consumers.

The ancient Egyptians knew that water purity was essential to maintaining good health and vitality in the human body. The quality of the water that you drink determines how well your body will be able to nourish the cells of your body. It will also determine the ability of your immune system to respond to disease and attacks by parasites and bacteria which are present in the environment. Lastly the level of atmospheric pollution and water borne diseases is increasing in urban communities so it makes sense to protect your body from these threats.

At PurePro when can help you identify the quality of your drinking water today. We can offer you advice on how to improve your health by improving the quality of the water you drink.  You don’t need 3000 years of experience to make a difference to your health but you do need improve the quality of your drinking water today if you want to improve your health.

Don’t wait 3000 years!!  Call PurePro today on 1800 850 416 or visit our online store!!

Many rural properties suffer from the same problems brought on by the fact that rain water is becoming more acidic because of airborne pollutants like carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, which produce acidic compounds when mixed with water.  Understanding your drinking water quality is a fundamental issue if you wish to maintain your health.  Low pH water can cause a number of health issues but there are many other potential contaminants that can affect your health.

Some of the most commonly documented contaminants are endocrine disruptors called pesticides and herbicides.  These are mainly either airborne from agriculture or in dam, river and stream water supplies in rural areas. Others like Fluoride, chlorine, are deliberately added to public water supplies by water authorities to reduce bacteria counts or to produce some other perceived health benefit.  In reality many of these chemicals are toxic in larger dosage and many people are allergic to even minute doses in public water supplies.

The message in this article is about understanding the water quality of your own drinking water supply.  Your drinking water might look crystal clear in a glass but there are many potential dangers which you need to be aware of.  If you are in doubt about your drinking water quality consult your local water authority for a typical chemical analysis.  If this is not available have a professional draw a water sample and then it can be analysed at a commercial lab to check for any potential hazards.

Remember that the quality of the water your drink has a direct affect on your body’s ability to continue to nourish every cell in your body.  Your body is actually made up of approx 75% water, so improving the quality of your drinking water allows your body to regenerate effectively.

It’s a universal truth – your health still depends on water.

Potassium, Sodium, Suphur Tetroxide, Nitrus Oxide, Chlorine, Fluorine, Lead, Iron, Bromine, Manganese, Vanadium, Aluminium. These chemicals are generally in, safe extremely low concentrations. The following elements and chemicals are commonly found in rain: Hydrogen, Ammonium, Calcium, Magnesium, Carbonic Acid Rainwater pH is typically acidic with a pH in the range around 5.0 – 5.6. With local thunderstorms the pH can drop as low as 2.0.

This acidity is primarily due to the presence of strong acids, sulfuric acid (H2SO4), nitric acid (HNO3) and carbonic acid (H2CO3). Although some of these contaminants are from pollution many of them are as a result of natural processes.

Rainwater collected in storage tanks is affected by the material quality of the tanks. Plastic tanks, even food grade plastic tanks, essentially store rainwater in the same state as it falls from the sky, unless it is contaminated by contact with metal or organic Substances which change the water chemistry. In particular rain water stored in plastic tanks is almost always acidic with a pH of below 6.0 on the pH scale, but sometimes as low as 5.0. The reason for the acidity of the water in PVC tanks is twofold; as described above the atmospheric effect on rain in considerable however the additional effect of phthalates can’t be discounted.

Acidic water can be neutralised by the use of a Calcite unit which naturally adjusts the pH to neutral. Removing phthalates can also be accomplished by using carbon block filtration or reverse osmosis water purification.  Call PurePro today if you want more information on purifying rain water.

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A recent case of copper poisoning is said to be caused by acidic rainwater from plastic tanks corroding household copper water pipes.  There is nothing wrong with the water, however rainwater collected in plastic and plastic lined water tanks remains naturally acidic and can react with the copper pipes that carry the water to your household taps. Its usually not an issue with concrete tanks as they leach lime into the water, reducing the acidity and therefore reduces its corrosion of copper pipes. Dissolved copper in drinking water causes gastric problems and headaches, and in severe cases cirrhosis of the liver.  Click on link for the full article!

Most knowledgeable people today recognize that the body must have certain minerals to accomplish its work and preserve its health. However, only a few realize that these minerals must be in their organic state to do us any good at all.

Please understand these facts:

1. Minerals are inorganic as they exist naturally in the soil and water.
2. Minerals are organic as they exist in plants and animals.
3. Only plants can transform inorganic minerals into organic minerals.
4. Animals must eat plants or plant-eating animals to obtain their organic minerals.
5. Inorganic minerals are useless and injurious to the animal organism.

How the Confusion Began

Because inorganic minerals and organic minerals have the same chemical compositions, they were confused by the early nutritionists. The mineral, iron, in the bloodstream has the same chemical composition as the mineral, iron, in a nail—iron is iron, after all. However, these nutritionists incorrectly reasoned that there were no other differences between these two forms of iron. As a consequence, there actually were iron mineral supplements that consisted of surplus powdered nails.

Perhaps you have heard the expression, “mad enough to chew nails.” In this case, mad or unbalanced is certainly the correct word.

These nutritionists made an error in reasoning by assuming that a chemical similarity in minerals also meant there was a nutritive similarity between organic and inorganic minerals. While it is true that the same minerals found in the human body are also found in the soil and water it is wrong to assume that the minerals in the soil are food for man. We are not soil eaters—we are plant eaters.

It is necessary that the minerals in the soil be elaborated into organic compounds by the plant before they can be |assimilated by the body. The various mineral compounds produced by the chemist differ in their structure and in the relative positions of their component molecules than those produced in the plant.

Over sixty years ago a German scientist named Abderhalden conducted a series of experiments comparing how several species absorbed different forms of iron. He found that animals fed with food poor in iron, plus in addition of inorganic iron, were unable in the long run to produce as much hemoglobin as those, receiving a natural iron-sufficient diet.

While the inorganic iron may be absorbed into the body, it is not utilized in the formation of hemoglobin, but remains unused within the tissues. Abderhalden also concluded that any apparent benefit of the inorganic iron resulted from its stimulating effect.

Chemically, it is true that iron in the bloodstream and iron in nails are the same and that calcium in rocks (known as dolomite) is identical to calcium in the bones.

However, it is a grave error to believe that the body can digest and assimilate and utilize powdered nails and crushed rocks.

Mineral Supplements

The idea of administering inorganic minerals as foods and remedies for man started with the German scientist Hensel in the early twentieth century. Later the homeopaths expanded upon his idea and made numerous artificial mineral preparations called cell salts, which are still sold today as popular “cures” for mineral deficiencies. Today mineral supplements exist in many forms and come from many sources. They are all useless.

Mineral supplements are of no benefit to the body because they are: 1) inorganic and 2) fragmented.

Because mineral supplements are inorganic, the body cannot assimilate or use them. In fact, the body must work harder to compensate for the inbalance created by ingesting these supplements. The body accelerates its eliminative activities and works hard to expel these foreign substances. This stimulation is often mistaken for the “beneficial action” of the supplement. Actually, the supplements are not beneficial—they are harmful—and they are inanimate and therefore incapable of acting (except chemically).

As health consumers have grown more aware of the differences between organic and inorganic minerals, so have producers of these supplements. Consequently, there are now mineral supplements which are advertised as coming from “organic” sources. These are equally useless because they exist in a fragmented state, extracted from the sources within which they naturally occur.

Minerals do not work in isolation. When they are extracted from their natural sources, the other co-existing vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc., are not also extracted. Even if they were, the process of laboratory extraction destroys any vital benefits that may have been associated with the minerals.

Minerals must be consumed in their natural, unfragmented and organic state to be of any use to the body. The best mineral supplements are those naturally occurring in mineral-rich foods in their unprocessed state—fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouts.

Mineral Waters

Like mineral supplements, mineral waters cannot provide any beneficial minerals to the body. Any minerals contained in such waters are inorganic and must be expelled by the body. Should an excess of these inorganic minerals be consumed in the water, the body cannot rid itself of them fast enough and they are deposited within the body.

These inorganic mineral deposits lead to kidney and gallstone formation, hardening of the arteries, arthritis, heart trouble, ossification of the brain and other serious diseases. The unexpelled mineral matter from mineral-containing waters combines with cholesterol to form plaques. These plaques lead to cardiovascular problems, and they join with uric acid to cause arthritic and rheumatic complaints.

The body cells can use only pure (distilled) water—such as that found in fruits and plants—and they reject all inorganic minerals consumed in mineral-laden waters.

When mineralized waters are drunk, a condition known as leukocytosis occurs within the body in thirty minutes to three hours after drinking. Leukocytosis is the proliferation of white blood cells which are the body’s first line of defense against foreign and harmful body substances—in this case, the inorganic minerals in the water.

Mineral waters cannot furnish the body with any needed elements other than the water itself. The remaining inorganic minerals are either eliminated through the skin, kidneys, etc., or they are deposited within the body where they may cause eventual harm.

Sea water is our “richest” mineral water, yet it is poisonous. Similarly, all other mineralized waters are simply dirty waters, contaminated with inorganic matter which is pathogenic to the body.

How Inorganic Minerals Are Transformed

Even plants, when in their embryonic state, cannot use inorganic minerals in the soil, but instead feed on the organic compounds contained within its seed. Not until its roots and leave? are grown can a plant utilize the inorganic minerals of the soil.

The changing of inorganic matter into organic matter takes place principally in the green leaves of the plant by means of photosynthesis. Only by the presence of chlorophyll is the plant able to utilize the inorganic carbon molecule and convert it with hydrogen and oxygen into the organic combinations of starch and sugar. And, ultimately, the plant combines nitrogen and other mineral elements from the soil into more complex organic combinations. Only the chlorophyll-bearing plants have the ability to assimilate iron, calcium and other minerals from the soil and to use the resulting combinations to construct nucleo-proteins.

Vital changes occur in all minerals as they pass into the structure of plants. These changes cannot be isolated by normal chemical laboratory processes which destroy living plant tissues to analyze them. Such crude methods of studying the role of organic minerals in an organism is somewhat akin to the old medical practice of dissecting cadavers to look for evidence of the human soul.

Ref: RawFoodExplained.com