Toxic Plastic Water Bottles

Written by Debra Lynn Dadd


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I'm concerned enough aboutrepparttar possible danger of BPA that I am no longer purchasing bottled water in plastic bottles.

Health concerns aside, plastic is also not good forrepparttar 113538 environment. Americans use about 10 million tons of plastic every year, but recycle only about two percent of it. A plastic milk jug takes about one million years to biodegrade. And, getting back to health concerns,repparttar 113539 manufacture of plastics produces toxic wastes that return to us indirectly through polluted air, water, and soil.

But we also have to use common sense and chooserepparttar 113540 greatest benefit at any given time. If your choice was to drink spring water inrepparttar 113541 polycarbonate bottle or drink tap water or drink no water at all on a hot summer day, I would say drinkrepparttar 113542 purer spring water inrepparttar 113543 polycarbonate bottle. Once in a while, a single exposure will not do much harm. But you don't want to be using water contained in a Lexan polycarbonate resin bottle as your everyday source of water supply, or drink from these bottles all day long, every day.

There are other options.

BETTER OPTIONS

My best recommendation is to get a good water filter that is right for your water and filter your water at home. That way there is no questionable leaching at all. Even though this may be expensive, it is one ofrepparttar 113544 best investments you can make in your health and will save thousands of dollars in medical expenses inrepparttar 113545 long run.

For those of you who carry or purchase water inrepparttar 113546 small, single-serving Lexan polycarbonate bottles, you can purchase plastic-free refillable bottles in various sizes to suit your needs. They are lightweight and much more attractive thanrepparttar 113547 disposable plastic bottles.

It's a good idea, particularly inrepparttar 113548 summertime, to carry clean water with you, as your body needs water throughout repparttar 113549 day for good health. The Mayo Clinic suggests you divide your weight in half and drink that many ounces of water every day. So if you weigh 128 pounds, that would be 64 ounces or 8 8-ounce glasses of water per day. It's better to carry your own clean water in a safe container than drink tap water or water in a plastic bottle.

For sources of water filters and reusable plastic-free refillable bottles, visit http://www.debraslist.com/water/index.html.

Hailed as "The Queen of Green" by the New York Times, Debra Lynn Dadd has been a leading consumer advocate for products and lifestyle choices that are better for health and the environment since 1982. Visit her website to learn more about her new book Home Safe Home, to sign up for her free email newsletters, and to browse 100s of links to 1000s of nontoxic, natural and earthwise products. http://www.dld123.com


Spiritual and Sexual Healing

Written by Alma De La Cruz


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The correct use of nature's products, and especiallyrepparttar gastronomic patrimony combined with a pinch of magic ritual, isrepparttar 113537 right ingredient atrepparttar 113538 right time: On Friday nights, according to Wiccan tradition.

Some herbs that help sexuality within couples are:

St. John’s Wort This herb is widely used to help lift a low mood and it is often suggested to boost a flagging sex drive in those feeling blue Potency Wood This herb is widely used by natives ofrepparttar 113539 Amazon and Orinoco river basins to enhance sexual desire and combat impotence

Ginseng This herb is often taken as a tonic for increased vitality and libido enhancement

Yohimbe It helps to repair erection problems by increasing penile blood flow

Hops If premature ejaculation or impotence is a concern, this herb can assist any neurosis that might be a factor in these dysfunctions manifesting

Maca Peruvian doctors have been known to give this herb to male patients who complain of having erection difficulties

Cocoa This food/herb is known asrepparttar 113540 'pleasure herb'

Privet The boiled extract of this herb can be used as a douche for vaginal irritations

False Unicorn It generally promotes fertility in both males and females

It is necessary to fully understand their properties and their correct way of preparation in order to avoid distasteful results. It is therefore necessary to carefully examinerepparttar 113541 causes of sufferers of sexual problems in order to choose correctly.

And remember: Communicate with one another! Talk to have great sex!

Alma De la Cruz, a staff mystic employed by http://www.psychicrealm.com, has a profound personal history where she has unabashedly delved deep into the heart of occult mysteries for an extensive period of her life. Check out her bi weekly metaphysical column: http://www.newagenotebook.com where she takes a new twist, incorporating Latin shamanistic philosophies with leading edge occult beliefs.


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