Wednesday, March 17, 2004

Trying to up your water intake?

When you consider that between 55 and 75 percent of adult body weight is water, it comes as no surprise that a single glass of water benefits your health in a number of ways. Among them, water cushions bones and joints, flushes toxins out of your system and empowers the body’s natural healing process.

Water also plays a significant role in weight-loss. Keeping properly hydrated helps to cut your appetite.

But if you’re like most Americans, you live a busy lifestyle that has you usually on the go. That’s why the experts at Culligan recommend arming yourself with a variety of products that allow you to replenish your body with filtered water for optimal health.

Whether you need to reduce basic contaminants, such as chlorine and lead, or those that are more complex, such as MTBE (or methyl tertiary-butyl ether), there are an array of products that meet your needs.

• On the go or at the gym, use a water filter bottle featuring a carbon filter in the cap to reduce the presence of chlorine and lead no matter where you are.

• At home or the office, a pitcher filter easily and conveniently reduces the presence of basic contaminants.

• At home (on each of the faucets your family drinks water from), a faucet-mount, counter-top or under-sink filtration system is designed to reduce more complex contaminants. And don’t forget the ice-ice maker filters take the impurities out.

These products save consumers hundreds of dollars each year over the purchase of bottled water. In addition, they’re more convenient.

It’s estimated that humans lose an average of 10 cups of fluid per day in exhaled air, perspiration and other bodily secretions. That's why experts say you shouldn’t wait until you're thirsty to drink water. To find out just how much water you should be drinking each day or to learn more about the wide variety of filtration products available, visit www.culligan.com.

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