This Is Why We Do This

I am a Registered Nurse my husband has an installation company and installs house whole water purification systems and other household items. I have had breast cancer twice, I have also been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Sjogrens  Syndrome (that 90% of the time attacks Women), arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, diabetes (steroid induced) and asthma.

What all of these conditions have in common is that they are all caused by inflammation. Exposure to chlorine DBP’s (disinfectant by-products), fluoride, and other chemicals in most tap and chlorine treated well water are some of the main culprits in producing inflammation. DBP’s are produced when chlorine comes into contact with any organic material, there is always some organic matter in natural waters.

I was drinking only distilled water from the plastic bottles and became concerned about cancer causing BPA’s (Bisphenol A) being released from the plastic bottle into the water. Then I started hauling five-gallon blue jugs of water purified through reverse osmosis into my home. This water came from a water purification company. This still didn’t alleviate the problem with the chlorine in the bath water where I was exposed to more chlorine and DBP’s than in the water I was drinking from the faucet.

Then we put water filters on the kitchen sink faucet drinking and on the bathroom shower. This worked until we discovered (by testing the water) that our nine-month shower filter was releasing chlorine after only four months use. I had been exposed to chlorine in the shower without my knowledge.

Besides drinking sometimes up to a gallon of water a day, I showered at least once and sometimes twice a day, I washed my hand often in the bathroom where I was exposed to the chlorine. When I did dishes in the dishwasher and clothes in the washing machine I was also exposed to the effects of chlorinated water.

We decided to do something about this because in my search for answers I read a report that a person who uses chlorinated water has 93% greater chance of getting cancer than those who don’t drink chlorinated water. We decided to get a whole house filter to eliminate chlorine and DBP’s in all the water we used in the house.

Since we got the whole house filtration system, about six months now, my medication load has decreased tremendously. I don’t have to use Flonase daily anymore, my inhaled meds have decreased in frequency and I was given a less stronger medication, I don’t have as much joint pain, my dry skin (caused by Sjogren’s) has also improved. I had a full physical in May and the doctors said all the results were good, my total cholesterol was good even though I refused to take statin drugs last year, I also take supplements, my A1C is 5.3 (I take supplements for this also). Now I am more active than I have been in the last 22 years.

It’s my goal now is to help other individuals find ways to help them to prevent cancer, heart disease and other inflammatory diseases (absence of ease) in their lives and filtering the water they drink to remove chlorine and other DBP’s which is one of the main 7 ways I have discovered to help you prevent cancer and inflammatory diseases in your lives.