To Chlorinate or Not to Chlorinate: When your Rural water gets smelly!
Summer heat sometimes brings out the worst in private water supplies like well, cistern and lake water. Having lived in a rural area for...
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- Jul 9
- 2 min
Testing Your Rural Water For Bacteria
Summer Means It’s Time for Heat, Sun, and Microbial (bacteria) Testing (written by Trojan Technolgies) Water quality changes frequently...
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- Jun 27
- 2 min
Not All Ultra Violet Systems Are Created Equally
Have you ever heard the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin: “The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price...
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- Jun 13
- 2 min
Maintaining Your UltraViolet Water System
Ensuring your rural water is safe to drink If you have an ultra violet system installed in your home, maintaining that system is crucial...
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- Jun 4
- 2 min
Safe Drinking Water- Camping & Cottaging
Safe drinking water means the water is free from bacteria and viruses. These pathogens are most often present in lake, well and cistern...
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- May 23
- 2 min
Hydration Myth Busting
Myth # 1 : The only way to get hydrated is to drink water. Truth:Â Although drinking water is one the best ways to hydrate, water rich...
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- May 15
- 1 min
How much sugar is in your favourite drink?
Clean, purified reverse osmosis water is one of the healthiest options for your daily hydration. But in a world filled with sugary...
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- May 8
- 2 min
What’s The Best Water To Drink When Exercising?Â
I think this is my favourite topic regarding the importance of hydration. I was raised in a family that encouraged an active lifestyle....
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- May 2
- 2 min
Unlocking Vitality: The Impact of Hydration on Energy Levels
In our ever busy, GO-GO-GO productivity focused culture that rewards being busy with a badge of honour it can be downright exhausting....
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- Apr 25
- 2 min
Hydration and Joint Health
If you read my blog last week you learned that 75% of Canadians are chronically dehydrated, leading to a host of common issues like...
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- Apr 18
- 2 min
"Hydration: Are You Drinking Enough Water?"
Nearly 70% of Canadians are chronically dehydrated! Water – it's a fundamental element of life, essential for our bodies to function...
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- Apr 10
- 2 min
Chlorinated Water & The Microbiome
For much of my young adulthood I struggled with digestive and skin issues, from eczema to constipation, to intestinal pain and bloating. ...
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- Apr 4
- 2 min
How Chlorine Effects Your Coloured Hair
Many years ago, when I was 16, getting your hair highlighted or coloured was just for the rich kids (which I wasn’t). It was considered a...
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- Mar 21
- 2 min
Long Term Health Effects of Showering in Chlorinated Water
Studies show that chlorine and chlorine byproducts (THM) in tap water are carcinogenic. Meaning, they are a contributing factor to...
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- Mar 21
- 2 min
How Chlorine Effects Your Skin
Ever since I was a child I suffered from very dry, itchy skin that eventually worsened into eczema. My lips were always chapped,...
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- Mar 13
- 2 min
"Can Showering in Chlorinated Water Be Harmful to Your Health?"
1 Shower in Chlorinated Water = Drinking 8 Glasses of Chlorinated Water When you shower in chlorinated water, the chlorine is absorbed...
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- Sep 12, 2023
- 1 min
Reverse Osmosis & Alkaline Water- What's the Difference?
Reverse osmosis is a water purification process that removes 95-98% of all contaminants in water including: chlorine chemicals metals...
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