by Brenda Watson | Jan 6, 2012 | General
A recent report has confirmed that two people in Louisiana have died of a rare brain infection caused by an amoeba found in tap water used in a neti pot. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, can be found in freshwater, including tap water. The amoeba infection is...
by Brenda Watson | Aug 19, 2011 | General
An unexpected toxin was recently found to have a strong association with intellectual ability in children — manganese. Where is this manganese coming from? Surprisingly, from tap water that contains manganese concentrations below the current guidelines for...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 28, 2011 | General
It was recently reported by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that tap water in over 30 U.S. cities contains hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen. Hexavalent chromium is the chemical that was made famous by the movie Erin Brockovich. In the EWG study, tap...
by Brenda Watson | Jul 28, 2010 | General
Sure, those nifty plastic bottles are convenient, but when’s the last time you actually stopped to think about what’s in your bottled water? Not only is it usually as contaminated (or more) with harmful chemicals as tap water, and its damage to the environment is...
by Brenda Watson | May 10, 2010 | General
Last week I told you about a new report just released by the President’s Cancer Panel—a panel of experts created in 1971 to keep the president informed about the activities of the National Cancer Program. It’s a 200-page report that warns about the dangers of...
