Why You Should Drink Filtered Water Over Tap Water for Optimal Health + The Best Filters

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1. Chlorine study: 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1518976/

2. VOCs in our water: 

https://mytapscore.com/en-ca/blogs/tips-for-taps/what-are-vocs-and-are-they-in-your-drinking-water
https://drinking-water.extension.org/drinking-water-contaminant-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs/#Potential_health_effects_of_volatile_organic_compounds_in_drinking_water

3. Heavy metals:

People that consume high levels of heavy metals risk acute and chronic toxicity, liver, kidney, and intestinal damage, anemia, and cancer 
https://www.epa.gov/privatewells/potential-well-water-contaminants-and-their-impacts#:~:text=Heavy%20metals%20can%20contaminate%20private,damage%2C%20anemia%2C%20and%20cancer.


https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28643849/
https://www.breastcancer.org/risk/risk-factors/exposure-to-chemicals-in-water
https://dceg.cancer.gov/research/what-we-study/drinking-water-contaminants

4. Parasites:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32417583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877040/#:~:text=Cysts%20of%20Giardia%20and%20oocysts,Giardia%20%5B23%2C24%5D.
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/60/8/e36/2462908
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/contamination/germs.html

5. Fluoride studies: 

Harvard study on fluoride & bone cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16596294/
JAMA study of fluoride in pregnancy & lower IQ scores in kids https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2748634
Study on the impact of fluoride on thyroid hormones https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323016912_Impact_of_Drinking_Water_Fluoride_on_Human_Thyroid_Hormones_A_Case-_Control_Study
Fluoride linked with brain cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9866357/

6. Pharmaceuticals in tap water

Study on the endocrine disruptors in water & their effects on the reproductive system https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139484/
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b05592


https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1206244
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9789304/
https://home.drinkflowater.com/blogs/posts/what-pharmaceuticals-are-found-in-tap-water

7. Personal care products

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170769/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459316/

8. Microplastics

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/9/5283
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449537/

9. PFAs aka "Forever Chemicals"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-023-00236-y
https://www.ewg.org/research/national-pfas-testing

Other:

EWG - https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/
Project farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0ioX6GSz0
Watch more about tap water: https://youtu.be/ddHUNK3CBBs
Checking your water: https://watercheck.com/collections/symptom-checker & https://mytapscore.com/products/advanced-city-water-test

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