Energise Blog: Natural Health & Alkaline Diet

A new study published in the International Journal of Cancer has found that there is an association between tap water and bladder cancer!

The study highlights include:

• Data pooled from 6 case-control studies of bladder cancer with detailed information on fluid intake and water pollutants, particularly trihalomethanes (THM), and evaluated the bladder cancer risk associated with total and specific fluid consumption.
• The analysis included 2,729 cases and 5,150 controls
• An increased risk was associated with intake of tap water.
• Those drinking 2 litres or more of tap water per day showed a higher risk among men
• No increased risk was observed for the same intake of non-tap water in men
• The association of bladder cancer with tap water consumption, but not with nontap water fluids, suggests that carcinogenic chemicals in tap water may explain the increased risk.

Gordon Bennett! - There is also bad news for coffee drinkers as the study found that: Increased bladder cancer risks were observed for an intake of >5 cups of coffee daily vs. <5 .

So what can we do?

Well, all Doctors and nutritionalists recommend that we drink at least 2-3 litres of water every single day, with some proposing that 4 litres is an optimal amount for our bodies to function correctly. This could obviously lead to problems if the quality of that water is poor and toxic.

I believe that the answer is to purify and alkalise your water, and that is certainly a route that I have taken for myself. I have highlighted the many benefits of alkaline water in previous articles (article on water distillers), and article on alkaline water) - and in order to fully purify and detoxify your water I cannot recommend a solution that is more convenient and cost effective than using a distiller.

Dr. Weil has it spot on when he talks about distilled water - and as I see it this is a great solution for providing pure, alkaline and safe drinking water.

Of course there are many other ways to make your tap water more pure, and I would strongly recommend that you find the solution that fits your needs and demands.