Re: Bottled water vs tap
We had a reverse osmosis tank for several years and it worked great. I don't like the taste of chlorine and it got rid of that. But...after the third time our local water district reported e.coli bacteria in the water supply, which reverse osmosis does not take out, we signed up with Crystal Springs to get the 5 gallon water bottles delivered. They cost $7 a bottle and taste great. Our tap water is okay, the stuff in the city is better. If I buy bottled water I prefer Aquafina, Earth 2 O and Tahoma. I will drink Dasani if its all that is available but I notice the taste difference.
I used distilled water to mix formula when my kids were young. We don't have flouride in our water and I wouldn't want it. Many of the communities that do fluoridate their water do so with the wrong kind of fluoride because it is cheaper to buy (because it is a waste byproduct of certain industries). My kids take fluoride tablets perscribed by our dentist in the proper dosage for their age and weights and get regular check ups and fluoride treatments. And for kids who can't afford it our community provides a dental van twice during the school year that comes to the school to take care of their teeth and hands out flouride tablets to parents. Quite frankly I'm more convinced that daily flossing does 80% more than flouride any day, and the other 20% can be made up in proper brushing technique (3 minutes!) and avoiding sugar. Of course, not all parents are patient enough to teach this to their kids, or themselves for that matter. But yes, my toothpaste does have fluoride. I use it, I just don't drink it.
At hotels I pack a pitcher and fill it with ice and we drink the ice melt, it is always filtered and tastes better than the tap.
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