Dr Bob the Health Builder
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Hi everyone, Dr Bob here and I want to talk about water again. I have discussed this before but the revelation by PepsiCo begs to be discussed.
PepsiCo was exposed by Corporate Accountability International (CAI), a non-profit organization that helps protect consumers from corporate abuse. See their website at http://www.stopcorporateabusenow.org .
CAI got enough people to call PepsiCo corporate office to tie up their phones and shut part of there infrastructure down for at least one day. Because of CAI, Pepsico has agreed to change part of the label on their Aquafina water bottles. Their label wants you to think their water comes from pure mountain sources, when in fact it originates from tap water.
The change on the label will state that the water comes from a "Public water source" instead of tap water.
In PepsiCo's defense regarding this water issue, the company has a product that's not unhealthy (except that it comes in a plastic bottle) - just deceptive. I will discuss other products which are far more unhealthy from PepsiCo in the following paragraph.
The facts are the public water supply is dangerous and unhealthy. The EPA admits that there are over 500 toxins in the public water supply on any given day in almost all the cities in the
US. Even in the ones that have healthy water from some source like springs or mountain water from snow run off, it is still contaminated by chlorine and fluoride (both are serious toxins).
Europe uses oxygen instead of chlorine to treat their water supply. Also, they do not add fluoride to their water. Fluoride is an industrial waste product and it has never prevented one cavity.
The three biggest toxins in the public water supply the government cannot remove because it is too expensive are hormones, antibiotics and micronized toilet paper.
Hormones and antibiotics come from people taking drugs and eating chicken, pork, and beef that come from industrial manufacturing facilities. Once these products enter our water supply from lakes and streams, they are recycled over and over again, thus we are always drinking the same water.
In PepsiCo's defense they take tap water and filter it several different ways which removes most of the 500 toxic products in the water supply and results in a product that is reasonably healthy - until they place it into a plastic bottles which plug up land fills and out gases bisphenol-A (BPA), a carcinogenic chemical that often leaches into the water and gets swallowed by consumers.
This is a chemical widely believed to contribute to certain cancers and to depression. This contamination factor, however, is true for all products stored in plastic bottles, not merely water. Sports drinks, sodas, fruit drinks and even "healthy" smoothie drinks packaged in plastic all share a common risk of BPA contamination. This also includes plastic wraps and styrofoam containers.
Again they got in trouble for lying to the public about the source of there water - not for what they do to the water.
This being said, this is the end of the compliments for PepsiCo.
The truth be known, PepsiCo is one of the most devious corporations on this planet because of their many other products that are killing people and causing obesity.
Frito-Lay: makes products that cause obesity, heart disease, cancer, depression and other serious diseases - there isn't many things more unhealthy than chips with grease and Genetically Modified grains.
Pepsi-Cola: Toxic beverages that destroy bone mineral density and poison consumers with chemical sweeteners in diet drinks. Also their sweetener of choice is High Fructose Corn Syrup that is genetically modified and also one of the leading causes of obesity. (This also includes Colas from all sources - name brand and store brands).
Gatorade: Junk sports drinks that contain artificial colors made from petrochemical derivatives and minerals and vitamins that are useless because they are not absorbable by human bodies.
Tropicana: A low-end fruit juice brand engaged in deceptive labeling for many of its products. Orange juice is very unhealthy because of it's high sugar levels, soy products to keep the solids from settling to the bottom of the glass or container, and the fertilizers and pesticides sprayed on the crop while on the tress - They do not wash the chemicals off the fruit before squeezing.
Quaker: These products are not acceptable because of the junk they put into another wise healthy product if were raised in a healthy soil - which oats are not grown in healthy soil. Oatmeal is essentially good for you, but instant oats and all the sugars found in oatmeal products make it an unhealthy food product because of the obesity they cause along with diabetes.
What is a person to do - stop using products made by PepsiCo, Coke and other similar companies?
Filter your own water and carry it in glass and stainless steel bottles. This is very easy to do locally. When traveling you
may have to resort to plastic water bottles but keep it to a minimum and never drink hot liquids from styrene cups or water from a bottle that is stored in a hot car or truck.
A source for a very good water filtration product is www.hightechhealth.com in
Colorado. My wife and I use this everyday for drinking and cooking.
To your good health
Dr Bob the Health Builder
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