My Choice of Water Filter.

Close your eyes and imagine the water that for thousands of years the human species have lived on.  It was fresh, running down a stream, it was water that had tumbled and turned for miles, filtering through sand and soil, over rocks and boulders.  As that water travelled it shed toxins and accumulated minerals.  By the time it got to us, it contained many important properties that are essential for human health.  

Now let’s imagine the water that we drink today. Yes, it still tumbles through the elements of mother nature, however, now our reservoirs are contaminated with many chemicals from the surrounding land, and during the process of disinfection, most of mother natures elements are stripped away, replaced with chemicals such as chlorine and flouride.

Our bodies are made up of a least 50 percent water, and crucial organs like the heart and brain are made up of approximately 73 percent water. Water lives in our cells and performs too many functions to list here, but know it is crucial to keeping us healthy.  We all know the rule of three, we can last 3 weeks without food, 3 minutes without air and 3 days without water. But we assume that by drinking water, any water, that we are hydrated, but that is simply not the case.  Real hydration means filling your body with the minerals and nutrients it needs to survive.  And optimal hydration is nonnegotiable if we are too live with good energy and vitality.

I personally wanted water that closely mimicked the way mother nature intended it to be.  It did take me a while to find a water filter, purely because there was so many options out there, and if you are someone who doesn't know what they are looking for, it can be a very overwhelming task, often leaving people to just give up and place it in the too hard basket.

However once I found Zazen I knew this was the filter for me.  I chose this particular brand because they looked at the health of our water, using a historical perspective, wanting it to resemble mother nature as closely as possible.   This system has been designed for Australian and New Zealand waters and it not only filters and removes toxins such as chlorine (99.98%) and fluoride (90%), but it adds back essential minerals such as sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and silica.  The filter is not put under pressure like an under-sink filter and Zazen water creates the perfect ph balance to match our bodies, being just slightly alkaline.

The benefits of these systems are that they are very quick and easy to set up, with no plumbing or electricity required, they are easy to use, and affordable. They require minimal maintainence and  the water tastes so much better than regular tap water, which should help to encourage you and your kids to drink more, without the need for adding flavours to mask the taste.

If you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about these systems or would like to find out how to get one in their own home, please don’t hesitate to contact me via my Instagram page A Life She Loved.

I'll leave you with this quote.

“If there is magic in this world, it is contained in water” Loren Eiseley