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Aquasana Shower Filter - President's Testimonial
Charles Strand, Water Quality Specialist
Over the last decade, the cosmetic benefits of showering in filtered water have been realized and experienced by millions of consumers around the world. "It's so noticeable, you can feel the difference in your skin and hair the very first time you use a shower
filter" (Rena Mathews/ Nutritional Consultant and Editor of Cosmetology Today).
For most people, the cosmetic advantages of shower filters are most noticeable, but recent documentation of the surprising health advantages of showering in filtered water proves the necessity of shower filters.
It has been shown that our body takes in more chemicals during a ten minute shower than from drinking a gallon of the same water.
Dermal absorption and inhalation of chlorine and other chemicals while showering has now been linked to breast cancer, bladder cancer, asthma, and many other ailments. During a hot shower, skin pores open and allow for an accelerated rate of absorption. We’ve long known that chemicals can be absorbed through the skin, a common example is the nicotine patch... imagine the rate of chemical absorption in warm water and over the entire surface of your skin!
Of equal concern is the level of chemical exposure from inhalation. Almost all synthetic chemicals, including chlorine, vaporize at a much faster rate than water. The result is that the steam has a much higher concentration of the chemicals found in water, often 10 to 20 times higher. We also know that when chemicals are inhaled, they get into our blood stream almost immediately and have a more intense adverse effect.
The American Journal of Public Health, in 1992, published the results of a ten year study that showed how chlorine in our water caused significant increases in certain types of cancer... and stated that up to 2/3 of our harmful exposure comes from inhalation of steam while showering. The U.S. EPA recently released a report that said "Virtually every home in America has a detectable level of chloroform gas in the air due to chlorine and showering."
The National Breast Cancer Fund has published many recent reports on the "Chlorine Connection", and documented that the one common factor among women with breast cancer is that they all have 50-60% higher levels of chlorine byproducts in their fat tissue.
Today in America, a women dies of breast cancer every 13 minutes.
Chlorine is truly a dangerous and volatile chemical. Not only does it dry and irritate skin and hair, it leaves its victims with lifelong health problems. Imagine the lives that could be saved by simply showering in the naturally clean water shower filters provide.
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