Reverse osmosis water filtration systems can certainly remove some of the harmful contaminants from your drinking water. However, many of the smaller toxins are not filtered out. Also, this type of filter takes out important trace minerals such as calcium and magnesium, leaving water devoid of its therapeutic value. That's why reverse osmosis is not the way to go for home water filtration.



It is highly important for you to start thinking about water and the many contaminants that reside in it. If you think that the water you drink from the tap or buy in bottles from the store are filtered enough, think again.

There are over 2,000 cancer-causing contaminants in the water coming from our water taps. This is the water you drink, cook with and shower in. Owning a filtration system for your home is the best way to ensure that the water you drink is clean and healthy. With this said, many consumers struggle with what type of system to invest in.

There are multi-stage units, distillers, purifiers and reverse osmosis water systems. Research shows that multi-stage water filters are ideal, but people continue to buy RO systems as they are unaware of the drawbacks.

As stated before, reverse osmosis water systems strip water of its natural minerals. When consumed, this water can cause negative things to happen to our bodies. First of all, water that lacks minerals is more acidic. Therefore, our body will pull minerals from other areas of our body, such as our teeth and bones to neutralize this abundance of acid. The second downfall of drinking this water is that this overabundance of acid increases our risks of cancer. This is because free radicals increase when our bodies aren't as alkaline as they should be. These free radicals are what lead to cancer.

Alkaline water has the most minerals. Therefore, that's what we should be putting into our bodies.

Making our bodies acidic goes beyond just drinking water by the glass. Showering in contaminated water is 2 to 3 times more toxic than drinking one glass of unfiltered water. If reverse osmosis water systems aren't able to remove the contaminants from the water we drink, they won't be able to remove the contaminants from the water we shower in either. This scary, but true fact makes it very clear how unhealthy unfiltered water can be for us.

The phenomena of reverse osmosis water systems began over 40 years ago, when this water was needed for industries such as printing and photo processing companies. These two industries were in need of mineral free water for the type of work they produced. Although this water continues to work for these purposes today, it is not healthy for human consumption, especially if you plan on making a habit of it.

Exposing water under pressure to a semi-permeable membrane starts the process of creating reverse osmosis water. This membrane has a very fine pore structure, which tends to reject certain contaminants, minerals and a large part of the water during the process. This strips the water of its inorganic compounds and trace minerals, leaving behind water that can be damaging to your body over time.

Synthetic chemicals are also contaminating our water. As mentioned earlier, reverse osmosis water systems remove contaminants based on molecular size. These synthetic chemicals have molecules much smaller than water molecules, making them impossible to be removed by this process.

Look for multi-stage water filter systems that eliminate the maximum amount of toxins while keeping the trace minerals in. Also, be sure to look for a performance data report detailing all of the contaminants removed.

Reverse osmosis water filtration is definitely not ideal for your family's heath...there are much better choices available.