A natural health drink that is completely overlooked in the health drinks market is good old fashioned water. Clean water is one of the most life giving forces in the body. During an average routine day the body will process about 40,000 eight oz. glasses of water a day. In the process your body loses a minimum of 6 glasses of water per day so it is vital to replenish along the way. And this is for normal movement only. If you are highly active you'll require up to 15 glasses per day.

The most important reason for drinking water is for energy production. Often times people mistake hunger for the body's request for water. The reason this happens is that the evolutionary nature of our DNA developed an identity for water concentrations in watery fruits (a great source for healthy water). Ever notice on a hot summer day when the water melons are brought out that there no one in the water line? That's right! Hydration is the driving attraction for that food, not hunger.

An even more important point here is that the movement of water in and out of the cells perpetuates hydroelectric power, similar to the Hoover Dam. The energy your body makes is partly hydroelectric.

For good clean water we recommend reverse osmosis, good quality spring water or the best water-natural alkaline water found in all fresh fruits and vegetables. If you are purchasing bottled water there are some important things you need to remember.

Spring water bottled by virtually every company in the bottled water industry labels their product with information that is misleading at best and sell at prices we couldn't have imagined 25 years ago. This industry has tripled over the last decade and the current growth curve is as a result of an aggressive campaign by the industry to convince consumers that city or public tap water is downright dangerous when, in fact, public water supplies are safer. Believe it or not there are several companies, companies that are easily recognizable, that have been severely penalized by the FDA for extracting water right out of the Potomac River near Washington D.C. or directly from tap water.

There are problems that consumers face with spring water bottled as a purified water product. What most people aren't aware of is that bottled water isn't regulated as strictly as tap water or city water is. Tap water and every city typical city water supply is regulated by an EPA that requires disinfection, confirmation of the absence of E. Coli and Fecal Coliform, filter removal of pathogens, and testing for Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and viruses. Spring water bottled, on the other hand is required to pass not one of these tests because it is regulated by the FDA.

Spring water bottled doesn't necessarily mean that the water is free of contaminants as this water is trucked over the road and can absorb contaminants from those tanks. Interestingly enough, it can acid be polluted with acid rain, industrial pollution that seeped into the ground, or even parasites. One of the aspects of FDA regulations is that companies that package and sell spring water bottled in the same state (which is 60-70% of all water sold in the United States). This means that on in five states doesn't regulate this water.

One viable solution based on all this information is if you drink tap water and want to ensure the cleanest water available, purchase a carbon block filter/uv light technology water treatment system.