Despite the studies released year after year demonstrating just how dangerous, toxic, and unhealthy our tap water can be, we still keep using it. After all, it’s federally-regulated. Surely that must mean it’s safe? Surely if our local tap water were unsafe, someone in authority would have told us about it? Sadly, no.
Last month, The New York Times ran a feature article exposing the ills of our nation’s tap water system. It made me start to think: wow. Enough is enough. I need to seriously investigate the various kinds of extra filtration/purification systems out there.
You’ve got counter top systems, under sink systems, pitchers, faucet-mount systems and more. How do you know what the best buy is? Well, I’m pleased to announce that one of my sponsors, Marilyn from Urban Homemaker, has graciously decided to GIVE AWAY a Multi-Pure Aqua Dome Countertop water purifying system — named a Consumer’s Digest Best Buy in August of 2009.
Why Purify Your Water?
Many of us know of the standard objections to tap water. It’s chlorinated. It’s fluoridated. It’s contaminated with pharmaceuticals and other chemicals. It sounds so banal.
Yet, have you thought about what that all means? Ingesting chlorinated water is yet one more way in which we wage war against our gut — against the beneficial bacteria and micro-organisms that ought to populate a healthy intestinal tract. Fluoride is more poisonous than lead and only slightly less poisonous than arsenic. The latest science even makes it clear that it’s not all that good for our teeth, despite the shaky claims made by scientists back in the ’50s to the contrary.
And the chemicals! From the recent New York Times article:
Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates. Government and independent scientists have scrutinized thousands of those chemicals in recent decades, and identified hundreds associated with a risk of cancer and other diseases at small concentrations in drinking water, according to an analysis of government records by The New York Times.
But not one chemical has been added to the list of those regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act since 2000.
Other recent studies have found that even some chemicals regulated by that law pose risks at much smaller concentrations than previously known. However, many of the act’s standards for those chemicals have not been updated since the 1980s, and some remain essentially unchanged since the law was passed in 1974.
All told, more than 62 million Americans have been exposed since 2004 to drinking water that did not meet at least one commonly used government health guideline intended to help protect people from cancer or serious disease, according to an analysis by The Times of more than 19 million drinking-water test results from the District of Columbia and the 45 states that made data available.
In some cases, people have been exposed for years to water that did not meet those guidelines.
But because such guidelines were never incorporated into the Safe Drinking Water Act, the vast majority of that water never violated the law.
The full article is all-too revealing. Put simply, our tap water system is a mess. If you want clean water, you’re going to need to take it into your own hands. You’re going to need to be responsible for it yourself.
Why The Aqua Dome?
When trying to buy a water purification system, you need to balance the level of purification against the cost. According to Consumer’s Digest:
The Aqua Dome’s three-stage filtration process means that it filters water as effectively as most premium models do but at half the cost. This unit also has the best warranty that is on the market, particularly its 90-day money back guarantee. A 3-foot dual hose allows you to push this countertop model out of the way while you get filtered water from your tap faucet.
In other words, it’s the best buy. And, despite being on the countertop, it’s also not as in-your-face as many other systems. It’s also NSF certified for filtering the widest array of chemicals and pollutants. Consumer’s Digest likes it. I like it. The water from it tastes great, and I know it’s safe for all my cooking and fermenting needs.
How To Enter
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY, MARCH 1st.
If you want to be entered to win the Aqua Dome countertop water purifying system (worth $225!), the first step is to click on the link below. You’ll be taken to an entry form at the Urban Homemaker website. To be clear, you must enter your information in the form in order to enter the contest. You’ll also be automatically subscribed to the Urban Homemaker’s newsletter (full of useful information, and you can easily unsubscribe at any time).
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That’s good for one entry. For additional chances to win, do any of the following:
1. Blog about this giveaway and link back to this page on your blog. Comment below with the link. (1 extra entry)
2. Sign up for my email updates or RSS feed. Leave a comment below telling me that you signed up. You will also get an entry if you already subscribe — make sure to leave a comment! (1 extra entry)
3. Follow me on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway. Be sure to include the URL to this page in your tweet. Click the TweetThis button at the bottom of the post, or you can use the following tweet: “Win an Aqua Dome Water Purifier from @foodrenegade ($225 value)! (AND INCLUDE THE URL)” Leave a comment telling me that you followed & tweeted. (1 extra entry)
4. Email 5 friends about the giveaway, with a link to this page. Leave a comment below telling me that you did. (1 extra entry)
5. Stumble this post and leave me a comment telling me that you did. (1 extra entry)
There are a total of 6 possible entries.
Questions? Comment below.
This contest will end Saturday, February 27th at 11:59 PM PST. The winner will be chosen via random.org, and will be announced on Monday, March 1st. The lucky winner will have 48 hours to contact me with his or her full name and mailing address.
Please note that Urban Homemaker is one of my sponsors, and as such I am being compensated for hosting this giveaway. That said, you can trust that I only accept sponsors whose products I whole-heartedly endorse and believe in. Urban homemaker is also an independent distributor (#103419) for Multi-Pure, the makers of the Aqua Dome.
Good luck, everybody!
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I clicked the link and already subscribe by email. Looks like a pretty nice water purifier.
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I am an RSS subscriber!
This could not come at a better time. I just came home yesterday from a vacation where I drank tap water with apprehension since bottled water was not available, and I woke up this morning and missed work due to a bladder infection. Safe drinking water is so important.
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I stumbled this post!
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I subscribe to the RSS. We’ve been looking for a new filtration option and this looks great!
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I’m all about the water filtration! I stumbled, tweeted, and I already subscribe.
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I am already an RSS subscriber! Great giveaway; thanks for promoting!
i signed up for your blog via email,
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sheri
I signed up for your email updates and I emailed five friends about the contest.
Thanks!
Sarah
I already subscribe to you.
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I already follow you on Twitter; I tweeted this.
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I stumbled this too!
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Subscribed to your feed and signed up at the site!
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I’m subscribed to your feed! (That’s an old email address, so just reply here if I get lucky 🙂
I subscribed to your feed. I love your blog and recommend it to all. Thank you for all you do!
Oh, this is a wonderful giveaway, thank you and your sponsor! I hope I win…I have two kids with serious health issues (autism and bipolar disorder) attempting the GAPS diet. I can’t help but hope we win!
Tweeted.
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Win an Aqua Dome Water Purifier! http://bit.ly/cTDzc6 (actually, don’t – I want to!)
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Already signed up for RSS feeds.
I Tweeted this…
AND I stumbled it…
AND I tumbled it.. cuz that’s what I thought it originally said >.>
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Is that technically blogging??
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Thanks for the give-aways, information, and helping us stay healthy. I entered – would love to win something just one time – and will look at this product closer…
I subscribe to your RSS through google, thanks!
I already subscribe via email!
I also told five friends about this giveway by sending them an email!
Entered and tweeted!
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I subscribe and love your posts!
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I emailed 5 friends and would love another chance to win. I’ve been debating about a water filter for ages.
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I subscribed via email, and tweeted this chance for the aqua dome!
I’m already subscribed to your feed. It has sent me many interesting articles.
I subscribed to your feed.
Thanks for posting this. I’ve been thinking about our water quality lately, but had no idea how many possible contaminants there!
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I subscribe to your feed through bloglines!
I am subscribed to your email updates.
I’m already subscribed to your RSS feed, love your blog, btw. So enter me in again please! 🙂
I signed up for email updates for another chance to win.
thank you!
I’m a subscriber with google reader!
I tweeted! I already follow, but did also sign up for newsletter! fingers crossed!
I blogged about this contest http://pathlesspagan.blogspot.com/2010/02/clean-your-waterwin-water-purifier-from.html
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I just signed up to receive email updates 🙂
Tweeted this giveaway! http://twitter.com/ecosphericblog/status/9543994395
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Stumbled it!
What an incredible giveaway! I have been dragging my feet about getting a new purifier for my new house. Your post reminded me that I need to get on the ball and find something! Thanks! I enjoy your blog on my RSS feed!
I have your blog on my RSS feed and check in every day. Thank you for offering this giveaway, it reminds me that I really need to do more than just brita my water.
Just Stumbled this page.
Thanks!
Hi Kristen,
Just letting you know that I blogged about this with a link to your site (www.ironandspice.blogspot.com) and I just subscribed via google reader!
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i follow you, and tweeted this giveaway: http://twitter.com/ellen1214/status/9549882866
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Follwing you now on Twitter, and Tweeted this post (can’t believe I wasn’t following you already, actually!).
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I also stumbled this post! Thanks for the chance to win!
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I RSS you.
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Following you on Twitter; here’s my Tweet: http://twitter.com/AsTheNight/status/9553094397.
Stumbled your post (id: AsTheNight).
I signed up for newsletter
Thanks for the giveaway.
Hi! I signed up for emails, forwarded it to friends, and stumbled it!
I subcribed!
I subscribe to your emails.
already subscribe….
great giveaway!
I subscribe to your RSS feed and have posted about the give away here: http://completebody.wordpress.com/2010/02/24/water-filter-give-away/
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Just signed up – thanks for hosting!
I already subscribe to this bolg via email.
I am an RSS subscriber.
I happily subscribe to your RSS feed via Google Reader 🙂
I subscribe to your RSS feed. Thank you for all the wonderful information you provide.
Because of your website, I have discovered raw milk and after being “lactose intolerant” for the past 15 years am able to drink milk and use CREAM! joy.
I subscribe to the RSS feed and Stumbled this post.
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Hi, Kirsten – what a great giveaway! I signed up, stumbled, tweeted and here is my comment. God bless you.
I’m already subscribed to your newsletter
Thanks!!!
I subscribe to your RSS feed. This is a great giveaway–thanks!
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I Stumbled and Tweeted, and I already subscribe to your web site. Thanks for hosting!
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stumbled this post
I’d love to win this for my daughter!