Peachy Deegan Loves PUR Water Filtration Systems and Remember, You Have the Chance to Win One
We wrote about the PUR Water Filtration Systems recently announcing our giveaway:
http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/09/win-pur-flavored-water-filter-from-whom.html
Whom You Know has tested the Pur water Filtration System with the Raspberry Flavor Options and we love it! The water is clearer, fresher and tastes better than other filtration systems we have tried and the raspberry is a nice touch. Grape, Lemon, Strawberry and Peach are also available. It is easy to assemble and operate; you just clean it, put in the filter after soaking it and insert the flavor cartridge. Also, it is important to note that you do not need to use the flavoring each time you use the filtered pitcher. To make your water flavored, you simply press a button when pouring the water. If you want plain water, just don't push the button! We are pleased with this product and we wish you all luck in our contest!
WHY PŪR FILTERED WATER?
Water is the body’s principal chemical component and every system in the body depends on it to function properly. In fact, 60-70 percent of your body is composed of water. Water provides life sustaining nourishment for your skin, hair, muscles and brain, which is why it is so important that the water you drink be the absolute best quality. As our water infrastructures age, we’re learning our tap water is not as clean as it could be. In fact, several major U.S. cities still rely on water pipes that were installed more than 100 years ago. While the contaminants or other substances removed or reduced by PŪR water filters are not necessarily in all users’ water, by-products from chlorine, along with lead, sometimes show up in our tap water in addition to agricultural pollutants, heavy metals, sediment, pharmaceuticals and microbial cysts.
DID YOU KNOW?
Water Filtration:
PŪR Water Filtration products do far more than provide great-tasting water. PŪR reduces many unwanted contaminants to provide clean water right from your tap.
PŪR is the first leading brand to claim removal of pharmaceuticals identified in U.S. tap water – more than 99 percent for PŪR faucet filters and more than 96 percent for PŪR pitchers.*
The main workhorse of PŪR filters is activated carbon. Contaminants in water collide with the activated carbon particles and get trapped in the intricate pore structure of the carbon, thus removing the contaminant from the water stream.
PŪR filtration systems remove 99.9 percent of microbial cysts such as Giardia and Cryptosporidium parvum, which can lead to intestinal illness.
PŪR filtration systems remove 98 percent of lead and 97 percent of chlorine (taste and odor).
PŪR is the only leading pitcher certified by NSF to claim reduction of the weed killer atrazine.
PŪR is certified by NSF International and the Water Quality Association (WQA) and is tested by other third-party laboratories.
PŪR reduces contaminants in the water while leaving fluoride, which is essential for developing and maintaining healthy teeth in children and adults, and has been granted the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Approval.
Drinking Water Infrastructure and Contamination:
In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave America’s water infrastructure a grade of a D-.
The Environmental Protection Agency reported approximately 10-20 percent of human exposure to lead is attributable to lead in tap water.
In April of 2009, The Associated Press reported that a vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — were found in the drinking water supplies of 51 million Americans.
In August of 2009, The New York Times reported that the common weed killer atrazine may be dangerous at lower concentrations than what is currently allowed by the EPA, which may lead to birth defects and low birth weights in children.
* PŪR pharmaceutical filtration claims based on manufacturer testing of faucet mounts and pitchers on 12 pharmaceuticals, which may not be present in all users’ water.
PŪR IS IMPROVING LIVES AROUND THE WORLD
Water is one of the basic elements of life. Yet, about 4,000 children in developing countries die every day from illness and disease related to unsafe drinking water. Fortunately, the Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program and the water purification technology by PŪR are working together to make this statistic part of the past by providing clean drinking water to children in developing countries around the world who lack access to this common necessity.
DID YOU KNOW?
Many children in developing countries simply don’t have access to clean, safe water in their communities. With no running water, many families have no choice but to drink from rivers and streams contaminated with bacteria, parasites and viruses, which contribute to a prevalence of diarrhea-related illnesses that cause widespread death.
In collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), P&G developed a low-cost water purification technology, a powdered product that effectively reduces parasites, bacteria and other contaminants found in water.
The CSDW Program distributes water purification technology in the form of PŪR packets, which are as small as a tea bag – each tiny packet can transform up to 10 liters of contaminated water into clean, purified water within minutes.
The CSDW Program is helping to prevent water-related disease in many countries through education of communities about the importance of clean drinking water, emergency relief work related to natural disasters and the establishment of not-for profit markets to distribute PŪR water purification technology.
To date, the program has provided more than 1.6 billion liters of clean drinking water to people in developing nations*, and we plan on delivering 4 billion liters of clean drinking water from 2007-2012.
HOW IS PŪR HELPING?
A portion of the proceeds from the sales of PŪR water filtration systems are donated to help fund the CSDW Program. When consumers make the choice to buy a PŪR system, they are not only providing clean water for themselves and their families, but also donating a week’s worth of clean water to a child in the developing world.
Donations from PUR will go towards the P&G goal of providing more than 4 billion liters of clean drinking water in the developing world from 2007-2012, preventing an estimated 160 million days of diarrheal illness and saving an estimated 20,000 lives.
Please visit www.CSDW.org for program details.
* Calculated based on sales and distribution data provided by CSDW non-profit partners around the world.
PŪR IS SUSTAINING HEALTH
Many Americans are becoming more aware of what they put in their bodies. They take extra time to read food labels and evaluate their food and beverage choices; however, many don’t realize that they may be ingesting unwanted contaminants such as lead, pesticides and microbial cysts in unfiltered tap water. PŪR Water Filtration gives your body the essential hydration it needs, while reducing unwanted contaminants. This way, you get the most out of your tap water.
DID YOU KNOW?
Health
A recent survey showed that Americans rank clean water as one of the major factors for maintaining good health. And with good reason – the body is 60 to 70 percent water and needs it to function well.
Research shows that mild dehydration can lead to significant impairment of cognitive function, including confusion and irritability. In children, dehydration may even cause diminished mental capabilities.
It takes about two liters of water (a little more than eight cups), along with your normal diet every day, to replace the fluids lost through your breathing, perspiration, urine and bowel movements.
Drinking more water can help prevent kidney stones by helping to flush away the substances that form stones.
Drinking water can help prevent death from a heart attack – study findings show that women who drank more than five glasses of water a day were 41 percent less likely to die from a heart attack during the study period than those who drank fewer than two glasses.
Water can help prevent kidney and liver problems by helping to flush toxins that burden these vital organs.
Water is an important part of an exercise routine – water makes up a portion of your body’s fluids that help to cushion your joints through shock absorption. Drinking plenty of water before, during and after exercise can prevent dehydration and cramping.
Healthy Weight Management
Children should be encouraged to drink water and to limit intake of beverages with added sugars, such as soft drinks, fruit juice drinks and sports drinks.
Substituting water for a regular soda (approximately 150 calories) every day, along with participating in moderate activity, could help promote healthy weight.
Drinking water can help satisfy the urge to nibble when you are trying to manage a healthy weight. Water has no calories and is the best bet overall when it comes to satisfying thirst and trying to cut the urge to snack.
PŪR: PHARMACEUTICAL FILTRATION
The quality of drinking water in the United States has been making headlines more and more lately. In 2009, The Associated Press released an investigative report revealing that traces of pharmaceutical drugs were found in the drinking water supplies serving more than 51 million Americans. PŪR water filtration products do far more than provide great-tasting water. PŪR reduces many unwanted contaminants and pharmaceutical compounds to provide clean water right from your tap.*
HOW IS PŪR HELPING?
PŪR water filtration system reduces many of the pharmaceuticals identified in U.S. tap water.
The new research shows that PŪR Water Filtration Systems (PŪR) remove more than 99 percent of pharmaceutical compounds from America’s tap water using the PŪR faucet filters and more than 96 percent with PŪR pitchers. PŪR effectively reduces five different categories of medication including:
Hormones: prednisone, prednisolone, progesterone, testosterone and cortisol
Antibiotics: ciprofloxacin, administered in tablet form to prevent certain infections caused by bacteria, as well as sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, which are administered intravenously to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections including pneumonia, and urinary tract and intestinal infections
Antidepressants: fluoxetine, prescribed to treat a variety of conditions, including depression and other mental/mood disorders
Anti-anxiety medication: meprobamate, a treatment used to relieve nervousness or tension that exceeds stress of everyday life
Painkillers: ibuprofen and naproxen
DID YOU KNOW?
Procter & Gamble recently conducted a survey of Americans to gauge awareness and concern for pharmaceuticals in their drinking water. Surprisingly, nearly two-thirds of Americans surveyed (64 percent) say they are unaware that a wide range of pharmaceutical drugs have been detected in U.S. tap water. Other statistics include:
Amongst those consumers who were unaware that pharmaceutical drugs have been found in drinking water, 94 percent say they would be “concerned” to learn that tap water in their home had pharmaceuticals in it.
Additionally, of those Americans unaware of the possible presence of pharmaceuticals in their drinking water, 93 percent claim they would be driven to take action upon learning of this.
The survey also revealed that 37 percent think that bottled water is healthiest, which suggests that many are unaware that pharmaceuticals have also been found in some brands of bottled water.
Nearly half of Americans surveyed do not think there are pharmaceuticals in tap water, or they think it’s just either a “big-city” or “rural” issue.
* Based on manufacturer testing of twelve pharmaceuticals. May not be present in all users’ water.
PŪR: HELPING OUR PLANET
Sustainability, which protects the world for future generations, is important to PŪR – both saving natural resources and protecting the environment. Clean water is a scarce and precious resource, but the average person wastes up to 30 gallons of water every day, which could contribute to the fact that 36 states will be facing water shortage problems by 2013.
PŪR products are a smart choice for healthy families, a healthy planet and a healthy wallet:
PŪR water filtration systems can help ensure that your family’s drinking water is clean and healthy because it is certified to claim reduction of many contaminants from tap water.
PŪR helps save the planet by reducing the number of used plastic water bottles – up to 38 billion – that are discarded each year (Fast Company, 2007).
PŪR also helps consumers save money, because PŪR is cheaper than plastic bottled water. In the United States, consumers are spending billions of dollars on plastic bottled water every year.
DID YOU KNOW?
Bottled Water
Making bottles to meet America’s demand for bottled water requires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel some 100,000 U.S. cars for a year (Discovery Planet Green).
Only twenty-three percent of plastic water bottles used in the United States are recycled (Fast Company, 2007), resulting in 38 billion plastic water bottles being discarded every year.
PŪR Can Save Consumers Money
Each PŪR pitcher can replace up to 2,000 16 oz. plastic bottles of water per year.*
A PŪR faucet mount can deliver the equivalent of up to 3,200 16 oz. plastic bottles of water in one year.**
PŪR filtered water is about one-tenth the cost of bottled water, which can lead to a savings of up to $600 per year.**
Refilling portable bottles with PŪR water gives consumers an easy way to make a healthy choice while saving natural resources and reducing plastic.
* Reducing up to 2,000 water bottles per year based on comparing annual capacity of PŪR pitcher system and 5 refills based on filter life expectancy to corresponding number of 16 oz. water bottles.
** Reducing up to 3,200 water bottles and saving up to $600 per year based on comparing annual capacity and average price of PŪR faucet mount system and 3 refills based on filter life expectancy to corresponding number and average price of 16 oz. water bottles.
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