It’s true recent scientific studies have shown that bottled water, including Lexan bottles #7 and #1 on average is not safer than tap water and often less safe.

Studies have shown that plastic water bottles break down into carcinogenic compounds when reused, heated, or frozen, including Bisphenol A (BPA) is linked to:

• Breast cancer
• Reproductive mutations
• Decreased testosterone in men.

Europe banned all products containing BPA and San Francisco followed suit. Lawsuits have followed around the country.

Most plastic water bottles sold contain a #1 on the recycling symbol and are recommended for one time use only. Due to the concern stores are pulling products and some manufactures are producing new BPA-free products.

However, your health and the health of your loved ones can be protected from BPA by making the right choices.

Here are some of the competitors BPA-free water bottles.

• Titan BPA-Free Water Bottles
• Camelbak BPA-Free Water Bottles
• Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottles
• Nalgene BPA-Free Water Bottles
• New Wave Enviro Stainless steel water bottles
• Novara BPA-Free Water Bottles
• Sigg BPA-Free Water Bottles
• Laken BPA-Free Water Bottles
• Nathan Bpa Free Water Bottles
• Platypus BPA-Free Hydration Bladders

Photographer: Bill McClaren

An organic diet may promote weight loss because you are not ingesting unnatural ingredients and chemicals that sabotage your hunger levels and slow your metabolism.

In 1960 obesity was not an epidemic in the United States. In addition, foods did not contain:

• Growth hormones
• MSG
• High fructose corn syrup
• Olestra
• Aspartame
• Saccharine
• Splenda
• etc.

An update in 2008 reported 32.1% of adults in the United States ages 20-74 were obese and 97.1 million American adults are overweight. Contributing factors range from imbalances in caloric intake, energy expenditure and sedentary lifestyles.

But new research is showing how synthetic chemicals may be the underlining issue to the obesity epidemic. The stored chemicals disrupt our body’s natural abilities to send signals when you are full or hungry, causing over eating and weight gain.

The Solution May Start with Eating “Real Food” Free of Carcinogens.

On an organic diet your body is able to filter out built up toxins and free radicals that cause damage at the cellular level. Thus, keeping our bodily functions healthy and efficient.

You will look and feel your best by choosing organic foods with no:

• Synthetic pesticides
• Synthetic herbicides
• Growth hormones
• Preservatives or additives
• Genetically engineered seeds
• or any other ingredients from Mars.

In addition, organic foods have a dramatically higher concentration of nutrients, antioxidants and vitamins.

This is because of:

• Improved ecology
• Farm biodiversity
• No irradiation
• Enriched drought resistant soil
• Less soil erosion
• and less groundwater pollution.

Give your body what it deserves and your body will thank you.
Remember to go for food that is minimally processed with 10 or less ingredients and close to its natural state.

Cheers to feeling good!