Shower Head Water Filter Review

by Dr Mehmet Oz on the Oprah Winfrey TV Show Misses Something by Gary Vonhart

Appearing on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" to discuss the importance of a shower head water filter, Dr. Mehmet Oz gave the audience and millions watching at home a wake up call about the dangers of showering in chlorine. Dr. Oz is a professor of surgery at Columbia University and now regularly shares his wealth of knowledge about health and well-being on "The Dr. Oz Show."

Let's cover the highlights and implications of what he said, then get to one vitally important idea that drives home the necessity of owning a shower head water filter.

One of the his most poignant comments was this:

"Get a charcoal filter and put it on your shower head. And the reason for that is chlorine, when it comes out [of] the water, actually dries you up a lot... and these charcoal filters will pull the chlorine out."

Dr. Oz is a strong proponent of charcoal or carbon shower filtration because it costs only pennies a day and the health benefit are surprisingly important.

He states that showerhead filters are a great defense against dry hair. But he strongly emphasizes the danger posed when you inhale shower vapors or absorb them through the skin, saying "that chlorine actually churns to a chemical." An especially important point when considering that growing children are more susceptible to respiratory diseases, allergies and skin conditions from chlorine.

So now let's look at an incredibly important concept that will make Dr. Oz's overview of a shower head water filter more valuable to you.

Evidence Suggests Filtering Your Shower Water Is More Important Than Drinking Filtered Water

Most people have heard chlorine is dangerous, but they automatically think of drinking filtered water as the first line of defense. In reality, your shower head water filter may be a better weapon against chlorine.

Studies have shown that our body takes in the same level of chemicals during a ten-minute shower than from drinking 2 liters or about half a gallon of the same water.

"Up to two-thirds of the harmful effects of chlorine are due to inhalation and skin absorption while showering."
- The American Journal Of Public Health

Here's 4 easy to understand facts that help explain why a shower head water filter is so important to your long-term health:

1. During a hot shower, the pores of your skin open up and cause the absorption rate of chlorine and other chemicals to accelerate.

2. The steam you inhale can have concentrations of chemicals that are as much as 10 to 20 times higher than unheated tap water.

3. Studies show that when chemicals are inhaled, they go directly into your bloodstream.

4. The adverse health effects of taking in chlorine when showering are magnified compared to drinking unfiltered water. Drinking water has the advantage of being filtered out by your liver and kidneys.

Inhalation and dermal absorption of chlorine and other chemicals when showering has now been linked to bladder cancer, breast cancer, childhood asthma and many other ailments and diseases.

Conclusion
While I agree with Dr Oz's praise for a charcoal filter, a better option is to get a two-stage shower filter that also incorporates the chemical removing power of KDF media. A 2-stage filtration system is much more effective than a shower filter head that only uses a single carbon media.

High quality shower head water filters range anywhere from $68 to $250. But don't worry, the two best performing systems start at under $100. When selecting a shower head water filter, I suggest that you begin your search by focusing on companies that have at least a 60 day guarantee; are NSF certified; and utilize two filter media for ultra-filtration.

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How My Mother Fought With the Last Stage of Gall Bladder #Cancer

By Mridu Bhattacharya

It was 4th August, 2009, and I was expecting a call from my family to confirm my brother's visit. The call came for sure but not to confirm the visit rather than to inform me that my mother was suffering from a rare cancer disease and that was gall bladder cancer. The news came as a shock to the family and later it was confirmed to be a stage IV cancer which in lay terms can be stated as last stage cancer.

Gallbladder cancer is a cancer that starts in the gallbladder, a small, pear-shaped organ located under the right lobe of the liver and more than 9 out of 10 gallbladder cancers are adenocarcinomas that starts in cells with gland-like properties that line many internal and external surfaces of the body. The doctors confirmed that these cancer are usually not detectable in the early stage and it explained the situation to us.

This diagnosis followed multiple tests including biopsy, CA 19-9, ultrasonograpgy etc. and a chemotheraphy was suggested to her as the cancer was beyond the stage of surgery. Hence the doctors preferred to keep her on palliation. Palliative therapy is treatment that is given to help control or reduce symptoms caused by advanced cancer. It is not meant to be a curative treatment. If the cancer has spread too far to be completely removed by surgery, doctors may concentrate on palliative operations, palliative radiation, and other palliative therapies.

The 3 cycles of chemo

After 3 cycles of chemotherapy doctors told that the improvement have been noticed and they agreed to go for a surgery to remove the gall-bladder and some portion of liver. The operation took place on 16-February, 2010 and went well. The doctor removed the organ and a large portion of liver, some nearby small organs and the tumor mainly.

It was a relief to us. However the cancer didn't go entirely, the following biopsy confirmed it to be shifted to Stage II from Stage IV. The doctors have further suggested some Radiotherapy which would start from next week.

I'm writing this article in good faith that other people may read it and unfortunately if someone from their family has been detected from any awful disease, they can hope good. Here I'd like to add a phrase from the movie - Sahwshank Redemption - Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Working as Jr. Project Manager in Online Promotions & Internet marketing department of SynapseIndia, Noida.

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#Cancer and Chemicals, Whats the Connection?

By: Alan Wighton

A recent survey in the U.S.A. by the "Centres for Disease Control and Prevention" (CDC) found traces of over 2000 environment chemicals in Americans. They include metals like arsenic, cadmium and pesticides.

As scientists get better at detecting chemicals in our bodies they’re discovering that even tiny quantities of toxins can seriously impact on our health. Even chemicals like bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates which are key ingredients in modern plastics have been found to have an adverse effect on our health. The main problem has been in proving these chemicals are dangerous and are causing us harm.

Industry defenders point out that human exposure to BPA and phthalates is still way below safety levels set by governments but these figures were set years ago when little was known about the effects of them. The problem is the burden of proving their safety falls on the EPA, (Environmental Protection Agency) to prove they are unsafe, unlike drugs that have to be proven by the manufacturer themselves that they won’t cause any harm.

Today we are surrounded by chemicals and most of these have been extracted from crude oil which is the petroleum industry. There is estimated to be over 70,000 different chemicals in use now days, only a few which have been tested for safety and none that’s been tested for long term reaction like cancer. Many of these chemicals find there way into our bodies by various means and they do cause us harm. We breathe them in as in exhaust gases from vehicles or fly spays we use in the home. When we apply something to our skin as in sunscreens or cosmetics they enter our blood-stream as our skin will rapidly absorb anything that’s applied to it. Then we take them in directly with our food because of food additives and food colourings many of which are not even food.

The effects these chemicals have on our body are, they weaken our defence system and with a weakened immune system will allow cancer cells to develop. Some of the chemicals that are known to influence the immune system are chlorine, fluoride, pesticides, and the chemicals in smoke from smoking and all drugs, both recreational and medicinal.

Another commonly used chemical is formaldehyde and is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the U.S. EPA and a known carcinogen by the international agency for research on cancer. Formaldehyde is in the homes we live in as it’s in curtains, carpets, upholstery fabrics, insulation and many other items.

Hair dyes are made up of chemicals, many of them are carcinogenic and they carry a health warning for a very good reason. Epidemiological data has linked hair dye ingredients to bladder cancer and lymphoma which is cancer of the lymph system.

Sodium Lauryl Sulphate is a foaming agent and is in many shampoos and liquid soap. It is the cause of many health problems because it’s an irritant and is carcinogenic. It is commonly used today because it’s cheap. Propylene Glycol found in beauty creams, cleansers and make ups and is also an irritant.

Sodium Fluoride which is added to some water supplies is a by product of the aluminium and fertilizer industries and is rapidly absorb into our blood stream as the mouth is the most absorbent part of the body.

Food additives sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite which are found in many different meats such as pressed meat, hot dogs and bacon can lead to the foundation of a small amount of potent cancer causing chemicals.

A recent study of breast milk in England found that breast fed infants are receiving 40 times the allowable daily limit of toxic chemicals because of the increase in unregulated chemicals used in industries today.

Petrol now days contain the solvents toluene, benzene and xylene, all suspected of being car

Ways to Endure Phase 4 #BladderCancer Treatment

by Max Orton

You'll find distinctive sorts of cancers which have an affect on all elements of the body, leading to several indicators. The bowel digests and absorbs the water and vitamins from meals and kinds stools. Bladder Cancer Treatment has quite a few indications which may be connected with other situations.

Do you know the signs and symptoms?
Throughout the early levels with the bowel cancer, there might not be any clear signs and symptoms, nonetheless because cancer grows, one particular can observe blood in stools or rectal bleeding is popular. When 1 notices a modify inside their standard bowel behavior like diarrhoea, constipation or regular visits to the bathroom, it can be an indication of one thing not suitable.

Also unexplained lack of excess weight or urge for food and abdomen ache can also happen. Since the cancer grows the bleeding while in the bowel can cause anaemia resulting in breathless and exhaustion, as there's not adequate oxygen inside the physique.

Bladder Cancer Treatment has various sorts of signs which are established by the place the cancerous cells have begun. The indicators of bladder cancer can originate from bladder infection/ UTI (Urinary tract infection) and therefore need tests to discover the accurate reason for the issue.

commonly the initial warning symptoms in when a single notices blood in the urine. From time to time, there may perhaps not be sufficient blood within the urine to change the colour therefore it should go undetected but some others may perhaps see a remarkable improve of pale pink, orange or red. Other symtoms include things like burning experience when passing urine as well as a change in bladder habits like the need to urinate much more typically or acquiring problems when attempting to urinate.

A smaller amount prevalent symptoms incorporate pelvic discomfort and unexplained weight loss. This kind of signs usually are difficult to detect until finally the cancer has reached its superior phase which is incredibly hard to overcome. Because of this it is recommended that screening for Bladder Cancer Treatment need to be carried out to wipe out the chance, in particular these at bigger risks including more mature males who smoke.

Most bladder infections are consequence of bacteria. You'll be able to sometimes handle milder infections by reducing the acidity of the urine by consuming fluids with bicarbonate of soda or potassium citrate, also consuming a great deal of fluids to flush the infection outside of the system. Paracetamol or ibuprofen can help handle the soreness.