Have you ever considered the importance of water? Did you know that water accounts for over seventy percent of your body? We are comprised of water primarily. And further more, our blood mineral content is strikingly similar to salt water. So water is more important to us than just something we put in our oral irrigators. 

A healthy water intake can help us in many ways:

- You can pay attention better. A fully hydrated brain actually works better.

- Strength performance increases. Did you know that your muscles are stronger when your body is hydrated fully?

- Your immune system will be healthier.

- Flush waste out of your body. A fully hydrated body is better at getting rid of the things it DOESN’T need.

- You might be amazed at how much more energy you can have when you drink adequate amounts of water.

- Water can help to keep your breath fresh, much like therabreath products.

There are many good reasons to take in a good and adequate supply of water. Needless to say, you can probably see why it is important to have clean water - especially for an oral irrigator.

Advice from experts vary but it is generally agreed that most people probably need to take in 2 liters of water per day. Check with your physician before altering your intake though.

Once I worked for a company that sold water filters. One of their products was a ‘whole house filter’. The interesting thing about this filter was that it had a clear area where you could see what was trapped in the filter.

I hope you are ready for this. Water supplies are often dependent on recycled water. Many people are aware of this at some level, but don’t want to think about it.

All of your waste water,.e., when you flush the toilet, goes back into the system. It is filtered and treated and may just come right back at you in the form of a glass of water out of your tap. Not to be too disgusting here, but this is reality. And you should be aware of it.

What was found in that ’see through’ filter mentioned above was little flaky white particles that looked suspiciously like toilet paper.

Chemical analysis was not done to validate this and who knows what I was really seeing there. But, never-the-less it made me think about my drinking water.

I use a filter for the water I drink now and I love it. I cook with filtered water as well. Drinking clean filtered water is really great. The taste, or actually the lack of taste, because pure water doesn’t have taste or odor, can be quite a dramatic contrast to what you might be used to.

Not all filters are the same or do the same job. Some take out lead and heavy metals, some just filter for taste. So you really have to do a little research and make sure you are getting a filter that is right for you, one that will fulfill your needs.