Drug Treatment Programs San Francisco
Drug Treatment Programs San Francisco
The word is out – bottled water sales are drying up. Depending upon which study you refer to, sales are down between 1 and almost 10 percent globally in 2009, a first in nearly 40 years. In July 2009, the rural community of Bundanoon in Australia turned off the tap for bottled water, banning its sale completely. And several U.S. cities (like Seattle and San Francisco) are no longer buying bottled water with city funds.
That’s good environmental news because most of the plastic used in bottled water containers never gets recycled. And the costs (fiscal and environmental) involved in making the plastic and distributing the bottled water border on astronomical. Further, more than 25 percent of bottled water sold in the U.S. alone is simply treated and purified municipal water.
There is also a health and safety consideration. In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates public water. The EPA requires multiple daily tests for bacteria and makes results available to the public. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates bottled water. The FDA only requires weekly testing and does not share its findings with the EPA or the public.
The scenarios described above are similar in other developed countries around the world.
Enter the Brita pitcher and faucet filtration system with its carbon filter and ion exchange resin. The Brita filter helps remove the taste and odor of chlorine, while capturing much of the mercury, lead, copper, cadmium and zinc found in water treatment system water. The filter only removes small amounts of Fluoride so it doesn’t negate good dental hygiene.
The Brita system works. Nine out ten people surveyed in a 2005 study favored Brita water filter pitcher system water to tap water.
But the real savings are in one’s wallet. Brita Pitcher filters cost about $4. And each one can process about 40 gallons of water (equivalent to the water in 300 16.9 ounce bottles). That means it costs less than two cents to create water that tastes and smells better than municipal tap water.
If one were to buy a case of 16.9 ounce bottled water from a warehouse store (such as Costco), the price would be twelve cents per bottle plus shopping costs. That means that filtered water via Brita filters costs significantly less than bottled water.
Although there is a cost involved in buying a water filter pitcher and associated, long-lasting Nalgene water bottles (for taking water with you, wherever you go), that cost would be offset fairly quickly by recurring savings.
Environmental soundness, better taste and cost savings all translate into a very realistic approach to keeping hydrated. But Brita hasn’t stopped there. The internationally-based company is working on recycling its carbon filters (reusing the carbon and recycling the plastic housing). It’s also creating lots of content rich, educational material at its web site with a focus on maintaining and/or improving ones health through enhanced water consumption.
Zachus J Winstone is a health enthusiast who has researched the positive impacts that water filters has on health. He suggests that water produced from a Brita pitcher system is pure and great for health and well-being. For more FREE information on his valuable findings check out his resourceful website now.
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Sugar Town $1.98 Unimpassioned look at the lives of struggling L.A. scene rock stars follows main character, Gwen (Jade Gordon), on her quest for the top. Working as an assistant to a film production designer (Ally Sheedy), she tries to steal her boy friend (Larry Klein) who is a music producer by offering sexual favors. The producer meanwhile is trying to orchestrate a comeback for a former glam band played by Mi… |
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Network Therapy for Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Effective Office-Based Treatment [VHS] $39.97 Treatment of substance abuse is challenging for all involvedAfor addicted patients, those close to them, and the treating therapists. This informative video shows how a therapist complements individual sessions with supportive meetings with the patient, family, and friends to surmount major obstacles to recovery. The video portrays reenacted therapy sessions using transcripts from actual sessions … |
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Tough Love: Being Tough on Your Kid May Be the Most Loving Thing You Can Do $55.00 In this story, assistant high school principal Rob Charters (Bruce Dern) and his wife Jan (Lee Remick) are good suburban parents with one model child Scott (Eric Schiff) and a 17 year old son Gary (Jason Patric) who has been using drugs. Gary’s violent behavior convinces Rob and Jan that to save Gary they must lock him out, refuse to help him when he is jailed and let him live in poverty. For the … |
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When a Man Loves a Woman $2.89 When a Man Loves a Woman is a dumb title (not another classic pop song, please) for a very smart movie. A kind of gender-switch take on The Lost Weekend, it’s about a woman (Meg Ryan) whose alcoholism almost destroys her family. That may sound like just another TV movie, but When a Man Loves a Woman is so authentic in detail and emotion, that everything about it seems fresh, urgent, and engrossing… |
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28 Days (Special Edition) $2.93 To appreciate 28 Days, it’s best to be thankful that director Betty Thomas hasn’t forced Sandra Bullock into a remake of Clean and Sober. Instead Thomas has balanced her comedic sensibility (evident in Dr. Dolittle and Private Parts) with the seriousness of alcoholism and substance abuse, and she succeeds without compromising the gravity of the subject matter. Some critics have scoffed at the mov… |
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Rebound: The Legend of Earl The Goat Manigault $3.03 He was one of the greatest basketball talents to ever come from the sidewalk courts of Harlem, but Earl “The Goat” Manigault’s abilities couldn’t save him from the brutal realities of life on the streets that kept him reaching the pros. Gritty sports drama, based on a true story, stars Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Loretta Devine, Forest Whitaker, and Eriq La Salle, who also directed. 111 min. St… |
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Therabath Professional Paraffin Bath, Scentfree, Maximum Capacity, 9-Pound $148.97 For Hands, Feet, Face and Body since 1962 For over 90 years paraffin moist heat therapy has been used to relieve pain, inflammation and stiffness caused by arthritis. A form of thermotherapy, paraffin treatments effectively increase blood flow to aid in rehabilitation, or to warm an area of the body prior to other therapies or exercise. Warm paraffin is also used extensively to soften dry, crack… |
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Glymed Plus Vital A About The Age Management Skin Care System: The Age Management Skin Care System addresses the individual challenges of chronologically injured, photo-aged and environmentally damaged skin. This System is a complete line of products that gently cleanse, actively treat, restore balance, and protect even the most sensitive skin for all skin types and all skin colors for cellular rehabilitation. Vital… |
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Rehab Suggestion Humor Card 5 x 7 inch premium quality folded paper greeting card. 12 Step Addiction Recovery cards & photo 12 Step Addiction Recovery cards from Greeting Card Universe will bring a smile to your loved ones’ face. Make your loved ones feel special with a custom paper card. Look no further than Greeting Card Universe for your 12 Step Addiction Recovery card needs. This paper card includes the following themes:… |
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Alcoholics Anonymous: The Big Book, 4th Edition $9.40 It’s more than a book. It’s a way of life. Alcoholics Anonymous-The Big Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. First published in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous sets forth cornerstone concepts of recovery from alcoholism and tells the stories of men and women who have overcome the disease. With publication of the second edition in 1955, the third edition in 1976, and now the fourth edit… |
