Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 In a recent order of 4-Life TF, there was an enclosed pamphlet about chlorine. It stated that by taking a shower, more chlorine was absorbed (through the skin) than by drinking it! I had posted before about my belated realization that here I was giving my child probiotics and then killing them off with the chlorine in the tap water! Since that moment, I've been lugging home bottled water while investigating a whole house system. And now I find out it's all been for nothing! Anyway, I ran up to Lowes to see what they had. They have shower filters but even better, I found a whole house charcoal filter (for under thirty dollars) which is installed outside at the main water line coming into the house. Cartridges ( $8-9 for two )need to be changed every 3-6 months depending on water usage. The salesperson told me I could connect two of these up, side-by-side, and put the charcoal filter in one and a sediment filter in the other for even purer water. (guess what we're doing this week-end!?) Anyway, I just thought I'd pass this on to those, who like myself, thought we had this chlorine issue handled by drinking bottled water. The good news is, there is an inexpensive, relatively simple fix. Yeah! N. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 , that is great news. I will check out my local home-store! I had just talked with Dr. Bradstreet yesterday on that very subject. He mentioned that if your water has chlorine, and or other toxins, that it is better to take a bath, because the shower tends to " vaporize " the toxins and it is absorbed through the skin easier, and you breathe the vapors, also. ~~~~~~~~~~~~Thank you for the info.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- snunes@... wrote: > In a recent order of 4-Life TF, there was an > enclosed pamphlet about > chlorine. It stated that by taking a shower, more > chlorine was > absorbed (through the skin) than by drinking it! I > had posted before > about my belated realization that here I was giving > my child > probiotics and then killing them off with the > chlorine in the tap > water! Since that moment, I've been lugging home > bottled water while > investigating a whole house system. And now I find > out it's all been > for nothing! > Anyway, I ran up to Lowes to see what they had. > They have shower > filters but even better, I found a whole house > charcoal filter (for > under thirty dollars) which is installed outside at > the main water > line coming into the house. Cartridges ( $8-9 for > two )need to be > changed every 3-6 months depending on water usage. > The salesperson > told me I could connect two of these up, > side-by-side, and put the > charcoal filter in one and a sediment filter in the > other for even > purer water. (guess what we're doing this > week-end!?) Anyway, I just > thought I'd pass this on to those, who like myself, > thought we had > this chlorine issue handled by drinking bottled > water. The good news > is, there is an inexpensive, relatively simple fix. > Yeah! > N. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 Yes, I read on the seizures list that swimming in a chlorinated pool can bring on seizures. >yesterday on that very subject. He mentioned that if >your water has chlorine, and or other toxins, that it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 20, 2001 Report Share Posted March 20, 2001 Dear , Whole house water systems can run over $3,000.00. Does the system you found do the same thing? Why such a difference? Can you tell me again where you purchased these filters. Thanks. Ken Sokolski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2001 Report Share Posted March 21, 2001 What do you do if your child's favorite activity on earth is swimming in a pool. Ken Sokolski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2001 Report Share Posted March 22, 2001 You go swimming a lot, of course! As an afterthought: some people find that spraying 3% hydrogen peroxide on the skin eliminates the negative (drying?) effects of chlorine in water. Spray it on after shower, etc. 3% is the drugstore stuff in the brown bottle. I have a sparyer bottle of it in my bathroom, but haven't used it enough to make any personal comment on the effects. Worth a try. At 01:37 AM 3/22/2001 EST, you wrote: >What do you do if your child's favorite activity on earth is swimming in a >pool. >Ken Sokolski > > >======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2001 Report Share Posted March 22, 2001 At 07:40 AM 03/22/2001 -0800, you wrote: >As an afterthought: some people find that spraying 3% hydrogen >peroxide on the skin eliminates the negative (drying?) effects >of chlorine in water. Spray it on after shower, etc. 3% is >the drugstore stuff in the brown bottle. Moria, Do you spray it on before the child gets in the pool or after swimming and showering? Also, I missed the original post. What is the problem with chlorinated water? Reagan is in the pool for an hour a day. Lynette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2001 Report Share Posted March 23, 2001 Hi Lynette, I hope Bernie's post answered the question about what is wrong with chlorine. I don't recall what the prior posts said--- just the one I answered. To use hydrogen peroixide, you would swim, then shower, then dry off, then spray skin with 3% hydrogen peroxide. (Depending on how wet you get, you could then air dry or pat off--- but you want some of the peroxide to stay on.) Hydrogen peroxide is good for increasing oxygen in the body/cells/etc. I don't think it is specifically an antidote to chlorine--- more like it is generally good. I think on one of the oxygen lists I read someone(s) reported that spraying it on skin after chlorine resulted in skin not getting dried out. I use hydrogen peroxide for a whole list of things, including mouthwash, cleaning kitchen cutting boards, fertilizing plants (must be diluted!), soaking seeds for sprouting (must be diluted), bathing, healing cuts faster (and no infection!), etc. (I'm sure I'm forgetting a few!) best, Moria At 02:48 PM 3/22/2001 -0600, you wrote: >At 07:40 AM 03/22/2001 -0800, you wrote: >>As an afterthought: some people find that spraying 3% hydrogen >>peroxide on the skin eliminates the negative (drying?) effects >>of chlorine in water. Spray it on after shower, etc. 3% is >>the drugstore stuff in the brown bottle. > >Moria, >Do you spray it on before the child gets in the pool or after swimming and >showering? Also, I missed the original post. What is the problem with >chlorinated water? Reagan is in the pool for an hour a day. Lynette > > > >======================================================= > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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