With all the news of pollution, increasing carbon emissions, melting ice caps, etc., it is easy to feel overwhelmed with this environmental crisis.  These problems facing our planet can make you feel helpless in the fight to save Earth.  But there are plenty of simple ways we can change our daily lifestyles that actually do make a difference.  If you can convince a few friends to live this clean lifestyle and they convince a few of their friends, before you know it, you are actually making a difference in the world.  Here are a few simple tips to help live a cleaner lifestyle:

When driving on the highway, just slow down a bit.  Did you know that driving 60 mph instead of 70 mph (along with saving you from speeding tickets) will save you 4 mpg in fuel economy.  Accelerating  and braking too hard both cause more gas consumption.  Not only will you be driving green, you will also be driving safe.  Along with this, try and ride your bike or walk to work a couple days of the week and burn some calories.  If work isn’t within walking distance for you, you can also try carpooling or mass transit. Grouping errands together to just one trip also saves wasted miles driven in your car and frees up spare time.

Using your tap water instead of bottled water is a great way to cut back on wasteful packaging; the New Wave Premium 10 Stage Drinking Water Filter offers a clean, efficient way to cut demand on water.  Did you know that a leaky toilet can waste up to 200 gallons a day?  When washing your clothes, if possible, use cold water instead of hot water.  Turning off the water when brushing your teeth and when shaving are also some other great ways to prevent waste.  Again, with the help of some friends, these are some simple ways that you can actually make a difference in the world.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said it will miss its third self-imposed deadline on letting consumers know whether it is safe to use products with BPA.  The repeated delays have angered health care advocates who consider the chemical a threat to human health.

Well known health advocacy organizations such as the Environmental Working Group say evidence of the chemical’s risk is “overwhelming” after having conducted countless tests to measure consumer exposure to BPA.  The chemical, which is found in 93% of Americans tested, and 90% of newborns, is believed to interrupt the body’s endocrine system, even at extremely low doses.  Studies have linked BPA to cell changes that lead to breast and testicular cancer, obesity, sexual dysfunction, neural and behavioral problems, diabetes and heart disease.

Dozens of scientists who have worked with the chemical have called on the FDA to ban it in food contact items. They are especially concerned about fetuses and newborns whose development is believed to be especially sensitive to the chemical’s effects. BPA leaches into food and liquid when heated.

Thankfully, New Wave Enviro offers a full line of BPA free personal drinking water bottle options, including ones made from the popular Eastar ™ resin and Seriously Safe Stainless Steel materials.

Take a look at this interesting article about the quality of your local drinking water supply from The Practical Guide to Healthier Living.  The contents of this article may urge you to find a clean, bacteria-free source of water immediately.  But wait!  New Wave has a solution; the Premium 10 Stage Water Filter.

Go to: http://healthyliving.msn.com/default.aspx?section=archive&contentType=article&contentId=97&source=mailtoyou

New Wave’s Premium 10 Stage Water Filter has the necessary means to create a bacteriostatic environment.  With its KDF Media filter, it removes such harmful substances as chlorine, lead, mercury, iron, and hydrogen sulfide from water supplies.  The filter also has a carbon component which removes unwanted contaminants, as well as ion exchange resin.

Why is this system better than others?

A. The Premium 10 Stage Filter contains the premier, patented, 10-Stage contaminant removing filter. It lasts three times as long as the common carbon block filters (1500 gallons versus 500 gallons).

B. It filters contaminants by bonding the contaminants with the media inside the filter.

C. If a filter is not changed in a timely manner it will dump contaminants into the water at concentrations higher than the original tap water. New Wave Enviro will remind you by post card when it is time to change your cartridge so that “dumping” does not occur. Simply send us your warranty card so we can remind you.

D. Its’ price is the most reasonable and affordable when compared to other major brands that remove as many contaminants as the New Wave Premium Filter removes.

Did you know that over 3.5 Billion pounds of lunch box garbage is generated every year?  New Wave Enviro offers a solution.  By using New Wave’s lunch products, you can finally say goodbye to traditional juice boxes, water bottles, aluminum foil, and plastic bags that have been so detrimental to our environment.

1 20 oz. Stainless Steel Water Bottle

Belt/Back Pack Clip

Durable, reusable, and recyclable

Easy to clean with a little baking soda and water or white vinegar.

1 Stainless Steel Food Container

6″ x 4.5″ x 2

Fits perfectly in Bamboo Lunch Bag.

1 100% Bamboo Lunch Bag

Naturally Anti-bacterial/Hypoallergenic

Light as a feather.  Strong as steel.  Soft as silk.

Made from a very renewable resource.

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90% of cord blood from U.S. babies tests positive for BPA

1/28/2010 – For the first time in the history of its testing, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found BPA in the umbilical cord blood of American babies.  Nine out of ten samples tested positive for the chemical, a shocking number.

New study confirms BPA found in plastics is linked to heart disease

1/18/2010 – Using 2006 data from the U.S. Government’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers from the Peninsula Medical School at the University of Exeter in the UK studied urinary BPA concentrations and found a significantly strong link between BPA exposure and heart disease.

Study verifies that BPA causes sexual dysfunction in men

12/15/2009 – A recent study published in the journal Human Reproduction has found that exposure to high levels of BPA is causing various reproductive and sexual problems in men.

“BPA-Free” canned foods found to contain BPA

12/8/2009 – A recent analysis of canned foods revealed that, across the board, the cans contained measurable levels of BPA.

Because of the way shower and drinking water is chemically treated today, it can cause serious health problems as well as beauty disasters. Chlorine is often used to purify water for drinking and bathing. However, chlorine is very dangerous to our health. Such health problems caused by chlorine exposure include heart disease, bladder and breast cancers, hardening of arteries, respiratory complications, complications with asthma and bronchitis, and irritation to the nose and throat.  50% of our exposure to chlorine occurs in the shower, because the toxic chemical is inhaled in high concentrations.  Inhaling unfiltered shower vapors is actually more harmful than drinking the water itself!

Installing a New Wave Enviro Premium Shower Filter is, undoubtedly, one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce harmful exposure to chlorine and other chemicals.  Not only known for its health benefits, using the filter does a lot to improve our cosmetic appearances as well.

Chlorine is also incredibly damaging to the outside of the body.  Chlorine can cause the skin to lose its natural moisture, becoming dry and damaged.  Damaged skin results in aging and wrinkles.  The money that most people spend on expensive moisturizers and lotions far exceeds the cost of the Premium Shower Filter long-term.  After using the Premium Shower Filter in a matter of days, it is easy to notice the difference it makes in the hair and skin.  Hair will become shinier and manageable, and will begin to heal itself from the damaged caused by chlorine.  Elasticity that was once lost, because of chlorine’s drying effect, will return as the skin regains its natural moisturizer.

CNN Money has done a feature on New Wave Enviro’s US Ski and US Snowboarding bottles. Click on the link below to read the article!

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With a Starbucks around every corner and vending machines on every floor of schools and office buildings, it seems that coffee and soda have become the predominant source of liquid in today’s society.  It is not a surprise that an estimated 75% of people in the U.S. are chronically dehydrated.  It is essential to understand why water is the most important element in a healthy lifestyle.  Below are some helpful facts that will convince you to replace your double latte with a tall glass of H20:

-In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.

-Even mild dehydration will slow down down one’s metabolism as much as 3%.

-Lack of water is the primary trigger for daytime fatigue.

-Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

-A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger short-term memory problems and trouble with basic math.

-Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%.

The media coverage of the health dangers of BPA has really reached a state of extreme fervor these days.  As a result, many consumers have replaced BPA-laden items for safer materials such as Eastar ™ Resin and Stainless Steel.  While all of this is terrific for both our own health and the health of the environment, there are still many BPA-containing plastics out there and 2.7 million tons being made every day.  Another big concern regarding BPA is how to dispose of it safely.

Scientists have come up with a way that they believe decomposes polycarbonate plastic without releasing BPA.  The scientists, Mukesh Doble and Trishul Artham, pretreated polycarbonate with ultraviolet light and heat and then exposed it to three species of fungi known for remidiating pollutants.

After 12 months, the pretreated plastic had substantially decomposed without releasing any BPA, while the control plastic that was not pretreated before being exposed to the fungi showed almost no decomposition.

“Today’s passage of the Safe Baby Bottle Act by the Washington State Senate is a step in the right direction for eliminating Bisphenol A in items children use everyday. However, we were hoping the Senate would include polycarbonate sports water bottles in the bill. Sports water bottles are used by children and pregnant women and can be a source of significant exposure to BPA. A 2009 Harvard study found that drinking out of a polycarbonate sports water bottle for one week could increase BPA levels by up to 69%.”

-Statement of Ivy Sager-Rosenthal, Campaign Director, Washington Toxics Coalition.

New Wave is a proud provider of safe, reusable, BPA-free personal drinking water bottles.  The Seriously Safe Stainless Steel and Eastar ™ Resin drinking water bottles are the perfect alternatives to the aforementioned BPA-lined, polycarbonate sports bottles.  New Wave’s bottles are available in a rainbow of designer colors, and are durable enough for athletes who exercise in the most extreme conditions, such as back-country skiers and high-altitude mountain climbers.

Want to see how durable New Wave’s water bottles really are?  Below is an image of the 1.0Liter Stainless Steel Drinking Water Bottle after being run over by a car:

If New Wave’s Stainless Steel Drinking Water Bottles can handle being run over by a car, then imagine what else they’re capable of!