If you are filtering your water to drink, why shouldn’t you also be filtering your bathing water?  The municipal water that is delivered to your home has been treated with chlorine to kill bacteria and viruses that can harm you.  Chlorine was used as a chemical warfare agent during WWI that would burn the lungs of its victims.  When you shower, this chlorine is absorbed into your skin and inhaled in strong concentrations, since chlorine evaporates out of water at such a low temperature.  It is estimated that this shower steam you inhale could have 100 times the amount chlorine than water vapor.  This chlorine is absorbed directly into your blood stream, killing cells.  Showering in unfiltered water amounts to half of the total chlorine exposure we encounter during the day, so filtering your drinking water is addressing just half of the problem.

 Chlorine in your shower can have severe negative effects on your health including Carcinogenic effects.  Chlorine exposure in the shower can aggravate respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis.  Chlorine can also irritate the sinuses, eyes, throat and nose.  Chlorine also makes your hair brittle and dry.  Skin conditions from chlorine exposure include: dry, flaky skin, rashes, dandruff and itching.  All of these problems can be solved with the simple installation of a New Wave Enviro filtration system.

With a simple low maintenance KDF media cartridge, this chlorine and other harmful chemicals can be removed for a fresh, clean shower.  KDF cartridges are the latest in filtration technology, lasting up to 6 years!  These cartridges are completely recyclable and require little maintenance.  With the addition of a simple filtration system to your shower, along with a 10 stage water filter for your drinking water, you can eliminate your exposure to chlorine.

If you are the average Joe or Jane reading this blog, the chances are that buying a hybrid car or installing solar panels on your house are not financially viable options to live a more green lifestyle.  While hybrids and solar panels are some of the best ways to help stop carbon emissions, this does not mean that individuals living on a budget cannot make a difference in their everyday lives.  Here are the top ways to help decrease greenhouse-gas emissions:

-Plant a garden.  Not only will this remove the carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it will improve the appearance of your house.  A vegetable garden will also save trips to the grocery store.

-Recycling can save the energy needed to create new products.  This will also keep trash out of the landfills which generate methane gas.  Purchasing your own durable stainless steel water bottle from New Wave Enviro will save the plastic needed for bottled water, which will most likely end up in a landfill.

-Tune up your car.  A car that is properly tuned, with clean oil and oil filters and with fully inflated tires will improve gas mileage.  Along with this, riding your bike to work or using public transportation a couple days a week will help reduce your carbon footprint.

-Use less electricity.  Turn off the lights when you leave a room.  Unplug your cellphone charger when it isn’t being charged.  These appliances use energy from power plants which create carbon emissions.

 There are just a few ways that you can actually make a difference on a budget.  Try and convince a few friends that they can make a difference too because together we can add up to make a BIG difference.

How addicted are we to petroleum in the United States?  Addicted enough to pay up to 10,000 times the price of municipal water for water packed in a petroleum based bottle.  We are so addicted to petroleum products that we consume more crude oil than Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America combined!  We produce 3% of the worlds petroleum, but consume about 25% of the worlds supplies.  We needlessly add to this addiction an extra 1.5 million barrels of crude oil a year for the plastic to make water bottles.  If all of America’s bottled water drinkers stopped buying bottled water and bought aluminum water bottles from New Wave Enviro, we could power an extra 100,000 cars a year.

So, as Americans in a financial crisis, why do we still waste our money on useless plastic water bottles?  We need to quit our addiction to using petroleum products buy purchasing at home water filters and reusable water bottles.  By changing something as fundamental as the way we consume water, this will lead to changes in the other ways that we consume petroleum products.

The Environmental Protection Agency has calculated that the average American household uses approximately 280 gallons of water a day, a staggering fact.  That number is tiny compared to the 41 billion gallons of water and 2.7 million tons of plastic used annually around the world to produce bottled water.  To help reduce this misuse of household water, scientists have found that 60 to 65% of the water that goes down the drain can be reused for irrigation purposes on plants.  This water does not have to be included with the “black water” in the sewage systems.

Gray water is the next step in conservation of water supplies.  All the water used in households is drained directly into the sewage system.  The water used when you take a shower, use the laundry machine or when you wash your hands is included in this sewage water.  This water may not be drinkable after used, but it is considered “gray water” because it can be used for irrigation purposes.  Why include this gray water with the sewage when it could be used in your garden?  After all, the water used to water your yard can be used as perfectly safe drinking water with a long lasting filter from New Wave Enviro.

Along with the use of tap water for drinking water to reduce water usage on a global scale, the usage of gray water is also a great way to reduce the waste of water on a personal level.

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 10 stage 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.