120. Why You Should Drink Filtered Water Over Tap Water for Optimal Health + The Best Filters

- BF & CM Sale products here: code merry2023 - Suggest new guests/topics for the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Andrew Huberman Podcast on Water⁠ 1. Chlorine study:  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1518976/ 2. VOCs in our water:  https://mytapscore.com/en-ca/blogs/tips-for-taps/what-are-vocs-and-are-they-in-your-drinking-water https://drinking-water.extension.org/drinking-water-contaminant-volatile-organic-compounds-vocs/#Potential_health_effects_of_volatile_organic_compounds_in_drinking_water 3. Heavy metals: People that consume high levels of heavy metals risk acute and chronic toxicity, liver, kidney, and intestinal damage, anemia, and cancer  https://www.epa.gov/privatewells/potential-well-water-contaminants-and-their-impacts#:~:text=Heavy%20metals%20can%20contaminate%20private,damage%2C%20anemia%2C%20and%20cancer. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28643849/ https://www.breastcancer.org/risk/risk-factors/exposure-to-chemicals-in-water https://dceg.cancer.gov/research/what-we-study/drinking-water-contaminants 4. Parasites: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32417583/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5877040/#:~:text=Cysts%20of%20Giardia%20and%20oocysts,Giardia%20%5B23%2C24%5D. https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/60/8/e36/2462908 https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/contamination/germs.html 5. Fluoride studies:  Harvard study on fluoride & bone cancer https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16596294/ JAMA study of fluoride in pregnancy & lower IQ scores in kids https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2748634 Study on the impact of fluoride on thyroid hormones https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323016912_Impact_of_Drinking_Water_Fluoride_on_Human_Thyroid_Hormones_A_Case-_Control_Study Fluoride linked with brain cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9866357/ 6. Pharmaceuticals in tap water Study on the endocrine disruptors in water & their effects on the reproductive system https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7139484/ https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.8b05592 https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1206244 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9789304/ https://home.drinkflowater.com/blogs/posts/what-pharmaceuticals-are-found-in-tap-water 7. Personal care products https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8170769/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459316/ 8. Microplastics https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/9/5283 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449537/ 9. PFAs aka "Forever Chemicals" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-023-00236-y https://www.ewg.org/research/national-pfas-testing Other: EWG - https://www.ewg.org/tapwater/ Project farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja0ioX6GSz0 Watch more about tap water: https://youtu.be/ddHUNK3CBBs Checking your water: https://watercheck.com/collections/symptom-checker & https://mytapscore.com/products/advanced-city-water-test Connect with Alex: - Only a couple spots left to work with me! Accepting new clients worldwide - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠work with me here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠Bye Bye Cramps Online Course⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠DUTCH test⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠GI Map test⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Free resources⁠⁠⁠⁠ - IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nutritionmoderation⁠⁠⁠⁠ - TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nutritionmoderation⁠⁠⁠⁠ - ⁠⁠⁠⁠nutritionmoderation.com⁠⁠⁠