You’re thirsty after working in the sun on a hot Saturday
afternoon. You head to the kitchen and pour yourself a cool
glass of water and gulp it back greedily. The immediate
effect is to cool you down, quench your thirst, and re-
hydrate your body.

But did you give any thought to what it’s doing to your
body? It’s true that doctors suggest we drink 8 glasses of
water a day, but if you don’t drink the right kind of water,
it can have a harmful effect on you!

Wait a minute, you say: “The right kind of water???” How
many kinds of water are there?

The answer is: several! Water is not just a colorless liquid
that quenches our parched tongues. Water is a necessary part
of life and not just for keeping us hydrated. Most people
don’t know that water contains other properties that allow
you to live a healthy life:

1. Your water is supposed to deliver essential
nutrients and minerals needed to live. For example, calcium,
magnesium, potassium and trace elements — which doctors
recommend we take in — can be found in some drinking
waters, but not all. Are you spending an arm and a leg on
supplements to ensure you’re getting these minerals when
instead you can get them simply and cheaply by drinking the
right kind of water?

2. Your water should help balance out the acidic state
of your body. Simply put, our bodies’ tissues produce waste
that is acid in nature. When these acid wastes accumulate –
because of pollutants, modern diet and stress — our tissues
slowly deteriorate. Chronic diseases such as cancer,
arthritis, diabetes and osteoporosis are associated with
this acid condition. Water should help balance out our
acidic state by being alkaline.

3. Like a natural stream, your water should have
antioxidant properties. Oxidization hastens cell breakdown,
while foods with antioxidant properties prevent it. You
don’t need anyone to tell you that you want a body that
generates cells, not destroys them!

4. Your water should be free of contaminants. Many
people are shocked to learn that there can be over 2000
contaminants in an ordinary glass of tap water.

So aside from quenching your thirst, water should also be
full of minerals, be alkaline, and be antioxidant. But did
you know that most water is exactly the opposite? And did
you know that waters from many water purifier systems fail
these basic requirements?

It’s true. People buy water purification systems thinking
that they will successfully filter out the “bad stuff” and
keep the “good stuff” in water. Unfortunately, many systems,
even the expensive ones, either do an inadequate job of
filtering out the “bad stuff” or they filter out everything
— both good and bad. In fact, there are filtration systems
for which people pay top dollar, that doctors recommend you
don’t drink from on a long term basis — because they can
make your body even more acidic!

But before you completely swear off water, know this:
it’s not all bad news. There are excellent purification
systems that do a good job of creating healthy, alkaline
water with as much antioxidant property as a glass of orange
juice!

Protect the health of your family. Before believing the
advertising claims of any system, and before spending a
fortune on bottled water, really compare the choices in home
purification systems. Find out:

1. How do the health benefits of each system compare? (contamination, acidity, antioxidant, minerals)

2. What’s the taste like? If you don’t love the taste, you won’t drink enough water.

3. How much will it cost me?

Stan Howard is a researcher with Best Water, which specializes in
water purification. Learn the essential keys for healthy drinking water. To receive your Free comprehensive report — comparing all water purification methods — visit Best Water.

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Bottled water holders come in various types and sizes. The purpose of these bottled water holders is to hold the bottled water. The main feature is to provide easy access to the bottled water and to keep it within easy reach. It also increases the convenience of the user.

Bottled water holders can hold both small and big bottles, from the capacity of 750ml to four or five gallons. The water holders for the smaller bottles, between 750ml and 2 liters, are the perfect hydration accessories. Small bottled water holders are relatively new. The holder attaches itself, ultra-securely to belts, purses, handbags, backpacks and virtually anything. The bottle stays attached and does not fall out while running, jumping, jogging or working out. These bottled water holders feature an optional Velcro strap. This accessory is fully adjustable and can be taken out, if not needed. This makes the fitting very secure.

These bottle holders increase the freedom of movement of the user, while providing essential hydration easily. Another type has a plastic clip and snaps on the neck of the bottle. It hooks itself onto a bike or car door, baby jogger and even trousers. There is another type in which, the bottle is put and strapped into an insulated cover and the strap is hung around the neck.

There are also bottled water holders that hold up to four to five gallons of water. It is a well-designed option for effective storage. Some designs can hold up to four dispensers.

There are various bottled water holders, but they all have one main function, to keep bottled water within easy reach. Bottled water holders make the transportation of drinking water easier.

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Bottled water is the second largest saleable beverage, by quantity, in the United States. Its popularity is on the rise, on a global scale. The importance of this basic necessity has increased manifold and the sale statistics reveal the fact.

It is observed that in the year 2004, the total U.S. category quantity surpassed 6.8 billion gallons. This makes it clear that the per capita consumption of bottled water has been growing by at least one gallon annually. It has doubled in a decade. Bottled water volume was nearly 2.2 billion gallons larger than the diet CSD, 4.6 billion gallons. The use of bottled water grew at a rapid clip than the diet CSD, 6.2% growth rate in 2004. The U.S. bottled water market reached new heights not only in volume but also in general dollar sales. It touched approximately $9.2 billion in 2004. Domestic non-sparkling water was by far the biggest component of the U.S. bottled water market.

The most significant piece of the non-sparkling segment is the retail PET segment. It reports for almost half of total bottled water volume in the U.S., in 2004 and over 50% in 2005. Most consumers opt for convenient PET multi-packs, in large format retail channels, instead of the larger, 1 to 2.5 gallon sizes. Ever since, retail bulk volume has slowed. Domestic sparkling water has rejuvenated, with the market beating 9.3% volume increase in 2004. Imported water attained the third consecutive year of double-digit volume expansion, growing by 18.3%. Imports grew at a lesser rate than the muscular PET division, which inflated by 20.4%.

Nestlé Waters of North America, NWNA, Pepsi-Cola’s “Aquafina” brand and Coca-Cola
s “Dasani” brand are the leaders in the US market.

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