Ingredients
- 6 cups filtered water
- 2 oranges cut into wedges
- A handful of blueberries
- Ice (optional)
- Lemon sliced (optional)
Directions
- Combine all the ingredients in a pitcher and place in the fridge for up to 24 hours
- For a more intense flavour you squeeze in the juice of the oranges and muddle the blueberries
Ingredients
- 4 cups of filtered water
- 1 cup of fresh or frozen blackberries
- Handful of fresh mint leave
- 1 sliced lemon (optional)
Directions
Place all the ingredients in a large mason jar or glass and stir until combined. Drink immediately or refrigerate for a few hours for a stronger infusion
Ingredients
- 1 cup strawberries, sliced
- 4 mint sprigs
- 1 teaspoon superfine sugar (optional)
- 8 cups filtered water
Directions
- Place the strawberries, mint, and sugar in a large glass container. Cover with water and stir — it’s that easy!
- You can drink the water right after making, or let steep for at least 30 minutes in the fridge for bigger flavor. The longer the water sits, the stronger the flavor. But it’s best to drink within 24 hours.
Recipe from popsugar.com
Ingredients
- 8 cups filtered water
- 2 cups sliced watermelon
- 10 fresh basil leaves
- 10 fresh mint leaves
- ½ sliced lemons (optional)
Directions
- Mix the ingredients together in a pitcher.
- Chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Add ice cubes and a sprig of basil.
Note: This recipe can stay safe in the refrigerator for up to three days.
Few things are as satisfying as an ice-cold glass of water on a hot day. But, it’s a lot more difficult to get the same satisfaction when the temperatures outside are freezing and the last thing on your mind is enjoying a cold beverage. Nevertheless, staying hydrated during the winter months is crucial if you want to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
There are plenty of reasons to increase your daily water intake, no matter what the season. But most importantly, your body needs water to function properly. Not only does water help you stay hydrated, it also helps regulate body temperature and is essential to the function of cells, tissues and organs.
As winter nears and temperatures begin to drop, the air becomes drier and our bodies receive less moisture than they do during warmer months. A major reason for this lower level of moisture in our bodies is that we tend to stop drinking as much water in winter months. During the summer months, it is easy to keep up with our water intake; our bodies’ thirst is a side effect of the heat and very few of us can go several hours without being thirsty
I Am Not Sweating
While we may not have the sunshine to keep us thirsty and craving water, the warmth from heaters, furnaces, and fires brings its own heat. Our bodies are mostly made of water – about 70% overall – and regardless of the time of year, requires good hydration. And while thirst is a good indicator of dehydration, it is a late indicator. During winter, symptoms include chapped lips, a dry cough, nosebleeds, mild headaches, and acne.
Keep the Winter Weight Away
When we are hydrated, our appetites are much more controlled. However, when we aren’t drinking enough fluids, we don’t have the energy required to break down fat; thus, we often mistake thirst for hunger, leading us to eat more than needed. Water is required for most of our bodily functions including regulating body temperatures, flushing toxins, and maintaining a healthy metabolism.
How Can You Ensure That You Stay Hydrated Through Winter?
As the temperature continues to drop, we find ourselves preferring a hot beverage to warm ourselves up. In the blistering winter, a glass of ice water seems less appealing. Luckily there are many other ways to get water into your system that don’t include a cold glass of water. Here are some suggestions:
- Try warming up with a nice cup of hot green tea, or even hot water with lemon. These two hot beverages will keep you cozy on a chilly winter’s day.
- Water-based foods – Fruits and veggies are a natural source of water and can also provide an invaluable source of vitamins and minerals. Watermelons, apples, grapes, and berries are just a few fruits that will keep your water intake up.
- Eat your soup – Clear soup is a great source of water. Brothy soups will warm your body and fill you up while providing you with the water you need to get through the day.
- Get a humidifier – Humidifiers release water into the air, helping to keep our bodies moisturized.
When you’re trying to get enough water, sometimes it’s just as important to know what not to drink. Both caffeine and alcohol can make your body even more dehydrated. Limiting your intake of soda, coffee and alcoholic beverages can help keep that needed hydration in your system where it belongs.
While drinking a glass of water during the summer months seems like a no brainer, it’s just as – if not more – important during the winter. By realizing just how important water is, supporting our bodily functions will keep you as healthy as possible, regardless of the season.
Think of your filter system in water filtration system as being like the motor in your car. If you don’t change the oil and oil filter regularly in your car, the oil will get dirty and stop lubricating the engine, the engine will wear out… and your car will grind to a holt.
Well, it’s much the same with a water filter cartridge.
The importance of clean safe drinking water can’t be understated. Water undoubtedly is the essence of life & the quality of the water that we drink can significantly determine the overall health of our body. Where you live and the quality of the water has a huge influence over how long your filter will last, for example, in an area with lots of contaminants in the water the cartridge just won’t last as long.
What can affect your filter?
- The overall condition of your water in terms of contaminants and how much must be filtered.
- If you have hard water (heavy with minerals) which causes the scale to build up and clog the filter.
- If you use more water than the average household.
- How well your water was previously treated or filtered.
Signs that your water Filter Needs Changing
- Your filtered water begins to taste different, In fact, if you can taste the chlorine in the water again you have gone past the use-by date of the filter.
- Your filtered water begins to smell different
- The water flow starts to slow down. This is because the filter is beginning to get clogged up with particles. When this happens, the filter still works but the carbon is not doing its job properly. Think of your filter like the dust filter bag in vacuum cleaner. Once the dust bag is full the vacuum cleaner will suck but at a reduced rate but it also often blows out stale air & dust as it tries to get clean in order to do its job. Like wise if a water filter cartridge is not changed, over time the carbon granules in the filter becomes less and less effective. Eventually it can’t capture the particles anymore to the point where it will become totally clogged up and not work at all…and could become a breeding ground for bacteria.
- When water is left in a glass for a few minutes, sediment is seen floating or settled at the bottom.
- Your water filter becomes discoloured
- You receive a call from our Customer Service team as a friendly reminder.
How often should I change my water filter?
The recommended filter change cycle varies from one product to the next. Home filtration systems usually have established “service cycles” based around average household usage, the quality of the water in the region where you live.
The service cycle may be for a specific number of litres of water or an estimate of the number of months that a cartridge will last in the average home. To ensure the filter continues to reduce contaminants, replace it according to the recommendations.
If you run into any of the signs that suggest that your filter requires changing Call us today on 1300 365 202
The debate over the positives and negatives of the addition of fluoride to drinking water has raged on for quite some time. Surveys done by water companies across Australia have indicated an even split between opponents and supporters of the practice.
The Pros:
- Adding fluoride to public water supplies has been credited with being responsible for the decline in tooth decay within Australia since the mid-1980s. Affordable and convenient, it has been lauded as an important advancement in overall health and helps to protect against cavities.
- The Australian Dental Association’s official position on fluoride is that it is
completely safe for humans (if controlled at below recommended levels)—a position shared by many other health organizations.
- Fluoride addition is sometimes viewed especially important in low-income areas, where access to non-water sources of fluoride (such as toothpastes) is limited to residents.
The Cons
- Although it is up to each individual water supplier as to whether to add fluoride, the Environmental Protection Agency has set a maximum level of 4 mg/L fluoride for human consumption. Consumption at higher levels over time has been proven to cause painful bone disease.
- However, even at this level, fluoride can cause dental fluorosis, or browning and pitting of the teeth, in young children. Thus far, it is only known to affect developing teeth before they come up through the gums. An estimated 10-15% of young people who receive the recommended dose of fluoride suffer from some degree of fluorosis. Children nine and under should not consume water with fluoride levels exceeding 2 mg/L.
- While credited for decreasing cavities among Australians, extensive studies have shown a surprising similarity in increased dental health in both communities with and without fluoridated water. It follows that the decrease in tooth decay may be better credited to an improvement in dental health care, earlier intervention, and the prevalence of fluoride in toothpastes and other mouth products, although further research is still necessary.
Do the Risks Outweigh the Benefits?
- Propaganda on both sides of the fluoridation debate has seriously clouded the ability to be objective as to the pros and cons of adding fluoride to public water supply. When scrutinized, the improvement in dental health over the last two decades is better attributed to improved diets and better (and earlier) dental care than to fluoridated water alone.
- Fluoride does offer cavity-prevention—in limited quantities. However, water suppliers who follow the maximum EPA guidelines put young children and their developing teeth at risk for disease, as the maximum fluoride level is twice that of the recommended level for children.
- Given the prevalence of fluoride in toothpaste, mouth rinses, and other dental products, combined with semi-annual fluoride treatments from a dentist, the addition of fluoride to public water supplies could well be questionable especially for children.
