The Invisible Soup
Tap water legal limits are a joke. "Safe" amounts of Arsenic? "Safe" amounts of Atrazine?
A standard Brita filter does NOT remove dissolved solids like lead, fluoride, or PFAS. It just makes the water taste better. It's a placebo.
The Solution: ZeroWater
Unless you can afford a \$500 under-sink Reverse Osmosis system, the ZeroWater pitcher is the only portable option that brings TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) to 000.
It comes with a meter. Test your tap water (usually reads 200-300). Then test ZeroWater (reads 000).
You will taste the difference. It tastes like... nothing. Which is what water should be.
Note: Add a pinch of sea salt back in to remineralize it!
Get ZeroWater FilterTDS: Total Dissolved Solids
What is floating in your water? "Total Dissolved Solids" is the measure of all organic and inorganic substances in the liquid.
- Tap water: 200-400 ppm (parts per million).
- Bottled water: 50-150 ppm.
- ZeroWater: 0 ppm.
What makes up that 300 ppm in your tap water? Lead from old pipes. Chlorine. Fluoride. Rust. Calcium. Pesticide runoff.
The Estrogen Issue
Water treatment plants are not designed to filter out pharmaceuticals. When millions of people take birth control pills, they urinate synthetic estrogen. It goes into the sewer, is treated, and comes back out your tap.
You are micro-dosing other people's medication.
Activated Carbon filters (like standard Brita) do NOT remove these dissolved solids. They mostly remove Chlorine (taste). Ion Exchange filters (like ZeroWater) are needed to remove the dissolved metals and solids.
The "Empty Water" Warning
When water is 000 ppm, it is "hungry." It wants to bond with minerals. If you drink it straight, it can pull minerals from your body.
You MUST add a pinch of salt or electrolyte drops. This makes the water perfectly hydrating and alkaline. Do not skip this step.
The Truth About "Alkaline Water"
People spend \$5 on a bottle of "Alkaline Water." This is a scam.
If the water is alkaline because it has natural minerals (Calcium, Magnesium), that is good.
If it is alkaline because they added Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate) to tap water, that is useless. Your stomach acid neutralizes it in 2 seconds.
ZeroWater + Sea Salt creates TRUE mineral water. You strip the toxins, then you add the electrolytes. This is superior to any bottled water on the market.
Taste Test Challenge
Once you get used to 000 PPM water, try drinking tap water at a restaurant. You will specifically taste the Chlorine. It will taste like swimming pool water. You will realize what you have been drinking your whole life.
Who Is This For?
This protocol is not for everyone. If you are satisfied with mediocrity, you do not need this. If you are happy with low energy, poor sleep, and a weak constitution, feel free to ignore this advice.
However, this is for the optimizer. It is for the person who wants to squeeze every drop of potential out of their genetic code. It is for the father who wants to be able to play with his grandkids without back pain. It is for the athlete who wants to recover 1% faster than his competition.
The Cost of Inaction
What happens if you do nothing? Entropy. The universe tends toward disorder. If you do not actively fight against decay (sarcopenia, inflammation, weakness), you will decay.
Investing in your health provides the highest ROI of any asset class. A \$50 piece of equipment or supplement that improves your sleep quality by 10% is worth tens of thousands of dollars in productivity and medical bill savings over a lifetime.
Final Verdict
The science is clear. The mechanism is understood. The only variable remaining is YOU.
Will you take action? Or will you close this tab and go back to your comfort zone? The choice is effectively yours.
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