Bad water in America? Impossible!

So my mom has been going on for several days about how terrible bottled water is for you. She sent me links to three articles which seem to support her fears.

While researching my journalism thesis, I read an article in Vogue magazine that mentioned several chemical additives that cause infertility in women. The article was being friendly to advertisers, however, and didn't name ANY products containing those chemicals. One of the chemicals, bisphenol A, is the chemical that has my mom all in a fluster.

Bisphenol A is a standard ingredient in plastic. When plastic gets warm, like when you leave a water bottle in the car, the bisphenol A actually leaches into the water and finds its way into your body. Several studies have shown that many people actually pee this chemical because they are so exposed to plastics containing it.

Nalgene bottles, Aquafina bottles, baby bottles, even some polyester clothing--they all have this crap in them. My mom bought everyone in our family a stainless steel water bottle from Kleen Kanteen. I have found that once this bottle gets cold, it stays cold for a super-long time. So, fantastic. We're getting rid of our Nalgene bottles and stuff. Just to be safe, you may want to do the same.