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Smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada blew into the U.S. from Montana and Colorado to the East Coast, triggering air quality alerts in the “hazardous” category in some areas. But what do those air quality alerts mean? The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has created a simple to read color-coded Air Quality Index. The USEPA’s […]

Recently, wildfire smoke invaded a large part of the US. What made this alarming was not only the severity of the smoke, but that it affected areas hundreds of miles from the wildfires themselves and affected in some of the US’ largest cities. What do we need to know about wildfire smoke and the harm

Supreme Court Decision Increases Threats to Our Drinking Water Most people fail to understand the importance of wetlands. If you ever drank a glass of clean water, caught a freshwater fish, swam in a lake or even maybe avoided a flood, you have directly benefited from wetlands. But those benefits are drying up, thanks to

Pink slime or residue in your sink or shower, along the rim of your toilet, or even inside your pet’s water dish is very common. The biggest misconception surrounding pink slime is that it’s caused by a type of mold. It is NOT mold.  Pink slime or residue is most frequently caused by an airborne

You turn on the tap, expecting a refreshing drink of water, but what comes out might not be as safe as you think. Tap water can contain all sorts of contaminants, from lead and arsenic to parasites and bacteria. In fact, tap water is often purported as safe to drink. However, this isn’t often true

A United States Geological Survey found that 85% of homes in the US have water with some level of hardness. Not only can hard water be an annoyance for homeowners, but it can also wreak havoc on your plumbing system.  Learning how to recognize the signs of hard water in your home can help you identify the

By now we should all be aware of the importance of water and how it affects your health. Water is an essential nutrient and plays a key role in the human body. We can survive up to several weeks without food, but only a few days without water. This has been well documented throughout the

EMF stands for electromagnetic fields, which are generated by the interaction of electric and magnetic fields. Electromagnetic fields are present everywhere in our environment, and many of our modern devices, such as cell phones, computers, and televisions, also emit electromagnetic fields. Studies show suggested that prolonged exposure to high levels of electromagnetic fields increase the

Activated carbon is a highly porous form of carbon that is used to remove contaminants from water. The pores in activated carbon provide a large surface area for adsorption, which is the process by which contaminants are attracted to and held on the surface of the carbon. When water containing contaminants comes into contact with

Grounding helps to improve circulation by reducing inflammation in the body. Chronic inflammation contributes to atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque in the arteries, which restricts blood flow and increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. By reducing inflammation, grounding helps improve blood flow and circulation. Grounding helps to regulate the autonomic nervous system (ANS),