Your body filters what your government won’t.
Let me ask you something. When did you last really look at your tap water? Not just drink it—but actually look at it. Hold it up to the light. Notice how it sits in the glass. Consider what might be lurking in there that you can’t see.
If you’re like most Americans, you probably haven’t thought about it. And that’s exactly what they’re counting on. The tap water toxins health officials know about—and the ones they don’t—flow into your home every single day. Meanwhile, your body does the filtering that should happen before the water ever reaches your faucet.
What They’re Not Testing For
Here’s what I learned in my years of practice: the body knows. It always knows. Consequently, when patients came to me with fatigue, brain fog, or unexplained inflammation, I would first ask about their water. Not because I’m a hydrologist—but because tap water toxins health effects show up in ways that conventional medicine fails to recognize.
The EPA tests for certain things. However, they only test for certain approved things. So who decides what gets tested? And more importantly, who decides what levels count as “safe”? Safe for whom? Based on what studies? Furthermore, who funds those studies in the first place?
I’m not claiming there’s a conspiracy. Instead, I’m saying there are questions. Your doctor won’t ask these questions because medical schools don’t teach them. Additionally, the water company definitely won’t answer them because they have budgets and lawyers to consider.
Signs Your Body Sends You
The tap water toxins health symptoms often appear subtle at first. Chronic dehydration despite drinking plenty of water signals a problem. Skin issues that don’t respond to topical treatments raise another red flag. A general sense that something feels “off” even when your bloodwork comes back “normal”—that’s your body talking to you.
I’ve witnessed this pattern in my practice. I’ve experienced it in my own life. Moreover, I’ve observed it in the three rescue cats I live with, who only drink filtered water now. Animals know instinctively. They haven’t been conditioned to trust the system like we have.
My cat Remedy once knocked over a glass of tap water and refused to lick any of it up. But filtered water? She drinks that enthusiastically, like she’s healing herself from the inside out. Which, consequently, she probably is.
What You Can Do
Therefore, my recommendation stays simple: start listening. Pay attention to your body. Trust your intuition. Notice the subtle signals that something in your environment isn’t supporting your wellness.
Get a filter—not the cheap kind, but the good kind. The kind they don’t sell at regular stores because regular stores participate in the supply chain that benefits when you don’t ask questions. Instead, find a specialty source. Do your own research. Trust your gut.
Your gut, by the way, also suffers from tap water toxins health practitioners rarely discuss. But that’s a column for another day.
For now, just start noticing. Start wondering. Start asking the questions that make powerful people uncomfortable.
Your body will thank you. Even if your water company won’t.
Namaste.
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