Tips on Buying Bottled Water

There has been some controversy lately about buying bottled water because of plastic leeching from the bottles into the water.. First off not all bottled water can be considered to fine or premium bottle waters.

Still you and your kids have to drink water. If. Not drinking enough water often causes the feelings of illness that many people experience when they are first beginning a diet or exercise program. These symptoms can include dry itchy skin, headaches, stress, mental fogginess, weakness, sleepiness, bloating and constipation

Here are some tips on buying bottled water that is of a healthy and of a high quality because the last thing we want to do is lower the life quality for our children any more than we already have.

The first tip is 'don't believe the pictures that you see on bottled waters'. One of the biggest scams going when it comes to bottled water is for the manufacturer to package it with pictures of mountains or clear flowing crystal springs on the labels. You would think from looking at the labels on these waters that you are buying a product that is packaged right at the source. Nothing could be further than the truth. There are several very big manufacturers of bottled water that are simply reselling tap water from the Great Lakes and other sources are not that pure. In essence, what you are buying, despite that picture of the Majestic Mountain or big iceberg on the label, is simply tap water made from municipal sources.

The second tip is to never buy a bottle that has been scratched. You can often see a scratch in a bottle if you hold it up to the light. If you see a scratch it means that the product may be contaminated with chemicals from the glass or plastic leaching into the water. This is because plastic is made from layers and not all of the plastic used to manufacture a plastic bottle is that hard.

The third tip is to never buy a plastic bottle of water that a bit warped or looks like it is melted a bit. This can mean that the bottle melted a bit from heat exposure. When plastic bottles are heated up the chemicals in the plastic can leach into the water as well. This is also why you should avoid drinking bottled water that you know has been sitting in the back of a hot car trunk or in direct sunlight. It is possible that the ultraviolet rays from the sun have degraded the plastic and caused the beverage to become toxic.

The fourth tip is to always check the cap on any bottled water that you buy. If it is loose, open or appears tampered with in any way due not consume the water's content. Anything can happen in this day and age. The water could be tampered with or contaminated with bacteria. If the bottled water container appears fat or swollen this is definitely a sign that the water has gone off or is contaminated with bacteria so don't drink it!

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Female Hair Loss

Nobody completely understands why female hair loss takes place. It is however known to be caused by an interruption in the normal hair cycle. For some reason the hair follicles go dormant. Another name for this dormancy is telogen effluvium. The main cause is assumed by doctors to be stress. The female hair loss that comes from stress is called stress alopecia. It can take about three months for the stress that the person has experienced to impact the hair follicles and cause the hair loss. This is why it seems like all of the hair never falls out all at once.

The types of shocks to the hair growth cycle that are known to cause female hair loss are a sudden hormone change, the delivery of a baby, hormone replacement therapy, a very high people, severe dieting, surgery, a psychological shock (such as a death in the family, an underactive or overactive thyroid, lupus, diabetes and chemotherapy. Just having a general aneasthesia for a very mild procedure can cause it.

Certain medications can also cause female hair loss including Vitamin A Retinoid medications, blood pressure medication, birth control pills, anti-depressants and ibuprofen. Female hair loss is also pronounced in women who smoke and women who abuse recreational drugs. This is because both tobacco and marijuana are grown with chemical fertilizers and radioaticte phosphate fertilizers. Also it si just a common side effect of many feel good medications including anti-depressants. If you want a healthy thick lush head of hair try staying off all drugs.

Severe burns, radiation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are also known causes of female hair loss. Basically any physical trauma can cause it and the resulting hair loss can be permanent or it can be just for one cycle of hair growth. Usually the latter case is more likely. It is very rarely that someone's hair just falls out and never grows back. However it has been known to happen. When it falls out for no reason and never grows back it is called idiopathic permanent hair loss.

When the female hair loss is caused by stress the loss is usually evident all over the scalp and hair loss on other parts of the body, such as the pubic area, can also occur. If the hair is patchy then the female hair loss is likely not caused by stress but instead by an autoimmune disease. This is a disorder in which antibodies attack the hair follicles and hair falls out in small, coin shaped patches. In some women, this can progress to total loss of hair on the head. However the coin shaped patches are actually good news as it means the hair can grow back.

There is no real treatment for female hair loss available although iron supplements are occasionally given to encourage blood circulation to the scalp. However this is not an instantaneous solution of any type. Mostly the hair cycle interruption corrects itself and new hair grows in about three months after the initial hair loss.

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