Water need not be something you turn to only when you are thirsty. Water plays a very important role in maintaining your overall health and wellbeing. We often take this life-sustaining liquid for granted, not realizing how it can help you with your health goals.
Here are some science-based health benefits of water.
- It helps with your weight loss goals. A recent study has said that drinking water leads you to consume fewer calories.
- It provides relief for headaches and migraines.
- It helps flush out toxins from your body.
- While it’s easy to turn our nose up at this boring beverage, it’s hard to escape its presence. Think about the cup of chai you had this morning or the curry you’re looking forward to devouring tonight. Yes, most of the food and drink you ingest is made of the essential ingredient of water. It’s only fair to spare it more than a passing thought, considering just how much of it you consume unconsciously.
Do You Know Where Your Water Has Been?
India holds 17.5% of the world’s population yet it only contains 4% of the world’s fresh water resources, which are declining in terms of both supply and quality. Although drinking water was once considered safe in India, today providing the nearly 1.2 billion inhabitants with access to safe drinking water is an increasingly difficult challenge. Groundwater sources are being rapidly depleted, surface water sources are largely contaminated and the infrastructure needed to deliver drinking water both in urban and rural areas is either non-existent or needs substantial upgrades to meet demand.
Most of India’s tap water is unfit for consumption. The present state of individual water treatment plants all over the country is severely lacking in proper maintenance and hygiene. Most of the sand filtration units lack back-washing systems. The sand is barely ever replaced and when it compacts over time, the only thing done is to stir it loose. The aeration fountain in many cases witnesses growth of unknown algae and fungus and many plants do not employ any biological removal systems in the water supply.
Storage tanks are seldom cleaned and are not isolated properly. There have been cases of animals and birds contaminating tanks with their waste. Supply systems involving iron pipes lack maintenance and it is not unusual to find pieces of rust in tap water. And since many of our cities and urban areas are not properly planned, many of the water supply pipelines are laid close to sewer lines underground, increasing chances of further contamination.
Bring Home A Water Filter
Due to the drinking water contamination issues, many Indian consumers are using point-of-use (POU) water purifiers to treat their water at home. There are currently many POU treatment devices available using various technologies including:
- Ultraviolet technology (UV)
- Ultrafiltration (UF)
- Nanofiltration (NF)
- Reverse Osmosis (RO)
- Iodine as disinfectant
- Chlorine as disinfectant
- Bromine as disinfectant
- Ion exchange for softening
- Boiling
- Nanosilver as disinfectant
With the vast array of pollutants that can potentially contaminate drinking water, a single technology is not sufficient for providing potable water. Given the health implications of many of these contaminants, it is important for consumers to know that the product they purchase in fact performs to the manufacturers’ claims.
Kent is one of the best-known names in health care products in India. Dr.Mahesh Gupta, the man behind Kent RO Systems is often referred to as the ‘Pure Water Man of India’ for having revolutionised the water purification industry in India. QNet has partnered with Kent RO Systems to address the urgent need for clean drinking water in India.
The Kent-QNet partnership has resulted in the next level of innovation in water purification systems to give your family a water purification system that not only guarantees you pure and safe drinking water, but also makes the water alkaline and retains essential minerals, unlike other water filter products or packaged drinking water, to give you numerous health benefits.
Read more about the Kent-QNet RO Water Filtration System here.
Water Filters are the smart solution to clean drinking water. It is the safest, healthiest and least expensive in the long term. If there were ever a financially viable and worthy investment in your health and your family’s wellbeing, a water filter would be it.
