January 20, 2025 • 20 mins
Are you confident that the water flowing through your taps is actually safe? In this inaugural episode of The Toxic Truth About Water, Drs. Glenn and Ina—longtime holistic health practitioners—uncover what’s really lurking beneath the surface. From shocking contamination stories in their hometowns to practical ways you can safeguard your health, this episode sets the stage for a revealing miniseries on water purity, toxins, and realistic solutions.
Join us to learn how decades of practice in chiropractic care, nutritional expertise, and holistic health inspired their deep dive into water treatment, forever chemicals, and everyday exposures. By the end of this episode, you’ll feel more informed and prepared to take action for cleaner, safer water—for you and your loved ones.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Our Water Crisis: Discover why “clean water” may not be as clean as you think, and how aging infrastructure could be affecting your everyday drinking water.
- Hidden Toxins & Contaminants: Get the inside scoop on biological contaminants, heavy metals, PFAS (“forever chemicals”), and even pharmaceuticals that might be present in your water supply.
- Personal Stories: Hear about the cancer clusters in Tom’s River, NJ, and Dr. Ina’s personal battle with lymphoma—powerful examples of how environmental toxins can impact our health.
- Holistic Health Approach: Understand how Drs. Glenn and Ina’s decades of experience guide their quest for ultimate wellness, including key prevention strategies and detox methods.
- What to Expect Next: Preview upcoming deep dives on water treatments, filtration technologies, and emotional well-being in the face of environmental risks.
Key Takeaways & Action Steps
- Check Local Water Reports: Start by reviewing your municipality’s water quality report or request data on your well water. Knowledge is power!
- Consider Testing Your Water: If you notice unusual tastes, odors, or discoloration, get a professional test done to identify potential contaminants.
- Look for Certification Labels: When choosing filtration systems, seek out products with recognized certifications (e.g., NSF, WQA).
- Join Our Mission: We’re here to raise awareness and offer practical solutions. Stick around for the next episode as we explore how water is treated and why that matters.
Resources & Links
- Connect with Drs. Glenn & Ina:
- Call Us Today: (732) 300-1925
- Facebook: Ina Nozek and Glenn Nozek
- Instagram: @drsglennandina
- Additional Reading:
- Municipal Water Reports: EPA.gov
- Health & Toxicology Studies: National Institutes of Health
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- Share With a Friend: Spread the word—clean water is a universal concern, and together, we can make more informed choices.
Thanks for listening to the first episode of The Toxic Truth About Water! Stay tuned for our next episode where we break down how water is treated—and what that really means for your tap. Remember: keep questioning, keep learning, and keep protecting your health.
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Glenn (00:02):
Welcome to the Toxic Truth About Water.
We're Drs.
Glenn and Ina, and in thispodcast, we're uncovering the
hidden dangers lurking in yourwater and how that impacts your
health.
Ina (00:13):
After decades of exploring natural health, we've learned
the importance of clean, safewater.
And we're here to share thatknowledge with you guys.
Whether it's toxins,contaminants, or the solutions
that you need.
We've got the inside scoop.
So let's dive in.
Glenn (00:30):
Absolutely.
So here's the question, guys.
Do you trust the water youdrink?
Really, we're exposed to waterin so many ways.
Do you trust it?
Ina (00:40):
It's a really good question.
And this is something that is soimportant.
It's so important that everysingle one of us know whether we
can trust the water or not,because some people do.
And some people don't.
And some people are somewhere inthe middle where they're just
(01:01):
not really trusting it, butthey're not sure why.
So we're going to be taking apretty deep dive.
Wouldn't you say during thisentire series, the toxic truth
about water.
Glenn (01:12):
There were a lot of different.
areas that need to be slowlydeep dived into and we are going
to do that with each differentSession that we provide here.
Ina (01:24):
So let's talk a little bit about our background because
some of the listeners I shouldsay some of you guys have no
idea who we are and some of youus for quite a while.
So just to share a little bit,Glenn and I have been actually
in the holistic health fieldsince the late 1980s.
That's a long time.
(01:45):
We actually opened a holistichealth center In the late 80s
when the word holistic was veryfringy.
Like we were I'd say people
Glenn (01:55):
didn't even fully understand it.
They knew it meant whole body,
Ina (01:58):
yeah.
Now it's very, it's a commonterm people understand, but at
the time, not so much.
And we graduated fromchiropractic school.
We opened up a holistic healthcenter.
And we practiced chiropractic.
I went on to get my master'sdegree in nutrition.
So we offered variousalternative methods of healing,
(02:19):
whether it was in thechiropractic realm, nutritional.
We had all kinds of otherpractitioners that worked with
us at our center.
And I would say from the time westarted practice through all of
these years, we've always beenvery concerned and always.
(02:41):
searching and really trying tofind solutions for the toxins
that every single one of us arebeing affected by, right?
So we did a lot of work withdetoxification, a lot of
cleansing and detox programs inour practice.
And we've always, in addition tohelp people to support that
(03:02):
process of releasing the toxinsthat are stored in ourselves,
but also to help people preventthe toxins from entering their
life.
So whether it was for filteringwater, purifying air, eating
clean organic foods things toprotect from The dirty
electricity, shielding, we'vealways been into all of that
(03:26):
through all these years andProbably I would say now more
than ever We are deeplyconcerned we're not just doctors
with a lot of experience andknowledge working with patients
and our holistic community andAll our you know people that
we've known along the way, but Iwould say We are coming to you
(03:49):
in this series as deeplyconcerned people, humans like
you and really wanting to shedlight, really wanting to
enlighten, educate, and inspireto take action, right?
Because once we know that Wecan't really unknow.
And if we can also providesolutions for you guys, and we
(04:11):
feel like we're helping to helpall of us live a healthier and
longer life, right?
Glenn (04:16):
Yeah, absolutely.
And without trying to scareanybody, I just want to say, I
honestly believe these aredesperate times when it comes to
water, it's one of the thingsthat we're simply in contact
with.
all day and you don't evenrealize it.
You're just constantly, itdoesn't even have to be washing
your hands or anything likethat.
Just things that have contactedwater that now you contact.
Ina (04:39):
And this is really important.
It's not just in the cup ofwater that we're drinking or the
coffee that you made the waterwith, but it's in we're brushing
our teeth, we're showering,we're bathing, we're washing our
hands, we're going torestaurants and consuming their
food and water, and eating thesoup that they used whatever
(05:01):
kind of water with.
They're ice
Glenn (05:03):
cubes in your drink.
Ina (05:04):
Correct, yes.
And then what about people whoare conscious, and you go and
you buy this beautiful organicproduce, and you come home, And
you wash it in, let's say,unfiltered water, right?
So there, there's so much tothis.
And I just want to say, becauseI know a lot of you that would
listen to a series like this,you're already quite health
(05:26):
conscious, and maybe some of youare just starting on your
journey, but I really want tostart out.
Let's just talk very briefly,cause I don't want to create
doom and gloom, but just tobring the awareness that we are
really in a serious healthcrisis.
Wouldn't you say?
Glenn (05:40):
A hundred percent.
Ina (05:41):
There are so many people who just aren't well with heart
disease, with diabetes, with,all kinds of neurological
diseases.
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, earlyonset dementia.
People are aging like crazy.
There's so many people who havea lot of symptoms, a lot of
inflammation in their body,right?
And I can go on and on.
People are depressed, they havea lot of anxiety, people aren't
(06:04):
sleeping well, they don't havegood energy levels, digestive
issues.
And it's our birthright.
To have vibrant health, to behealthy, to feel amazing, and
most people don't.
And when we talk about why isthat?
We know that genetics play arole, certainly.
(06:27):
We know that lifestyle choicesplay a bigger role, right?
What are we eating?
What are we, how are we abusingour bodies?
Are we getting enough rest?
Are we, does your printing toomuch?
Does
Glenn (06:37):
your occupation somehow put you in an environment that
is unhealthy for you?
Yeah.
Do you work with chemicals?
Do you spray pesticides?
Whatever, right?
Ina (06:45):
There's right lifestyle choices and those kind of
situations.
But that kind of leads into thebiggest reason, which is the
toxicity that every single oneof us are exposed to, whether we
work in a toxic environment ornot, when we're exposed more so
than others or not, because noneof us.
(07:06):
Are living in a glass bubble andwe are bombarded by toxins in
our air in our food from dirtyelectricity and certainly in our
water.
And in this series, we reallywant to unfold and uncover and,
just really expose the toxinsthat are in our water.
Glenn (07:25):
Yeah.
And wouldn't you say there's anemotional side to this?
It's like people are scared.
I really think that's what'shappening that people and that's
another thing we want to do iscalm that down because when
there's solutions out there,there's no reason to panic
Ina (07:42):
and you bring up such a good point Glenn because yes,
there is an emotional side.
People are Afraid, yeah, weworry about ourselves.
We worry about our children, weworry about the world There's
also a lot of anger people areangry.
Like why is it that we have toworry about this stuff?
Why isn't the air cleaner?
Why isn't the water?
clean enough And let's just talkabout some of that, like just
(08:05):
real briefly.
And we're going to be diving inthroughout the series and each
episode, we're going to takedeep dives into a lot of these
different areas, but just so youguys understand, let's just
start out.
Okay.
So water we need it for so muchof our health.
It's so important.
70 percent of our body is madeof water.
(08:25):
Even slight dehydration can leadto headaches and aches and pains
and fatigue and hunger.
Sometimes we think we're hungry,we're really thirsty.
Most of us are not drinkingenough water.
And as a nutritionist, I alwaysrecommend it.
Every single person should drinkhalf of their body weight in
ounces of pure plain water.
(08:46):
So for example A 200 poundperson should be drinking 100
ounces of plain, pure waterevery single day.
Not the water in their coffee,not the water in their smoothie,
just water.
But the key is pure water,right?
So let's just talk about thatfor a moment.
So what's in the water?
They treat the water pretty muchwhen we have municipal water in
(09:07):
our homes, if we're not on awell, that water is treated with
chlorine and otherdisinfectants.
And those are carcinogenics.
cancer causing, we are going totalk about that.
Biological contaminants.
Bacteria, viruses, cysts, andthose kind of things in our
water.
Now, in third world countrieswhere they're not treating the
water, it's much more rampant,right?
(09:29):
But, there are infrastructurethat's old, so there's leaks and
there's cracks, and even afterit's being treated and all those
microorganisms are killed, bythe time it gets to our home,
perhaps not so much.
Glenn (09:40):
Logically, they can't, Redo the infrastructure.
Obviously, we have like amillion miles of piping
underneath our land, and theycan only handle where there's a
breach, and kind of band aid.
Ina (09:53):
Correct.
Because some of our pipes in ourcountry are 40, 60, 80, 100,
upwards of 200 years old.
And so in order, like you said,they're not going to be going in
and, putting all brand new pipesin, unfortunately that would be
a nice thing, but that's nothappening.
So we have the biologicalcontaminants, we have the
chlorine and the otherdisinfectants that are
(10:15):
carcinogenic we have the heavymetals.
Arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium,a lot of these are neurotoxins
causing a lot of problems.
We have all of the chemicalcontaminants, the pesticides,
the herbicides from agriculture,all kinds of chemical
contaminants and now the PFASand the forever chemicals and
we're going to take Deep divesinto that.
(10:37):
Because that's a whole subjectin and of itself.
That's very much in the news.
And we want to really make surethat everyone understands that
Glenn (10:46):
forever.
Chemicals, by the way, have beenaround for so long and they've
been hidden.
And now It's being broadlyexposed because the dangers are
horrific.
Ina (10:58):
Yeah.
And it's just everywhere.
And so we're definitely going tobe talking about that.
So there's also pharmaceuticalsin our water.
So we're, we're drinking waterthinking, okay, we're hydrating
our body.
We're thirsty.
We're cooking with it.
And we're getting remnants ofpharmaceuticals because not only
are we dumping our prescriptionsdown the drain and it's getting
into our.
(11:18):
water supply, but we're alsoexcreting hormones and they're
finding fentanyl in the water.
This is again, we're gonna,we're gonna get into all this.
So we really want you guys tounderstand that what we're going
to be talking about is soimportant and it impacts
everyone.
And we're just going to besharing a lot of knowledge with
(11:39):
you.
Glenn (11:40):
It's interesting because people have a misconception,
like there's a source of purewater out there that's coming to
their house from somewhere, amountain or whatever, from the
rain, whatever the truth is,there's virtually no totally
pure fresh water available.
Most of our country for sure.
(12:00):
This problem is worldwide to alarge extent.
Other countries have the exactsame problem, but the bottom
line is we're exposed to thisstuff.
Every day in our waters and weneed to know it and we're here.
It's very important.
Ina (12:15):
So do you remember back in the day?
Let's talk about back in the dayfor a moment.
When we were kids and many ofus, we drank from the hose,
right?
It was
Glenn (12:24):
normal.
Ina (12:25):
And I think for the most part, let's just be real.
It was a lot purer then.
But it wasn't as pure as we hadhoped even back then.
So
Glenn (12:37):
no, but nobody did anything to their water then.
So the water coming out of yourhose was probably the same
water.
That would come outta your sink.
Ina (12:45):
But let's talk about where you grew up.
Glenn (12:47):
Yeah.
So when I was a kid, right backin the day when your parents
sent you out to play, rememberthose when you didn't have
little games in your hand toplay, You didn't game on your
tv.
No.
You watched the five shows thatwere available, on the.
Four stations that you got untilcable showed up and then life
changed.
But the bottom line was weplayed outside.
So for me, I lived in an areawith a lot of woods, a lot of
(13:09):
pine barren areas of New Jersey.
And so we had rivers and littlestreams that we used to go out
in the woods and play in.
One in my area was Seba Gayi.
Center it was a big buildingthat did some kind of chemical
stuff that nobody really knew ortalked about much when we were
kids anyway,
Ina (13:28):
yeah, it
Glenn (13:28):
was seeba.
Geigy That's what you knew Heknew it was a chemical company
and that was it but nobody liketalked about chemicals in the
way we know about them today.
It just seemed to be like alittle it was weird I want to
say it was hush.
They like didn't talk aboutDangerous things back then.
They tried to keep it on thedown low.
That's what I feel.
Ina (13:45):
And I still think that's the case, but now everything is
so out open.
We have
Glenn (13:48):
information channels that are much easier access.
Ina (13:51):
Now it's like it's all, it's hard to hide it.
Transparency.
Yeah.
It's harder to hide access.
Glenn (13:54):
So yes.
I used to play in these waters,right?
We used to go and, we'd, we hada rope swing across it.
We'd go in the water.
They were like brackish.
Brown watered, streams and we'dgo in there barefoot.
We'd, put on our bathing suitsand swim in there.
And then later on, we found outthat Siva Gayaghi had in fact
(14:16):
been dumping into that area anddid dumping into that water.
That was traveling because thatwater fed into what was called
the Tom's River, which had,tributaries going all over
throughout the town.
And ultimately, there was likeyears later, it got uncovered
that there was like pockets ofcancer clusters.
Ina (14:38):
So we, Tom's River was considered the cancer cluster.
And what's interesting is, soGlenn grew up in Tom's River.
And then when we went off tochiropractic school.
And when we moved, when we gotmarried, we ended up back in
close to Tom's River and theneventually built our home.
In Tom's River before we startedhaving our Children, and that's
(14:59):
when we heard that Tom's Riverwas the cancer cluster.
Now, many of us have grown up inthese areas where, oh, it was,
this mining field or thischemical plant or whatever.
For me, I grew up in a town kindof nearby called Jackson, New
Jersey.
And some of you may know ofGreat Adventure, that's what we
were famous for.
(15:20):
Six Flags.
Six Flags.
Yeah.
It became called Six Flags.
But in my neighborhood, Iremember growing up, we moved to
Jackson from Brooklyn.
In 1970 we moved to our home inJackson and there were so many
people in our neighborhood Thatwere diagnosed with cancer and
you know when I think back andI'm just going to share this so
(15:44):
You know, I really think thatthe issue becomes Who's exempt
none of us?
We are designed, our humanbodies are resilient, resistant.
We withstand so much, but younever know when we're going to
have our tipping point.
(16:05):
And we refer to it as, the strawthat breaks the camel's back.
You're going along and some ofus really try to take good care
of ourselves.
We try to eat healthy.
We try to eat organic foods.
We try to hydrate our body well.
We try to do the best with,filtering our water, purifying
our air.
We try to do all those things.
(16:26):
And again, nobody's exempt.
So it's when is that tippingpoint, right?
And for me, and I think one ofthe reasons, and I think you
would agree, babe, that We aremore into this subject and
getting it out there because ofour own personal experience 100
percent so for I guess it wasfour years ago.
(16:47):
I always lose track.
I was diagnosed with lymphoma.
And for those of you who areunfamiliar, lymphoma is cancer
of the lymph system.
And one day out of the blue, Ifelt a giant lump that felt like
a lemon in my armpit.
And long story short, diagnosedand talk about, feeling like the
(17:11):
joke was on me because I was theone that was always Such a
purist and really conscious andthen I think back like what
could have done that andLymphoma is one of those cancers
that are often related toenvironmental toxicity and being
exposed to certain toxins andyou know I really thought a lot
(17:33):
about that through the years andagain, I feel like We have to be
proactive, right?
And we have to do whatever wecan to prevent the camel's back
from breaking.
Let's put it that way, right?
Glenn (17:52):
Just for a second, in your case, right?
Lymphoma with the lymph system.
That's a classic pathway thatyour body uses to try to
detoxify itself.
So one thing that it says to me,just Personally, this isn't
guaranteed to be right, is thatthere's an accumulation of
toxins to the point that createda problem in your body that your
body can't even get rid of it,and that is becoming a problem,
(18:15):
certainly not just for you, ofcourse,
Ina (18:17):
There's so many people
Glenn (18:18):
that
Ina (18:19):
similarly you know, who maybe took really good care of
themselves.
Maybe not.
But we know, we all know thatit's becoming epidemic.
It is scary and we're not hereto scare anybody or paint
Glenn (18:33):
a doom and gloom picture.
By the way, we're here to help.
Ina (18:36):
So this entire series is about becoming informed and
we're not trying to alarmanybody.
Although it's unsettling, we'rehere to lift the veil, right?
We're just really here to liftthe veil and we're going to be
exploring in this serieseverything from contaminants to
(18:57):
infrastructure to practicalsteps.
We're going to bust a lot ofmyths,
Glenn (19:03):
right?
There's a lot of myths, a lot ofmisconceptions, a lot of
Ina (19:06):
misconceptions, a lot of deception, a lot of corruption.
And I think in every industry,but certainly we just want to
share what we know from ourheart.
knowledge base and help you.
So by the end of the series,you're going to have a clear
roadmap.
You're going to know what youcan do to protect yourself, your
(19:27):
family, the people you love andcare about.
You'll have
Glenn (19:30):
all the information to make informed decisions for
yourself so that you can makethe best decisions.
What's best for you and yourfamily.
That's what we did.
That's what we want to sharewith you.
Ina (19:40):
Yep, absolutely.
So here's what I want to saybefore we sign off.
I want you guys to know how muchwe appreciate every single one
of you for tuning in.
We are in this together.
We understand how we're allfeeling about the situation.
But we are going to be sharing alot of insights.
(20:03):
We're excited about our nextepisode.
We're going to dive into.
How they're treating the waterand how that's impacting us and
what we can do to prevent anynegative impact from that.
Stay tuned.
You're really going to learn alot and we're excited to just be
here for you.
Glenn (20:22):
So again, we want to thank you for joining us on the
toxic truth about water.
Make sure to follow andsubscribe wherever you listen to
this podcast, your favoritepodcast place.
And until next time, rememberwe're all in this together guys.
So this is a journey that we'regoing to lead you down together.
There are solutions as we goalong.
We need to inform you first,before we tell you all the good
(20:44):
things you can do to fix it, youneed to understand the problem
first.
Ina (20:48):
So remember, we're all in this together.
Keep questioning, keep learning,stay healthy and stay informed.
Much love to you guys.
And remember to subscribe orfollow so that you never miss an
episode.
Bye for now.
Glenn (21:02):
See you next time.
Welcome to the Toxic Truth About Water.
We're Drs.
Glenn and Ina, and in thispodcast, we're uncovering the
hidden dangers lurking in yourwater and how that impacts your
health.
Ina (00:13):
After decades of exploring natural health, we've learned
the importance of clean, safewater.
And we're here to share thatknowledge with you guys.
Whether it's toxins,contaminants, or the solutions
that you need.
We've got the inside scoop.
So let's dive in.
Glenn (00:30):
Absolutely.
So here's the question, guys.
Do you trust the water youdrink?
Really, we're exposed to waterin so many ways.
Do you trust it?
Ina (00:40):
It's a really good question.
And this is something that is soimportant.
It's so important that everysingle one of us know whether we
can trust the water or not,because some people do.
And some people don't.
And some people are somewhere inthe middle where they're just
(01:01):
not really trusting it, butthey're not sure why.
So we're going to be taking apretty deep dive.
Wouldn't you say during thisentire series, the toxic truth
about water.
Glenn (01:12):
There were a lot of different.
areas that need to be slowlydeep dived into and we are going
to do that with each differentSession that we provide here.
Ina (01:24):
So let's talk a little bit about our background because
some of the listeners I shouldsay some of you guys have no
idea who we are and some of youus for quite a while.
So just to share a little bit,Glenn and I have been actually
in the holistic health fieldsince the late 1980s.
That's a long time.
(01:45):
We actually opened a holistichealth center In the late 80s
when the word holistic was veryfringy.
Like we were I'd say people
Glenn (01:55):
didn't even fully understand it.
They knew it meant whole body,
Ina (01:58):
yeah.
Now it's very, it's a commonterm people understand, but at
the time, not so much.
And we graduated fromchiropractic school.
We opened up a holistic healthcenter.
And we practiced chiropractic.
I went on to get my master'sdegree in nutrition.
So we offered variousalternative methods of healing,
(02:19):
whether it was in thechiropractic realm, nutritional.
We had all kinds of otherpractitioners that worked with
us at our center.
And I would say from the time westarted practice through all of
these years, we've always beenvery concerned and always.
(02:41):
searching and really trying tofind solutions for the toxins
that every single one of us arebeing affected by, right?
So we did a lot of work withdetoxification, a lot of
cleansing and detox programs inour practice.
And we've always, in addition tohelp people to support that
(03:02):
process of releasing the toxinsthat are stored in ourselves,
but also to help people preventthe toxins from entering their
life.
So whether it was for filteringwater, purifying air, eating
clean organic foods things toprotect from The dirty
electricity, shielding, we'vealways been into all of that
(03:26):
through all these years andProbably I would say now more
than ever We are deeplyconcerned we're not just doctors
with a lot of experience andknowledge working with patients
and our holistic community andAll our you know people that
we've known along the way, but Iwould say We are coming to you
(03:49):
in this series as deeplyconcerned people, humans like
you and really wanting to shedlight, really wanting to
enlighten, educate, and inspireto take action, right?
Because once we know that Wecan't really unknow.
And if we can also providesolutions for you guys, and we
(04:11):
feel like we're helping to helpall of us live a healthier and
longer life, right?
Glenn (04:16):
Yeah, absolutely.
And without trying to scareanybody, I just want to say, I
honestly believe these aredesperate times when it comes to
water, it's one of the thingsthat we're simply in contact
with.
all day and you don't evenrealize it.
You're just constantly, itdoesn't even have to be washing
your hands or anything likethat.
Just things that have contactedwater that now you contact.
Ina (04:39):
And this is really important.
It's not just in the cup ofwater that we're drinking or the
coffee that you made the waterwith, but it's in we're brushing
our teeth, we're showering,we're bathing, we're washing our
hands, we're going torestaurants and consuming their
food and water, and eating thesoup that they used whatever
(05:01):
kind of water with.
They're ice
Glenn (05:03):
cubes in your drink.
Ina (05:04):
Correct, yes.
And then what about people whoare conscious, and you go and
you buy this beautiful organicproduce, and you come home, And
you wash it in, let's say,unfiltered water, right?
So there, there's so much tothis.
And I just want to say, becauseI know a lot of you that would
listen to a series like this,you're already quite health
(05:26):
conscious, and maybe some of youare just starting on your
journey, but I really want tostart out.
Let's just talk very briefly,cause I don't want to create
doom and gloom, but just tobring the awareness that we are
really in a serious healthcrisis.
Wouldn't you say?
Glenn (05:40):
A hundred percent.
Ina (05:41):
There are so many people who just aren't well with heart
disease, with diabetes, with,all kinds of neurological
diseases.
Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, earlyonset dementia.
People are aging like crazy.
There's so many people who havea lot of symptoms, a lot of
inflammation in their body,right?
And I can go on and on.
People are depressed, they havea lot of anxiety, people aren't
(06:04):
sleeping well, they don't havegood energy levels, digestive
issues.
And it's our birthright.
To have vibrant health, to behealthy, to feel amazing, and
most people don't.
And when we talk about why isthat?
We know that genetics play arole, certainly.
(06:27):
We know that lifestyle choicesplay a bigger role, right?
What are we eating?
What are we, how are we abusingour bodies?
Are we getting enough rest?
Are we, does your printing toomuch?
Does
Glenn (06:37):
your occupation somehow put you in an environment that
is unhealthy for you?
Yeah.
Do you work with chemicals?
Do you spray pesticides?
Whatever, right?
Ina (06:45):
There's right lifestyle choices and those kind of
situations.
But that kind of leads into thebiggest reason, which is the
toxicity that every single oneof us are exposed to, whether we
work in a toxic environment ornot, when we're exposed more so
than others or not, because noneof us.
(07:06):
Are living in a glass bubble andwe are bombarded by toxins in
our air in our food from dirtyelectricity and certainly in our
water.
And in this series, we reallywant to unfold and uncover and,
just really expose the toxinsthat are in our water.
Glenn (07:25):
Yeah.
And wouldn't you say there's anemotional side to this?
It's like people are scared.
I really think that's what'shappening that people and that's
another thing we want to do iscalm that down because when
there's solutions out there,there's no reason to panic
Ina (07:42):
and you bring up such a good point Glenn because yes,
there is an emotional side.
People are Afraid, yeah, weworry about ourselves.
We worry about our children, weworry about the world There's
also a lot of anger people areangry.
Like why is it that we have toworry about this stuff?
Why isn't the air cleaner?
Why isn't the water?
clean enough And let's just talkabout some of that, like just
(08:05):
real briefly.
And we're going to be diving inthroughout the series and each
episode, we're going to takedeep dives into a lot of these
different areas, but just so youguys understand, let's just
start out.
Okay.
So water we need it for so muchof our health.
It's so important.
70 percent of our body is madeof water.
(08:25):
Even slight dehydration can leadto headaches and aches and pains
and fatigue and hunger.
Sometimes we think we're hungry,we're really thirsty.
Most of us are not drinkingenough water.
And as a nutritionist, I alwaysrecommend it.
Every single person should drinkhalf of their body weight in
ounces of pure plain water.
(08:46):
So for example A 200 poundperson should be drinking 100
ounces of plain, pure waterevery single day.
Not the water in their coffee,not the water in their smoothie,
just water.
But the key is pure water,right?
So let's just talk about thatfor a moment.
So what's in the water?
They treat the water pretty muchwhen we have municipal water in
(09:07):
our homes, if we're not on awell, that water is treated with
chlorine and otherdisinfectants.
And those are carcinogenics.
cancer causing, we are going totalk about that.
Biological contaminants.
Bacteria, viruses, cysts, andthose kind of things in our
water.
Now, in third world countrieswhere they're not treating the
water, it's much more rampant,right?
(09:29):
But, there are infrastructurethat's old, so there's leaks and
there's cracks, and even afterit's being treated and all those
microorganisms are killed, bythe time it gets to our home,
perhaps not so much.
Glenn (09:40):
Logically, they can't, Redo the infrastructure.
Obviously, we have like amillion miles of piping
underneath our land, and theycan only handle where there's a
breach, and kind of band aid.
Ina (09:53):
Correct.
Because some of our pipes in ourcountry are 40, 60, 80, 100,
upwards of 200 years old.
And so in order, like you said,they're not going to be going in
and, putting all brand new pipesin, unfortunately that would be
a nice thing, but that's nothappening.
So we have the biologicalcontaminants, we have the
chlorine and the otherdisinfectants that are
(10:15):
carcinogenic we have the heavymetals.
Arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium,a lot of these are neurotoxins
causing a lot of problems.
We have all of the chemicalcontaminants, the pesticides,
the herbicides from agriculture,all kinds of chemical
contaminants and now the PFASand the forever chemicals and
we're going to take Deep divesinto that.
(10:37):
Because that's a whole subjectin and of itself.
That's very much in the news.
And we want to really make surethat everyone understands that
Glenn (10:46):
forever.
Chemicals, by the way, have beenaround for so long and they've
been hidden.
And now It's being broadlyexposed because the dangers are
horrific.
Ina (10:58):
Yeah.
And it's just everywhere.
And so we're definitely going tobe talking about that.
So there's also pharmaceuticalsin our water.
So we're, we're drinking waterthinking, okay, we're hydrating
our body.
We're thirsty.
We're cooking with it.
And we're getting remnants ofpharmaceuticals because not only
are we dumping our prescriptionsdown the drain and it's getting
into our.
(11:18):
water supply, but we're alsoexcreting hormones and they're
finding fentanyl in the water.
This is again, we're gonna,we're gonna get into all this.
So we really want you guys tounderstand that what we're going
to be talking about is soimportant and it impacts
everyone.
And we're just going to besharing a lot of knowledge with
(11:39):
you.
Glenn (11:40):
It's interesting because people have a misconception,
like there's a source of purewater out there that's coming to
their house from somewhere, amountain or whatever, from the
rain, whatever the truth is,there's virtually no totally
pure fresh water available.
Most of our country for sure.
(12:00):
This problem is worldwide to alarge extent.
Other countries have the exactsame problem, but the bottom
line is we're exposed to thisstuff.
Every day in our waters and weneed to know it and we're here.
It's very important.
Ina (12:15):
So do you remember back in the day?
Let's talk about back in the dayfor a moment.
When we were kids and many ofus, we drank from the hose,
right?
It was
Glenn (12:24):
normal.
Ina (12:25):
And I think for the most part, let's just be real.
It was a lot purer then.
But it wasn't as pure as we hadhoped even back then.
So
Glenn (12:37):
no, but nobody did anything to their water then.
So the water coming out of yourhose was probably the same
water.
That would come outta your sink.
Ina (12:45):
But let's talk about where you grew up.
Glenn (12:47):
Yeah.
So when I was a kid, right backin the day when your parents
sent you out to play, rememberthose when you didn't have
little games in your hand toplay, You didn't game on your
tv.
No.
You watched the five shows thatwere available, on the.
Four stations that you got untilcable showed up and then life
changed.
But the bottom line was weplayed outside.
So for me, I lived in an areawith a lot of woods, a lot of
(13:09):
pine barren areas of New Jersey.
And so we had rivers and littlestreams that we used to go out
in the woods and play in.
One in my area was Seba Gayi.
Center it was a big buildingthat did some kind of chemical
stuff that nobody really knew ortalked about much when we were
kids anyway,
Ina (13:28):
yeah, it
Glenn (13:28):
was seeba.
Geigy That's what you knew Heknew it was a chemical company
and that was it but nobody liketalked about chemicals in the
way we know about them today.
It just seemed to be like alittle it was weird I want to
say it was hush.
They like didn't talk aboutDangerous things back then.
They tried to keep it on thedown low.
That's what I feel.
Ina (13:45):
And I still think that's the case, but now everything is
so out open.
We have
Glenn (13:48):
information channels that are much easier access.
Ina (13:51):
Now it's like it's all, it's hard to hide it.
Transparency.
Yeah.
It's harder to hide access.
Glenn (13:54):
So yes.
I used to play in these waters,right?
We used to go and, we'd, we hada rope swing across it.
We'd go in the water.
They were like brackish.
Brown watered, streams and we'dgo in there barefoot.
We'd, put on our bathing suitsand swim in there.
And then later on, we found outthat Siva Gayaghi had in fact
(14:16):
been dumping into that area anddid dumping into that water.
That was traveling because thatwater fed into what was called
the Tom's River, which had,tributaries going all over
throughout the town.
And ultimately, there was likeyears later, it got uncovered
that there was like pockets ofcancer clusters.
Ina (14:38):
So we, Tom's River was considered the cancer cluster.
And what's interesting is, soGlenn grew up in Tom's River.
And then when we went off tochiropractic school.
And when we moved, when we gotmarried, we ended up back in
close to Tom's River and theneventually built our home.
In Tom's River before we startedhaving our Children, and that's
(14:59):
when we heard that Tom's Riverwas the cancer cluster.
Now, many of us have grown up inthese areas where, oh, it was,
this mining field or thischemical plant or whatever.
For me, I grew up in a town kindof nearby called Jackson, New
Jersey.
And some of you may know ofGreat Adventure, that's what we
were famous for.
(15:20):
Six Flags.
Six Flags.
Yeah.
It became called Six Flags.
But in my neighborhood, Iremember growing up, we moved to
Jackson from Brooklyn.
In 1970 we moved to our home inJackson and there were so many
people in our neighborhood Thatwere diagnosed with cancer and
you know when I think back andI'm just going to share this so
(15:44):
You know, I really think thatthe issue becomes Who's exempt
none of us?
We are designed, our humanbodies are resilient, resistant.
We withstand so much, but younever know when we're going to
have our tipping point.
(16:05):
And we refer to it as, the strawthat breaks the camel's back.
You're going along and some ofus really try to take good care
of ourselves.
We try to eat healthy.
We try to eat organic foods.
We try to hydrate our body well.
We try to do the best with,filtering our water, purifying
our air.
We try to do all those things.
(16:26):
And again, nobody's exempt.
So it's when is that tippingpoint, right?
And for me, and I think one ofthe reasons, and I think you
would agree, babe, that We aremore into this subject and
getting it out there because ofour own personal experience 100
percent so for I guess it wasfour years ago.
(16:47):
I always lose track.
I was diagnosed with lymphoma.
And for those of you who areunfamiliar, lymphoma is cancer
of the lymph system.
And one day out of the blue, Ifelt a giant lump that felt like
a lemon in my armpit.
And long story short, diagnosedand talk about, feeling like the
(17:11):
joke was on me because I was theone that was always Such a
purist and really conscious andthen I think back like what
could have done that andLymphoma is one of those cancers
that are often related toenvironmental toxicity and being
exposed to certain toxins andyou know I really thought a lot
(17:33):
about that through the years andagain, I feel like We have to be
proactive, right?
And we have to do whatever wecan to prevent the camel's back
from breaking.
Let's put it that way, right?
Glenn (17:52):
Just for a second, in your case, right?
Lymphoma with the lymph system.
That's a classic pathway thatyour body uses to try to
detoxify itself.
So one thing that it says to me,just Personally, this isn't
guaranteed to be right, is thatthere's an accumulation of
toxins to the point that createda problem in your body that your
body can't even get rid of it,and that is becoming a problem,
(18:15):
certainly not just for you, ofcourse,
Ina (18:17):
There's so many people
Glenn (18:18):
that
Ina (18:19):
similarly you know, who maybe took really good care of
themselves.
Maybe not.
But we know, we all know thatit's becoming epidemic.
It is scary and we're not hereto scare anybody or paint
Glenn (18:33):
a doom and gloom picture.
By the way, we're here to help.
Ina (18:36):
So this entire series is about becoming informed and
we're not trying to alarmanybody.
Although it's unsettling, we'rehere to lift the veil, right?
We're just really here to liftthe veil and we're going to be
exploring in this serieseverything from contaminants to
(18:57):
infrastructure to practicalsteps.
We're going to bust a lot ofmyths,
Glenn (19:03):
right?
There's a lot of myths, a lot ofmisconceptions, a lot of
Ina (19:06):
misconceptions, a lot of deception, a lot of corruption.
And I think in every industry,but certainly we just want to
share what we know from ourheart.
knowledge base and help you.
So by the end of the series,you're going to have a clear
roadmap.
You're going to know what youcan do to protect yourself, your
(19:27):
family, the people you love andcare about.
You'll have
Glenn (19:30):
all the information to make informed decisions for
yourself so that you can makethe best decisions.
What's best for you and yourfamily.
That's what we did.
That's what we want to sharewith you.
Ina (19:40):
Yep, absolutely.
So here's what I want to saybefore we sign off.
I want you guys to know how muchwe appreciate every single one
of you for tuning in.
We are in this together.
We understand how we're allfeeling about the situation.
But we are going to be sharing alot of insights.
(20:03):
We're excited about our nextepisode.
We're going to dive into.
How they're treating the waterand how that's impacting us and
what we can do to prevent anynegative impact from that.
Stay tuned.
You're really going to learn alot and we're excited to just be
here for you.
Glenn (20:22):
So again, we want to thank you for joining us on the
toxic truth about water.
Make sure to follow andsubscribe wherever you listen to
this podcast, your favoritepodcast place.
And until next time, rememberwe're all in this together guys.
So this is a journey that we'regoing to lead you down together.
There are solutions as we goalong.
We need to inform you first,before we tell you all the good
(20:44):
things you can do to fix it, youneed to understand the problem
first.
Ina (20:48):
So remember, we're all in this together.
Keep questioning, keep learning,stay healthy and stay informed.
Much love to you guys.
And remember to subscribe orfollow so that you never miss an
episode.
Bye for now.
Glenn (21:02):
See you next time.
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