January 20, 2025 • 16 mins
Ever wonder what else is lurking in your water besides chlorine and chloramines? In this revealing episode of The Toxic Truth About Water, Drs. Glenn and Aynan Nozick explore heavy metals like arsenic and lead, the surprising ways pharmaceuticals enter our taps, and how pesticides seep into everyday supply. You’ll learn why municipal treatments fall short, and the shocking toll these contaminants take on our bodies, pets, and environment. Brace yourself—knowing the problem is the first step toward real solutions.
What You’ll Learn
- Heavy Metal Hazards: Arsenic, lead, and copper—why they’re so common and the havoc they wreak.
- Pharmaceutical Residues: How medications end up in our water, from hospitals to home excretions.
- Pesticides & Herbicides: Why perfectly manicured lawns might be poisoning our groundwater.
- Who’s Most Vulnerable: Children, pregnant women, the elderly, and even our beloved pets.
Key Takeaways
- Municipal Gaps: Treatment plants don’t filter out heavy metals or pharmaceuticals—awareness is your best defense.
- Hidden Threats: Everyday exposure builds up over time, causing endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, and even cancer.
- Global Impact: This isn’t just about us—wildlife and ecosystems also suffer from these chemical intrusions.
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- Facebook: Ina Nozek and Glenn Nozek
- Instagram: @drsglennandina
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Episode Transcript
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Glenn (00:01):
Welcome to the Toxic Truth About Water.
We're Drs.
Glenn and Aynan Nozick, and inthis podcast we're uncovering
the hidden dangers lurking inyour water and how those
contaminants impact your health.
Ina (00:12):
After decades of exploring natural health, We've learned
the importance of clean, safewater, and we're here to share
that knowledge with you.
From the effects of toxins andcontaminants to the solutions
that you need, we've got theinside scoop.
So let's dive in.
Glenn (00:30):
Maybe before we dive in, we should talk about something
we were discussing earlier.
So for all you listeners, younotice that we're really upbeat,
positive people.
We'd like to have fun, talkabout mind blowing positive
things.
And we realized that.
While important we're talkingabout Toxins and things that you
(00:53):
know are negative and it's kind
Ina (00:55):
of dark, we like to bring the light So we want you guys to
understand that although thissubject matter is dry and dark
and Not very exciting.
It's not very interestingEntertaining, we do feel it's
important.
So we're going to, just getthrough the various episodes.
There will be a lot of late atthe end of this podcast tunnel.
Glenn (01:15):
Absolutely.
Our goal here, of course, is toprovide solutions.
So before we can do that, weneed to get you.
to become more aware of what theproblems are.
And as you remember lastepisode, we talked about
chlorine, chloramines, anddisinfectants that are placed
into our municipal watersystems,
Ina (01:33):
and we want to go along the journey a little bit with
talking about other Chemicalcontaminants.
So on today's episode, we'regoing to dive a little bit
deeper into heavy metals,pharmaceuticals, herbicides,
pesticides.
We're going to focus in on thatnow.
(01:54):
You'll notice in our episodetoday.
We're not going to touch on PFASor forever chemicals, which is
currently a big topic a reallyimportant topic our Next episode
we're going to dedicate To PFASand forever chemicals, but today
we're going to talk about someof those other chemical
contaminants that we really needto be aware of.
(02:16):
So let's talk about heavy metal.
Yeah,
Glenn (02:18):
I think it's going to blow your mind if you knew this
was in your water, I don't thinkyou'd be comfortable drinking
it.
Or bathing in it, or brushing
Ina (02:27):
your teeth in it yeah.
Glenn (02:28):
So what are we talking about when we say the word heavy
metals?
Most people have heard of it,some people are unaware of what
exactly that is.
They are in fact mineral metalsthat exist both in nature,
they're used for various things,they're put into, pesticides and
things as well.
So they are things like arsenic.
Lead, mercury, cadmium.
Ina (02:49):
Yep.
And these are heavy metals thatcan also, aside from being toxic
chemicals, they're alsoconsidered neurotoxins.
So in and of themselves, theyare wreaking havoc on our
health.
And as Glenn said, some of theseare found naturally, like in
(03:11):
nature, but the abundance ofwhat's.
Being in our water supply,treating water is not designed
to take these toxic harmfulchemicals out.
Same for pharmaceuticals,they're in there and that's not
taking them out.
So it's something that we wantto be fully aware of.
(03:32):
And depending on where you live,In the country, because we're
really focused here in the US,there will be higher levels of
some versus others, depending onwhere you are, based on the
industry around you, whetheryou're near mines or factories
or things like that, exactly, orfarmland, all of that's going to
(03:52):
come into new
Glenn (03:53):
development, all these things introduce these heavy
metals into our system.
Ina (03:58):
Yep.
So also, copper, right?
Copper is another source ofneurotoxicity.
And, we know that there's copperpiping, which to a point could
be healthier than other typesof.
Piping obviously lead pipes notused anymore for obvious
reasons, because that is a verytoxic, heavy metal.
Glenn (04:21):
Depending on the state of your water, that's where the
toxicity comes in.
So some of these in very minuteamounts, no big deal they will
not affect your health.
The problem is, and Ina justmentioned, some people will use,
for instance, copper piping,which is not necessarily a bad
thing, but depending on thestate of the water that's
actually running through thepipes, that is what determines
(04:44):
whether you're going to getexcess copper leaching out of
that pipe
Ina (04:47):
Exactly.
People
Glenn (04:49):
are so unaware.
Ina (04:50):
Yeah.
So let's just talk about whatthese heavy metals do.
So there's a lot of connectionto even small amounts causing
damage to our brain.
In terms of fluoride, forexample.
Even slightly increased fluorideexposure could be toxic to the
(05:11):
brain, particularly the pinealgland.
And that shows that we're justtalking about fluoride.
Now we know toothpaste isfluoridated.
Much of the water in our countryis fluoridated water.
And fluoride is banned inEurope.
Why is it banned?
Because they were never able toreally scientifically prove
that.
The health benefits to our teethto our bones.
(05:36):
So it was banned.
So we know that it is toxic tothe brain, creating a lot of
health issues.
A lot of these heavy metalscause various cancer of the
bladder, lungs, liver, kidneys,other organs.
We see a lot of skin problemsthat are connected to toxicity
from heavy metals,cardiovascular and respiratory
(05:58):
disease, a lot of neurologicalissues.
They're often known as endocrinedisruptors, right?
So they're messing with ourAbility to.
Be fertile hormonal imbalancesthat are so much now prevalent
in epidemic.
Glenn (06:15):
They're so common,
Ina (06:16):
Estrogen cancers, breast cancer, prostate cancer these
various cancers, but also,thyroid imbalance and issues
with endometriosis and just,there's so many things and,
sometimes it's hard to go backand pinpoint, Oh, it's from.
This toxin in your water, ofcourse, we know that, but we are
(06:38):
slowly being poisoned and all ofthese things are contributing.
Glenn (06:42):
And chances are it isn't just one particular one.
It's the accumulation of allthese different toxins coming
from different areas, some ofthem heavy metals, some of them
other things that add up to bejust a horrible situation.
Ina (06:57):
And, let's just talk about, the pesticides and the
herbicides, right?
So we all want to have thesebeautiful lawns certainly farms,
vegetable farms, grain, it'sall, there's so much,
Glenn (07:08):
Here in Florida, there's this massive, development going
on.
On both coasts, everybody wantsto live near the water.
Ina (07:14):
I think it's really the entire state.
Glenn (07:15):
The state.
The state has among the mostcoastline of any state.
And for that reason, it's verydesirable.
And the people moving in wantbeautiful lawns.
Ina (07:25):
These big communities and everyone is having, their lawns
treated with chemicals,pesticides, herbicides, that is
containing all of these harmfulchemicals.
Contaminants that are in ourgroundwater, and it's getting in
when we're drinking the water,cooking with the water, bathing
in the water, and again, all ofthis is poisoning us, and it's
really creating a lot of healthissues that we're seeing.
(07:48):
I want to really talk just alittle bit about arsenic in and
of itself because where we livehere in Bradenton, and by the
way, guys, we mentioned this toyou before, but if you look at
the environmental working groupand you can actually put in your
specific zip code to get alittle snapshot of what your
water is contaminated with, thelatest information they have on
(08:13):
the site, I believe is threeyears old.
And it's only getting worse.
This isn't getting cleaned up.
It's still going
Glenn (08:18):
to give you a really good picture, a
Ina (08:19):
snapshot of what Like, a rough idea of minimally what
it's looking and interestinglyenough, here in Bradenton, we
have 260 times The healthguideline for arsenic.
What that means, there are legallimits and what the
(08:40):
environmental group, they lookat health guidelines like what
they believe to be the limitwhere if it's more than that,
you're crossing the line, you'rereally asking for issues, for
problems.
So we here have 260 times thehealth guideline now.
Interestingly enough, when westarted to really dive into
(09:04):
arsenic in other areas in thecountry, it turns out Florida's
not even on the top of the list.
Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada,California, Michigan, Minnesota,
those have the highest rates.
And when we look specifically atPhoenix, regarding arsenic, 1266
(09:24):
times The health guidelines.
That is not okay.
Think about developing children.
Glenn (09:31):
It's not the legal limit, it's the health guidelines.
Ina (09:33):
It doesn't matter.
This should not be in our water.
Glenn (09:36):
Exactly.
Ina (09:36):
And we're drinking it, we're cooking with it, we're
bathing in it, we're absorbingit, we're poisoning ourselves,
and again, we always go back totaking a look at the health
crisis that we're looking at.
We're dealing with all of thepremature aging, all of the
neurological issues, early onsetdimension, Alzheimer's and
(09:56):
Parkinson's and MS and ALS andall of these things that are
Really affecting, again,neurotoxicity, but everything
else, too, and it's disturbing.
So let's talk aboutpharmaceuticals, because that's
another thing.
And, guys, water treatment isnot designed to take the
pharmaceuticals out.
It's not designed to take theseheavy metals out.
(10:19):
We think we're being protected,and as we talked about last
episode, We're not.
It's the good and the bad,right?
Glenn (10:26):
They're simply not talking about it, and that's why
we are.
Honestly, I feel like it'sunbelievable that we're left in
the dark, so to speak.
And you're just told that yourwater's okay.
Ina (10:37):
Yeah, it's safe to drink.
And most people don't questionit.
And again, as we always say,we're not trying to freak you
out.
We're not trying to create doomand gloom.
It's just the awareness, right?
You just want to know.
We have to be in the know, andthen what we do with the
information, that's up to us.
So when we talk aboutpharmaceuticals in our water,
you think about how are thesepharmaceuticals getting in our
(11:00):
water?
Obviously, people do pour theirprescriptions down the drain.
They throw it into the garbage.
It's disposed, waste disposalfrom hospitals, right?
They have massive amounts ofvarious pharmaceuticals.
But it also gets in the waterfrom excretion.
When we are taking medicationand we urinate.
(11:23):
We excrete a lot of thosepharmaceutical residues, and so
that is in our water supply.
Glenn (11:29):
And people need to get that.
We're not here to gross you out,but you really need to get that.
Virtually almost all municipalwater is recycled.
Wastewater it is that's how itworks.
It doesn't mean it can't becleaned to the point where it is
pristine be at the municipallevel, but it can be done I just
want to like so the reason i'msaying that is not to scare you,
(11:52):
But for you to be aware that'show bad it is
Ina (11:55):
And so the other thing that we really want to think about
with because it's verypervasive, so it's not just
affecting us, but thepharmaceuticals in the water are
severely affecting wildlife andharming the entire ecosystem,
right?
So what are they finding inwater?
Opioids and all kinds of otherpainkillers.
Glenn (12:18):
Makes sense.
The most common drugs on themarket right now are opioids and
painkillers.
Ina (12:23):
Yep.
So that's abundant in our watersupply, right?
It's not like you drink somewater and your pain goes away.
But it's these small traceamounts of all of these things,
right?
estrogen and other hormones,whether someone's taking birth
control pills or whatever,again, that's getting in there.
In fact, that's one of thepredominant, pharmaceuticals
that they're finding.
Antibiotics, for sure.
(12:45):
And there's been such anincrease in antibiotic resistant
bacteria, and this is part ofthe reason.
The CDC, estimate that annually,there's at least 2 million
illnesses and 23, 000 deaths inthe U.
S.
that are caused by antibioticresistant bacteria.
So part of it is overuse, butthe other part is we're getting
(13:07):
it in our water.
We're getting it in our food,certainly, eating, meat and
dairy and so forth.
But it is in the water.
And then certainly alsoantidepressants.
Glenn (13:16):
And regardless of whether it's opioids, antidepressants,
antibiotics, it is in the water.
It's leading to endocrinedisruption.
This is huge, because so manypeople don't know why they don't
feel right, and so many aspectsof your body are run by your
hormones.
They're the messengers in yourbody.
And so when that is disrupted,the message is going to your
(13:36):
various organs and glands aredisrupted.
So you're bound to have it showup, it's like little increments
and then all of a sudden youhave a significant
Ina (13:45):
And let's just face it too, who are the most susceptible?
Certainly elderly people, right?
Anyone with a compromised immunesystem.
So people who have autoimmunedisorders people who are not
well to begin with are moresusceptible.
Certainly growing fetuses andyoung babies, children, pregnant
(14:06):
women
Glenn (14:06):
have to be careful.
Ina (14:07):
Absolutely.
And then, again, We're not goingto forget our fur babies, right?
Dogs and cats are pets.
Wildlife in general, but we'reall in this together, right?
It's really affecting everysingle one of us.
Glenn (14:20):
funny, like here where we live, we recently heard about an
animal issue, like with localpets, there's a ton of dogs
where we live.
Everybody has a dog.
It's great.
Ina (14:29):
A lot of dogs are dying young.
But all of a sudden there's this
Glenn (14:32):
noticeable illness
Ina (14:36):
Early onset kidney disease and certain cancers that are
killing dogs early, like younganimals.
Something's up, whether it'swhat they're spraying the lawns
with, what's in the water,whatever it is.
Again, a lot of times it's hardto pinpoint.
But we know for a fact we'rebeing slowly poisoned.
We know that we need to knowwhat's in the water so that we
(14:56):
know how we can protectourselves.
Glenn (14:59):
Absolutely.
The bottom line is that ourmunicipal waters simply do not
treat to this level.
And that's our message.
You need to know that is notgetting handled at your
municipal level.
Ina (15:11):
And also for those who have well water.
These contaminants, these heavymetals, it's runoff, it's still
going in, so they're not goingto have the disinfectants in the
well water, but they're going tohave all of these other things
that we're talking about, andlike I said before, next episode
we're really going to dive intothe PFAS, the forever chemicals,
and we're going to talk aboutwhat they are, and how pervasive
(15:34):
they are, and what an impactthey are having negatively on
our health.
through our drinking water.
So stay tuned for that.
Glenn (15:44):
Well, thanks everybody again for listening to this
episode, the toxic truth aboutwater, make sure to hit follow
and subscribe wherever you'relistening to podcasts and so you
never miss an episode.
Ina (15:56):
Yep, so that one simple step, just following or
subscribing will make sure thatyou never are left in the dark
when we share new information.
So until next time, remember,like I said, we're all in this
together.
So keep questioning, keeplearning, stay healthy, and stay
informed.
Much love to you guys.
(16:16):
Till next time.
Welcome to the Toxic Truth About Water.
We're Drs.
Glenn and Aynan Nozick, and inthis podcast we're uncovering
the hidden dangers lurking inyour water and how those
contaminants impact your health.
Ina (00:12):
After decades of exploring natural health, We've learned
the importance of clean, safewater, and we're here to share
that knowledge with you.
From the effects of toxins andcontaminants to the solutions
that you need, we've got theinside scoop.
So let's dive in.
Glenn (00:30):
Maybe before we dive in, we should talk about something
we were discussing earlier.
So for all you listeners, younotice that we're really upbeat,
positive people.
We'd like to have fun, talkabout mind blowing positive
things.
And we realized that.
While important we're talkingabout Toxins and things that you
(00:53):
know are negative and it's kind
Ina (00:55):
of dark, we like to bring the light So we want you guys to
understand that although thissubject matter is dry and dark
and Not very exciting.
It's not very interestingEntertaining, we do feel it's
important.
So we're going to, just getthrough the various episodes.
There will be a lot of late atthe end of this podcast tunnel.
Glenn (01:15):
Absolutely.
Our goal here, of course, is toprovide solutions.
So before we can do that, weneed to get you.
to become more aware of what theproblems are.
And as you remember lastepisode, we talked about
chlorine, chloramines, anddisinfectants that are placed
into our municipal watersystems,
Ina (01:33):
and we want to go along the journey a little bit with
talking about other Chemicalcontaminants.
So on today's episode, we'regoing to dive a little bit
deeper into heavy metals,pharmaceuticals, herbicides,
pesticides.
We're going to focus in on thatnow.
(01:54):
You'll notice in our episodetoday.
We're not going to touch on PFASor forever chemicals, which is
currently a big topic a reallyimportant topic our Next episode
we're going to dedicate To PFASand forever chemicals, but today
we're going to talk about someof those other chemical
contaminants that we really needto be aware of.
(02:16):
So let's talk about heavy metal.
Yeah,
Glenn (02:18):
I think it's going to blow your mind if you knew this
was in your water, I don't thinkyou'd be comfortable drinking
it.
Or bathing in it, or brushing
Ina (02:27):
your teeth in it yeah.
Glenn (02:28):
So what are we talking about when we say the word heavy
metals?
Most people have heard of it,some people are unaware of what
exactly that is.
They are in fact mineral metalsthat exist both in nature,
they're used for various things,they're put into, pesticides and
things as well.
So they are things like arsenic.
Lead, mercury, cadmium.
Ina (02:49):
Yep.
And these are heavy metals thatcan also, aside from being toxic
chemicals, they're alsoconsidered neurotoxins.
So in and of themselves, theyare wreaking havoc on our
health.
And as Glenn said, some of theseare found naturally, like in
(03:11):
nature, but the abundance ofwhat's.
Being in our water supply,treating water is not designed
to take these toxic harmfulchemicals out.
Same for pharmaceuticals,they're in there and that's not
taking them out.
So it's something that we wantto be fully aware of.
(03:32):
And depending on where you live,In the country, because we're
really focused here in the US,there will be higher levels of
some versus others, depending onwhere you are, based on the
industry around you, whetheryou're near mines or factories
or things like that, exactly, orfarmland, all of that's going to
(03:52):
come into new
Glenn (03:53):
development, all these things introduce these heavy
metals into our system.
Ina (03:58):
Yep.
So also, copper, right?
Copper is another source ofneurotoxicity.
And, we know that there's copperpiping, which to a point could
be healthier than other typesof.
Piping obviously lead pipes notused anymore for obvious
reasons, because that is a verytoxic, heavy metal.
Glenn (04:21):
Depending on the state of your water, that's where the
toxicity comes in.
So some of these in very minuteamounts, no big deal they will
not affect your health.
The problem is, and Ina justmentioned, some people will use,
for instance, copper piping,which is not necessarily a bad
thing, but depending on thestate of the water that's
actually running through thepipes, that is what determines
(04:44):
whether you're going to getexcess copper leaching out of
that pipe
Ina (04:47):
Exactly.
People
Glenn (04:49):
are so unaware.
Ina (04:50):
Yeah.
So let's just talk about whatthese heavy metals do.
So there's a lot of connectionto even small amounts causing
damage to our brain.
In terms of fluoride, forexample.
Even slightly increased fluorideexposure could be toxic to the
(05:11):
brain, particularly the pinealgland.
And that shows that we're justtalking about fluoride.
Now we know toothpaste isfluoridated.
Much of the water in our countryis fluoridated water.
And fluoride is banned inEurope.
Why is it banned?
Because they were never able toreally scientifically prove
that.
The health benefits to our teethto our bones.
(05:36):
So it was banned.
So we know that it is toxic tothe brain, creating a lot of
health issues.
A lot of these heavy metalscause various cancer of the
bladder, lungs, liver, kidneys,other organs.
We see a lot of skin problemsthat are connected to toxicity
from heavy metals,cardiovascular and respiratory
(05:58):
disease, a lot of neurologicalissues.
They're often known as endocrinedisruptors, right?
So they're messing with ourAbility to.
Be fertile hormonal imbalancesthat are so much now prevalent
in epidemic.
Glenn (06:15):
They're so common,
Ina (06:16):
Estrogen cancers, breast cancer, prostate cancer these
various cancers, but also,thyroid imbalance and issues
with endometriosis and just,there's so many things and,
sometimes it's hard to go backand pinpoint, Oh, it's from.
This toxin in your water, ofcourse, we know that, but we are
(06:38):
slowly being poisoned and all ofthese things are contributing.
Glenn (06:42):
And chances are it isn't just one particular one.
It's the accumulation of allthese different toxins coming
from different areas, some ofthem heavy metals, some of them
other things that add up to bejust a horrible situation.
Ina (06:57):
And, let's just talk about, the pesticides and the
herbicides, right?
So we all want to have thesebeautiful lawns certainly farms,
vegetable farms, grain, it'sall, there's so much,
Glenn (07:08):
Here in Florida, there's this massive, development going
on.
On both coasts, everybody wantsto live near the water.
Ina (07:14):
I think it's really the entire state.
Glenn (07:15):
The state.
The state has among the mostcoastline of any state.
And for that reason, it's verydesirable.
And the people moving in wantbeautiful lawns.
Ina (07:25):
These big communities and everyone is having, their lawns
treated with chemicals,pesticides, herbicides, that is
containing all of these harmfulchemicals.
Contaminants that are in ourgroundwater, and it's getting in
when we're drinking the water,cooking with the water, bathing
in the water, and again, all ofthis is poisoning us, and it's
really creating a lot of healthissues that we're seeing.
(07:48):
I want to really talk just alittle bit about arsenic in and
of itself because where we livehere in Bradenton, and by the
way, guys, we mentioned this toyou before, but if you look at
the environmental working groupand you can actually put in your
specific zip code to get alittle snapshot of what your
water is contaminated with, thelatest information they have on
(08:13):
the site, I believe is threeyears old.
And it's only getting worse.
This isn't getting cleaned up.
It's still going
Glenn (08:18):
to give you a really good picture, a
Ina (08:19):
snapshot of what Like, a rough idea of minimally what
it's looking and interestinglyenough, here in Bradenton, we
have 260 times The healthguideline for arsenic.
What that means, there are legallimits and what the
(08:40):
environmental group, they lookat health guidelines like what
they believe to be the limitwhere if it's more than that,
you're crossing the line, you'rereally asking for issues, for
problems.
So we here have 260 times thehealth guideline now.
Interestingly enough, when westarted to really dive into
(09:04):
arsenic in other areas in thecountry, it turns out Florida's
not even on the top of the list.
Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada,California, Michigan, Minnesota,
those have the highest rates.
And when we look specifically atPhoenix, regarding arsenic, 1266
(09:24):
times The health guidelines.
That is not okay.
Think about developing children.
Glenn (09:31):
It's not the legal limit, it's the health guidelines.
Ina (09:33):
It doesn't matter.
This should not be in our water.
Glenn (09:36):
Exactly.
Ina (09:36):
And we're drinking it, we're cooking with it, we're
bathing in it, we're absorbingit, we're poisoning ourselves,
and again, we always go back totaking a look at the health
crisis that we're looking at.
We're dealing with all of thepremature aging, all of the
neurological issues, early onsetdimension, Alzheimer's and
(09:56):
Parkinson's and MS and ALS andall of these things that are
Really affecting, again,neurotoxicity, but everything
else, too, and it's disturbing.
So let's talk aboutpharmaceuticals, because that's
another thing.
And, guys, water treatment isnot designed to take the
pharmaceuticals out.
It's not designed to take theseheavy metals out.
(10:19):
We think we're being protected,and as we talked about last
episode, We're not.
It's the good and the bad,right?
Glenn (10:26):
They're simply not talking about it, and that's why
we are.
Honestly, I feel like it'sunbelievable that we're left in
the dark, so to speak.
And you're just told that yourwater's okay.
Ina (10:37):
Yeah, it's safe to drink.
And most people don't questionit.
And again, as we always say,we're not trying to freak you
out.
We're not trying to create doomand gloom.
It's just the awareness, right?
You just want to know.
We have to be in the know, andthen what we do with the
information, that's up to us.
So when we talk aboutpharmaceuticals in our water,
you think about how are thesepharmaceuticals getting in our
(11:00):
water?
Obviously, people do pour theirprescriptions down the drain.
They throw it into the garbage.
It's disposed, waste disposalfrom hospitals, right?
They have massive amounts ofvarious pharmaceuticals.
But it also gets in the waterfrom excretion.
When we are taking medicationand we urinate.
(11:23):
We excrete a lot of thosepharmaceutical residues, and so
that is in our water supply.
Glenn (11:29):
And people need to get that.
We're not here to gross you out,but you really need to get that.
Virtually almost all municipalwater is recycled.
Wastewater it is that's how itworks.
It doesn't mean it can't becleaned to the point where it is
pristine be at the municipallevel, but it can be done I just
want to like so the reason i'msaying that is not to scare you,
(11:52):
But for you to be aware that'show bad it is
Ina (11:55):
And so the other thing that we really want to think about
with because it's verypervasive, so it's not just
affecting us, but thepharmaceuticals in the water are
severely affecting wildlife andharming the entire ecosystem,
right?
So what are they finding inwater?
Opioids and all kinds of otherpainkillers.
Glenn (12:18):
Makes sense.
The most common drugs on themarket right now are opioids and
painkillers.
Ina (12:23):
Yep.
So that's abundant in our watersupply, right?
It's not like you drink somewater and your pain goes away.
But it's these small traceamounts of all of these things,
right?
estrogen and other hormones,whether someone's taking birth
control pills or whatever,again, that's getting in there.
In fact, that's one of thepredominant, pharmaceuticals
that they're finding.
Antibiotics, for sure.
(12:45):
And there's been such anincrease in antibiotic resistant
bacteria, and this is part ofthe reason.
The CDC, estimate that annually,there's at least 2 million
illnesses and 23, 000 deaths inthe U.
S.
that are caused by antibioticresistant bacteria.
So part of it is overuse, butthe other part is we're getting
(13:07):
it in our water.
We're getting it in our food,certainly, eating, meat and
dairy and so forth.
But it is in the water.
And then certainly alsoantidepressants.
Glenn (13:16):
And regardless of whether it's opioids, antidepressants,
antibiotics, it is in the water.
It's leading to endocrinedisruption.
This is huge, because so manypeople don't know why they don't
feel right, and so many aspectsof your body are run by your
hormones.
They're the messengers in yourbody.
And so when that is disrupted,the message is going to your
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various organs and glands aredisrupted.
So you're bound to have it showup, it's like little increments
and then all of a sudden youhave a significant
Ina (13:45):
And let's just face it too, who are the most susceptible?
Certainly elderly people, right?
Anyone with a compromised immunesystem.
So people who have autoimmunedisorders people who are not
well to begin with are moresusceptible.
Certainly growing fetuses andyoung babies, children, pregnant
(14:06):
women
Glenn (14:06):
have to be careful.
Ina (14:07):
Absolutely.
And then, again, We're not goingto forget our fur babies, right?
Dogs and cats are pets.
Wildlife in general, but we'reall in this together, right?
It's really affecting everysingle one of us.
Glenn (14:20):
funny, like here where we live, we recently heard about an
animal issue, like with localpets, there's a ton of dogs
where we live.
Everybody has a dog.
It's great.
Ina (14:29):
A lot of dogs are dying young.
But all of a sudden there's this
Glenn (14:32):
noticeable illness
Ina (14:36):
Early onset kidney disease and certain cancers that are
killing dogs early, like younganimals.
Something's up, whether it'swhat they're spraying the lawns
with, what's in the water,whatever it is.
Again, a lot of times it's hardto pinpoint.
But we know for a fact we'rebeing slowly poisoned.
We know that we need to knowwhat's in the water so that we
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know how we can protectourselves.
Glenn (14:59):
Absolutely.
The bottom line is that ourmunicipal waters simply do not
treat to this level.
And that's our message.
You need to know that is notgetting handled at your
municipal level.
Ina (15:11):
And also for those who have well water.
These contaminants, these heavymetals, it's runoff, it's still
going in, so they're not goingto have the disinfectants in the
well water, but they're going tohave all of these other things
that we're talking about, andlike I said before, next episode
we're really going to dive intothe PFAS, the forever chemicals,
and we're going to talk aboutwhat they are, and how pervasive
(15:34):
they are, and what an impactthey are having negatively on
our health.
through our drinking water.
So stay tuned for that.
Glenn (15:44):
Well, thanks everybody again for listening to this
episode, the toxic truth aboutwater, make sure to hit follow
and subscribe wherever you'relistening to podcasts and so you
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Ina (15:56):
Yep, so that one simple step, just following or
subscribing will make sure thatyou never are left in the dark
when we share new information.
So until next time, remember,like I said, we're all in this
together.
So keep questioning, keeplearning, stay healthy, and stay
informed.
Much love to you guys.
(16:16):
Till next time.
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