February 10, 2025 • 17 mins
Is bottled water the convenient, safe alternative we’ve all been led to believe? In this episode of The Toxic Truth About Water, Drs. Glenn and Ina dive into the hidden contaminants, environmental toll, and misleading marketing behind plastic water bottles. From PFAS to microplastics, learn why your go-to thirst-quencher might be doing more harm than good—and discover healthier, more sustainable ways to stay hydrated.
What You’ll Learn
- Hidden Contaminants: The surprising chemicals (including heavy metals and microplastics) often lurking in bottled water.
- Environmental Impact: How skyrocketing plastic production is harming marine life and creating massive pollution challenges.
- Myth-Busting: Common misconceptions about purity, regulation, and the “spring water” label.
- Better Solutions: Simple, cost-effective ways to ditch single-use plastic and protect both your health and the planet.
Key Takeaways
- Bottled ≠ Safer: Many brands are just treated municipal water, often containing PFAS, microplastics, and other toxins.
- False Sense of Security: Higher cost and “fancy” packaging doesn’t guarantee purity or strict regulation.
- Environmental Crisis: Over 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced yearly—threatening oceans, wildlife, and ultimately, human health.
- Reusable for the Win: Switch to glass or stainless steel bottles, paired with quality filtration at home, to save money and reduce waste.
Resources & Links
- Check Brand Recalls & Guidelines: FDA Recalls
- Water Quality Reports: Environmental Working Group
- Connect with Drs. Glenn & Ina:
- Call Us Today: (732) 300-1925
- Facebook: Ina Nozek and Glenn Nozek
- Instagram: @drsglennandina
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Glenn (00:00):
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 those contaminants
impact your health.
Ina (00:11):
After decades of exploring natural health, we've learned
the importance of clean, safewater, and we're here to share
that knowledge with all of you.
From the effects of toxins andcontaminants to the solutions
that you need, let's dive in.
Glenn (00:27):
Yeah, let's do it.
Ina (00:28):
We're diving in today.
And today we're going to betalking about water bottles.
I wonder how many of ourlisteners have, or continue to
use some on a daily basis foryour families, for yourselves.
Glenn (00:41):
I think I dare say most
Ina (00:43):
a lot
Glenn (00:43):
of people
Ina (00:44):
Yeah,
Glenn (00:44):
an overwhelming amount of people are like that's their
lifestyle
Ina (00:49):
and you guys, you know for when our kids were small.
I remember we had that ceramicbase with those five stand and
we would do the five gallonbottles that were
Glenn (01:01):
So we did that for
Ina (01:02):
We had the hot and cold version of that and then we were
doing that and Buying cases ofbottled water and with three
kids and as they were growing upremember Storing the plastic
bottles in the garage and I likethe ones with the sport bottles
That was the only way that I wascomfortably able to drink enough
water Like it was almost likethere was something I liked
(01:25):
about that sport bottle top, butyou didn't like this I thought
Glenn (01:28):
they were too big, I didn't want to drink that much
water I wanted
Ina (01:31):
like, oh we got a hydrate so I wanted the big sport
bottles.
We ended up buying
Glenn (01:36):
both.
Ina (01:36):
And we bought the little tiny ones because, the kids
would waste.
They'd take a sip of water andthen there'd be like half
Glenn (01:43):
Bottles everywhere.
Ina (01:44):
bottles in their room, in our car, in the back of the car,
whatever.
Glenn (01:48):
had no idea.
The history before you purchasedit, and you probably ignored the
history after you purchased it,because where were you storing
it?
In most cases, it was in a placethat didn't do it any good.
there's no safe place to storethem anyway,
Ina (02:03):
right?
And Glenn said, like how, was ittraveling on trucks going from
hot to cold?
Like how long was it, shippedand stored and all of that had
an impact, right?
Now, again, we're going touncover and talk about all that.
So we're guilty of not knowing.
Before we get into this, I justwant everyone to really
(02:25):
understand that we don't comefrom a place of judgment.
because we've been there, we'vemade plenty of mistakes, we
continue to make plenty ofmistakes.
We're learning, we're all, Ialways say, we're all a work in
progress.
We're trying to do the best wecan.
And one of the main reasons thatwe're even bringing this
information to you is because wedo feel that it's so important.
(02:46):
Absolutely.
For, your health, for theenvironment.
We do not do that anymore.
Many people, we've been talkingabout all of the various groups
of contaminants that are foundin our water, right?
So we've been, each episodegoing through each one.
And we're going to start movinginto solutions.
(03:08):
And what's really interesting isa lot of people feel that
bottled water, plastic water isa good solution.
And we're going to pretty muchbust some myths today.
Glenn (03:21):
myth busters.
Ina (03:23):
Myth buster.
Okay.
Not good for our health.
We'll talk about why.
Not good for the environment.
We'll talk about why.
And not good for our wallet,which is probably the least.
of the issues, we're alreadypaying for our water in our
homes and now we're outsourcingwater We're paying for bottled
(03:43):
water, which is actually reallyexpensive when you break it down
we don't think of it that wayBut a lot of families will spend
upwards of 100 a month onbottled water We all have
different amounts that we'reusing and different amounts of
family members and who drinksmore water than other people.
So we're going to talk about allthe reasons why not a good idea
(04:04):
and some, better options.
Glenn (04:06):
So let's talk about where it started.
And I find this kind offascinating because it started
pretty much in the 90s, right?
It is when water bottles gotpopular and they got popular
partially because they were seenas the healthy alternative.
It was when people startedactually caring about water and
the quality of water.
And the thing was, we were ledto believe that was actually
(04:29):
like controlled, regulated.
Purist quality water that wewere getting in those things and
we were taught to believe thatthe water going into our like
soda products that were beingsold and things like that was
always like the purest water
Ina (04:44):
it was based on health consciousness for sure.
It was based on convenience.
A lot of people were nowstarting to really understand
the importance of hydration andthere was a lot of heavy
marketing by brands like Nestleand Avion, who started to create
this trend of, yeah, that'shealthy.
(05:05):
Buy bottled water in plasticbottles.
Glenn (05:08):
I don't got the source.
Ina (05:09):
Yeah.
And the truth is it wasinitially glass bottles, right?
So definitely better, but glassis heavy and it wasn't
convenient.
Glenn (05:22):
cost effective for the companies.
Ina (05:24):
So that.
Became what it has become.
Unbelievable.
And so it really all of thosethings really help to solidify
the rise in water consumption,especially in plastic water
bottles.
Glenn (05:39):
And then, of course, now we're left with, an
environmental impact from this.
Ina (05:45):
So yeah, but first let's talk about the hidden
contaminants.
So there's a lot of hiddencontaminants.
in bottled water.
So remember, we've been talkingabout PFAS, forever chemicals,
heavy metals, pharmaceuticals,biologicals they're finding an
(06:06):
enormous amount of chemicalsthat have been identified in
bottled water.
And I say they because there'svarious agencies that test this
and there's a lot ofinformation.
We've heard upwards of 25, 000chemicals have been identified
in bottled water.
So let's just say an enormousamount.
(06:26):
I like that rather than Aspecific number because you're
going to get controversy interms of this agency says this
and that says that.
So just know it's a lot.
Glenn (06:38):
And again, what is it that we're actually finding
that's horrible?
The main thing that has reallybecome the permeating factor
here.
I think is the PFAS situationbecause there can be, and we'll
talk about the other things inthe water as well as we go on,
but just that alone, which seemsto be showing up everywhere.
Ina (06:57):
Yeah.
Glenn (06:57):
We talked about it in our municipal water.
here we're talking about bottledwater.
Ina (07:02):
And what's really interesting is some studies are
suggesting that.
Up to 93 percent of bottledwater may have detectable levels
of these PFAS, these foreverchemicals.
The exact percentage is going tovary depending on the source and
the testing methods that areused.
But again, It's in there.
So we're thinking it's areliable source and we're
(07:24):
finding all of these differentcontaminants, particularly PFAS,
but other things as well.
There were a couple of recalls,just to put this into
perspective, just fairlyrecently.
Glenn (07:35):
say, this isn't even old information.
That's important for you tounderstand.
So we're not going back, like 15years ago and talking about
stuff like that.
This is like as recent as May.
You know of this past May 2024.
Yeah, the FDA recalled.
1.
9 million bottles of Fiji,right?
Ina (07:53):
little more expensive
Glenn (07:53):
good
Ina (07:54):
cool square.
Glenn (07:54):
artesian water.
Ina (07:56):
Yeah,
Glenn (07:56):
Right
Ina (07:56):
Manganese, as you guys probably know, is an important
mineral that we need for ourbody.
But in excessive amounts, whichis what was found in this
bottled water, it causesneurological problems.
It can have a negative effect onbrain function.
It's not okay.
It's not safe to have highlevels of manganese, and that's
what was found.
There was, like Glenn said, 1.
(08:17):
9 million bottles.
And then in July, the yearbefore in 23 Zephyr Hills, which
is a very popular brand in ourpart of Florida and probably
throughout Florida.
Glenn (08:28):
their 100 percent natural spring water.
Ina (08:31):
so that was recalled due to bromate levels that exceeded the
FDA standard of quality.
So more than 300, 000 casesWe're recalled now.
Bromate, by the way, is fromtreating water.
It's a disinfectant that's usedto treat the water.
So what is in this bottledwater?
(08:52):
We're thinking we're gettingthese natural springs that are
clean and fresh and wonderfuland healthy and safe.
Glenn (08:59):
it's municipal water from somewhere.
Ina (09:01):
times, that's what it is.
Glenn (09:02):
bromate I yeah, then it was treated somewhere along the
line.
Ina (09:06):
So now you're paying to put it in a bottle when you could
just drink it out of your tap.
The other very important topichere is the microplastics.
studies have shown bottled watercontains an average of around
325 microplastic particles perliter.
Glenn (09:27):
A liter?
Ina (09:28):
And the World Health Organization reviewed some of
the world's most popular bottledwater brands and found that more
than 90 percent showed signs ofmicroplastic contamination.
I would bet that every humanbeing on the planet
Glenn (09:41):
It has
Ina (09:42):
microplastics, nanoplastics.
It is becoming a huge problem.
These are endocrine disruptors.
Microplastics are causing allkinds of health issues.
It's not okay.
And this is slowly poisoning us.
So you want to have theawareness now.
Not only is this all affectingour health, but what is it doing
(10:03):
to the environment?
Glenn (10:04):
Exactly.
And I jumped the gun before byshooting to the environment.
But now we're there.
You're right.
it is grossly affecting ourenvironment.
We're having major disposalissues with plastic.
I don't have to tell you,everybody knows it.
It's been brought up.
We have countries like PuertoRico that have trouble with it.
We have one in the Pacific oceanfloating that can be seen by
(10:25):
planes.
It's a bad scene.
Ina (10:27):
Yeah.
So the ocean plastic problem isthe accumulation of plastic in
the ocean, which obviously harmsmarine life and it completely
affects.
the ecosystem.
The entire food chain isaffected.
Humans produce, get this guys,over 400 million metric tons of
plastic each year.
That's more than the weight ofall human beings on earth.
(10:50):
So just think about that.
What are they doing to disposeof this correctly?
Glenn (10:55):
back in the water basically is what, it's like we
try, we can't even want to takeit out of the water.
Ina (11:00):
Over 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans
every year, and it's estimatedthat 100, 000 marine animals die
annually just from plasticentanglement or ingestion.
I actually think it's probablyway more than that.
But even if it's just that's ahuge number.
And by the year 2050,
Glenn (11:21):
This is a stat we've used many times.
Ina (11:24):
There will be more plastic in the ocean by 2050, which is
25 years from now,
Glenn (11:28):
just 25 years,
Ina (11:29):
If you think about our Children, our grandchildren,
ourselves, God willing, we willbe still here at that point.
But there will be more plasticin the ocean than fish by
weight.
If this current trend continues.
Glenn (11:44):
So you want to get and this is so ridiculous, right?
Because plastic is so light.
So for it to be thataccumulation is just Insanity,
Ina (11:56):
And for me, like I don't eat meat, but I do eat fish and
seafood Because it does becomedoom and gloom.
And, we always tell you guys,we're not here to create that
doom and gloom.
It's really just the awareness.
Glenn (12:06):
going to say it starts with awareness.
All solutions begin fromawareness
Ina (12:10):
Yep, absolutely.
It's really just, problemawareness.
Okay, now what do we do?
But let's just talk about someof the myths, right?
Because
Glenn (12:19):
myth bust myths.
Ina (12:20):
we're gonna bust some myths.
Glenn (12:22):
Yeah.
Ina (12:23):
So let's go through a few.
Glenn (12:24):
First one, let's do, bottled water is cleaner than
tap.
And a lot of people believethat, right?
Ina (12:30):
you feel psychologically better.
But the truth is that manybottled waters are just
repurposed tap water with littleto no additional filtration.
Glenn (12:40):
And if you're going by taste, that's not a fair
assumption.
Ina (12:45):
Correct.
That's right.
Glenn (12:45):
could remove things that affect the taste
Ina (12:48):
or the smell
Glenn (12:49):
or the smell.
Ina (12:50):
Yep.
Glenn (12:50):
And yet it's still laden with contaminants.
Ina (12:53):
That's right.
Second myth, bottled water isfree from contaminants.
We've already shared that withyou.
It's filled with.
Microplastics, heavy metals,PFAS, chemicals just from the
plastic bottles in and ofthemselves, Nanoplastics and so
forth.
So we know that is absolutely amyth.
Let's bust that one.
Glenn (13:13):
Plastic bottles are safe for reuse.
Ina (13:17):
Yeah.
And remember, I was classic fortaking my plastic sport water
bottle and just filling it upwith our Water from our tap that
was filtered and I kept using itover and over.
Glenn (13:28):
saving the environment.
You're reusing.
It seems like you're doing theright thing.
We get it.
Ina (13:33):
you're chemically leaching.
Glenn (13:35):
plastic is getting worse.
Ina (13:37):
Correct.
And especially when it's exposedto heat or sunlight.
It will release harmfulsubstances like BPA, which is a
chemical in the plastic.
Glenn (13:45):
Absolutely.
Ina (13:45):
one?
Glenn (13:46):
Bottled water is regulated more strictly than tap
water.
And you would think so.
the truth is No.
In fact, some of these companiescontinue to sell products.
Even after recall, even afterwarnings that they're making
false claims about the qualityof their water, maybe saying
it's a natural spring from thesource when that source is a tap
(14:06):
water from that municipality,wherever the border is actually
being bottled.
Ina (14:11):
Yeah.
tap water is more stringentlyregulated.
Glenn (14:14):
it's healthier,
Ina (14:14):
So keep that in mind as well.
Glenn (14:16):
And then
Ina (14:17):
lastly, another myth.
Is that all bottled water issourced from fresh springs a lot
of it is simply Municipalsources or wells not pristine
springs as being advertised.
So it's deceptive.
To a large degree, it sure is.
Glenn (14:34):
Yeah, get the latest information.
Let's talk about some of thehealthier alternatives real
quick and as we move forward inour series, we're going to
really dive into solutions, whatpeople are doing, what we feel
about some of those solutions,pro and con
Ina (14:47):
and we'll give even our own personal recommendations only
for those who are just stillokay, what do I do?
What should I do?
Obviously using a reusablebottle, whether it's stainless
steel or glass, that's going to,Certainly be your best bet.
Now, maybe once in a blue moon,you're at the airport.
(15:07):
You're in a situation where youdo feel that psychologically a
bottle of water is better thangoing up to one of the
Glenn (15:15):
fountains.
Ina (15:16):
we get that.
And we would do the same once ina while, but we really want to
be aware of what we're doing tothe environment, what we're
doing to our bodies and not tokeep on doing this and thinking
it's okay.
So having a reusable.
Healthy material that the bottleis made of.
So I typically will do stainlesssteel or glass.
Glenn (15:37):
is BPA safe plastics.
But they've been shown not tobreak down.
Ina (15:42):
Yeah.
So that, definitely better thana lot of the plastics that
they're using to bottle thatplastic water.
Because that's where thosemicroplastics really get in.
Glenn (15:51):
like the crunchy kind.
It's like it's barely keepingthe water in there, you're
wondering.
Ina (15:55):
the outside is smooth, but inside within the mold is not.
Glenn (15:58):
interesting,
Ina (15:58):
And then, just filling up your cleaner material bottle,
your stainless steel or glassbottle of water with filtered
water, right?
that's what I do.
We are now so Hyper aware ofbottled water where we almost,
when we see people with bottledwater, we wanna tell them,
(16:19):
please don't do that.
But, we're definitelyrespectful.
And we don't want people to feelbad.
We just want people to be aware.
Glenn (16:25):
Yeah.
If it can come up in alegitimate, normal conversation,
they're happy to be educatedabout it because most of the
time you're not being told that.
You're simply not being told.
Ina (16:34):
Yeah.
Glenn (16:34):
Media and marketing.
Ina (16:35):
That's our episode for today.
Thank you so much guys fortuning in to this episode of the
Toxic Truth About Water.
We really hope that you'rewalking away with valuable
information.
Glenn (16:48):
So if you found value in today's episode be sure to
subscribe so you don't miss anyof our upcoming episodes And as
always feel free to share thispodcast with your friends and
family who might benefit fromthis information that we're
sharing And until next timeremember that we're all in this
together guys.
Keep questioning keep learningstay healthy Stay informed
Ina (17:09):
Much love to you guys.
We'll see you next time.
Ciao.
Bye for now.
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 those contaminants
impact your health.
Ina (00:11):
After decades of exploring natural health, we've learned
the importance of clean, safewater, and we're here to share
that knowledge with all of you.
From the effects of toxins andcontaminants to the solutions
that you need, let's dive in.
Glenn (00:27):
Yeah, let's do it.
Ina (00:28):
We're diving in today.
And today we're going to betalking about water bottles.
I wonder how many of ourlisteners have, or continue to
use some on a daily basis foryour families, for yourselves.
Glenn (00:41):
I think I dare say most
Ina (00:43):
a lot
Glenn (00:43):
of people
Ina (00:44):
Yeah,
Glenn (00:44):
an overwhelming amount of people are like that's their
lifestyle
Ina (00:49):
and you guys, you know for when our kids were small.
I remember we had that ceramicbase with those five stand and
we would do the five gallonbottles that were
Glenn (01:01):
So we did that for
Ina (01:02):
We had the hot and cold version of that and then we were
doing that and Buying cases ofbottled water and with three
kids and as they were growing upremember Storing the plastic
bottles in the garage and I likethe ones with the sport bottles
That was the only way that I wascomfortably able to drink enough
water Like it was almost likethere was something I liked
(01:25):
about that sport bottle top, butyou didn't like this I thought
Glenn (01:28):
they were too big, I didn't want to drink that much
water I wanted
Ina (01:31):
like, oh we got a hydrate so I wanted the big sport
bottles.
We ended up buying
Glenn (01:36):
both.
Ina (01:36):
And we bought the little tiny ones because, the kids
would waste.
They'd take a sip of water andthen there'd be like half
Glenn (01:43):
Bottles everywhere.
Ina (01:44):
bottles in their room, in our car, in the back of the car,
whatever.
Glenn (01:48):
had no idea.
The history before you purchasedit, and you probably ignored the
history after you purchased it,because where were you storing
it?
In most cases, it was in a placethat didn't do it any good.
there's no safe place to storethem anyway,
Ina (02:03):
right?
And Glenn said, like how, was ittraveling on trucks going from
hot to cold?
Like how long was it, shippedand stored and all of that had
an impact, right?
Now, again, we're going touncover and talk about all that.
So we're guilty of not knowing.
Before we get into this, I justwant everyone to really
(02:25):
understand that we don't comefrom a place of judgment.
because we've been there, we'vemade plenty of mistakes, we
continue to make plenty ofmistakes.
We're learning, we're all, Ialways say, we're all a work in
progress.
We're trying to do the best wecan.
And one of the main reasons thatwe're even bringing this
information to you is because wedo feel that it's so important.
(02:46):
Absolutely.
For, your health, for theenvironment.
We do not do that anymore.
Many people, we've been talkingabout all of the various groups
of contaminants that are foundin our water, right?
So we've been, each episodegoing through each one.
And we're going to start movinginto solutions.
(03:08):
And what's really interesting isa lot of people feel that
bottled water, plastic water isa good solution.
And we're going to pretty muchbust some myths today.
Glenn (03:21):
myth busters.
Ina (03:23):
Myth buster.
Okay.
Not good for our health.
We'll talk about why.
Not good for the environment.
We'll talk about why.
And not good for our wallet,which is probably the least.
of the issues, we're alreadypaying for our water in our
homes and now we're outsourcingwater We're paying for bottled
(03:43):
water, which is actually reallyexpensive when you break it down
we don't think of it that wayBut a lot of families will spend
upwards of 100 a month onbottled water We all have
different amounts that we'reusing and different amounts of
family members and who drinksmore water than other people.
So we're going to talk about allthe reasons why not a good idea
(04:04):
and some, better options.
Glenn (04:06):
So let's talk about where it started.
And I find this kind offascinating because it started
pretty much in the 90s, right?
It is when water bottles gotpopular and they got popular
partially because they were seenas the healthy alternative.
It was when people startedactually caring about water and
the quality of water.
And the thing was, we were ledto believe that was actually
(04:29):
like controlled, regulated.
Purist quality water that wewere getting in those things and
we were taught to believe thatthe water going into our like
soda products that were beingsold and things like that was
always like the purest water
Ina (04:44):
it was based on health consciousness for sure.
It was based on convenience.
A lot of people were nowstarting to really understand
the importance of hydration andthere was a lot of heavy
marketing by brands like Nestleand Avion, who started to create
this trend of, yeah, that'shealthy.
(05:05):
Buy bottled water in plasticbottles.
Glenn (05:08):
I don't got the source.
Ina (05:09):
Yeah.
And the truth is it wasinitially glass bottles, right?
So definitely better, but glassis heavy and it wasn't
convenient.
Glenn (05:22):
cost effective for the companies.
Ina (05:24):
So that.
Became what it has become.
Unbelievable.
And so it really all of thosethings really help to solidify
the rise in water consumption,especially in plastic water
bottles.
Glenn (05:39):
And then, of course, now we're left with, an
environmental impact from this.
Ina (05:45):
So yeah, but first let's talk about the hidden
contaminants.
So there's a lot of hiddencontaminants.
in bottled water.
So remember, we've been talkingabout PFAS, forever chemicals,
heavy metals, pharmaceuticals,biologicals they're finding an
(06:06):
enormous amount of chemicalsthat have been identified in
bottled water.
And I say they because there'svarious agencies that test this
and there's a lot ofinformation.
We've heard upwards of 25, 000chemicals have been identified
in bottled water.
So let's just say an enormousamount.
(06:26):
I like that rather than Aspecific number because you're
going to get controversy interms of this agency says this
and that says that.
So just know it's a lot.
Glenn (06:38):
And again, what is it that we're actually finding
that's horrible?
The main thing that has reallybecome the permeating factor
here.
I think is the PFAS situationbecause there can be, and we'll
talk about the other things inthe water as well as we go on,
but just that alone, which seemsto be showing up everywhere.
Ina (06:57):
Yeah.
Glenn (06:57):
We talked about it in our municipal water.
here we're talking about bottledwater.
Ina (07:02):
And what's really interesting is some studies are
suggesting that.
Up to 93 percent of bottledwater may have detectable levels
of these PFAS, these foreverchemicals.
The exact percentage is going tovary depending on the source and
the testing methods that areused.
But again, It's in there.
So we're thinking it's areliable source and we're
(07:24):
finding all of these differentcontaminants, particularly PFAS,
but other things as well.
There were a couple of recalls,just to put this into
perspective, just fairlyrecently.
Glenn (07:35):
say, this isn't even old information.
That's important for you tounderstand.
So we're not going back, like 15years ago and talking about
stuff like that.
This is like as recent as May.
You know of this past May 2024.
Yeah, the FDA recalled.
1.
9 million bottles of Fiji,right?
Ina (07:53):
little more expensive
Glenn (07:53):
good
Ina (07:54):
cool square.
Glenn (07:54):
artesian water.
Ina (07:56):
Yeah,
Glenn (07:56):
Right
Ina (07:56):
Manganese, as you guys probably know, is an important
mineral that we need for ourbody.
But in excessive amounts, whichis what was found in this
bottled water, it causesneurological problems.
It can have a negative effect onbrain function.
It's not okay.
It's not safe to have highlevels of manganese, and that's
what was found.
There was, like Glenn said, 1.
(08:17):
9 million bottles.
And then in July, the yearbefore in 23 Zephyr Hills, which
is a very popular brand in ourpart of Florida and probably
throughout Florida.
Glenn (08:28):
their 100 percent natural spring water.
Ina (08:31):
so that was recalled due to bromate levels that exceeded the
FDA standard of quality.
So more than 300, 000 casesWe're recalled now.
Bromate, by the way, is fromtreating water.
It's a disinfectant that's usedto treat the water.
So what is in this bottledwater?
(08:52):
We're thinking we're gettingthese natural springs that are
clean and fresh and wonderfuland healthy and safe.
Glenn (08:59):
it's municipal water from somewhere.
Ina (09:01):
times, that's what it is.
Glenn (09:02):
bromate I yeah, then it was treated somewhere along the
line.
Ina (09:06):
So now you're paying to put it in a bottle when you could
just drink it out of your tap.
The other very important topichere is the microplastics.
studies have shown bottled watercontains an average of around
325 microplastic particles perliter.
Glenn (09:27):
A liter?
Ina (09:28):
And the World Health Organization reviewed some of
the world's most popular bottledwater brands and found that more
than 90 percent showed signs ofmicroplastic contamination.
I would bet that every humanbeing on the planet
Glenn (09:41):
It has
Ina (09:42):
microplastics, nanoplastics.
It is becoming a huge problem.
These are endocrine disruptors.
Microplastics are causing allkinds of health issues.
It's not okay.
And this is slowly poisoning us.
So you want to have theawareness now.
Not only is this all affectingour health, but what is it doing
(10:03):
to the environment?
Glenn (10:04):
Exactly.
And I jumped the gun before byshooting to the environment.
But now we're there.
You're right.
it is grossly affecting ourenvironment.
We're having major disposalissues with plastic.
I don't have to tell you,everybody knows it.
It's been brought up.
We have countries like PuertoRico that have trouble with it.
We have one in the Pacific oceanfloating that can be seen by
(10:25):
planes.
It's a bad scene.
Ina (10:27):
Yeah.
So the ocean plastic problem isthe accumulation of plastic in
the ocean, which obviously harmsmarine life and it completely
affects.
the ecosystem.
The entire food chain isaffected.
Humans produce, get this guys,over 400 million metric tons of
plastic each year.
That's more than the weight ofall human beings on earth.
(10:50):
So just think about that.
What are they doing to disposeof this correctly?
Glenn (10:55):
back in the water basically is what, it's like we
try, we can't even want to takeit out of the water.
Ina (11:00):
Over 8 million metric tons of plastic enter the oceans
every year, and it's estimatedthat 100, 000 marine animals die
annually just from plasticentanglement or ingestion.
I actually think it's probablyway more than that.
But even if it's just that's ahuge number.
And by the year 2050,
Glenn (11:21):
This is a stat we've used many times.
Ina (11:24):
There will be more plastic in the ocean by 2050, which is
25 years from now,
Glenn (11:28):
just 25 years,
Ina (11:29):
If you think about our Children, our grandchildren,
ourselves, God willing, we willbe still here at that point.
But there will be more plasticin the ocean than fish by
weight.
If this current trend continues.
Glenn (11:44):
So you want to get and this is so ridiculous, right?
Because plastic is so light.
So for it to be thataccumulation is just Insanity,
Ina (11:56):
And for me, like I don't eat meat, but I do eat fish and
seafood Because it does becomedoom and gloom.
And, we always tell you guys,we're not here to create that
doom and gloom.
It's really just the awareness.
Glenn (12:06):
going to say it starts with awareness.
All solutions begin fromawareness
Ina (12:10):
Yep, absolutely.
It's really just, problemawareness.
Okay, now what do we do?
But let's just talk about someof the myths, right?
Because
Glenn (12:19):
myth bust myths.
Ina (12:20):
we're gonna bust some myths.
Glenn (12:22):
Yeah.
Ina (12:23):
So let's go through a few.
Glenn (12:24):
First one, let's do, bottled water is cleaner than
tap.
And a lot of people believethat, right?
Ina (12:30):
you feel psychologically better.
But the truth is that manybottled waters are just
repurposed tap water with littleto no additional filtration.
Glenn (12:40):
And if you're going by taste, that's not a fair
assumption.
Ina (12:45):
Correct.
That's right.
Glenn (12:45):
could remove things that affect the taste
Ina (12:48):
or the smell
Glenn (12:49):
or the smell.
Ina (12:50):
Yep.
Glenn (12:50):
And yet it's still laden with contaminants.
Ina (12:53):
That's right.
Second myth, bottled water isfree from contaminants.
We've already shared that withyou.
It's filled with.
Microplastics, heavy metals,PFAS, chemicals just from the
plastic bottles in and ofthemselves, Nanoplastics and so
forth.
So we know that is absolutely amyth.
Let's bust that one.
Glenn (13:13):
Plastic bottles are safe for reuse.
Ina (13:17):
Yeah.
And remember, I was classic fortaking my plastic sport water
bottle and just filling it upwith our Water from our tap that
was filtered and I kept using itover and over.
Glenn (13:28):
saving the environment.
You're reusing.
It seems like you're doing theright thing.
We get it.
Ina (13:33):
you're chemically leaching.
Glenn (13:35):
plastic is getting worse.
Ina (13:37):
Correct.
And especially when it's exposedto heat or sunlight.
It will release harmfulsubstances like BPA, which is a
chemical in the plastic.
Glenn (13:45):
Absolutely.
Ina (13:45):
one?
Glenn (13:46):
Bottled water is regulated more strictly than tap
water.
And you would think so.
the truth is No.
In fact, some of these companiescontinue to sell products.
Even after recall, even afterwarnings that they're making
false claims about the qualityof their water, maybe saying
it's a natural spring from thesource when that source is a tap
(14:06):
water from that municipality,wherever the border is actually
being bottled.
Ina (14:11):
Yeah.
tap water is more stringentlyregulated.
Glenn (14:14):
it's healthier,
Ina (14:14):
So keep that in mind as well.
Glenn (14:16):
And then
Ina (14:17):
lastly, another myth.
Is that all bottled water issourced from fresh springs a lot
of it is simply Municipalsources or wells not pristine
springs as being advertised.
So it's deceptive.
To a large degree, it sure is.
Glenn (14:34):
Yeah, get the latest information.
Let's talk about some of thehealthier alternatives real
quick and as we move forward inour series, we're going to
really dive into solutions, whatpeople are doing, what we feel
about some of those solutions,pro and con
Ina (14:47):
and we'll give even our own personal recommendations only
for those who are just stillokay, what do I do?
What should I do?
Obviously using a reusablebottle, whether it's stainless
steel or glass, that's going to,Certainly be your best bet.
Now, maybe once in a blue moon,you're at the airport.
(15:07):
You're in a situation where youdo feel that psychologically a
bottle of water is better thangoing up to one of the
Glenn (15:15):
fountains.
Ina (15:16):
we get that.
And we would do the same once ina while, but we really want to
be aware of what we're doing tothe environment, what we're
doing to our bodies and not tokeep on doing this and thinking
it's okay.
So having a reusable.
Healthy material that the bottleis made of.
So I typically will do stainlesssteel or glass.
Glenn (15:37):
is BPA safe plastics.
But they've been shown not tobreak down.
Ina (15:42):
Yeah.
So that, definitely better thana lot of the plastics that
they're using to bottle thatplastic water.
Because that's where thosemicroplastics really get in.
Glenn (15:51):
like the crunchy kind.
It's like it's barely keepingthe water in there, you're
wondering.
Ina (15:55):
the outside is smooth, but inside within the mold is not.
Glenn (15:58):
interesting,
Ina (15:58):
And then, just filling up your cleaner material bottle,
your stainless steel or glassbottle of water with filtered
water, right?
that's what I do.
We are now so Hyper aware ofbottled water where we almost,
when we see people with bottledwater, we wanna tell them,
(16:19):
please don't do that.
But, we're definitelyrespectful.
And we don't want people to feelbad.
We just want people to be aware.
Glenn (16:25):
Yeah.
If it can come up in alegitimate, normal conversation,
they're happy to be educatedabout it because most of the
time you're not being told that.
You're simply not being told.
Ina (16:34):
Yeah.
Glenn (16:34):
Media and marketing.
Ina (16:35):
That's our episode for today.
Thank you so much guys fortuning in to this episode of the
Toxic Truth About Water.
We really hope that you'rewalking away with valuable
information.
Glenn (16:48):
So if you found value in today's episode be sure to
subscribe so you don't miss anyof our upcoming episodes And as
always feel free to share thispodcast with your friends and
family who might benefit fromthis information that we're
sharing And until next timeremember that we're all in this
together guys.
Keep questioning keep learningstay healthy Stay informed
Ina (17:09):
Much love to you guys.
We'll see you next time.
Ciao.
Bye for now.
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