February 24, 2025 • 14 mins
Think your Brita pitcher or refrigerator filter has you covered? In this episode of The Toxic Truth About Water, Drs. Glenn and Ina break down the limitations of basic filtration methods—from fridge filters to faucet attachments to those ubiquitous pitcher brands. Learn why these quick fixes are often inadequate against contaminants like PFAS, heavy metals, and biological risks. Find out what these products can (and can’t) do—and why whole-home solutions are worth considering if you’re serious about safe water.
What You’ll Learn
- The Reality of “Basic Filters”: Why refrigerator and faucet filters remove odors and tastes but often leave behind serious toxins.
- Pitcher Filter Myths: A look at popular brands, their claims, and the class-action suits that challenge their effectiveness.
- Hidden Dangers: How mold and bacteria can accumulate in under-serviced filter systems.
- Beyond Drinking Water: Why showering, brushing teeth, and even cooking with contaminated water pose health risks—and how whole-home solutions offer better peace of mind.
Key Takeaways
- Taste Isn’t the Full Story: Most small-scale filters focus on taste and smell, missing contaminants like arsenic, nitrates, and forever chemicals.
- Maintenance Matters: Failing to replace filters regularly can lead to “loaded” filters that release more toxins than they remove.
- Pitcher Limitations: Removing everything (including beneficial minerals) or lacking thorough testing can be just as problematic.
- Whole-Home Perspective: Contamination doesn’t stop at the faucet—your skin, lungs, and entire household are exposed to unfiltered water daily.
Resources & Links
- Check Water Quality: Environmental Working Group (EWG)
- FDA Recalls & Safety Alerts: FDA Recalls
- Connect with Drs. Glenn & Ina:
- Call Us Today: (732) 300-1925
- 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 thatknowledge with you.
From the effects of toxins andcontaminants to the solutions
that you need.
We've got the inside scoop.
So let's dive in.
Glenn (00:28):
All right.
Ina (00:29):
Welcome back
Glenn (00:30):
everybody to our latest episode
Ina (00:33):
So we're moving into options, right?
What are people doing?
we've really exposed all of thedifferent contaminants, the
different toxins that we need tobe concerned about.
On the last episode we talkedabout specialty waters and how
to enhance The benefit ofdrinking water and hydrating our
(00:53):
bodies and now we're going toget into the various options
that people are doing to solvethe issue, to filter the water
and there's just so many.
There's so many options outthere and some are way better
than others.
It's a very confusing topic formost people because there's
(01:14):
different technologies anddifferent tools and different
ways.
And so we want to try to keep itreally basic so that you guys
can understand what to look for,what to look out for, and
ultimately to just be able tohydrate your body with the
cleanest, purest, safest,healthiest water.
(01:34):
that we could possibly createfor ourselves, right?
Glenn (01:37):
Absolutely.
So we will start with theclassic refrigerator filter,
right?
So many people say, my water andice, is made through my
refrigerator filter.
Ina (01:48):
Yes.
Glenn (01:49):
Having a refrigerator filter is fine.
Ina (01:51):
And let me just say this, because I think we've said this
before, I want to say it againand really emphasize.
Any filtration is better.
Then no filtration, right?
But.
Often, many of the options thatpeople choose are not nearly
good enough.
If we're concerned about ourhealth, they're not nearly good
(02:12):
enough.
So today we're going to talkabout refrigerator filters,
faucet filters, pitcher filters,some of the common things that
many people have, they'retypically either part of, if
it's your refrigerator, it'spart of that, or it's a.
It's a very inexpensive way tocut down on some of the
contaminants, it's just notnecessarily ideal or optimal,
(02:33):
but we do want to, share someinformation on it.
Glenn (02:36):
All refrigerator filters are not created equal, they're
just simply not, there's better,way better and way worse.
So one is to know, like thequality of your filter and, know
one thing.
And here's the spoiler alert isthat they're just not good
enough in the long run, butwe'll get to that.
But in general.
(02:56):
There really is a differencebetween one brand and another.
Ina (03:01):
And we're not here to say,
Glenn (03:02):
doesn't even pay to get into it really.
Ina (03:04):
So in general, refrigerator filters have very limited
effectiveness.
They're not able.
to remove the majority ofcontaminants like arsenic and
other heavy metals, likepharmaceuticals, like fluoride.
Forever chemicals.
One of the big downside ordisadvantage to refrigerator
filters is the exposure to moldand fungus and bacteria because
(03:27):
the water dispenser itself canactually increase the risk of
exposure to those biologicalcontaminants and we don't
necessarily see it.
And by the way, the plus side,the refrigerator filters are
really designed to make thewater taste better,
Glenn (03:45):
very chlorine or sulfur smelling, they're helpful for
those, for
Ina (03:50):
the most part, they will remove.
a good amount of the chlorineand the other disinfectants.
Glenn (03:55):
They can actually smell.
Ina (03:57):
Absolutely.
Now, the manufacturing processof some of these refrigerator
filters can actually introducemore impurities into the filter,
which goes into our water.
So that's a whole topic in andof itself, right?
Glenn (04:10):
Absolutely.
Ina (04:11):
Some of the other downsides.
Glenn (04:12):
One is, it can only do so much.
It's a small filter.
It's usually, in order to keepany flow in it, for, the way the
water is being introduced to thefilter, it can't be anything too
quick.
Too heavy, too compact,otherwise it will dramatically
slow that speed, and you won'tget a flow out of it.
Ina (04:30):
It has a much smaller capacity as well, right?
A magic fix and there's a lot ofmaintenance.
Glenn (04:37):
I was going to say, that's the biggest problem is
people forget to change them,and most of them need to be
changed a minimum of every sixmonths.
And the way a lot of people arechoosing to use it, they should
actually change it even moreoften and left unchanged.
Now you've crossed the border tonow your water might be worse
than it was before.
Ina (04:57):
That's right.
So there's actually an indicatorlight typically on most
refrigerator filters.
Glenn (05:02):
Anything, as long as it's a reminder to change it.
Ina (05:06):
people like the oil light on your car.
Hopefully we Let it go, Thosecontaminants are either clogging
things up where you're notgetting any water flow, or it's
absolutely changing the qualityof your ice, the quality of your
water, where you're putting thecontaminants in and it's making
it more unhealthy than it was tobegin with.
Glenn (05:23):
These filters capture the contaminants.
They don't destroy them, theycapture them.
So as they're being held inthere like a sponge, eventually
the sponge is filled.
And it can't take anymore.
And that's when thosecontaminants start going back
into your water, sometimesworse.
And then left unchanged, you'vegot a contaminant laden filter
(05:45):
that can now get moldy on top ofthat.
Ina (05:47):
Mold and other, like we said, the biological
contaminants that, continue togrow and, that's a problem in
and of itself.
So refrigerator filters, notcreated equal, not necessarily.
and remember we're talking aboutyour drinking water.
We're not necessarily using ourrefrigerator water to brush our
teeth, to shower in, a lot ofpeople aren't even using it to
(06:09):
cook with.
But that leads us to faucetfilters, because a faucet filter
might be something that peopleare using to not only drink the
water, but to cook with thewater.
And the truth is, with faucetfilters, they're also very
limited in what they're able todo, what they're able to filter
(06:32):
out.
And, again, it's not ideal.
There's so many contaminantsthat refrigerator filters and
faucet filters are not able tofilter out.
They're just not designed thatway.
Better than nothing, but notnearly enough.
Glenn (06:48):
Not only are these filters not truly adequate
enough for the contaminantremoval, But the place they fail
is they require frequentmaintenance and replacement, and
that's where people screw it up.
Even when they have them, theydon't change them appropriately.
Ina (07:03):
And it can be, expensive and time consuming.
They have, limited capacity.
They're very vulnerable.
Glenn (07:10):
thing hanging on your faucet either attached to it.
And so you got to be careful.
Don't hit it with cookware andstuff.
Ina (07:17):
Some of them, like the faucet actually the filter
within.
So some of the faucet filtersyou add onto the faucet, whereas
others it's already built in.
There's different types.
There's limited warranties, it'svery limited performance.
Some of them, there's plasticbuild where they're made with,
cheap, different plasticmaterials that can be less
(07:39):
durable, more likely to leak.
so when you buy a faucet, by theway, that's already contains the
filter within, there is a higherinitial cost it costs more to
buy a faucet like that, ofcourse, because it's oh, look at
how cool this is, it also has afilter.
You have to replace the filtersagain, maintenance limited
(07:59):
capacity of what it's able tofilter.
It's a whole lot harder toinstall, so perhaps that could
be an issue for people thatnormally would, just install a
faucet themselves.
Exactly.
And then they reduce waterpressure, which is, another
thing that is, obviously aconcern.
Here we are the refrigeratorfilters, the faucet filters,
they're better than nothing, aswe keep saying, but not really
(08:24):
enough.
Now we're going to move intopitcher filters, right?
Because many people, they willuse Pitcher filters where
they'll take their tap water andput it through a pitcher that
filters that water.
I would say the two most popularbrands are the Brita.
And Brita also makes faucetfilters, right?
(08:45):
So that's, Brita's a big brandout there.
So Brita and then there's Xero.
Glenn (08:50):
People have heard of Xero water?
Ina (08:52):
Yep.
So the Zero Pitcher Filter andthe Brita Pitcher Filter are
actually two very differenttechnologies.
So a Brita Pitcher is filteringsome of the contaminants.
It's not doing what the ZeroPitcher does, which is take it
down to zero total dissolvedsolids.
Glenn (09:13):
That's become a huge thing in the water industry.
In our opinion, it's a con, andit's called TDS, and you'll see
TDS meters.
And it's simply a little meterthat you stick into the water,
and it'll tell you what thetotal dissolved solids are.
That's what TDS stands for.
The problem is, that's a verygeneral term.
(09:33):
That's like anything in yourwater is a total dissolved
solid, including things thatmake water.
Ina (09:39):
minerals.
Glenn (09:40):
Minerals.
Ina (09:40):
Correct.
Glenn (09:40):
Agreed, we don't want contaminants in our water,
However, we want to discernwhat's really a contaminant from
what's simply like a reallybeneficial and necessary
mineral.
Ina (09:50):
And TDS doesn't discern, it just, when you're using
something like a zero, which iswhy they call it zero.
But that's removing everything,including The healthy essential
minerals that our body needs,right?
So it's producing dead water,
Glenn (10:06):
And so it's a very strong thought out there that when you
consume water that is deficientin its natural minerals.
it's almost like a vulnerablesponge, just like waiting to
suck things in, whether it beminerals, whether it be other
toxins it's just not a normalstate that really water actually
(10:27):
exists in naturally.
Ina (10:29):
And it will look to pull minerals.
From our bones from our teeth,so that's something there's a
lot of research out there, youknow basically the minerals
Naturally in nature arecontained in the water and when
we remove those It's not whatour body needs for optimal
(10:50):
health and wellness and canactually be a big downside.
Glenn (10:53):
Water is alive.
Water is not a dead thing.
It's charged.
It has a charge.
That's why our bodies require.
Ina (11:00):
So what's really interesting, the difference,
between a zero pitcher filter,which is taking out all the
things, and a Brita, whichisn't, it's filtering some of
the contaminants.
Glenn (11:11):
A carbon filter.
Ina (11:12):
Yes.
Glenn (11:13):
Carbon based.
Ina (11:14):
But let's talk about A class action suit that was filed
against Brita products, theircompany back in 2023.
And the lawsuit claims thatBrita's water filters and
dispensers are not as effective
Glenn (11:30):
as they're claiming.
Ina (11:31):
So basically false claims about what's being filtered
regarding they're actually notfiltering.
a lot of PFOS, forever chemical.
It's not filtering a lot ofcontaminants like arsenic and
nitrate and hexavalent chromium.
So it's deceptive, right?
And there's a big suit.
(11:53):
Nicholas Brown, who is a LosAngeles resident, he's the one
that filed the lawsuit afterbeing disappointed with the
Brita's I guess, whatever henoticed, it didn't taste good.
It didn't smell good, whatever.
Maybe he tested the water andsaid, Oh, wow, this is a big
lie.
and so I believe the suit has,it's still going.
Glenn (12:13):
going.
It's amazing.
these companies still keep alltheir products on the shelves,
despite warnings to the public,despite, really unfair practices
Huge companies behind thesecompanies.
And so their lobbyist and theirpower is huge to keep them on
the shelves.
Ina (12:29):
And I would say, generally speaking, like we talked about
earlier, whether it's arefrigerator filter.
Faucet filter, a pitcher filter,they're designed to take out
some of the contaminants to makethe water taste better, smell
better, but remember, not toreally take it down to the
(12:50):
things that are so harmful thatare still in there.
And it's not just the waterwe're drinking and cooking with,
what about, when we brush ourteeth, the membranes in our
mouth were absorbing thecontaminants when we shower and
bathe, our skin is absorbing thecontaminants.
We're breathing in the vapors ina hot shower.
(13:11):
So we're getting them in.
And that's why it's so importantto really consider that
everything in our home.
is filtered down to a reallygood level.
Glenn (13:21):
We say it all the time.
You're in contact with way morewater than you believe, simply
from drinking, of course.
And sometimes, in many cases,there's way more water consumed
outside of drinking.
Ina (13:33):
Yeah, and whether it's our coffee and our, what we're
eating, what we're consuming,but again, washing our clothes,
washing our hands.
Glenn (13:40):
adds up.
Yeah.
Ina (13:40):
Anything's better than nothing, so please, guys, please
keep that in mind, but we justwant you to know that it's not
enough, and many people think itis.
Many people feel verycomfortable with the fact that
they drink the filtered waterfrom their refrigerator, and
we're here to tell you It'sabsolutely just not good enough.
Glenn (14:00):
Absolutely.
Again, thanks everybody fortuning into this episode of The
Toxic Truth About Water.
We hope that you're getting somevaluable insights as you listen
to each of our episodes andlearn how to protect yourself
and your loved ones from allthese hidden water toxins If you
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Don't miss any of our upcomingepisodes and feel free to share
(14:23):
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benefit from the informationthat we're sharing.
Ina (14:28):
So until next time, remember we are in this
together.
Keep on questioning, keep onlearning, stay healthy and stay
informed.
Take care until next time.
Bye for now.
Glenn (14:40):
Bye.
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 thatknowledge with you.
From the effects of toxins andcontaminants to the solutions
that you need.
We've got the inside scoop.
So let's dive in.
Glenn (00:28):
All right.
Ina (00:29):
Welcome back
Glenn (00:30):
everybody to our latest episode
Ina (00:33):
So we're moving into options, right?
What are people doing?
we've really exposed all of thedifferent contaminants, the
different toxins that we need tobe concerned about.
On the last episode we talkedabout specialty waters and how
to enhance The benefit ofdrinking water and hydrating our
(00:53):
bodies and now we're going toget into the various options
that people are doing to solvethe issue, to filter the water
and there's just so many.
There's so many options outthere and some are way better
than others.
It's a very confusing topic formost people because there's
(01:14):
different technologies anddifferent tools and different
ways.
And so we want to try to keep itreally basic so that you guys
can understand what to look for,what to look out for, and
ultimately to just be able tohydrate your body with the
cleanest, purest, safest,healthiest water.
(01:34):
that we could possibly createfor ourselves, right?
Glenn (01:37):
Absolutely.
So we will start with theclassic refrigerator filter,
right?
So many people say, my water andice, is made through my
refrigerator filter.
Ina (01:48):
Yes.
Glenn (01:49):
Having a refrigerator filter is fine.
Ina (01:51):
And let me just say this, because I think we've said this
before, I want to say it againand really emphasize.
Any filtration is better.
Then no filtration, right?
But.
Often, many of the options thatpeople choose are not nearly
good enough.
If we're concerned about ourhealth, they're not nearly good
(02:12):
enough.
So today we're going to talkabout refrigerator filters,
faucet filters, pitcher filters,some of the common things that
many people have, they'retypically either part of, if
it's your refrigerator, it'spart of that, or it's a.
It's a very inexpensive way tocut down on some of the
contaminants, it's just notnecessarily ideal or optimal,
(02:33):
but we do want to, share someinformation on it.
Glenn (02:36):
All refrigerator filters are not created equal, they're
just simply not, there's better,way better and way worse.
So one is to know, like thequality of your filter and, know
one thing.
And here's the spoiler alert isthat they're just not good
enough in the long run, butwe'll get to that.
But in general.
(02:56):
There really is a differencebetween one brand and another.
Ina (03:01):
And we're not here to say,
Glenn (03:02):
doesn't even pay to get into it really.
Ina (03:04):
So in general, refrigerator filters have very limited
effectiveness.
They're not able.
to remove the majority ofcontaminants like arsenic and
other heavy metals, likepharmaceuticals, like fluoride.
Forever chemicals.
One of the big downside ordisadvantage to refrigerator
filters is the exposure to moldand fungus and bacteria because
(03:27):
the water dispenser itself canactually increase the risk of
exposure to those biologicalcontaminants and we don't
necessarily see it.
And by the way, the plus side,the refrigerator filters are
really designed to make thewater taste better,
Glenn (03:45):
very chlorine or sulfur smelling, they're helpful for
those, for
Ina (03:50):
the most part, they will remove.
a good amount of the chlorineand the other disinfectants.
Glenn (03:55):
They can actually smell.
Ina (03:57):
Absolutely.
Now, the manufacturing processof some of these refrigerator
filters can actually introducemore impurities into the filter,
which goes into our water.
So that's a whole topic in andof itself, right?
Glenn (04:10):
Absolutely.
Ina (04:11):
Some of the other downsides.
Glenn (04:12):
One is, it can only do so much.
It's a small filter.
It's usually, in order to keepany flow in it, for, the way the
water is being introduced to thefilter, it can't be anything too
quick.
Too heavy, too compact,otherwise it will dramatically
slow that speed, and you won'tget a flow out of it.
Ina (04:30):
It has a much smaller capacity as well, right?
A magic fix and there's a lot ofmaintenance.
Glenn (04:37):
I was going to say, that's the biggest problem is
people forget to change them,and most of them need to be
changed a minimum of every sixmonths.
And the way a lot of people arechoosing to use it, they should
actually change it even moreoften and left unchanged.
Now you've crossed the border tonow your water might be worse
than it was before.
Ina (04:57):
That's right.
So there's actually an indicatorlight typically on most
refrigerator filters.
Glenn (05:02):
Anything, as long as it's a reminder to change it.
Ina (05:06):
people like the oil light on your car.
Hopefully we Let it go, Thosecontaminants are either clogging
things up where you're notgetting any water flow, or it's
absolutely changing the qualityof your ice, the quality of your
water, where you're putting thecontaminants in and it's making
it more unhealthy than it was tobegin with.
Glenn (05:23):
These filters capture the contaminants.
They don't destroy them, theycapture them.
So as they're being held inthere like a sponge, eventually
the sponge is filled.
And it can't take anymore.
And that's when thosecontaminants start going back
into your water, sometimesworse.
And then left unchanged, you'vegot a contaminant laden filter
(05:45):
that can now get moldy on top ofthat.
Ina (05:47):
Mold and other, like we said, the biological
contaminants that, continue togrow and, that's a problem in
and of itself.
So refrigerator filters, notcreated equal, not necessarily.
and remember we're talking aboutyour drinking water.
We're not necessarily using ourrefrigerator water to brush our
teeth, to shower in, a lot ofpeople aren't even using it to
(06:09):
cook with.
But that leads us to faucetfilters, because a faucet filter
might be something that peopleare using to not only drink the
water, but to cook with thewater.
And the truth is, with faucetfilters, they're also very
limited in what they're able todo, what they're able to filter
(06:32):
out.
And, again, it's not ideal.
There's so many contaminantsthat refrigerator filters and
faucet filters are not able tofilter out.
They're just not designed thatway.
Better than nothing, but notnearly enough.
Glenn (06:48):
Not only are these filters not truly adequate
enough for the contaminantremoval, But the place they fail
is they require frequentmaintenance and replacement, and
that's where people screw it up.
Even when they have them, theydon't change them appropriately.
Ina (07:03):
And it can be, expensive and time consuming.
They have, limited capacity.
They're very vulnerable.
Glenn (07:10):
thing hanging on your faucet either attached to it.
And so you got to be careful.
Don't hit it with cookware andstuff.
Ina (07:17):
Some of them, like the faucet actually the filter
within.
So some of the faucet filtersyou add onto the faucet, whereas
others it's already built in.
There's different types.
There's limited warranties, it'svery limited performance.
Some of them, there's plasticbuild where they're made with,
cheap, different plasticmaterials that can be less
(07:39):
durable, more likely to leak.
so when you buy a faucet, by theway, that's already contains the
filter within, there is a higherinitial cost it costs more to
buy a faucet like that, ofcourse, because it's oh, look at
how cool this is, it also has afilter.
You have to replace the filtersagain, maintenance limited
(07:59):
capacity of what it's able tofilter.
It's a whole lot harder toinstall, so perhaps that could
be an issue for people thatnormally would, just install a
faucet themselves.
Exactly.
And then they reduce waterpressure, which is, another
thing that is, obviously aconcern.
Here we are the refrigeratorfilters, the faucet filters,
they're better than nothing, aswe keep saying, but not really
(08:24):
enough.
Now we're going to move intopitcher filters, right?
Because many people, they willuse Pitcher filters where
they'll take their tap water andput it through a pitcher that
filters that water.
I would say the two most popularbrands are the Brita.
And Brita also makes faucetfilters, right?
(08:45):
So that's, Brita's a big brandout there.
So Brita and then there's Xero.
Glenn (08:50):
People have heard of Xero water?
Ina (08:52):
Yep.
So the Zero Pitcher Filter andthe Brita Pitcher Filter are
actually two very differenttechnologies.
So a Brita Pitcher is filteringsome of the contaminants.
It's not doing what the ZeroPitcher does, which is take it
down to zero total dissolvedsolids.
Glenn (09:13):
That's become a huge thing in the water industry.
In our opinion, it's a con, andit's called TDS, and you'll see
TDS meters.
And it's simply a little meterthat you stick into the water,
and it'll tell you what thetotal dissolved solids are.
That's what TDS stands for.
The problem is, that's a verygeneral term.
(09:33):
That's like anything in yourwater is a total dissolved
solid, including things thatmake water.
Ina (09:39):
minerals.
Glenn (09:40):
Minerals.
Ina (09:40):
Correct.
Glenn (09:40):
Agreed, we don't want contaminants in our water,
However, we want to discernwhat's really a contaminant from
what's simply like a reallybeneficial and necessary
mineral.
Ina (09:50):
And TDS doesn't discern, it just, when you're using
something like a zero, which iswhy they call it zero.
But that's removing everything,including The healthy essential
minerals that our body needs,right?
So it's producing dead water,
Glenn (10:06):
And so it's a very strong thought out there that when you
consume water that is deficientin its natural minerals.
it's almost like a vulnerablesponge, just like waiting to
suck things in, whether it beminerals, whether it be other
toxins it's just not a normalstate that really water actually
(10:27):
exists in naturally.
Ina (10:29):
And it will look to pull minerals.
From our bones from our teeth,so that's something there's a
lot of research out there, youknow basically the minerals
Naturally in nature arecontained in the water and when
we remove those It's not whatour body needs for optimal
(10:50):
health and wellness and canactually be a big downside.
Glenn (10:53):
Water is alive.
Water is not a dead thing.
It's charged.
It has a charge.
That's why our bodies require.
Ina (11:00):
So what's really interesting, the difference,
between a zero pitcher filter,which is taking out all the
things, and a Brita, whichisn't, it's filtering some of
the contaminants.
Glenn (11:11):
A carbon filter.
Ina (11:12):
Yes.
Glenn (11:13):
Carbon based.
Ina (11:14):
But let's talk about A class action suit that was filed
against Brita products, theircompany back in 2023.
And the lawsuit claims thatBrita's water filters and
dispensers are not as effective
Glenn (11:30):
as they're claiming.
Ina (11:31):
So basically false claims about what's being filtered
regarding they're actually notfiltering.
a lot of PFOS, forever chemical.
It's not filtering a lot ofcontaminants like arsenic and
nitrate and hexavalent chromium.
So it's deceptive, right?
And there's a big suit.
(11:53):
Nicholas Brown, who is a LosAngeles resident, he's the one
that filed the lawsuit afterbeing disappointed with the
Brita's I guess, whatever henoticed, it didn't taste good.
It didn't smell good, whatever.
Maybe he tested the water andsaid, Oh, wow, this is a big
lie.
and so I believe the suit has,it's still going.
Glenn (12:13):
going.
It's amazing.
these companies still keep alltheir products on the shelves,
despite warnings to the public,despite, really unfair practices
Huge companies behind thesecompanies.
And so their lobbyist and theirpower is huge to keep them on
the shelves.
Ina (12:29):
And I would say, generally speaking, like we talked about
earlier, whether it's arefrigerator filter.
Faucet filter, a pitcher filter,they're designed to take out
some of the contaminants to makethe water taste better, smell
better, but remember, not toreally take it down to the
(12:50):
things that are so harmful thatare still in there.
And it's not just the waterwe're drinking and cooking with,
what about, when we brush ourteeth, the membranes in our
mouth were absorbing thecontaminants when we shower and
bathe, our skin is absorbing thecontaminants.
We're breathing in the vapors ina hot shower.
(13:11):
So we're getting them in.
And that's why it's so importantto really consider that
everything in our home.
is filtered down to a reallygood level.
Glenn (13:21):
We say it all the time.
You're in contact with way morewater than you believe, simply
from drinking, of course.
And sometimes, in many cases,there's way more water consumed
outside of drinking.
Ina (13:33):
Yeah, and whether it's our coffee and our, what we're
eating, what we're consuming,but again, washing our clothes,
washing our hands.
Glenn (13:40):
adds up.
Yeah.
Ina (13:40):
Anything's better than nothing, so please, guys, please
keep that in mind, but we justwant you to know that it's not
enough, and many people think itis.
Many people feel verycomfortable with the fact that
they drink the filtered waterfrom their refrigerator, and
we're here to tell you It'sabsolutely just not good enough.
Glenn (14:00):
Absolutely.
Again, thanks everybody fortuning into this episode of The
Toxic Truth About Water.
We hope that you're getting somevaluable insights as you listen
to each of our episodes andlearn how to protect yourself
and your loved ones from allthese hidden water toxins If you
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Don't miss any of our upcomingepisodes and feel free to share
(14:23):
this podcast with your friendsor anyone you think could
benefit from the informationthat we're sharing.
Ina (14:28):
So until next time, remember we are in this
together.
Keep on questioning, keep onlearning, stay healthy and stay
informed.
Take care until next time.
Bye for now.
Glenn (14:40):
Bye.
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