• Wednesday March 30th
  • Disadvantages of Reverse Osmosis – Discover Why These Systems Can Damage Your Health and Your Wealth

  •  waterThere's simply no doubt about it, the disadvantages of reverse osmosis completely outweigh any advantages they may have. Once you know how they work, you will realize the threat they pose to your health and future well-being.

    Old-fashioned technology

    The main disadvantages of reverse osmosis stem from the fact that they were designed for the paper and photographic industries that needed lots of demineralized water.

    Although this is good for industry, it is not good for us humans. Basically it means water with all the essential trace minerals removed like calcium and sodium. According to the WHO, these are necessary in our drinking water to provide optimum health.

    Water is a great source of these minerals because our bodies absorb them more easily from water than any other source. If you drink demineralized water from a reverse osmosis system, you could end up with a calcium deficiency and have weaker bones.

    Poor filtering

    Due to the nature of their filters, another of the disadvantages of reverse osmosis is that they allow through many harmful synthetic chemicals like pesticides and pharmaceuticals.

    This is because these synthetic toxins are molecularly smaller than water and can only be removed efficiently by chemically binding them to the surface of a filter, like a carbon one, as they can easily pass even the smallest manual filter.

    So unless you add on yet another filter, you are not protecting your health as these systems only remove part of the problem.

    Expensive and wasteful

    An RO unit delivering 5 gallons of treated water per day may discharge 40 to 90 gallons of wastewater per day to the septic system. This amounts to these systems wasting up to 80% of what they use and the waste water cannot be recycled either.

    Many still need electricity to run on and also require extensive maintenance and space to operate. These systems can cost many times more than the more efficient activated carbon ones recommended by the EPA to buy and run.

    Conclusion

    Now you know the many disadvantages of reverse osmosis, it is best to avoid them and opt for an activated carbon block filter instead. These are recommended by the EPA and the best ones can remove 99% of all the contaminants in the water today, retain the essential minerals and start from as little as $120.

    With more and more harmful chemicals finding their way into the household supplies today, it pays to have an effective and modern solution to a very harmful modern-day problem.

    If you would like to learn more about the types of water filtration systems that I personally recommend and use, click here.

    To your good health,

    Ray Hamilton