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Sometimes the crazy people are right. Someone close to me used to have all kinds of health problems. These included digestive tract problems, skin problems, a
by tomohawk 9y ago
Sometimes the crazy people are right.
Someone close to me used to have all kinds of health problems. These included digestive tract problems, skin problems, and many others.
After seeing many doctors and specialists over many years, they were worse off than when they started. They decided that maybe it was something in their diet. They eliminated pretty much everything except water from their diet, and that did not work.
Shortly after, they went on a trip where they were off grid for a few weeks. During that time, the health problems started going away. When they got back to civilization, the problems started coming back.
That's when the thought hit. What if those crazy people on the internet are right about municipal water?
After some experimentation, it was determined that chlorinated water was the culprit. They've moved to a house with a well and are much better off than before.
Since then, I've met other people with similar health issues who have benefited by eliminating chlorinated water as much as possible (drinking or bathing). Some have installed large carbon block filters on their municipal supply.
Chlorine has had undeniable public health benefits, but it is also a poison, and affects some people in a very detrimental way.
- VectorLock 9y agoTake your anecdote and replace "water" with "electromagnetic waves."
- GuB-42 9y agoI don't know about the latest research but I suppose a few people can be intolerant to chlorine at a much lower dose than most people. It happens with pretty much every substance, natural or man made. As for your example, are you sure it is due to chlorine? From you description, there are simply too many variables. Sure, he stopped using chlorinated water, in fact, he changed water completely. He also moved. It means it can be caused by the mineral composition of water, plumbing, air quality, volatile organic compounds, etc... And all that is excluding psychological causes. Anyways, I won't criticize your friend, he obviously made the right decision because he feels better, no matter the underlying cause. The problem is that to extrapolate to other people, we need more than anecdotal evidence.
- tomohawk 9y agoWe eventually did a double blind test. Two buckets of water, one chlorinated. Dip a hand in each for a while. One hand turns red. Neither the person offering the water nor the person putting their hands in the water knows which is which. The latest research is good for groups, but when its your own health, it may not have much bearing.