A Resolution For A Better, Greener Me by Claire Insilla (NAPSA)—Every day can be Earth Day when you resolve to live a greener, healthierlife. Like manyof us, I struggle to make my “green”resolutions last even a few months. Thisyear, I've discovered something I canreally y stick with, a concept that will change my life and help the world around me—I will give up bottled water and drink homemade, purified =a = water. For my resolution to become a permanent change, it would have to be easy to do and maintain, a healthy lifestyle change and affordable. Drinking good, clean water will keep me well hydrated and healthy, whether at home or on the go. And so began mymission to find a way to simply make my own high-quality, purified water at home. I started researching ways to purify my tap water. My plumber suggestedI install a roverse osmo sis system to removeall impurities from my tap water. But he failed to tell me about the hefty price tag associated with installing and maintaining such systems, not to mention the incredible amount of water waste and energy needed for them te run. One of my friends suggested I invest in homedelivery oflargecapacity, purified water bottles instead. But again, this comes with a substantial price tag and would not rid meof myreliance on bottled water. Luckily, a few weeks ago, my colleague told me about ZeroWater—a wonderful solution for Cl re Insilla test for impurities. obtaining purified water right at home. Unlike other waterfilter pitchers or faucet-mountedfilters available, the ZeroWater pitcher seems to eliminate everything from water, delivering refreshing, wonderfully pure H,0. This product even comes with a water tester— an independently manufactured monitor that measures the total dissolved solids (TDS) found in water so that you can test your water before and afterfiltering. I bought the pitcher and quickly put it and the meter to use. As instructed, I first measured my tap water—186 TDS. This numberreflects the amount of potential “bad stuff” in the water, such as chlorine, lead, mercury and aluminum. After filtering mytap water, the reading was 000—all the impurities were gone. Ihavefound a change worth keeping—a resolution for a better, greener me. Claire Insilla frequently writes about products for the home and has 10-plus years of experience in producttesting.
