The Alarming Reality About What's Lurking in Your Tap Water

The Dr. Josh Axe Show

Dr. Josh Axe

Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Christianity

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Is Our Tap Water Really Safe to Drink? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Josh Axe investigates hidden hazards in America's tap water. He shares new research exposing concerning levels of industrial chemicals, heavy metals, and more being detected in public drinking water supplies. You'll discover: Cancer-linked forever chemicals that are consistently detected at unsafe levels How water treatment fails to filter out many emerging contaminants Do-it-yourself filtration systems proven to purify home tap water Foods and supplements to help your body detox Get the truth about the urgent threats lurking in our nation's aging water infrastructure. Learn simple solutions for protecting yourself and your family from tap water toxins. Tune in as Dr. Axe equips you with science-backed strategies for filtering, energizing, and optimizing your water intake. Links: ewg.org/tapwater/ epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-10/documents/ace3_drinking_water.pdf theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/17/pfas-us-drinking-water-contaminated-forever-chemicals-epa ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/full/10.1289/EHP10393 https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/tap-water-study-detects-pfas-forever-chemicals-across-us#publications sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412023003069?via%3Dihub cnn.com/2023/07/05/health/pfas-nearly-half-us-tap-water-wellness/index.html ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7879379/ usaberkeyfilters.com/what-does-the-berkey-remove/ belifewater.com/structured-water/ hydroviv.com/blogs/water-quality-report/nashville? Want more of The Growth Lab with Dr. Josh Axe? Subscribe to the YouTube channel. Follow Dr. Josh Axe Instagram Twitter Facebook Tik-Tok Follow Leaders Instagram Twitter Facebook Email Newsletter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	10% of the samples of National Area Tapwater had 1.6 parts per billion of lead, the heavy metal lead, in the tap water.
0:40.9	There is no safe level that exists of lead.
0:45.8	Radon levels, which is extremely toxic, were 307 times higher than the environmental
0:52.1	working groups' health guidelines.
0:57.6	382,000 deaths in the United States annually from 1999 to 2015. All right, so I do want to answer some questions that I get
1:04.8	constantly about water, and that is, hey everyone, Dr. Josh Axe here.
1:11.4	Welcome to the Growth Lab podcast.
1:13.6	Today I'll be uncovering what's actually in our tap water.
1:18.0	And it may surprise you some of the toxic chemicals that are found in tap water in places like California,
1:24.2	National Tennessee, which is my hometown here, and places like Florida and Texas. I'm going to get
1:29.3	it into this today. Also I'm going to go through exactly what you should do in order to get clean
1:35.1	water. Now, let me ask you a question. Did you know that the glass of water you drink this morning
1:40.8	may have been laced with a toxic cocktail of what's known as
1:44.9	Forever Chemicals.
1:46.5	And the EPA recently released a report that confirms that drinking water of over 25 million
1:53.7	Americans is contaminated with what are called PFAS, known as, again, forever chemicals.
2:01.0	And PFAS exposure is linked to problems like cancer, obesity, brain and nervous system damage,
2:08.1	thyroid disease, high cholesterol, decreased fertility rates, liver damage, and hormone
2:16.1	disruption.
2:17.4	And chemicals like lead, arsenic, mercury, and polyphloral alcohol substances are being
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