What’s Actually In Our Water? PFAS, Chlorine & Pharmaceuticals | Jane Emma

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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300: I’m joined by Jane Emma to talk about something that impacts every single one of us every day: water. We break down what’s actually in our tap water, the difference between filtered and purified water, and why contaminants like chlorine, PFAS, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics are becoming a growing concern. We also talk about reverse osmosis, remineralization, structured water, shower filters, aging pipes, and how to choose a water filtration system that actually works. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed trying to figure out what water is safest to drink, this episode is packed with practical information to help you better understand the water you’re consuming, cooking with, and bathing in every day. Try GoodFor TODAY! For 10% Off use code REALFOODOLOGY⁠ Topics Discussed: → Tap Water Contaminants & Water Quality → Filtered Water vs Purified Water → Chlorine, Heavy Metals & Pharmaceuticals in Water → Reverse Osmosis & Water Filtration Systems → Remineralization & Mineral Balance → Structured Water & Spring Water → Shower Filters, Steam & Chlorine Exposure → PFAS, Fluoride & Agricultural Runoff Sponsored By: → Kettle & Fire | For a limited-time, my listeners can head to https://kettleandfire.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 25% off site-wide. The discount applies to all of Kettle & Fire’s products including their beef tallow. → Shopify | See less carts go abandoned and more sales go “cha ching” with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/realfoodology → Our Place | Stop cooking with toxic cookware, and upgrade to Our Place today. Visit https://fromourplace.com/REALFOODOLOGY and use code REALFOODOLOGY for 10% off sitewide. With a hundred-day risk-free trial, free shipping and returns, you can experience this game-changing cookware with zero risk. → Manukora | Head to https://manukora.com/REALFOODOLOGY to save up to 31% plus $25 worth of free gifts with the Starter Kit, which comes with an MGO 850+ Manuka Honey jar, 5 honey travel sticks, a wooden spoon, and a guidebook! → Timeline | Timeline’s clinically proven formula is now available at a new, lower price. Mitopure now starts at $79, when you go to https://timeline.com/REALFOODOLOGY Timestamps: → 00:00:00 Introduction → 00:02:48 Filtered Water vs Purified Water Explained → 00:06:12 Why Boiling Water Doesn’t Remove Heavy Metals → 00:08:38 What’s Actually In Tap Water → 00:14:52 Pharmaceuticals, Glyphosate & Agricultural Runoff in Water → 00:19:48 Reverse Osmosis & Why It’s Considered The Gold Standard → 00:21:09 Do You Need To Add Minerals Back Into Water? → 00:27:17 Aging Pipes, Lead & Whole Home Filtration Systems → 00:33:05 Alkaline Water Myths & Mineral Balance → 00:51:09 Structured Water & Mimicking Natural Spring Water → 01:01:31 GLP-1s, Dehydration & Mineral Deficiencies → 01:04:33 PFAS, Fluoride & Forever Chemicals In WaterShow Links: → ⁠⁠realfoodology.com⁠ Check Out GoodFor → For 10% Off use code REALFOODOLOGY → Instagram - @thejaneemma → Instagram - @thegoodforco Check Out Courtney: →⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@realfoodology⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ →⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠PEOPLE VS THE POISON - Sign up now!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.realfoodology.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠My Immune Supplement by 2x4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Air Dr Air Purifier⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠AquaTru Water Filter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ → ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠EWG Tap Water Database⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced By: Drake Peterson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The more I learn about water, the more I understand that it is truly the ultimate connector
0:03.6	in everything.
0:04.5	Studying the water structure in the mill, you could tell if an organism was diseased or not.
0:10.9	Corrine doesn't just turn it into a gas?
0:13.1	What happens actually when you're boiling, so it's heating it up and it makes it more volatile.
0:17.5	That makes me think of showers.
0:18.6	If they're not filtering that water, you're just sitting in a chlorine steam chamber, basically. What's the difference between filtered water and purified water? So filtered goes down to like five microns. Whereas a purification system goes down to.001. It's a big difference. Well, you'll boil it and it's going to be fine. But heavy metals don't boil away. In fact, they concentrate. So where do you think all that's going?
0:45.0	Jane, I'm so excited to have you on the Real Foodology podcast. Thank you for having me.
0:49.0	Yeah. Thank you so much for flying out. So this has been a episode that I've been needing to do for a while. Water is a,
0:57.3	I guess it's strange maybe to say that it's something I'm really passionate about, but it's
1:01.2	something that I've dove into a lot over the years. I think it's starting to get talked about
1:07.6	more. Yes. But I still don't think it's getting talked about enough, The quality of water. And hopefully now people are starting to pay attention more. But I want to dive into all of it. What are we drinking? What are we bathing in? All of the things. Sounds good. Okay. First of all, if you want to give everybody a little bit of a background about your company. So you started the Good For company, which is a water filtration system. If you want to talk a little bit about how you got into
1:30.6	all of that. Yeah. So we are water filtration and optimization company. So we don't just stop
1:35.8	at filtration and purification. We take it a few steps further. But I got started actually through
1:42.0	my husband. So I thought I was going to take a completely
1:44.9	different career path. And I was excited for that career path. And then we got married and I was
1:49.6	pregnant with my daughter. And my husband is a plumber and HVAC technician by trade. And so he
1:56.5	was doing a lot of work with water filtration companies. And so when I called them out to help me,
2:02.3	like, what is this?
2:03.1	Why do I need it?
2:06.6	Whatever, it was just the same sales pitch, the same talking points.
2:09.7	And like the harder questions nobody can answer.
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