Drinking water has plenty of benefits. It helps fight fatigue and improve energy levels. It can help improve your mood. It helps with digestion and can become a major ally in any weight loss efforts. It can also help remove toxins from the body and improve skin complexion. Yes, ensuring that you’re consuming enough water […]
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15 Benefits of Drinking Water You May be Missing Out on
1. Hydration may improve memory and mood. Water is one of the few molecules that freely cross the blood-brain barrier. Studies show that dehydration directly impairs concentration and thinking clearly. The brain depends on water to properly send neurotransmitter signals to the rest of your body. 2. It helps your muscles exercise better. 80% of […]
5 Reasons to Ditch Disposable Water Bottles
Still, drinking your water from plastic water bottles? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, it’s estimated that tens of billions of plastic, disposable water bottles are consumed throughout North America each year. But the impact of this consumption is far-reaching and, quite frankly, avoidable. In this post, we’ll take a look at why you […]
How do gravity water filters work?
When people turn on their tap water, they may not realize just how many contaminants and heavy metals could flow out. When residents begin to learn about all of the undesirable extras that their water contains, they often turn to products like Berkey water filters to help them deliver clean and safe water to their […]
The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Gravity Water Filter
Gravity water filters provide a way for you to have a steady supply of clean and healthy water for your home. These water filters use gravity to filter out harmful contaminants in water supplies, including viruses and bacteria. If you’ve been thinking of getting a gravity water filter, it’s important to understand how to choose […]
Algal Blooms: What You Need to Know
They’re unsightly. They’re foul-smelling. And they have the potential to be very hazardous to your health. We’re talking about algal blooms, which are large patches of algae that have significantly increased over the past 40 years in freshwater bodies all throughout North America & Canada. What’s more is that it’s estimated that rising temperatures caused […]
How Should I Clean my Berkey Water Filter?
Reliable and pure drinking water is so important. With a Royal Berkey water filter, you can safely drink from freshwater sources—from rivers to even stagnant pond water. But that important filter requires a change on occasion. You won’t need to change the filter every time you clean the Berkey® unit, so a lot of people […]
Filter It Out: The Dangers of Blue-Green Algae in Canada’s Lakes
As temperatures rise, blue green algae blooms make their annual appearance on the surface of Canada’s lakes. Although they make their presence known in a big way during the summer months, the cyanobacteria causing the blooms are present in the water year round. Worse yet, the algae not only looks disgusting, but is also quite […]
Wells: Common contaminants and maintenance concerns
Water is one of the few things we can’t live without. People can’t live more than 24 to 48 hours without safe, clean water. In some places that can be a challenge. If you live outside of the reach of municipal water systems, you probably rely on a well for your drinking, cooking and household […]
History of the Berkey Water Filter
Conscious Water is proud of our almost decade of service as Canada’s number one Berkey Water Filter Distributor. Our customers appreciate the benefits of safe, health-giving drinking water, and also want to protect our sacred earth by diverting hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles from landfills each and every day. They select from our expansive […]