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• Miron Violet Glass Bottles

  Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

  Miron glass water bottles incorporate the color healing properties of the violet spectrum. The violet glass filters all but the UVA and infra-red spectra of light. This light beneficially stimulates bio-logical substances stored within the glass container. Read our article Bio-photons: the Light in Your Cells, Food & Water.

  Drinking colour energized and solarized water

  Place the Miron violet glass bottle on a sunny window sill for two hours (or all day if overcast) to infuse the contents with the violet ray imparted by the Miron glass. The water will become noticeably more silky and sweet.

  Miron glass containers for food and water

  Miron glass containers have unique properties that offer optimal protection against the aging and degeneration typically caused by exposure to light. This makes them the ultimate container for high quality foods, dry goods and cosmetics, leagues beyond other glass jars for the protection and preservation of organic compounds.

  

  Cherry Tomato Test

  Life force & longevity preserved in Miron Glass

  The dark violet glass helps contain the life force of the contents of the bottle and maximize the longevity of their energetic and nutrient value. It filters out the damaging range of the light spectrum, allowing only the beneficial violet spectrum (specifically UV-A and Infra-red ) to penetrate.

  A cherry tomato was stored for 7 months in a clear glass jar and in a MIRON violet glass jar. Both jars were kept at room temperature and exposed to sunlight. The photo (left) reveals the result after 7 months of storage. The tomato stored in MIRON violet glass shows no loss of color and no signs of drying out.

  Made in Germany and the Czech Republic.

  Posted in Energizing Water, Water and Health, Water Treatment Guide

• CHLORINE: when ‘less’ means you get more

  Thursday, December 15th, 2011

  Experiencing uncomfortable levels of chlorine in your water?
  Since our water in Metro Vancouver is now filtered*, less chlorine is being added.
  So why are the fumes as obnoxious as ever?

  Sediment in water interferes with disinfection processes and consumes chlorine. The Seymour Filtration Plant removes sediment from water, making chlorination more effective.

  Chlorine has a ‘residual’ effect that continues to disinfect water as it moves through the distribution lines to your tap. Now that our water is filtered, more residual chlorine is able to successfully reach your tap without being consumed before it gets there.

  Consequently, you turn on the tap and get a better dose of chlorine.

  *This applies to those of us in Metro Vancouver whose water comes from the Seymour Filtration Plant.
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  Posted in Vancouver Water, Water and Health

• Bio-photons: the Light in Your Cells, Food & Water

  Sunday, December 4th, 2011

  
  Scientists have discovered that cells communicate by means of ultra weak light emmissions called biophotons. The quality of this light influences the order and coherence within a living system. Living cells receive and transmit energy in the form of radiation and light, even as life and energy upon earth are dependent on sunlight.

  According to world-renowned scientist, Dr. Fritz Albert Popp, bio-chemical reactions are far too slow to explain how biological systems instantly regulate metabolic processes. He advanced the theory that it is light (in the form of bio photons) that directs the cellular communication that sustains life.

  “Light can initiate, or arrest, cascade-like reactions in the cells, and that genetic cellular damage can be virtually repaired, within hours, by faint beams of light. We are still on the threshold of fully understanding the complex relationship between light and life, but we can now say, emphatically that the function of our entire metabolism is dependent on light.”
  Dr. Fritz Albert Popp, Biophysicist

  Beams of light called biophotons

  A biophoton is an ultra weak light emission (photon of light) from a living biological system. Biophotonics is the study of how these photons interact with and within biological systems.

  Biophotons appear to facilitate instantaneous communication throughout our bodies. Bio photon research shows that all living substances emit weak light which is probably the means for an intricate web of communication and energy that entwines all living systems.

  Bio-photons in food and water support health

  Human cells utilize this ultra weak light energy to sustain and order complex life processes. Nutritious food and vibrant water supply the body with energy. Sustained energy means less entropy (decline and degeneration). Less entropy means greater order, proper metabolic functioning and coherence. The bio-photons in food and water can provide order as well as energy to the body. Popp maintained that the primary benefit of nutritious food is not for chemical supply of energy, but rather for the ability of that food to transport oscillations in the form of biophotons which decrease the entropy of the organism. The same principles apply to water and explain why it is so beneficial to drink ‘living’ water.

  Posted in Energizing Water, Water and Health

• Blonde Hair Turning Green? The Fix is a Shower Filter.

  Saturday, October 15th, 2011

  Chlorinated water can give blonde hair a green tint, much to the display of many women who spend a fortune on their prized locks. A de-chlorinating shower filter will help stop this from occurring. Both KDF shower filters and Vitamin C shower filters are great for neutralizing nasty chlorine, which is very hard on eyes, skin and lungs as well as hair.

  Chlorine is a gas which vaporizes in the heat of a shower causing it to be inhaled through the lungs and absorbed into the bloodstream through the pores of the skin, our largest organ. In fact, we are exposed to far more chlorine in our daily shower than we are from drinking chlorinated water.

  A KDF shower filter may also put an end to blue-green staining that can occur in homes with copper pipes in areas like Metro Vancouver where our water supply tends to be slightly acidic. Once a KDF shower filter is installed and the old staining is scrubbed away, the problem should not re-occur.

   

  Posted in Vancouver Water, Water and Health, Water Treatment Guide

• Emergency water storage for earthquake preparedness

  Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

  Preparing for an earthquake isn’t anyone’s favourite activity. Who wants to spend time and money collecting gear and provisions for something that we hope will never happen! Here in coastal British Columbia we are overdue for the ‘big one’. The quake that struck last month
  (on Sept 9, 2011) was a wake-up call.

  If you haven’t got an emergency kit prepared yet, one very simple step you can take to get started is to store emergency water. It won’t cost you anything except perhaps the cost of the emergency water storage containers. This one easy step may help get the ball rolling toward gathering other necessities for an earthquake preparedness kit for you and your family.

  A major earthquake could damage municipal water supply lines, making tap water unavailable and/or vulnerable to contamination through ruptured pipes. Don’t take adequate water supplies for granted. If you store ample water in advance you’ve already greatly increased your family’s ability to respond to an earthquake.

  How much water to store

  At very least, you should store one gallon per person per day for three days. Extra if you have pets. A three-week supply is preferable.

  Water storage containers for an emergency

  Look for sturdy, re-usable one- to five-gallon plastic containers made of number 2, 4 or 5 plastic. Yes, plastic for portability. Glass is too heavy for emergency use. Best not to rely on one or two gallon containers typically found in grocery store as they aren’t designed for long-term storage and may leak after six months.

  Home owners may be well advised to also store water in large food-grade plastic drums.

  Sanitation and six month replacement schedule

  Make sure the containers are sanitized before filling them with chlorinated tap water. Yes, chlorinated.   Hopefully you will never have to use this water but if you do, better that it be sterile than bacteria-ridden. Make yourself a reminder to replace the water in these containers every six months.

  
  Alternate emergency water sources

  Water from the following sources should be disinfected if needed for drinking in emergency conditions. Berkey water purifiers will disinfect water from these last-resort sources as well as making it taste better.

  • Hot water tank
    Turn off the power that heats it, and let the tank cool. Then place a container underneath and open the drain valve at the bottom of the tank. Don’t turn the tank on again until water services are restored.
  • Toilet tank
    The water in the tank (not the bowl) can be used to drink in an emergency unless chemical treatments have been added.
  • Water pipes
    Release air pressure into the plumbing system by turning on the highest faucet in the house. Then drain the water from the lowest faucet.
  • Outside the home
    Rain water, spring water, and water from streams, river, lakes, and coiled garden hoses can be used after it is disinfected.

  Emergency water purification methods
  Here are four methods to disinfect questionable water in emergency situations:

  • Berkey water purifier – gravity filter requires no electricity.
  • Aquatabs – add prescribed number of pre-packaged water purification tablets to water. Wait 30 minutes.
  • Liquid chlorine bleach (unscented) – add eight drops per gallon of water. Double this amount if the water is cloudy.
  • Two percent tincture of iodine – add twelve drops per gallon of water. Double this amount if the water is cloudy.
  • Boil the water vigorously for several minutes.

  Note 1: If emergency use water is very murky, it is best to strain it through several layers of cheesecloth or a paper coffee filter before applying one of the above treatments.

  Note 2: Most drinking water filters are meant to be used with municipally treated (disinfected), microbiologically safe tap water only. They do not remove bacteria and will not protect you adequately in an emergency situation.

  Becoming prepared is an intelligent act of self respect.

  Posted in News & Initiatives, Water and Health, Water Treatment Guide

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