Navigating what kind of filter you need starts with the quality of your water. Click the link below to access an existing database of water quality assessments from all over the US. Environmental Working Group does a great job through their water database of helping consumers identify what level of filter they need. If your area doesn’t have up to date water quality assessments, get it tested. I recommend My Tap Score, you can find their site through the testing link below.

Reverse osmosis filters strip everything from the water, including the good and the bad. Trace minerals are a critical component our bodies need and expect with water, these will need to be replaced. Trace minerals include elements such as magnesium, potassium, sodium, chloride (not chlorine) to name a few. The cells in your body are more receptive to both hydration and absorption of minerals when these are combined with water. If you are using an RO filter, make sure to add trace minerals back into every glass of water you, and your family drink. Trace minerals in droplet form can be purchased at any health foods store, alternatively adding sea salt to water works to remineralize as well.

Structured water is living water. When water flows in nature, in naturally vortexes, swirls, and spins around itself. From streams, to lakes, and ocean currents to draining puddles, water always seeks to move in a rhythmic flow form pattern. Water that has moved in this way is deemed structured water, and it is considered alive, because it has been reactivated to its natural state. Some filters structure water, and other devices provide structuring without filtration. This is a critical step in your filtration process, and is not to be missed or tossed aside as nonessential. Living water is essential. This water carries living intelligence, in the form of geometrical lattice structures, that will help bring your cells, your body, mind and spirit into balance and resonance. Structured water can be achieved by simply adding sunlight, sea salts, cucumber, lemon, or anything living. Alternatively, spinning or vortexing water manually, using pitchers, devices, your own thoughts, music, or crystals can all help bring bulk water back into resonance with its true nature. If you’re curious about structured water, check out Marcel Vogel’s water work.