Squeaky clean

Did you know that a few hundred years ago baths were considered unhealthy? Private bathing was only for rich-folk. The common folk often shared bath water, so you can imagine just how clean family member #4 was when he stepped out of the wooden tub.

Thank God for modern times and modern bath water that is ultra clean, right? I mean our bath water has chlorine in it so we’re definitely going to step out sparkling fresh and germ free, right? WAKE UP. Perhaps it was a novel idea ages ago to introduce chlorine into the tap water system to get rid of germs. But we’re getting pretty clear on the short-term and long-term damaging effects of drinking and bathing in poisoned water: asthma, eczema, cancer.  BTW, chlorine isn’t the only bad shit we’re soaking ourselves in in the name of good hygiene.  Think  about all the presciption meds and illegal drugs you’ve flushed down the toilet over the years.

Why isn’t anyone doing anything about this?!? (Except for the Environmental Working Group and a few others.) Where is the outrage?!?  It’s bad enough we have to spend loads of money on water filters for our drinking water (most of which are unregulated and ineffective).  Now we have to worry about what we bathe ourselves in?

Yes we do! And we’d probably be better off stinky.

TIPS: Revolution. Whole house water filtering system (do your research!).