2025 Issue #37

3 simple ways to clean up what’s in your tap

From: Nikki Leary I nikki@rootfornew.com

Hi Reader,

This past weekend we packed up the farm and headed back to Illinois with boxes of Honeycrisp apples, tomatoes, and squash. 🍎🍅

It was wonderful seeing old neighbors, family, and friends again and delivering orders to them.

But when I jumped in the shower, the chlorine smell hit me right away.

And when my kids refilled their water bottles, my youngest wrinkled his nose and said, “Mom, this water smells like chemicals.” 💧

He’s right.

City water is treated to kill bacteria, but the chlorine they add seeps in through your skin and even through your lungs when you breathe in the steam. And the city doesn’t stop at chlorine. They also add fluoride, which might sound good for teeth, but your body has to work extra hard to filter it.

And let's me realistic, treatment plants can’t remove everything. With the majority of Americans on some type of prescription medication, there's traces of birth control, mood stabilizers, and other medications that often remain in the water.

That means every glass you drink, every shower you take, your body is quietly doing extra work to filter out what shouldn’t be there in the first place.

Here's some things you could try to improve your water quality:

✨ Install a shower filter to cut chlorine exposure.

✨ Use a countertop water purifier or a good filter pitcher.

✨ Use filtered water when making yourself a healing tea.

✨ Choose glass or stainless bottles so plastic chemicals don’t sneak back into your “clean” water.

The toxins can add up, but you can take small steps to improve your water and help lighten the stress load on your body.

xo,

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