We all know that tap water is far from pure, a clue is given by your kettle, the build up found inside represents deposits of inorganic matter left behind when the water evaporates.

Viruses, chemicals, medicine, heavy metals, oestrogen and sodium can be found in most water received from our tap, causing many stomach and digestive disorders, one single bacteria can double itself in under twenty minutes, over a twenty four hour period this can turn into BILLIONS.

To try to combat such threats, water companies add chlorine to our drinking water to control the bacteria, but chlorine is also suspected of having harmful effects on our health by causing cancer.

Water impurities such as those listed are known as 'Total Dissolved Solids' or TDS, the average TDS in the United Kingdom is 500 parts per million!

Although the water that we drink may look clear and clean, it may not be as it appears. Click Here to find out more about why filtered water benefits food lovers and contact lense wearers alike.