Podcasts Health & Fitness Alternative Health Wise Traditions 295: What's Up With Our Water?

295: What's Up With Our Water?

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 11 a.m.

Man-made pharmaceutical drugs and chemicals are making their way into our drinking water at unprecedented levels.\xa0What\u2019s happening exactly and what can we do about it? Carrie Jennings, a field geologist who works with\xa0Freshwater, a leading public nonprofit dedicated to preserving freshwater resources and their surrounding watersheds, answers these questions and more.

Today, Carrie explains how antibiotic use on farms, and residue from anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, and other pharmaceutical drugs end up contaminating our waters. She goes over the worst toxins, dubbed \u201cforever chemicals,\u201d and tells us how to avoid them when making purchases. And she offers suggestions for what each of us can do to protect the quality of our water for our own health and the sake of everyone in our local community.

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