Rocky Ridge Drinking Water Limited Peterboroug tario's Spring, Distilled & Reverse Osmosis Bottled Water

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What is Alkaline Water?

There has been a great deal of talk lately about the benefits of drinking water that is alkaline. Although there is little research published on the topic, the usual argument is that our modern diet and lifestyle promote a build-up of acid, which our bodies struggle to eliminate. Technically, an acid is a substance with a pH less than 7 and an alkali has a pH greater than 7. Since our blood has a pH of around 7.4, it is logical to conclude that if we are excreting extremely acid urine we are suffering from some level of acidosis in our tissues. A primary concern is that increased acidity causes alkaline minerals like calcium to be drawn from our bones, into our blood, and excreted.

We have recently introduced Alkaline Reverse Osmosis water in our 24 hour vending area. This water is produced by passing RO water through a calcite filter. A small amount of calcium carbonate is picked up, giving the water a pleasant alkaline flavour.

Our Spring water is naturally alkaline and contains about 10 times the level of mineral (calcium, magnesium, potassium) found in our Alkaline RO water. If you are looking to make yourself more alkaline, trying our Spring water may be beneficial.

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Fluoride in the News

The long-standing debate over the fluoridation of tap water has recently been re-ignited by scientific researchers, medical doctors, and other health professionals, who are speaking out against the practice. Health concerns such as brittle bones, thyroid changes, systemic damage to collagen (which is demonstrated visibly by dental fluorosis), and osteosarcoma in young boys are cited as reasons to discontinue fluoridation programs. For more information visit www.fluoridealert.org .

Our Distilled and Reverse Osmosis water are fluoride-free, and our Spring water has a low level of naturally-occurring fluoride (approximately one tenth of the level found in Peterborough tap water). Please contact our office for further information.

Wild Water Wednesdays

Customers may fill 18 litre bottles of our Reverse Osmosis (R.O.) water for only $2.

Health Canada-Approved Bottles

In 2008 there was a great deal of media and internet speculation about the health effects of Bisphenol-A (BPA). Health Canada concluded that BPA plastics should not be used in baby bottles, or any application where the food container may be heated. At normal temperatures, the polycarbonate plastic bottles used by the bottled water industry have shown no measurable BPA migration at a detection level of 1 part per billion.

Refillable Bottles - The Environmentally Friendly Solution

Our Polycarbonate bottles can be sanitized and refilled up to 50 times; then they are removed from service and recycled. We feel that these bottles remain the safest, most cost-effective and environmentally sound way to distribute high-quality drinking water. We also recycle our caps. We do have non-BPA plastic and glass bottles available for fill up in our FASTFILL area. As always we recommend that you store your water in a cool place, protected from sunlight.