Icelandic Glacial? YES PLEASE!

As a follow up to my previous post "Fiji Water? NO THANK YOU" I thought it would be prudent to first divulge which bottled waters are glorified tap water and second share with every one the brand of water that has become my vice, Icelandic Glacial.

I. The true origins of bottled water

Dasani

"purified water enhanced with minerals for a pure, fresh taste"

(filtered tap water + minerals)

Aquafina

"pure water, perfect taste"

(filtered tap water from a PWS - Public Water Source)

Nestle Pure Life

"purified water enhanced with minerals for taste"

(filtered tap water + minerals)

TAP'D NY

This water unabashedly markets itself as NYC tap water,

retails for about $1.50,

and I'm totally going to buy is asap

and drink it when I'm feeling homesick

b/c NYC has the best water ever!

II. Drinking Icelandic Glacial will make you smarter, prettier, thinner, & sing like Björk!

Ok, so maybe you won't sing like Bjork but Miss World 2005 thinks you should drink it and so do I.

Here's why:

1.  The water comes from a naturally replenishing source = no resources are being depleted.
2. The water is so pure that it's 100% clear when you freeze it, this is a good thing. That's because there are no heavy metals and a very low mineral content, 68 parts per Million!
3. Icelandic Glacial has a pH level of 8.4 while the average bottled water that you'd get out of a vending machine (think Dasani, Aquafina) has a pH level of around 4 (on a scale of 1-acidic to 14-alkaline). The pH level in a healthy human should be around 7.35 (just above neutral) and the EPA recommends that public water systems maintain pH levels of between 6.5 and 8.5 to prevent cosmetic effects (such as skin or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor, or color).
4.  The bottle is 100% recyclable, made from 75% recycled materials, and they company is committed to finding ways to reduce packaging materials.
5. Icelandic Glacial carries the "CarbonNeutral" stamp of approval. This means that the company and product leaves a net-zero carbon footprint!
6. Most importantly: Iceland has had 3 Miss World winners and 7 winners of The World's Strongest Man since 1985, and Icelanders have the highest life expectancy in world - obviously it's b/c of the water!
7. It's delish!

You can learn more about Icelandic Glacial at their website or you could watch these fab videos:

It's simple:

1. Drink Icelandic Glacial Water

2. Look as young as Björk when you're 44 years old

3. Win World's Strongest Man Competition like Jón Páll Sigmarsson

(...and get small boy as trophy?)