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Boncor Drinking Water can be used with a water cooler or a faucet at your kitchen sink. We have the latest drinking water technology with our Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System with LINX® Technology and we also offer Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water.

Here’s an article out of Prevention Magazine you might find interesting.

Sassy Water: A Flat Belly Diet Staple

On the Flat Belly Diet you’ll begin with a 4-day jumpstart, and one key ingredient is Sassy Water

Water is big business. In the US alone, $35 Billion dollars is spent annually on bottled drinking water. Small and large businesses alike, non-profit organizations and municipalities have been convinced, like the general public, that spending big money on bottled water equaled a better product to drink. But the fiscal impact, damage to the environment, and fractured employee relationships has led many organizations to revisit how they value our most precious commodity – water.

The Water Bottle Nation
Over the last 15 years, water bottle use has increased dramatically and drinking a cup of water from the tap is now considered inferior to prepackaged water bottles. In the US alone, 1500 plastic water bottles are consumed every second. Though recycling programs exist almost everywhere, 80% of these bottles will end up in landfills where even the smallest piece of plastic will never biodegrade. Water that could cost mere pennies from the tap is costing thousands and hitting corporate budgets hard.

Work Place Community
Traditionally a walk over to the office water cooler meant a chance encounter with co-workers to catch up on the latest must-see TV moments, the political blunder of the day, and to visit with each other. This kind of interaction builds relationships and strengthens workplace communities. Over time, the water bottle nation has removed this central gathering place from the office and while this seems like a simple change, a lack of employee unity can cause quality of work to suffer.

Bring Back the Water Cooler
Citing the environmental impact, budget concerns and quality of the workplace, corporations and cities nationwide have voted to stop purchasing bottled water for their offices and are instead investing in water coolers that filter tap water. By installing systems that utilize the tap water coming into the building, water coolers and water cabinets are making a comeback. Businesses find that they save money and eliminate the hassle of storing cases of water as well as the cost of replacing and cleaning filters in those 5 gallon water dispensers. Rental programs that provide all services for one low monthly fee – without the hassle of putting bottles out for pickup – are efficient and cost effective as well as environmentally conscious.

And that is great for business.

Read more about Water Cooler Culture here
Read more about how cities have stopped purchasing bottled water here

It seems simple enough – go to the kitchen faucet and get a glass of water to drink. Clean. Clear. Pure. Or is it? Likely, you are one of 41 million Americans drinking tap water contaminated with unwanted and un-prescribed medications.

Living in the United States with advanced sanitation and municipal water systems, we expect the water delivered to our homes to be safely treated so we can confidently drink and cook with it. However, this is not always the case. Several water systems around the country have shown traces of medications such as anti-anxiety drugs, acetaminophen, estrogen, and tranquilizers. Testing was also performed on 35 major watersheds and pharmaceuticals were found present in 28 of these.

Local municipalities are in a difficult situation. The federal government does not provide any limits for safe levels for pharmaceutical residues in the water nor does it require any testing for these compounds the way they do other mineral and chemical contaminants. If there is no required testing for drugs in the water, claims of safe water can be misleading.

How do these medications enter our water systems? We take our medication and unknowingly assume that the drug is fully absorbed into our systems. However, a significant portion passes through and is flushed, entering the water treatment cycle. Additionally, flushing or dumping unused medications contributes to this problem. Most municipal treatment processes cannot remove all drug residues and they remain in our water and flow back through our taps.

There is, fortunately, a step you can take in your own home that will provide the clean water you and your family require. The most effective is a Reverse Osmosis system, which provides drinking water that has passed through a semi-permeable membrane to separate contaminates from the water. The system is installed right at the sink and can be routed to include refrigerator water and ice service. Making this investment in your home’s water quality will decrease contaminates and increase the quality of the water you use every day.

You can read more about this AP investigation at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23503485

Boncor is proud to be the first company in San Diego and Riverside Counties to introduce the newest technology in drinking water systems. The Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System with LINX® Technology is truly A Century ahead of its time.

Even though we’ve had a rainy start to the New Year, we are still experiencing a major drought here in Southern California. If every consumer of bottled water and reverse osmosis drinking water in California converted to a Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System, we estimate the water savings would be substantial – enough to supply over 50,000 households of four with their total water needs for an entire year.

The Century 22 uses LINX® Technology which combines traditional flow-through filtration with electricity to treat the water. This process provides great tasting water, but uses approximately 90% less water compared to RO.

Since most bottled water companies use an RO process, the Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System saves significant water compared to the bottled water process too. (Not to mention the effects on our environment with all the bottled water diesel trucks delivering to distribution centers and ultimately to the end user and plastic water bottles clogging our landfills).

Another great feature of the Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System is the ability to dial in the taste you prefer. With Dial-A-Taste® Control you decide what you want your drinking water to taste like – from spring water, drinking water to purified water.

With a Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System you don’t have to worry about when the unit needs service. Indicator lights will tell you everything you need to know about your water system.

The Boncor Century 22 Drinking Water System is the perfect blend of science and nature – the smartest system ever . . . A Century ahead of its time.

Winter’s severe weather can leave skin dry, chapped, and often painfully cracked. Even mild climates are affected by swings in temperature and humidity. When air temperature drops and humidity decreases, the outer layers of our skin lose essential water and oils. This leaves the telltale feelings of tight, itchy, and sensitive dry skin.

Three simple steps will help wage the war with winter skin: Prevent, Protect, and Promote.

Prevent
The cold air outside drives us indoors where we crank up the heat and take long, hot showers but this is exactly what we should avoid to encourage healthy skin. High heat and low humidity rob skin of its natural moisture content. Using a humidifier to replace the moisture in the air is extremely beneficial. Consider limiting showers to 5-10 minutes with moderately warm water. This practice will add moisture to your skin, while excessive heat and shower length will actually lower moisture levels. Additionally, studies show that hard water is damaging to sensitive, dry skin. Consider investing in a water softener, to reduce hard mineral contaminants that irritate skin and necessitate the increased use of soaps and shampoos.

Protect
Lotions, lip balms, and appropriate clothing all help to protect the skin and replenish the moisture that is lost during the winter. To get the most benefit from any lotion or cream, apply within 3 minutes of bathing or hand washing. This is when the skin is most ready to accept the added moisture. Use products that are dermatologist recommended and are free of excessive perfumes and dyes. When heading outside, apply a protective lip balm and cover exposed skin with appropriate clothing. Use sunscreen on exposed skin. Don’t forget – the sun shines in the winter too.

Promote
Drinking plenty of water may seem like an obvious solution, but try as we might with lotions and moisturizers, the best thing we can do for our skin is to hydrate it from the inside out. Our skin is an outward reflection of what is happening inside and often a lack of water intake and an imbalance of essential vitamins like A, B & E can leave our skin dry, dull, and lifeless. If your daily diet does not include a substantial amount of green leafy vegetables, fish, and healthy fats like olive oil and nuts, consider adding these supplements to your diet.

Making some simple changes can increase the health of your skin during winter. These recommendations should be easy to implement to help you win the battle against dry, sensitive winter skin.

Additional information can be found at the American Academy of Dermatology

Sounds like a silly question, right? But, consider this:  if you do not have a home water filtration system, your body is forced to become your water filter.

It is common knowledge that sometimes things go wrong with our tap water. Sometimes municipally treated water becomes unsafe because of human error, a machine gone haywire, a flood, or simply an overgrowth of algae or bacteria. In spite of their best efforts, your water may still be delivered to you with chlorine, nitrates, iron, sodium, and prescription drugs. Well water also comes with its own set of worries – like higher concentrations of iron, manganese, sulfates, and even arsenic, gasoline, the gasoline additive MTBE, and pesticides.

So, do you feel up to swallowing all that and letting your body sort it out?  There are better options out there. How about a reverse osmosis drinking water system?  This little piece of technology is hidden under your kitchen sink and takes on the duty of filtering out the impurities by forcing every drop of drinking water through a semi-permeable membrane. The molecules of common contaminants like copper, arsenic, chlorine, giardia, pesticides, cysts, and nitrates are too large to pass through the membrane and are left behind and flushed away – and you are left with healthy, refreshing water. That’s a load off your body’s filtration system!

RO systems can also be configured to serve your ice maker, coffee machine, and instant-hot water dispenser. For just pennies a gallon, you can feel good about drinking tap water again – and give your body a much needed break!

Many companies see the value of providing good drinking water for their employees.  A well hydrated employee performs more efficiently and a water cooler close at hand improves productivity because employees do not need to stray from their work area to get a drink of water.  Businesses that provide a water cooler for their walk-in clients enjoy the benefits of a happy hydrated customer ready to buy.

Boncor Drinking Water provides water coolers with various types of filtration to meet the requirements of every business.  Boncor Drinking Water has coolers that dispense both cold and hot water. All we need is a water source and Boncor Drinking water can provide service to your office/business. 

If you’re spending more than $1 per day to provide bottled water or another source of drinking water for your employees, consider a Boncor Drinking Water System.

Boncor Drinking Water services the following areas in San Diego County:  Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Escondido, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Encinitas, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Ramona, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe.

In Riverside County, Boncor Drinking Water service is available in: Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Winchester, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lakes, Menifee, Hemet, San Jacinto, Perris, Corona and Sun City.

My Water Drinking Recommendations for Patients With Back Pain

At this time, I recommend that my patients who are sedentary and not exposed to extreme temperatures (over 85 degrees Fahrenheit) consume 40-50 percent of their body weight in ounces of water. So, a patient weighing 150 pounds should consider the consumption of 60-75 ounces of water per day. Water sources include food and certain beverages, so an individual should be able to gain 20 percent of their water needs from a balanced diet. I do not consider soda, coffee, alcohol, and black teas to be good sources of water because of their diuretic effects. There are various opinions about the water content values of beverages, but I won’t entertain those discussions in this article. 

How to Avoid Back Pain by Drinking Water

If you want to avoid painful back spasms, I suggest that you consume more water before, during, and after you begin your gardening chores or any increased physical exertion. Don’t wait until you are thirsty to drink water. You may avoid painful and sometimes expensive episodes of back pain at any time of the year by drinking more water.

Dr. Lehman is a board certified chiropractic orthopedist. His chiropractic practice involves the evaluation and management of musculoskeletal conditions. Dr. Lehman serves on the faculty of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine within the Integrative Medicine Section of the Internal Medicine Department. Hydration is a topic of special interest, about which he plans further research efforts.

Dr. James Lehman
Albuquerque, NM

Since you are going to start drinking more water, why don’t you get great tasting reverse osmosis Boncor Drinking Water right at your kitchen sink?  For less than $1 per day (pennies per gallon) you can enjoy great tasting Boncor Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water.

Boncor Drinking Water services the following areas in San Diego County:  Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Escondido, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Encinitas, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Ramona, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe.

 In Riverside County, Boncor Drinking Water service is available in: Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Winchester, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lakes, Menifee, Hemet, San Jacinto, Perris, Corona and Sun City.

Most water in North San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County is very
hard. The US Geological Survey, Department of Interior defines water with
over 10.5 grains per gallon of hardness as VERY HARD WATER and most of our
areas meets or exceeds 10.5 grains. Hard water damages fixtures, appliances
and plumbing. Hard water also produces water spots on glasses and dishes. A
survey by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Labor and other industry
participates found that clothes last up to 35% longer when they are not
subjected to hard water during washing.

Boncor water softeners remove the limestone (hardness) before it can start
damaging water heaters, dishwashers, washing machines, plumbing, etc.
Boncor water softeners are available for purchase or rental service. Boncor
water softeners also allow you to use up to 80% less detergent, saving you
enough money to pay for the water softener.

When water softeners soften your water, your skin will feel softer, your
hair shinny and soft as well.

You don’t have to live with hard water. Let a Boncor water softener representative test your water and show you how economical it is to enjoy soft water.

Boncor water softener service is available in San Diego County: Poway,
Rancho Bernardo, Escondido, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos,
Fallbrook, Bonsall, Encinitas, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Ramona, Mira
Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Rancho
Santa Fe.

In Riverside County, Boncor water softener service is available
in: Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Winchester, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lakes,
Menifee, Hemet, San Jacinto, Perris, Corona and Sun City.

Give Boncor water softeners a call today and let us test your water and show
you how soft water can improve your life.

Staying properly hydrated is necessary to avoid fatigue, headache, dry mouth, dizziness, and weakness.  The Institute of Medicine recommends men drink about 100 ounces of water per day and women drink about 74 ounces.  You should adjust your water intake upwards when exercising, especially in heat and humidity.

A good rule is to drink one-half your body weight in ounces everyday.  You get about 20% of your fluids from food, so the rest should come from water.  So if you weigh 200 pounds, you should drink at least 80 ounces of water a day coupled with the 20% of fluids you get from food to achieve one-half your body weight in ounces.

Can you supplement your fluid intake with coffee, tea, soft drinks or alcohol to reach your fluid goal and stay properly hydrated?  Actually, coffee, tea, soft drinks and alcohol are diuretics and cause you to lose body fluids resulting in dehydration.

A Boncor Drinking Water System will provide you and your family all of the good fresh drinking water you need to stay properly hydrated.  Boncor Drinking Water Systems processes your tap water through reverse osmosis, carbon and sediment filtration giving you great tasting drinking water and plenty of it.  With a Boncor drinking water system you’ll have enough fresh water everyday to make coffee, tea, juices, ice cubes, cook your vegetables, etc – in many cases we can run an ice-line to your refrigerator.  Did you know 90% of pasta is water?  So make your pasta with great tasting water from a Boncor drinking water system.

Avoid the high cost of bottled water with a Boncor Drinking Water System.  For less than $1 per day or pennies per gallon, you can enjoy the convenience of a Boncor Drinking Water System under your kitchen sink with a drinking water faucet right at your fingertips.

Boncor Drinking Water service is available in San Diego County: Poway, Rancho Bernardo, Escondido, Vista, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Fallbrook, Bonsall, Encinitas, Valley Center, Pauma Valley, Ramona, Mira Mesa, Scripps Ranch, Rancho Penasquitos, Solana Beach, Del Mar and Rancho Santa Fe. 

In Riverside County, Boncor water softener service is available in: Temecula, Murrieta, Wildomar, Winchester, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lakes, Menifee, Hemet, San Jacinto, Perris, Corona and Sun City.

Give Boncor Drinking Water a call today and let us test your water and show you how good Boncor Drinking Water can enrich your life.