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Water. It is the most vital substance to human life. It is suggested that a human should drink water amounting to half of his or her body weight in ounces. Being a human, I try to obey this rule of thumb and drink water often. It is useful for things like dehydration and keeping my face free of zits. However, I realized quite recently that I’ve been approaching this whole “drinking water” thing the wrong way.
I experienced this revelation as I headed to the grocery store one day to purchase some water. I was not looking for anything in particular, just something to quench my thirst. Upon arriving at the “water” aisle, I made my first shocking realization about water. Apparently, all waters are not created equal.
Let us begin with the luxury water. I know it sounds like a hoax but with fizzy bubbles, flavoring and an exotic foreign name, it has to be luxurious, right? There’s a lot of variety, too. Fiji ® (a.k.a. Japanese mountain inspired water) comes all the way from the Fiji islands, supposedly has the “freshest” taste as its water is “never touched by the hands of men.” Another brand, San Pellegrino ® is packaged in cans and claims to be the “finest sparkling natural mineral water.” And of course, there is the famous Perrier ® water as well, bottled to identically resemble the Vergèze spring waters from where it is drawn. In general, these waters are more expensive as they come in glass or metal bottles and have pre-packaged charisma, albeit the “luxuriousness.” Individuals who drink luxury water tote its superiority to other kinds of water and are incredibly committed to their particular brand (think Apple product owners). Unfortunately, I was too strapped for cash to buy one of those.
Next, there is the intellectual water....

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...at you purchase the water. It would be terrible to support something that you do not personally advocate.
4. Think critically about the location of your water’s origin. It is crucial that the water that you drink comes from the trendiest of sources.
5. Think critically about the nutritional content of your water. It is more important to ensure that it will support you appropriately in your unique lifestyle.
6. Think critically about the packaging. It is vital to ensure that the packaging of water is cool.
7. Think critically about the amount of air/water balance in the water products that you drink. It is important that you are getting the very best in both.
8. Think critically about the paper label on your water (or lack thereof).
9. Think critically about the cap to your water (or lack thereof).
10. Think critically about glass or plastic.
11. Think critically.

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