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["Toni Hawryluk" <tonihawr AT msn.com>]

Warren wrote :
> Drink water and lots of it, and you can kiss the bananas goodbye. (I am
serious about this...if George Bush hasn't polluted your water yet (and he
will), you can break the soda (and juice) habit by drinking water. I
probably drink 3-4 quarts a day. We splurge occasionally and buy Aquafina in
1 litre bottles. Then, we re-use the bottles, filling them with superior
Glenn Springs water. I have anecdotal evidence that it makes you feel
better, makes your complexion clearer, causes weight loss and makes you go
to the bathroom quite regular).

Reusing commercially bottled water bottles
has its own problems. I cannot locate the
abstract of test results on those, but here 
is another reference :
http://www.backwash.com/previewnewsarchive.php?newsid=1516

Did you also know that 88% of Americans who drink bottled water reuse the 
container? It may help the environment a bit, but there are a few other 
things to consider... 

New research shows that the type of plastic (called PET plastic) used in most 
disposable bottles isn't sturdy enough to be used on repeated occasions. It 
also isn't sturdy enough for dishwasher treatments, direct sun, high 
temperatures, or rough handling. 

During the research, a variety of water bottles were used in these stress 
tests, and researchers have found that the longer bottles were reused, the 
more likely plastic materials from the containers were to leach into the 
water. Other research demonstrates that frequent washing may not prevent 
bacteria buildup in reused PET bottles. 

It's ok to reuse the bottle once or twice, but it's not considered a wise 
decision to prolong it's life too long.

And water may be a snake-oil cure-all for relatively

"healthy" people, but it does *not* work for me while 

the bananas *do*.