Antibiotics - Don't Think You Don't Take Them!

I read an article the other day about how many medications are found in our water supply. One of the key medications found was antibiotics.

This is one of those, "Ah-ha!" moments for me when it comes to marketing the In-Liven. We always tell people if they have taken antibiotics, they obviously need to reflourish their healthy bacteria. So - if someone says, "I have never taken antibiotics," I suppose the next question we should ask is, "Do you drink your tap water?"

How can it be that we are so careless as human beings to dump our drugs into the aquifers? I suppose the thought is that the filtering systems and chemicals will take care of it. But this article mentions that many of the drugs CANNOT be filtered and thus - we drink them.

Now, personally, I don't drink our tap water. It is well water - and I am a city girl who is afraid of the unknown. However, because we use a community well, they add chlorine and who knows what else. I am still not sure where exactly the water supply is coming from... I have yet to see a well on this property.

I have hooked up my trusty "dechlorinator" to the shower. (Which incidentally has come in quite handy in my new hobby with aquariums and fish) Marty won't even use the tap water to make the coffee in the mornings. I used to think that was a bit over-precautious, but after reading this article, I am feeling pretty grateful for his decision.

Maybe this is why my new fish, Sacha, is thriving on the In-Liven? I was hesitant to give it to her, but after researching fishy diets, I learned that fancy goldfish love spirulina. The first ingredient listed in the In-Liven is spirulina - so I went for it. She loves it! And unless Marty and I are imagining things, she is looking more shiny and vibrant in her colors than ever! She literally is "glistening" in the tank.

And speaking of the tank... it is amazingly clear! In fact, it is so clear that you cannot even tell there is water in there unless you look at the air bubbles going through the filter. Now, goldfish are the messiest fishies to keep because they poop more than any other fish. But her tank water is more clear than the water from our spigot! I am not sure if the In-Liven has anything to do with this... but I am not going to stop her daily regimine of it, that is for sure!

I tried to find articles on fish and probiotics. I found a lot of scientific studies, that were hard to follow, where fish farms are trying certain strains of probiotics to keep the fish healthy. Fish disease spreads fast - and I can imagine that with a lot of fish, they have severe issues when a fish does contract an illness. They pump the water full of... you guessed it... antibiotics! But, I think it is hopeful that they are at least jumping on the probiotic/prebiotic bandwagon. Especially when you consider bio-accumulation and our food chain.

Okay, I went off topic for a moment, but I can bring it back around. Because you see, another thing we can say to people who don't take antibiotics besides, "Do you drink tap water?" Is... "Do you eat fish?" :P

Lest we forget the carnivorous humans that consume factory farm meat! Holy cow do they eat up the antiobiotics!! (ar, ar) So another question to those who don't take antibiotics is, "Do you eat meat?" or "Do you drink milk?"

BTW... my dogs take the In-Liven twice a day with each meal. Don't forget their are people out there who care more about their pets than their own health! (If you want some incredible testimonials about the In-Liven and doggies - let me know and I will share those with you!)

So, let's recap... In-Liven is great for animals, fish, and any human that consumes meat, fish, dairy, and drinks tap water.

Hmmmm.... Can you think of ANYONE that would benefit from the In-Liven? :-)