~patches~ wrote:
> Nancy1 wrote:
>
> > Sheryl Rosen wrote:
> >
> > keep cold foods cold and hot foods hot, avoiding "warm" anything.
> > Things
> >
> >>like that will prevent most bad things from happening to you, but you will
> >>still be exposed to germs and your body will do a fine job of fighting them
> >>if you are a reasonably healthy individual.
> >
> >
> > I totally agree.
> >
> > On a related note: tooth cavities are way up because the bottled water
> > everyone seems to be addicted to doesn't contain fluorides to prevent
> > cavities. People, if your home water supply is safe, fill up your
> > individual bottles with it instead of buying bottled water - at least
> > for your kids.
> >
> > N.
> >
> Our water is filtered here because of chemical spills and IIRC it is one
> of the few communities in this area without fluoridated water. We use a
> fluoride toothpaste to compensate. I saw there was an issue with
> re-filling individual water bottles as in those you buy in the store
> then re-use. Something about not being able to get them clean. We do
> it anyway because it's cheaper than buying more bottles and less to go
> into the recycle bin.

I stick them (and the lids) in the dishwasher - I believe the
"dangerous plastic" warnings are about re-heating in plastic frozen
food containers, not just pouring water in ... still, water containers
get bad germs very fast, whether you see them or not, and should be
washed regularly with hot water and soap.

N.