Ok, I've been really, really good. I've played the fatty food deprivation game, I've exercised four times a week, drank a gallon of water a day — the whole nine. I've even displayed my loyalty to the Green club at the gym by bringing the same plastic bottle of frozen water every day instead of buying a new one. And just as I lay my hand outstretched awaiting the issuance of my Green card, I discovered how toxic water bottles can be.
Who really knows what those symbols on the bottom of our water bottles really mean? I didn't know, I didn't want to know- until a considerate e-mail from my mom-in-law informed me of how important it is to keep an eye out for the following numbers:
This article appears in Apr 29 – May 5, 2009.