";s:4:"text";s:3006:" The world's first hand-held shower filters incorporate advanced water filtration technology into a multi-function shower handle. It turns out that mothers the world over are right: Don’t drink the shower water. While drinking cold water causes muscles to contract, drinking warm water increases blood flow to the tissues, allowing muscles to relax. Drinking a warm glass of water before taking a bath or shower serves to warm your body from the inside, resulting in the same type of circulatory system dilation that occurs on the skin’s surface. That leaves astronauts drinking a filtered mixture that includes recycled shower water, old astronaut sweat, and pee. Salient features of the sector compared to other developed countries are the high degree of private sector participation using concession and lease contracts (gestion déléguée) and the existence of basin agencies that levy fees on utilities in order to finance environmental investments. February 12, 2009 Edit. I only use hot water in showers and ice cold water for tap. To remove scale from your shower head, unscrew it and submerge it in a bowl of white vinegar for at least eight hours. Reinstall the shower head and run the water full-blast to check the flow. Chlorine: Showers and Drinking Chemicals like chlorine get into our bloodstream and bodies very efficiently through shower water because the shower provides the ideal venue.