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Down to Earth with Zac Efron on Netflix

Rating: 10/10

Summary

This is the second episode in the series. The series follows Zac and Darin around the world as they search for healthy and sustainable ways to live. This episode focuses all about water. Before the show travels to France, they start off by tasting different waters. Now that they tasted the waters, they are ready to travel the waters to France. With their feet on the ground, they learn about how Paris is distributing free clean water to the public. To further their knowledge they go to a water treatment plant. Now onto a more holy place, Lourdes, France. It is a miracle that Zac and Darin learned so much about the healing properties of water. Water is necessary for everyone and the planet. Let's try and keep our water clean so that way we can all enjoy its benefits (animals included).

Fast Facts

• We can live three weeks without food but only three days without water

• Waters from around the world:

  • United Kingdom: Hildon, TDS: 312, has small bubbles

  • Spain: Vichy Catalan, TDS: 3,050, sparkling water, tastes like alka-seltzer, considered a healing water

  • Slovenia: Roi, TDS: 7,400, magnesium, medicine

    • Circadian Rhythm: The 24 hour cycle that tells our bodies when to sleep, rise and eat, among other things

    • Approximately 25% of bottled water is locally sourced tap water

    • Some bottled water may contain dioxin, bpa, phthalates, mold, benzene, trihalomethanes, arsenic, plastic particles, plastic fibers, bacteria, fertilizer, and industrial chemicals

    • More than 500 cities across Europe have decided to follow Paris in the movement of free clean water to the public - Water is a common good, not a business

    • Paris also has sparkling water fountains

    • One million bottles per minute - That is the world's single use plastic bottle consumption rate - 525,600,000,000,000 per year

    • The water is treated in a process that starts with screening, clarification, filtering, and polishing - Tested for 300,000 different contaminants

    • Since the 1700s the Catholic Church has seven strict and clear criteria for a health event or healing to be determined a miracle:

1. The person must have a full diagnosis of the illness

2. The illness must be severe

3. The illness is unexpectedly gone

4. The cure happens instantly

5. The person is completely cured

6. The cure is lasting

7. There are no explanations

• Over the past 135 years, out of 7,400 claims submitted, only 70 have been certified miracles

• The Earth's surface is 70% water

• Our bodies on average are 60% water

Places to Visit

• Petit Ermitage (Los Angeles, California)

• Paris, France

• Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes (Lourdes, France)

What I Learned

• The United States is behind on providing free clean water to the public

• Paris promotes healthy living especially through their water supply

• There is power and energy in mass prayer - It can bring peace, community, and beauty