Pollution is a word that should pique the interest of any surfer reading this review since bacteria-laden products and substances are pouring into our beloved wave riding playground on a daily basis. In fact, according to nrdc.org, ”there were nearly 20,000 days of closings and advisories in 2004 at ocean, bay, and Great Lakes beaches.” This danger doesn’t just affect the surfers in the water. Sewage and bacteria can be found in the beach sand and even in swimming pools.
Enter: The Solution
Should we be scared, shuttering in our shorts waiting with our Lysol and face mask awaiting the next SARS or bird flu epidemic? Nah!
However, there is no doubt that beaches in Florida, New York, California, Hawaii and beyond are regularly found to be loaded with bacteria that can make us sick. That sad fact makes Ocean Solution’s existence possible. This natural dietary supplement offers something unique to the surfing world: a defense against the bacteria that may be floating in the petri dish that is your home break.
Specifically designed to keep water enthusiasts healthy, Ocean Solution contains colloidal silver, an ingredient that has been used since the 1930’s and was once used as a natural antibiotic.
Based on Ocean Solution’s fact sheet, colloidal silver works by disabling the oxygen of invading pathogens and has been proven to kill 16 common forms of waterborne bacteria. Packaged in an easy-to-use aerosol pump, this innovative product is sprayed orally or applied as a topical solution on open cuts and abrasions.
The Future
What are your chances of getting sick in the lineup? It might not be too high, but with 44 million tons of mass solids discharged into California waters each year, 1.5 million gallons of sewage dumping into the Pacific daily, and as many as 900 deaths a year attributed to waterborne bacterial infections, there is no doubt this product will become more and more visible in coming years.
