Build Your Own All Natural Organic Pool

Humans love water. There is no denying the calming and peaceful feeling that washes (sometimes literally) over you when you are next to a large body of water.

Part of the definition of a vacation involves a beach at some point am I right? It is in our nature to seek out large bodies of water.

Just look at a population density map and you’ll see that the bulk of the world lives close to the water.

Logic follows that we love to swim and we love swimming pools. We can’t all live on a beachfront property, so we’ve figured out a way to bring the joy of the sea or lake to our own backyards.

There is a big difference between a lake or ocean and the stagnant, chlorinated pools many Americans swim in on a daily basis.

When you go for a swim in the lake have you ever come out with sore, red eyes? Or found your skin dry and itchy? What about after frolicking in the ocean?

I’m willing to bet you’ve been afflicted with one or more of these common symptoms of irritation after swimming in a chlorinated pool.

What too many people don’t know is that long term and repeated exposure to chlorine can lead to many major health problems and these mild abrasions are by no means safe.

Toxic gas nitrogen trichloride from chlorinated pools can cause permanent and irrepperable damage to the lining of the lungs and lead to respiratory conditions.

Just take for example, competitive and Olympic swimmers. Ever wonder why they look prematurely aged?

Chlorine can not only seep into the skin but sucks healthy oils from the body and leaves the surface depleted.

I’ve got good news for you! There is a safe and beautiful alternative to the traditional bright blue lagoon of a chlorinated pool. What is more, the cost to build this all natural swimming pool comes in at a fraction of the usual price to build an in ground heated pool.

Check out this video.

You may be wondering how a natural pool without chemical disinfectants could be clean enough to swim in, but the fact of the matter is, algae and insect ecology are not harmful.

The quality of water in most of these natural pools are often within drinking water standards.

The nutrient level in an organic pool is naturally restricted so competition is tough. Pond plants outperform algae and keep it minimal making it difficult for new wild life to find a home. The pool works with nature to provide a hygienic environment for humans.

You might be thinking that a stagnant body of water like this would be covered in mosquitos, but the diverse ecology consumes that kind of protein. The larvae have no place to hide and get eaten up by the fauna in the water.

And despite what it looks like, these pools have a gentle circulation, most of which powered by solar panels.

Over the past 20 years, thousands of these natural pools have been constructed and there is yet to be any reports of health issues from using them.

The added bonus is the maintenance is much less with an organic pool and those who live in colder climates don’t have to worry about draining it before the winter. It is fully immune to the problems that normally wreak havoc on a tiled and heated pool.