You’ve heard of pH and alkaline water. But is it good or bad for you? Here’s what you need to know about drinking water with an elevated pH. How you ever stopped to think about the water you [...]
The human body is comprised of 11 major elements that are essential for survival: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, chlorine, nitrogen, sulfur, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and magnesium. Of [...]
A healthy, thriving garden needs water, there’s no way around that. However, many people waste huge amounts of water, and it’s possible to make a lot less of it go a lot further. Here are our top [...]
Going green will be challenging in the beginning as you learn to become more conscious about your lifestyle choices. But, thankfully, it’s also a great time to go green and minimize waste because [...]
Water is an amazing substance and the most valuable resource on earth. It has an endless number of health benefits for us from improving concentration, flushing out toxins and boosting your [...]
The amount of resources wasted by us is staggering when you look at the numbers. Private households in the US waste 25% of the food they buy, reports Statista. Thankfully, awareness of our [...]
Earth Day doesn’t always get the most love as a holiday—perhaps this year it deserves an appearance on your calendar or social media. The more you think about it, the more you’ll realize just how [...]
Water lubricates joints and moderates body temperature. It transports nutrients and aids in healing. It’s imperative to stay hydrated each and every day, especially when we exert ourselves [...]
Ditch plastic and single use items! Here are 10 sustainable swaps that will last you a long time and won’t end up in the landfill. 1- Reusable Water Bottle Considering we should drink 1.5 [...]
Did you know, British households dispose of around 22 million tons of waste into the bin each year. Rates of recycling have also decreased to around 44%, although the target set is at 50% by [...]
Which is better—hand-washing your dishes or loading up the dishwasher and running a cycle? If you’re trying to practice water conservation at home, your best option is to run the dishwasher. It [...]
Our bodies are composed of 60 percent water which serves so many important purposes, from regulating our body temperatures to carrying nutrients to major organs to boosting skin quality. If you [...]
Successful climbing requires countless physical skills and a sharp mind. There’s even growing recognition that rock climbing could be the single best way to work out your entire body. Years of [...]
Our oceans make up around 70% of the planet’s surface, yet despite this we’ve only managed to map around 20%. Leaving 80% of all the world’s oceans, unmapped, unobserved and unexplored – Meaning [...]
For most of us, cleaning out our water bottle at the end of the day isn’t a top priority, but dirty water bottle can be a breeding ground for germs and bacteria. It’s important to have a cleaning [...]
Becoming dehydrated can drastically weaken your concentration, as well as many other functions of the brain. Like the rest of your body, the brain uses water as an insulator, a transmitter of [...]
Water is at the core of environmental discussions about waste reduction, and with good reason: worldwide trends indicate a significant disruption in our planet’s freshwater supply. It’s also a [...]
According to Water UK (a membership organization with the goal of promoting policy and sustainable solutions to water access), the water sector faces growing challenges from population growth and [...]
It won’t be a complete shock that included in our travel “must-haves” a great reusable water bottle. It can be easy to disregard your body when you’re out and about, however that [...]
When it comes to saving money, reducing waste, and being healthy, buying a stainless steel water bottle is definitely an important step that you should take. If you usually purchase bottled [...]
Summer brings parties, picnics and eating on-the-go — a perfect time to review our disposable, unsustainable habits. In this post, we’ll highlight how our short-term convenience choices can [...]
This article originally appeared on Mom Loves Best. Are you having a hard time staying hydrated while you’re pregnant? Do you even know what dehydration signs are? Getting dehydrated is always a [...]
Bottle it on your holiday to the UK and save water. The UK will have a tourism industry worth over £257 billion by 2025, with the French, Americans, and Germans topping the market and enjoying [...]
MAKE THE SWITCH!! Cars, industrial waste and pesticides have a huge impact on the environment, but what people haven’t previously thought of is plastic waste. Plastic is a material that’s used [...]
We at team Jerry love water. We care about effectively decreasing plastic pollution, giving everyone access to clean water and keeping you in good health. But keep your eyes peeled for our [...]
Despite the fact that many of us enjoy the good fortune of having safe, clean drinking water nearby at all times, dehydration is nevertheless a major issue. Although there may be many [...]
Our children have better things to do at school than keep hydrated, and our teachers have plenty of learning to get organised so it is understandable that researchers found that most [...]
We come from water, we are water, we need water. The Eatwell Guide says we should drink six to eight glasses of fluid a day. Water, lower fat milk and sugar-free drinks including tea and coffee [...]
When your water bottle makes a difference to other people’s lives as well as your own, you develop a deeper love for your bottle. Your jerry is your companion through your day, saving you from [...]
Harun went to Tanzania in October to explore new water projects. Accompanied by two other Trustees from our parent organisation, the Waterfall Charity. This is a short blog with pictures, news [...]
It is so exciting to have a TEDx in Leicester. The TED platform for sharing ideas is always going to make magic happen. When you ask amazing people to distil their lifetime of knowledge or [...]
It’s not the product that makes you happy. When you #BuySocial you get the product you want and a whole world of good on top!! When I bought a bike from the social enterprise Groundwork it [...]
Jerry have teamed up with Eco Schools to make water cool in school. Eco Schools do a great job helping schools become sustainable and create good habits that last a lifetime. We want to kickstart [...]
You would have thought that if you tell your new staff where the kitchen and water cooler is, that they would keep themselves hydrated. However a recent study found that half of employees turn up [...]
We all know that we should be drinking more water but we don’t. We meet for ‘a coffee,’ and reach for the caffeine and sugary treats when we get tired. Did you know that water [...]
All businesses do good, but may not build it into their brand, or delivery. ‘Old school’ businesses build a high wall separating their business and their charitable work. In the age where the [...]
We all know we should be drinking more water but we don’t. Here's 5 tips to bring water into your life, and enjoy all the health benefits of hydration.
My three monkeys are now 6, 10 and 12. When they were under 5s I found it annoying that the dentist recommended my kids should avoid fruit juice and drink water or milk. It felt like they didn’t [...]
There are two times in the UK when drinking water regularly throughout the day is a ‘no brainer,’ when you are ill, or when there is a heatwave. The rest of the time it is a habit that healthy [...]
Why not try a #zerowaste lunch one day a week!! If we all join in with Re-useable Wednesday this could make a massive impact on the environment. Nearly all our convenient lunchtime food is [...]
Bring jerry into your workplace to boost your social responsibility. Give jerry bottles as an employee health benefit or gift to your most valued customers and share our social outcomes.
Sometimes you just need a nudge to give something a go. Why not join in with plastic free July and see what its like avoiding stuff wrapped in plastic. Doing it badly is great so join in!!
Warming seas will bring extreme weather events and rainfall variability, according to a new report from the World Bank Group. The worlds driest regions will get dryer: Europe, South America, [...]
Muslim Dietician Nour El Zibdeh gives 8 tips on staying hydrated through Ramadan: Don’t break fast with fruit juice. it has too much sugar Water is best for hydration – it dissolves nutrients and [...]
Universities in America and Canada have banned sales of single use, plastic water bottles. Winnipeg University was the first to ban the plastic bottle, and Washington University in St Louis was [...]
Improve the sustainability of your organisation by banning single-use plastics. We don’t need more plastic bottles in our waste, land or oceans. It is not sustainable to keep pumping out [...]
It’s really important to carry a re-useable water bottle with you because there is already too much plastic in our oceans and landfill. Now you are not going to get impartial advice from us on [...]
At jerry we donate 100% profits to fund clean water projects around the world including sanitation.
It is far better to increase older people’s fluid intake. Drinking more does not mean more trips to the bathroom, it just means their urine will be less concentrated when they do. [...]
As the weather gets warmer the risk of dehydration for older people increases. Please do check up on older people you know and keep an eye out for the signs of dehydration: Thirst Darker urine – [...]
Dehydration increases the symptoms of many illnesses and can slow down recovery. Almost 700 deaths in 5 years in care homes due to dehydration. 30% of people admitted to hospital are dehydrated.
My business partner said to me recently that the reason I find running a start-up challenging is because I think too much. Over thinking things can create too many alternatives, which leads to [...]
If you judge a person by the size of their house and pool then the founder of jerry, Harun Master, was doing very well back in 2007 in Dubai. Living in the Jumeirah Islands gated community, with [...]
Next time you go for a long drive makes sure you don’t ignore keeping your fluids up. You may think you are saving time by drinking less and avoiding toilet breaks but you will be increasing your [...]
Don’t be seen with a plastic water bottle ever again. Here are 4 reasons why: 1. Bottled water is 500 times the price of tap 2. Bottled water is months old and epoxy resins from the plastic [...]
The Daddy in the world of water drinking is the bottled water industry. Daddy has told us that mineral water is best. He has grown the market in the UK to sell 15 million bottles per day. This is [...]
Half your staff is probably running around dehydrated but some simple steps can change that. A 2015 study by Loughborough University found that: 54% of employees turn up dehydrated for work and [...]
The human body has some very clever ways of maintaining your core levels of hydration. Even 1-2% dehydration starts the body to concentrate the urine in your bladder to keep hold of all available [...]
If you have any of these symptoms, you might be dehydrated. Get the best bottle you can find and keep it with you. Keep on sipping!! 1. You haven’t had a drink of water all day 2. Your urine is [...]
Here are our 7 easy steps to develop a healthy water habit: 1. Keep water by your side 2. Choose a bottle that you want to be seen with at work and play. 3. Drink small amounts regularly through [...]
Here's why you really need to drink more water: "Water is a basic nutrient of the human body and is critical to human life” WHO
1. good looks: The jerry is a very stylish and sophisticated bottle. GQ pronounced it one of the coolest things in the world at the beginning of 2016!! It has an iconic and functional design. The [...]
When you start to be transparent with customers about your costs and how you use your profits some very interesting things happen!! It strips away the artifice around how value is created and [...]
Serving a bunch of affluent shareholders is not the right way to run a business. At its worse we have large multi-national companies where all efforts are directed at improving on last year’s [...]
For five years I advised community groups on how to develop a new income streams from trading. I found that most groups needed an electric shock to stop them thinking like a small charity, whose [...]
World Water Day is a time for everyone to have a think about the water that we have on this planet and those that don’t have access to it. It is on Tuesday 22 March 2016. This year the theme for [...]
Holy moly, this is the big one!! Water is life. Scientists look for evidence of water on planets and meteors because life began in water. Water is the combination of 2 parts of hydrogen to one [...]
The first ‘enlightenment’ was built on the switch from beer to tea and coffee. A second enlightenment perceived via the digital screen is on its way. So mid 14th century we made the switch from [...]
When water was drawn from the river the cows shat in, or from the well next to the pit toilet, it wasn’t safe to drink. In the 14th and 16th century it was safer to drink beer. Small beer, with a [...]
Why is it that alcohol is seen as a luxurious treat? Many brands suggest that you are investing in yourself by buying alcohol. For those of us that have been susceptible to an alcoholic tipple [...]
A social enterprise is a business that is trading for community benefit. Here at jerry, we are trading for social good rather than for individual benefit. We do not create profits for the [...]
We are raising funds for water projects around the world through selling high quality water bottles. In this blog we will be telling the stories about how the company began
