This has led to warnings from the American Dental Association (ADA) not to use
fluoridated water in infant formula.
Lawsuit Might Bring an End to
Fluoridated Water in the U.S..
Not exact matches
In 1955, Scientific American asked the question, somewhat sneeringly, about why so many people were «violently against» the process of
fluoridating municipal
water — a process that, according to the mandarins of science, was clearly shown to prevent tooth decay and do no harm.
I feel that ingesting fluoride
in your drinking
water is a no - no, but I did grow up with
fluoridated water.
If our bodies need fluoride at all, it's
in trace amounts, not
in the quantities supplied by
fluoridated water.
Using tap
water can be OK if you live
in a region that doesn't have chlorinated or
fluoridated water.
In fact,
fluoridated water contains 200 to 250 times more fluoride than breastmilk.
If you live
in an area where the
water is
fluoridated, drinking
water will also help prevent future tooth decay.
If your child is drinking tap
water (either alone, or mixed with baby formula or 100 % fruit juice), and you live
in an area with the
water is
fluoridated, then he should be getting an adequate amount of fluoride.
They may recommend a fluoride supplement if you live
in an area where the community
water is not
fluoridated.
Only ten per cent of England's
water supplies are
fluoridated at present, mainly
in Birmingham and the north - west.
Most adults
in fluoridated communities are ingesting between 1.6 and 6.6 mg of fluoride per day from
water inadvertently suppressing their thyroid function.
If you live
in an area where the community
waters are
fluoridated, a reverse osmosis system will remove it from your
water.
Soy consumption can also lead directly and indirectly to heavy metal toxicity — directly, because soy products are often processed or packaged
in aluminum or processed with
fluoridated water, and indirectly, because soy foods contribute to low levels of cysteine, zinc, pantothenic acid and other factors needed for detoxification.
bottle of
water in everyone's checked luggage, to tide us over till we're able to stop and buy gallons of distilled or filtered
water, so we don't end up not drinking enough or drinking
fluoridated, chlorinated
water from taps or drinking fountains.
I'm lucky that I don't live
in a part of the world where the
water is
fluoridated, but for anyone living
in USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia where the
water supply is often
fluoridated it's definitely something worth investigating further — you can find out which countries
fluoridate their
water supply here.
Many countries that once
fluoridated their
water are getting cold feet; Israel banned the practise
in 2014 and consumer campaigns are pushing for the same to happen
in America.
In 2012, 65 % of US citizens received
fluoridated water.
It speeds up the presoaking phase with the use of an alkaline solution, skips the squeezing and skimming steps, uses common
fluoridated and chlorinated tap
water, and cooks the soy paste
in a pressure cooker.
It can be found
in some medications and supplements, canned foods, chewing tobacco, toothpaste, teas (especially the black and red varieties), dental treatments, and
water (
in fluoridated communities).
If most adults
in fluoridated communities are ingesting between 1.6 and 6.6 mg of fluoride per day from their drinking
water, that's more than enough to suppress their thyroid function!
Soft drinks; diet drinks; fruit and vegetable juices;
fluoridated water; coffee; tea (except for organic black tea used to make kombucha);
water in plastic bottles; beverages containing fructose, high fructose corn syrup, agave, artificial sweeteners, sugar alcohols, stevia leaf extract, natural flavors, hemp, alfalfa, citric acid, caffeine, ascorbic acid, added vitamins or minerals, chocolate, cocoa or cacao.
Evidence indicates that increased iodine consumption replaces and therefore helps detox other halogens, such as fluoride and bromide, and even toxic metals like lead, aluminum and mercury.11 One theory is that liberal amounts of iodine
in the diet can protect against the harmful effects of
fluoridated water.12 Iodine supports the immune system and protects against abnormal growth of bacteria
in the stomach.13
While looking for something else, I found this recent response on another topic: http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2011/10/this-is-your-brain-on-wheat/comment-page-2/#comment-169364
in which the reader reported an apparent direct correlation between
fluoridated water exposure and thyroid problems.
Unfortunately, the answer is yes, and while most countries
in the European Union do not add fluoride to local
water supplies, most communities
in the United States continue to be
fluoridated.
While the Government
fluoridates are
water to help prevent tooth decay, many people believe the chemicals work to dampen the natural abilities of our mind and induce a sleep like state of consciousness
in the American people.
Fifty years ago, Grand Rapids, Mich., was the first city
in the country to
fluoridate its
water.
Robert Kroese's sense of irony was honed growing up
in Grand Rapids, Michigan — home of the Amway Corporation and the Gerald R. Ford Museum, and the first city
in the United States to
fluoridate its
water supply.