Fluoride And Your Drinking Water

If fluoride was beneficial to your health it would be in your daily multivitamin. The American public has been overly exposed to fluoride for many years.

Fluoride is a natural substance. The fluoride used to fluoridate water is actually an industrial waste derived from the fertilizer industry. As far as drinking it, there is no benefit at all. Fact is, fluoride is detrimental to human health. If you look at your favorite toothpaste you may find a warning Do Not Swallow now look at the active ingredients, you will find it contains fluoride. Warning - Small children are at risk of swallowing toothpaste.

Fluoride may not have any benefit to childrens teeth at all. In fact, excessive exposure to fluoride can cause fluoridation in young childrens developing teeth.

There are numerous other risks involved in the consumption of excessive fluoride.

1. Children can suffer from brain damage and/or lower IQs.

2. People with kidney disease are more susceptible to fluoride toxicity due to their impaired ability to excrete fluoride from the body.

3. Bone cancer Harvard scientists have linked fluoride to osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer mainly effecting young males.

4. Weakened bone strength increasing the risk of fracture.

5. Thyroid function People drinking water containing fluoride who have a low iodine intake can experience reduction of thyroid activity possibly resulting in weight gain, depression or mental acuity.

One thing you can do to reduce your familys consumption of fluoride is to use a reverse osmosis drinking water filtration system. There are many high quality systems on the market today. A high quality reverse osmosis system will reduce fluoride to an acceptable level. Compare the NSF certification before you buy. Only buy an RO system that has a post filter. Look for a filtration system that uses high quality carbon block filters as this type of filtration will also reduce other drinking water contaminants of health concern.

For more information on drinking water

See the Water Today page at:

http://www.supremedrinkingwatersolutions.com

http://www.nsf.com

http://www.cdc.gov

http://www.epa.gov

http://www.nrdc.org

Patti Wilson
Drinking Water Consultant
St Augustine Florida
Phone 904 522 0524
or email: supremedrinkingwatersolutions@yahoo.com