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[–][deleted] 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Fluoride also bioaccumulates with lifetime exposure. I would also recommend a non-fluoridated toothpaste. I use 'Tom's of Maine' Fluoride Free Toothpaste, you can get it pretty much anywhere that sells toothpaste.

[–]cottoneyejoe 8 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I would also recommend the use of a reverse osmosis system. I've used these guys for year and have been happy with https://www.freedrinkingwater.com/ but there are other companies. I have mine installed in the basement and the feed line splits to a kitchen faucet and icemaker.

[–]SoCo 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I switched to Tom's of Maine, because all the big toothpaste products made me gag. Something in them was regarded as a poison by my body and I assumed it was the fluoride. So I tried ToM fluoride free, and was able to brush without gagging making it the not the most miserable daily experience, I couldn't tolerate more than once a day, anymore.

It was doing great, but after awhile I became concerned it may not be protecting my teeth as well. My research found that fluoride fights cavities in multiple ways, while present in your mouth, such as several mechanisms of disrupting the metabolism of bacteria that cause cavities. Yet, putting it in the water is just dangerous and dumb. I became convinced that I needed to move from comfortable brushing, to using cavity fighting fluoride again.

But first, I tried Tom's of Maine Whole Care, which has fluoride. It did not make me gag and from then on, I had the best of both worlds.

It must just be some other poison they put in big name toothpastes.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I'm just translating "Tom's of Maine' to "Tom of Finland" in my head here.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Many places also have floride naturally in the water.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, and they try to remove it. India recognizes Fluoride in their water as poisonous. Companies there offer solutions to reduce this groundwater contaminant.

Example: https://sencoindia.in/fluoride-removal-plant/

[–]Anman 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Look for Indian research on flouride in water. They confirmed without a doubt several times that flouride in the water is ruining people. Not: "COULD" but "IS"

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

Fluoride can't be removes with filters.

[–]In-the-clouds[S] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I use the ZeroWater filter, and this independent test shows it does remove Fluoride.

So, does ZeroWater remove fluoride? Yes, according to the fluoride meter, ZeroWater filters can remove fluoride. In fact, it took water that contained 0.6 ppm of fluoride all the way down to 0.0 ppm, virtually removing all fluoride from my home’s tap water.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

not with a cheap brita filter

[–]JoeyJoeJoe 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Bullshit.

[–]Wherearethesane 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No, they're right. But greatly overestimating the dose.