How Flouride Affects Drinking Water: The Good And Bad
Why is there fluoride in our drinking water?
The Effects Fluoride Water
An observation made by a doctor in the Pike’s Peak region of the US started the whole thing. Young people in this particular community had very discolored and pitted teeth, but they had lesser cavities.
The cause was determined to be naturally occurring fluoride in the community’s wells and other water supplies, due to the mineral fluorine which was quite common in the mountains of the area. Later testing conducted by Alcoa Aluminum found that the levels were exceptionally high in some communities.
You might be wondering why an aluminum company conducted the testing. The company recently found out that activated alumina could effectively reduce the fluoride content to safer levels.
Fluoride, Risk verses Benefits:
Is it possible for the fluoride in our drinking water be a good or a bad thing? Fluoride is definitely a toxin. There are various types of fluoride-containing combination’s in the environment. Different ones are more toxic than others.
Expounder of fluoridation talk of the reduction of tooth decay that has been seen in the 20th century is because we have fluorine in our water supply. Competitors, including a ton of dentists, insist that the subduction in tooth decay is due to fluoride consisting of tooth pastes and great hygiene habits, which allots for brushing our children`s teeth.
The staining and pitting that was first noticed is believed to occur before the teeth erupt from the gum. Toddlers and babies should not be consuming fluoridated water in any way and most definitely should not be used to make baby formula.
Health Care
What about other health problems?
According to an independent panel of scientists commissioned by the EPA, agreed the fluorite level in city and suburb area supplies is too high and should be lowered immediately . The levels that fluoride is currently allowed, in can damage the brain, the bones and the way your teeth appear. Children are particularly susceptible, but so are the elderly, due to an increased risk of bone fractures.
Chlorine, at levels allowed by the EPA, is a cause of anemia, in children. Combine that with the increased cancer risk of exposure to chlorine byproducts and we have a generation of children that may have current and future health problems, all because of exposure to chemicals.
Cost Effective way to Reduce Fluoride in our Household Water:
A home purifier can reduce the fluoride content of your tap-water. If you think bottled is better, it’s not. Most bottling companies use tap-water and they don’t do anything to reduce fluoride content.
There best purifiers include dual stages for reduction of chlorine, chlorine byproducts and other toxins. This is our best option for fluoride-reduction, as well. Activated alumina can only be used on the large scale and it too is a toxin. Granular carbon is non-toxic and is the best method that we have for chlorine reduction, which is a greater health threat to our children than the fluoride in our drinking water.
Make no mistake about it, as the public is becoming better informed and knowledge is being shared more freely, we may begin to see healthier people. The only thing that you need do to protect your family from the flouride in our drinking water is install an effective purifier.
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