I have flourosis which is a condition caused by too much flouride in your water, that causes your teeth to discolor and decay. (I’m sure you can find pictures with a web search.) If it does this to your teeth (calcium) what does it do to your bones (also calcium)? It has also been shown in studies that flouride can cause many conditions, including arthritis. I have switched to non-flouride toothpaste, and despite claims that flouride whitens your teeth, my teeth are whiter now that I don’t use it. I bring this up because new parents especially need to beware of giving their children too much flouride, although it ‘probably’ is not good for any of us.
First of all, about the spelling…OOPS…I wrote this at like 4 a.m., and if you start out your whole argument by attacking me, what does that say? Secondly, it was a rural area that I grew up in, with a private well, both my sister and I have fluorosis. No one IS ‘more’ or ‘less’ susceptible to it. How can you say that normal amounts of fluoride are ‘good’ for everyone, when it has been shown to be an industrial pollutant and VERY toxic to the human body? I hope you are doing some research outside of the regular medical/dentistry channels, because if you look at who makes money from the conditions caused by fluoride, why would they tell us its bad? Now, get me straight, I’m not anti-medical or dental, I used to be a nurse, and both are very important. As to ‘mineral or bottled’ water being unhealthy for us, this is not true–its distilled water that is not good for us as it leaches beneficial minerals from your body because it has none in it.
Personally I *will not* give a substance to my children, when I have any, that has been proven in scientific studies to be extremely toxic. Having already done thorough research on this topic, as it has affected me greatly, I suggest that you do some more research on your own, perhaps written by someone who is not trapped under the medical/dental regime so badly that they are afraid to speak out for what is best for their patients, and perhaps something by a scientist who specializes in toxicology. Why would they put a warning on the tube that if more than a ‘pea-sized drop’ is swallowed, to contact a poison control center. How many ‘pea-size drops’ do we and our children swallow when drinking water? As for the specialist- been there done that- know what they said? Don’t use fluoride….
Also, your mom not drinking milk, multiple fractures and bad teeth…have you been checked for osteoporosis?
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