In case you have not heard, San Diego County will be adding fluoride to our water supply beginning Dec 3, 2007. According to the EWG (Environmental Working Group), this puts close to 12,000 children 2 and under at risk for exceeding the safe recommended dose.
If you still think that fluoride is beneficial for you and your family, you need to look at the scientific studies that show how fluoride may damage your brain, your body and even your teeth. Human studies done in China indicate how elevated fluoride levels can lower your child’s IQ.
Even at levels as low as 1ppm (part per million), studies have demonstrated direct toxic effects on brain tissue, including:
- reduction in lipid content
- impaired anti-oxidant defense systems
- damage to your hippocampus
- damage to your purkinje cells
- increased uptake of aluminum
- formation of beta-amyloid plaques (the classic brain abnormality in Alzheimer’s disease)
- accumulation of fluoride in your pineal gland.
For more information about the toxic effects of fluoride, check out The Fluoride Action Network at http://fluoridealert.org/
To remove fluoride from your tap water, you should consider getting a reverse osmosis filtration system. Regular carbon filters will not be enough to do the job properly.