The thing about fluoride is...
It's almost impossible to get rid of completely. Because it's use is so widespread in our potable water supplies, it tends to end up in some some places that may or may not have occurred to you before. Potable water is just another way of describing water that's suitable for drinking. And if you get your water from a city municipality, this includes shower and bath water as well.
Fluoride...It's In There!
First of all, you have to realize that every product that uses fluoridated water as an ingredient has the potential to contain fluoride. It all depends on the source of water that was used to create that product. Some of these include soda pop, certain types of teas, tobacco products, some rock salts and a large percentage of bottled water derived from municipal sources.
Another category includes those items that have fluoride intentionally added to them as a preservative. These products include all types of canned foods, especially canned fish products.
Then you have those products that include fluoride for other purposes that don't really seem all that clear to me. Things like fluoride in vitamin supplements, toothpaste and even certain antidepressants and medication intended to treat osteoporosis.
The bottom line is, it really doesn't make sense to add fluoride to products if better alternatives exist. One of the main reasons fluoride use is so widespread is because there's so much of it available and it doesn't cost very much. Also, I haven't been able to find a single source of credible information that would lead me to believe that fluoride is anything but hazardous to your health.
Hey, Get Your Fluoride Out of My Water!
You can't boil it out, freeze it out or even wish it away. Unfortunately, fluoride is here to stay unless our elected officials make it illegal to add to potable water sources. In case you missed it, here's a link to a very interesting video dealing with some of the main reasons why fluoride was, and still is, added to our water.
The Fluoride Deception (Scroll down a bit to see the video)
I've been getting a lot of questions lately from readers dealing the removal of fluoride through the use of drinking water filters and shower filters. In the case of shower filters, you can forget about it. It just ain't gonna happen. With drinking water filters, there seem to be three main methods for dealing with the removal of fluoride. I'll list them below with a brief explanation of each:
Best of Luck!
Fluoride...It's In There!
First of all, you have to realize that every product that uses fluoridated water as an ingredient has the potential to contain fluoride. It all depends on the source of water that was used to create that product. Some of these include soda pop, certain types of teas, tobacco products, some rock salts and a large percentage of bottled water derived from municipal sources.
Another category includes those items that have fluoride intentionally added to them as a preservative. These products include all types of canned foods, especially canned fish products.
Then you have those products that include fluoride for other purposes that don't really seem all that clear to me. Things like fluoride in vitamin supplements, toothpaste and even certain antidepressants and medication intended to treat osteoporosis.
The bottom line is, it really doesn't make sense to add fluoride to products if better alternatives exist. One of the main reasons fluoride use is so widespread is because there's so much of it available and it doesn't cost very much. Also, I haven't been able to find a single source of credible information that would lead me to believe that fluoride is anything but hazardous to your health.
Hey, Get Your Fluoride Out of My Water!
You can't boil it out, freeze it out or even wish it away. Unfortunately, fluoride is here to stay unless our elected officials make it illegal to add to potable water sources. In case you missed it, here's a link to a very interesting video dealing with some of the main reasons why fluoride was, and still is, added to our water.
The Fluoride Deception (Scroll down a bit to see the video)
I've been getting a lot of questions lately from readers dealing the removal of fluoride through the use of drinking water filters and shower filters. In the case of shower filters, you can forget about it. It just ain't gonna happen. With drinking water filters, there seem to be three main methods for dealing with the removal of fluoride. I'll list them below with a brief explanation of each:
- Water Distillation - Does a good job removing fluoride and most other contaminants from water. There are several different types of distillation units available commercially. Some people don't like the idea of drinking distilled water because they believe, by doing so, it causes your body to lose essential minerals. I'm not one of these people, though.
- Reverse Osmosis Filtration - Most bottled water is purified through some type of reverse osmosis filtration unit. Unfortunately, contrary to popular belief, not all RO units can remove fluoride effectively. It all depends on how the unit is made and what other types of media are used in tandem to the RO membrane. You can expect to pay a hefty fee for an RO unit that can guarantee fluoride removal.
- Activated Alumina Filtration - This type of filtration requires you to purchase and use a dedicated type of cartridge that's specifically designed to reduce fluoride. Cartridges tend to be expensive and don't last very long. However, for those of you that already own a water purifier that uses a cartridge based system, this may be the best option for a quick fix. Just contact the manufacturer of your water filter and ask if they have an activated alumina cartridge or add-on package for your particular model.
Best of Luck!
Labels: fluoridated water, fluoride, fluoride removal, sources of fluoride
posted by Reviewguy at
9:45 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Review Guy... I don't drink tap water because of contaminants and because of the fluoride. But I never thought about the idea of food and drinks having fluoride in them. I drink water and the Lakewood or R.W. Knudsen pure juices. Most of the juices contain juice only and no water or other added ingredients. But one of them has as an ingredient that says "filtered water (sufficient to reconstitute)". Hmmmm...
For a year now I've been drinking distilled water. I too have read that it sucks the minerals out of your body. I seem fine so far.
In my opinion, distilled is the purest you can drink. My only worry is the plastic bottles it comes in - as many people are aware, different chemicals can leech into the water which you then drink!! But unless I purchase my own distiller and make my own distilled water, I don't know what other alternative I have.
Anyways, I like your new design. I hope to see more reviews on other products come our way!!
Keep up the good work!!
"B"
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Anonymous, At
March 1, 2008 1:05 PM
Yeah, fluoride is stirring up a huge controversy right now all over the US. Some water companies have decided outright to stop putting it in at the source due to the number of complaints they began receiving from customers.
It's all about voicing your opinion and making yourself be heard. If you can get enough people together in your area to sign a petition, you might be able to get fluoride removed from your water as well. It's a long shot, but there's really not much we can do as consumers to get rid of the stuff completely. Also, be sure to spread the word about "The Fluoride Deception" to your friends and colleagues. It's scary, but most folks have no idea what's really going on and some don't want to know.
Yes, distilled water would technically be the closest to "pure water". I'm not so sure I buy into the entire concept of minerals being leeched out of your body if you drink distilled water. If that is a concern for you though, just do what I do and take a multi-vitamin supplement every day. Not that big of a deal if you think about it, since your body will just excrete any excess vitamins and minerals that it doesn't need.
The plastic bottle issue, however, is a real issue. Depending on the type of plastic used to manufacture these bottles, there is some evidence that would suggest the possibility of contamination. But that's not even why I dislike buying bottled water. I think most of those plastic bottles just end up in a landfill anyways, since most folks don't take the time to recycle properly. I think if they had some way of reducing the customer's water/trash bill each month based on how much they recycle would help jump start the process. The truth is, there's really no incentive for anyone to recycle in the first place. Most people will take notice if hearing their neighbor, who recycles, tells them about the $10-$20 rebate they get each month just by recycling. Sad but true.
Thanks for the kudos about my new website design. I appreciate your support.
Stay tuned as I will be including several more shower filters into my site sometime in the next month or so.
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Reviewguy, At
March 21, 2008 9:06 AM
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