Fluoride Gets Through Most Water Filters


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Cannot even trust a glass of water 2008-09-28
When I was a kid, we used to drink water right from the garden hose…and think nothing of it. Today, it’s almost unthinkable to drink a glass of water from the tap in your very own kitchen. We have everything from Britas and Pur filters for your drinking water - to expensive reverse osmosis systems designed to filter every drop that comes into your house. But why? What are we so afraid of drinking? Where do I start… For a long time lead and other heavy metals were the big fears. And not that they’re any less of a danger today than they once were…we just don’t hear as much about them. The same goes for those pesky little microbes. One reason we may not hear about them is because most filters - even the inexpensive Brita filters - are able to remove most of these toxins before they get into our drinking glasses. More recently, it was discovered that prescription drugs – by way of the toilet – are finding their way into the drinking water. So while you may not be on any drugs currently - if your neighbor’s taking a drug…chances are you’re getting a little too. And at this point, we’re not sure if our household filters can remove these types of toxins. But the latest tap water news might be the most troubling yet - for two reasons. For one, health-savvy folks like you and I have already known about this for years. But secondly, because the U.S. government is now in agreement with us…which typically means it’s far worse than they’re letting on. It turns out, a government-sponsored report is showing that the “beneficial” fluoride, intentionally added to the drinking water of most U.S. communities, may be doing significantly more harm than good. The biggest threat noted in the report is to the thyroid gland. Flouride can disrupt the production of thyroid hormone – and by doing so could mean serious heart problems, elevated cholesterol, significant weight gain (or loss) and depression to name a few. For a healthy male, all it takes is about 3.5 mg of fluoride per day to illicit toxicity. Most fluoridated water supplies deliver about 1 mg per liter. That means, it takes less than a gallon of water to reach toxic levels of fluoride. And for people who’re iodine deficient, less than one milligram of fluoride a day could be toxic! But this report only covers the effects of fluoride on your thyroid gland! Other studies have shown correlations between fluoride consumption and bone cancer, weakened immune systems and the inhibition of melatonin production as well. Those of you who’re drinking well water are probably a fair shake safer already. But unfortunately for the rest of us, inexpensive filters like Pur and Brita state right on their packaging that they don’t filter out “beneficial fluoride.” So what can be done about this? You can write to your congressman and other local municipality heads about halting the addition of fluoride to your water. But even with a strong enough outcry, it could be eons before anything is done about it. Which leaves portable distillers or reverse osmosis systems, or the hassle/expense of bottled spring water (my personal favorite). While it is a small price to pay for the future of your health...for some households, it’s simply not an option. Unfortunately, I’m at a loss for another solution. All we can do for now is hope this government-sponsored report turns into something other than waste-basket filler.
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