Yesterday we took a look at the mercury used in "silver" fillings, and today we want to share some info about another chemical commonly used in dental practice: fluoride.
Fluoride is actually a negatively charged ion of the naturally occurring element fluorine.
Many people are aware that fluoride is added to municipal water, is present in some toothpastes, and is applied to teeth in dental offices to allegedly prevent tooth decay, but evidence continues to mount that the risks of this neurotoxin outweigh the purported benefits.
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Need to knows about fluoride:
1. Tooth decay is not caused by a lack of fluoride. In fact, fluoride is not an essential nutrient, is not made by the body, and does not need to be consumed at all. It has been shown that while topical application of fluoride may strengthen teeth, swallowing it does not. Swallowing too much of it can actually cause dental fluorosis, or discoloration & pitting of the teeth.
2. Fluoride is an endocrine disruptor that effects hormone production and response, especially in the pancreas & thyroid, parathyroid, and pineal glands. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the body, and without appropriate amounts of functional hormones, normal processes cannot run efficiently.
3. Fluoride accumulates in the body, specifically in the skeleton and pineal glands. Fluoride in the pineal gland disrupts melatonin production and may lead to earlier onset of puberty.
4. Fluoride can damage the skeleton and can cause arthritis-like symptoms. People with kidney disease are especially susceptible to skeletal damage because their impaired organs cannot properly filter fluoride.
5. Fluoride can decrease fertility in both men and women.
6. Fluoride may damage the brain. At least 33 studies show an association between fluoride exposure and lowered IQ in children. Even the EPA admits there is “substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity" with fluoride exposure. Here's a link to the studies.
7. While fluoride treatments at the dentist and fluoridated toothpaste pose real danger to human health, the biggest threat for fluoride exposure comes from tap and bottled water. 70% of municipal water is treated with fluoride, and people drink this & shower in it, plus it gets drained & flushed away to contaminate the environment. This is a very important topic with a number of factors to it that we will go into in more depth in an upcoming post.
Potential solutions to limit fluoride exposure or damage:
1. Obviously, stop using fluoridated products.
2. Protect your oral health! Proper oral hygiene, proper diet, & oil pulling are all accessible lifestyle changes you can adopt to take care of your mouth, and eliminate or minimize the need for a dentist.
3. One of the best, if not the best, remedies to fluoride exposure is nascent iodine. This is a required nutrient, and nascent iodine is one of the most important supplements you can take for a myriad of reasons. Iodine is absolutely vital to human health, and just one of it's incredible properties is its ability to detox heavy metals and halogens including fluoride!! If you want to know more about the really profound nature of this element, check out this site: http://www.intothegardenofeden.com/iodine1.html
We hope this will inspire you to do additional research and work towards the best possible health for yourself!
For additional resources on the topic please check out some of these links:
http://fluoridealert.org/articles/50-reasons/
http://fluoride.mercola.com/
http://www.mbschachter.com/dangers_of_fluoride_and_fluorida.htm
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I agree with you, that fluoride is a highly toxic substance that can cause a range of adverse health effects.
And in addition it also cause; Gastrointestinal Effects, Hypersensitivity, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Arthritis, and Acute Toxicity
Yes, this is by no means a comprehensive list of the dangers of fluoride! There are so many ways in which it actually harms health that far outweigh whatever tiny benefits it might have for teeth.
And yet its still a common part of humans lives...........
One day it will seem impossible to believe that people were drinking such a toxic substance......
If you are using a fluoridated product, please think again. Fluoride is thinning to your bones and whether you are 20 or 70 you really want to protect the strength and long-term density of your bones. And honestly, medical studies show it’s not that great for your heart either.
There are so many ways in which fluoride is detrimental to health! It damages the skeletal, cardiovascular, endocrine, and nervous systems. The science is there to show its many ill effects.
We changed dentists because my wife didnt want mecury fillings and he told her she was being stupid and had nothing to worry about with the mecury filling
Wow, that's incredible and unfortunately too common. The establishment is actually taught that people who question their authority are whackos who deserve to be disregarded.
And in reality some people just want to know why toxins are being applied to their bodies.
OMG!!!!!
F*&K That dentist and GOOD on your daughter!
So awesome you trusted and respected your daughter enough. She is far more intelligent than these money grubbing doctors!
Eating raw vegetables and fruit can heal cavities naturally. I read that somewhere, but I can't remember where.
Thank you very much for sharing your very useful knowledge. Your post is very interesting because it talks about dental health problems. I myself have a toothache that has for many years. Even until now my teeth have a lot of holes and some of them have been dislodged. This science is very useful for myself and others as well. Keep sharing my friends
Do you practice oil pulling, and have you changed your diet? There are options for reversing some damage.
Our Family Dentist advised us not to rinse after brushing our teeth, in order not to flush the fluoride that protects our teeth from decay. It's horrible! Thanks for the info... @gardenofeden
Another example of how misinformed some people are and how important it is to do your own research! Even if the information comes from an "authority"...maybe especially if the info comes from an authority.
This is really a valuable article. Thank you....I saw this once on the internet but was doubting. And also I have 3 childeren I do anything to protect my girls.
yes very very valuable. Children are of the utmost importance and the western medicine is of great danger. There are so many more holistic alternatives.
Hope to see you around soon!
Have done some research of my own and bought some things to make my own toothpaste. Going to try it first and then give it to my girls. But a real eyeopener your story. I am following you. Really...thank you for sharing this.
This is why we share such information. We help inspire and even change lives on a daily basis. There is nothing more valuable than conscious evolution!
Hope to continue to contribute content of real life value!
I really appriciate your information. As a parent I know I can't protect my daughters 24?7 but what I can do to help them and improve their health I will certainly do.
Yes, you can't protect them from EVERYTHING and something is bound to happen one day though there is a LOT you can prevent and set up educated awareness for that will help them off to a much healthier start!
Very inspiring read! Seeing such good content makes me want to write follow up pieces to help fill out people's knowledge.
Great!! The more people talking about this things, the better!
Do it!
Hopefully you feel inspired to invest in your health!
This seems to be common knowledge but elected party's keep ignoring it .
EXACTLY!
So what does that mean???
That it's done willfully & intentionally to negatively impact health, for one.
What an atrocity!
I kind of feel blessed for having good oral health and not needing a dentist for the past 13 years. Well excluding the semi regular checkups I guess.. but they are just watching what's happening in my mouth on them
Good health is so important and absolutely priceless! It's important to protect it and it's so much easier to make lifestyle choices towards that rather than healing damage after it's been done.
That is very true! I jus had quite bad experiences with doctors and am trying to avoid them at any cost any prevent being ill or in need of treatment. It's been almos 3 years since the last time I visited one.
Health is accessible! There are so many ways to access, maintain, and protect it. We share a lot of the sustainable solutions we know towards real thrival, instead of dependency on the "health"care industry.
I acknowledge that you have been being preventative with your health and thats AWESOME!
Though I haven't been to a doctor or a dentist in over 20 years!
it truly is a LAST resort option, of which normally only occurs because of lack of dedication to an alternative.
great series... keep educating!
Thanks for the support, @fraenk!
how could I not support this!
Short answer: yes, your dentist is probably poisoning you.
Seriously, they've just barely stopped putting mercury in peoples'mouths! haha
It's unfortunately still standard practice to use mercury in silver fillings.
https://steemit.com/health/@gardenofeden/must-read-before-your-next-dentist-visit-is-your-dentist-poisoning-you
Lol, well there goes the one thing they had goin' for them :)
YEA JUST BARLEY!
:)
Hehe 💖
I recently declined a flouride treatment at the dentist and the hygentist looked at me like WTH especially since it was free under my dental plan. She then asked me why and I laid it out for her. No doubt at that point, she definitely thought I was crazy. Oh well!
hahahhahahha oh wow!
Better to be frowned upon and healthy than unhealthy and approved of!
Yeah I didn't care that she thought I was crazy. What I really wanted to do was go home and print as much information as possible and take it to her. Hopefully I planted a seed and she will take it upon herself to look into it.
wow very brave!
A great choice I wish you best of success!
My father is a dentist, I will show him your article and will ask him some questions about the subject. Hopefully, he will bring awareness to his clients and other fellow dentists on this subject! have a good day!
Wow!
I really hope he does actual research and DOES help people!
Good for you for bringing it to his attention!
That's great to hear that you will share this information! An unbiased, objective look at the evidence clearly shows fluoride has many more side effects than dentists & other people have been led to believe.
There is absolutely no reason fluoride should be added to our drinking water. There is not enough to affect your teeth and you are never supposed to ingest fluoride, it even says it on the toothpaste tube.
EXACTLY!!!!!
So now why are BILLIONS of people ingesting it?????
Exactly!!!! Yet it's such a common practice in the US, and no one is even monitoring levels of consumption. Different people drink different amounts of tap water.
Great information! One other thing to note is that when you are having surgery and are put under anesthesia the majority of that is very large doses of fluoride. There have been a number of cases where people have woken up from surgery and all of a sudden are "schizophrenia" when they showed no symptoms prior and had no history of mental illness in their family. It just goes to show you that the vast majority of disease in this wold is from a toxic environment, both outside and inside our bodies. So if you absolutely have to have surgery make sure you request a non-fluoride anesthetic.
That's on point, and a great thing to bring awareness to as well. Many, many, many of the chemicals used in mainstream "health" care have nasty side effects.
I voted for you
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Thank you, this is a really important topic!
thanks for the tip bro...it would had been better if you had mentioned some non floride toothbrush brands...
Baking soda is a super sustainable choice, you can even drop some peppermint oil on there if you like.
Thank you very much for sharing
You're welcome!
Very interesting reading. I'm learning so much about toxins in modern day society. Flouride is in our drinking water here in Sydney, Australia, so we can't avoid it.
Respectfully, yes, you can. It can be filtered out, look into it for your families health!
Peace and Love,
Melissa
Yes @joearnold. I can buy a filtering system. Thanks for making me realise this.
Not to mention you need to be consuming iodine every day for your health anyway.
Iodine is a required nutrient that regulates metabolism & hormones, among other things.
One of the most incredible properties of iodine is its ability to detox fluoride and a bunch of other toxins including mercury!
And you're supposed to get enough of it anyway for full health!!
I eat Himalayan rock salt. I believe that's full of natural iodine.👌
You can use green/natural toothpaste!
That's a great alternative to toothpaste with fluoride!
Great post!
Thanks for your upvotes on my posts - much appreciated!
I am following you now - and will resteem your posts as my voting power is too low today!
Thanks for your support! This is an important topic that more people deserve to know about!
Upvoted. I'm going to resteem this now :]
Thanks for your support & helping us get the word out!
Thank you for your thoughtful post, I wanted to share with my fellow steemer that I switched to a berkey water filter, partially due to the concerns that you listed above. I can't stay enough good things about it. It's a little expensive and kind of big, but worth it. The Florida filter lasts a year and the main filters will last around 7 years, depending on how much water your family uses.
Great! Proper hydration is one of the most important aspects of thriving health. Is it an ionizer as well?
No, but it makes some great tasting water. we got the berkey because my son wouldn't drink our water(not well water), but he would drink the water at his friends house and they had a berkey. Check it out !
Thanks for sharing this information!
You're welcome, it's really really important.
I am amazed with this useful information! Keep up! Upvoted your post :D
Happy to share useful info!
Scanning your blog / feed looking at your posts for something you told me about me, re the clothing thing but I do not see it, I am looking back 4-5 days now......link??
That was a post by ME on my page ;-)> it was a while back now though I think you found it already.
Great to see ya!
Here is a routine to help reduce your fluoride use and improve your teeth.
Start by oil pulling.
Take a small scoop of coconut oil into your mouth and swish it around your teeth for a few minutes. The oil works to soften any plaque build up on your teeth, and is a great healthy fat for your body so the more your oral mucosa absorbs, the better! Any tarter build up will get softer and easier to remove, your teeth will definitely get whiter and your body will be healthier with the extra coconut oil exposure. Next:
Swish with a Hydrogen Peroxide Mouthwash.
Use this as a pre-rinse before brushing — Just use a little bit and swish all around, letting it foam all over your teeth and your tongue. Spit out the hydrogen peroxide but leave the foaming bubbles in your mouth… and follow with this:
Brush with baking soda.
For teeth whitening, the combo of hydrogen peroxide with baking soda is amazing. And the added bonus of not having to worry about any additional fluoride exposure is liberating.
Every morning brush with Revitin or any other prebiotic toothpaste and every evening do the Tooth Health Routine (Coconut Oil, Hydrogen Peroxide, Baking Soda) and have a healthy white smile that’s always ready to go!
Awesome answer!
We just posted a post with similar holistic alternatives!
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Hi, thanks for this article, it summarizes well the important fluoride facts!
Personnaly, I just bought a Berkey Light filter, which removes or reduce significantly a long list of polluants, including : Virus, bacterias, chlorine, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals residues, harmful chemicals such as pesticides... I bought it with the extra fluoride and arsenic filter and received it yesterday. Funny fact : I just tried my new Berkey filter, few minutes after reading this article!
About the toothpaste, I asked my dentist and he told me that fluoride does not pass through the gums, and that it's only harmful if you swallow it. But well, it's a dentist.. so I'm sceptical, even if he says he has a doctorat. I also heard in a video that fluoride in toothpaste DOES pass through the gums, but there was no sources or explanation. Does anyone know or can explain if the fluoride in toothpaste passes through the gum?
Thank you!
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