More on fluoride...

[AquaShrimp]

Hmmm, so your saying that if you are worried about bacteria causing tooth decay, just drink some fluoridated water?  The fluroide will just kill the bacteria and your teeth will be ok?

Well, the human body depends on bacteria.  We have 20 types of bacteria in our mouthes alone.  We have other bacteria in our gut that are essential to digestion, and yet more bacteria living on our body that simply protect us for more dangerous microorganisms.  And millions of years ago, bacteria entered our (animal) cells and became a permanent part of them in the form of mitochondria.  So its not a good idea to try to kill them.

If you choose to overlook the fluoride/IQ paper, thats your choice.  I'm going to give it a little credence.  And who knows, maybe your kids would have been geniuses if you hadn't made them drink all that fluroide.

[DREDIOCK]

No what Im saying that with such a miniscule threat. Im not worried about it
I say miniscule because as I said earlier.

Even with the floride the population, even the poorer portion of the population are living longer, more healthy, and active lives then any time in history.


Technological advances abound on an almost daily basis. Pretty good feat for people with lowered IQs

This smacks of nothing more then the paranoia that seems to abound these days. Everyone worrying about this or that. that EVERYTHING is going to kill us.

I'd almost be willing to bet if it was looked into deep enough you would find some of these bottled water companies funding some of these studies.

Be it to sell more "antibacterial soap" Or  water. or a host of other things. Whatever it takes to part you from your almighty dollar

Again as I said before Study ANYTHING long enough and they will find its no good for you. Even pure water.
You can give anything credence. I do.
I just dont let it grip me in  a panic.

Ok so I wont eat an entire tube of toothpaste. Not that I ever wanted to before.
And neither have my kids

Its probably more dangerous to beathe in the air then to drink  the water.
I know if you live in or near a city it is as your risk of cancer something like quadruples if you live in one of these areas.

Gonna start wearing a gasmask whenever you leave the house too?

Better not go to work today or read the paper because of all the residual chemicals that your body, over time is going to absorb.

All you have to do is pay attention to your eveyr day activities and you will find a whole host of things you can easily avoid that have potential terrible long term results but choose not to.
Some of them probably far far worse then a little bit of floride

And who knows. My kids may still turn out to be genuises.
Remember, Einstein flunked math in Highschool

[BlueJ1]

Air has bad things in it. Like bugs...Im scared...

[Squire]

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