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How to Reduce Exposure to Fluoride

  How to Reduce Exposure to Fluoride When fluoride was first added to water in the 1940s, in an experiment to prevent tooth decay, not a single dental product contained fluoride: no fluoride toothpastes, no fluoride mouth rinses, no fluoride varnishes, and no fluoride gels. In the past 60 years,as more communities began fluoridation and one fluoride product after another entered the market, exposure to fluoride increased considerably, particularly among children. Exposure from other ...[READ MORE]

Heavy Metals In Water: Is Any Level Safe?

In Philadelphia, as in many cities across the country, the legally-required statement on the quality of water in our taps proclaims “Philadelphia’s water is safe and healthy to drink for most people.” The only exception, they claim, is people with “special health concerns,” like compromised immune systems. But sometimes we wonder how they know it’s safe, and then we look at the science, and when it comes to heavy metals, it’s very clear they don’t know. The Case of Arsenic Arsenic is considered ...[READ MORE]