Hello everyone,
Just a quick recommendation to those who are looking for a cheap, effective fluoride fighting solution. The choices can be bewildering and they each have their trade offs (Reverse Osmosis removes all minerals from the water, Brita filters do not remove fluoride at all, AA filters need to be replaced every so often, etc) so when I came upon this filter I thought it was a very good value for the $, easy to install and replace every 3 months and keeps minerals in while taking 95% of the bad stuff out, and the installation is SUPER easy 2 minutes.
http://www.amazon.com/Ma...mp;keywords=tapmaster+jrBTW: I needed this adapter to hook it up to my faucet:
http://www.amazon.com/La...keywords=Lasco+09-1641NLReplace filter every 3 months approx for continued fluoride removal (Filter is $30)
Quote:This advanced compound multi-stage 5-micron coconut shell and granular activated carbon and activated alimina water filter can safely eliminate over 93-percent of the fluoride, arsenic, and selenium from your tap water, in addition to removing up to 98-percent of chemicals including VOCs, TOCs, chlorine, and other contaminants that create foul tastes and odors in your tap water. The Tap Master Jr. F2 has Channel Blockers to ensure even filtration, and avoid problems which are found in other competitor's granular filters.
Great reviews with a couple of people saying that they have sent water samples into the lab and have had terrific results.
BTW: The water tastes GREAT!
I am not here to expound on the dangers of water fluoridation but off the top of my head to comment on the question of why one might be concerned:
Quote:In Europe, only Ireland (73%), Poland (1%), Serbia (3%), Spain (11%), and the U.K. (11%) fluoridate any of their water. Most developed countries, including Japan and 97% of the western European population, do not consume fluoridated water.
Quote:The pineal gland is a midline structure shaped like a pine cone and is often seen in plain skull X-rays, as it is often calcified;
calcification has been shown in one study to correlate with the accumulation of fluoride.Luke, Jennifer. "Fluoride Deposition in the Aged Human Pineal Gland". School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Royal London Hospital. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
Harvard Study Finds Fluoride Lowers IQ - Published in Federal Gov't Journalhttp://www.reuters.com/a...+24-Jul-2012+PRN20120724Many, many more reasons not to fluoridate here:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/articles/50-reasons/And for those who are thinking of making 'Foil hat jokes' take a moment to ponder this one of the many such (admitted!) "studies" undertaken by our government:
Quote:From 1946 to 1948, American public health doctors deliberately infected nearly 700 Guatemalans โ prison inmates, mental patients and soldiers โ with venereal diseases in what was meant as an effort to test the effectiveness of penicillin.
http://www.nytimes.com/2...h/research/02infect.htmlI hope someone finds this useful.
Ultimately, I want to leave you with this (you might already know it):
Quote: All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
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Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 โ 1860)
Peace & Love