The dangers of too much fluoride

Nowadays, it seems like we’re constantly discovering something new in the environment that can be harmful to our bodies. And although we’ve always been told that tap water is safe, health officials have recently changed their minds.

Since the early 60s, it has been recommended that 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams of fluoride be put into every liter of water, but now, the Department of Health and Human Services says that a mere 0.7 milligrams is adequate. (Finally, they’re starting to come around.)

Maybe the amount of fluoride originally put in tap water was right for the time, but many Americans now have access to highly potent toothpastes and mouthwashes, which makes the original tap-water-fluoride-amount outdated, and potentially unhealthy.

Over-exposure to fluoride can pose mild to serious health and cognitive issues. Here are a handful of them and detox programs you can use to ride your body of this harmful chemical.

The first 8 years of life are critical in the future health of a child’s teeth, as this is when they’re first forming. Unfortunately, too much fluoride in tap water may make teeth discolored and brown. In more serious cases, the enamel of the teeth can become effected, which may even result in their eventual decay.

It’s not uncommon for people living in highly fluoridated areas to report various abdominal issues – things such as nausea, upper bowl pain, heartburn, and irritable bowls.

In small amounts, fluoride is good for you, but when you ingest high amounts for years on end, it can definitely wear down you down. “Brain fog,” tiredness – they’re all symptoms of over-exposure to fluoride in tap water.

A reputable study concluded that babies given formula containing water with fluoride, may have developed lower IQs, as a result. That is, children are raised in areas with highly fluoridated water have significantly lower IQ scores, than those who live in lower fluoridated areas.

If you want to detox from the fluoride you’ve ingested, start by choosing bottled water over water out of the tap. In addition,use particular wellness treatments — colon hydrotherapy and lymphatic massage, which are particularly good for detoxification if done regularly — to detox and improve overall wellness.