Water and Fluoride

“Fluoride seems to fit in with lead, mercury, and other poisons that cause chemical brain drain,”Grandjean says.

“The effect of each toxicant may seem small, but the combined damage on a population scale can be serious, especially because the brain power of the next generation is crucial to all of us.”

As with other fresh water supplies (e.g., spring water, lake water, river water), bottled waters have low levels of fluoride.

Fresh surface water contains an average of just 0.05 ppm. To put this in perspective, artificially fluoridated water (using industrial-grade fluoride chemicals) contains 0.7 to 1.2 ppm fluoride, which is 14 to 24 times more than the average natural level.

Fluoride Health Problems

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the presence of fluoride in public drinking water (fluoridation). For starters, before fluoride was used to fight cavities, it was (and still is) used in insecticides and rat poision.

Fluorosis is a condition that wears down the enamal of the tooth, leaving behind white spots, making the teeth more vulnerable to cavities and decay. Fluorosis is a very real health condition that can effect both children and adults. More and more evidence is mounting against the use of fluoride, even in small amounts. But it doesn’t appear to be a critical issue according to the US Surgeon Generals, as the last 5 Surgeon Generals have supported the fluoridation of drinking water. Incidentally, the claimed health benefits almost always point to oral health. Fortunately, the CDC is calling for new labeling rules requiring manufacturers to list a product’s fluoride content, which we have found to be missing in some cases.

What is too much Fluoride?

Fluoride itself is actually required by our bodies in low doses. When consumed in high amounts, specifically the man-made fluoride that is in public drinking water, can cause problems.

An estimated 5-10g of sodium fluoride can be lethal for some adults. While fluoride provides benefits to your oral health, it can also come with adverse side effects, that vary in severity depending upon the amount of fluoride consumed. Excessive consumption of fluoride can lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. This can occur with doses 15 to 20 times lower than actual lethal doses (0.2-0.3mg/kg). Fluoride in exessive amounts can also cause problems in the formation bone.

Here are some bottled water brands that contain little to no fluoride:

A Better Water

Agromas Natural Mineral Water

Albertsons

Alpina

American Fare

American Star

Appco

Aqua Fresca

Aqua Panna

Aqua Pure

Aquarius Natural Mineral Water

Arbor Springs

Arlington Springs

Aquafina Water

Aqua Systems

Aqua Von

Artesian Wells

Augusta Medical – Daniels

Badger Water

Besco Pure Premium Drinking Water

BIOTA Colorado Pure Spring Water

Bio-2

Black Berry Farms

Blue Ice Natural Mineral Water

Boney’s

BORNEO

Bountyland

Buches

Calistoga

Callaway Blue

CAPA

Cascade

Century Springs

Chemung

Chippewa Spring Water

Citi Stop

Classic Selection

Clearly Arctic

Clear Mountain Spring Water

Clover Company Limited

Coach

Cold Country

Cohutta Mountain Spring Water

Cowboy Squeeze

Crowne Plaza Drinking Water

Crowne Plaza Natural Mineral Water

Cruel Jacks Spring Water

Crystal Mountain Spring Water

Crystal Point

Crystal Ridge

Crystal Spring Natural Spring Water

Culligan Water

Dakota Splash

Dannon

Deep Rock

Deep Rock Crystal Drop

Deep Rock Fontenelle

Deja Blue

Desert Quench

East Phils

Eco Quest

Elite

Equatorial Natural Mineral Water

Essentia Water

Eureka

Evian

E Water

Family Pantry

Famous Ramona Water

Flowing Springs

Food Club

Founders Square Bank

Fresh Brands Artesian

Fresh Brands Distilled Water

Fresh Brands Drinking Water

Fresh Market

Get-N-Go

Glacier Bay

Glen Summit Springs Water

Glen Summit Distilled Water

Glenwood Inglewood

Gordon Food Service

Great Bear

Great Value

Harvey’s

H2O4U

Henry’s

Hidden Valley Natural Mineral Water

Hillcrest Distilled Water

Hillcrest Drinking Water

Hillcrest Spring Water

Hilton PJ Natural Mineral Water

Hinckley Springs

HINT

Hi-Sprint Drinking Water

Hi-Sprint Natural Mineral Water

Hog Wash

Hon Less Natural Mineral Water

Ice Jam

Inland

Istana Natural Mineral Water

Joe Muggs

Joe Ragan’s Pure Water

Junior Johnson

Just Squeezed

KLGCC Natural Mineral Water

Kroger Bottled Water (Reverse Osmosis)

Krystal J Artesian Water

Krystal J Distilled Water

Laure

Leroy Jenkins Ministries

Logansport Savings Bank

Lowe’s

Martins

Masafi Pure Natural Mineral Water

Mercurio Produce

Mesra Drinking Water

Mesra Natural Mineral Water

Misty Mountain

Monadnock Mountain Spring Water

Montclair

Mountain Energy

Mountain Forest

Mountain Valley Spring Water

Mutiara Natural Mineral Water

Nantze Springs

New Frontier Bank

Niagra Mist

Nicolet Distilled

Northern Illinois University

Oasis Pure Drinking Water

Oasis Sparkling Water

Ogallala – Clear Cool Water

OUI Drinking Water

OUI Natural Mineral Water

Paiges

Parmer Pure H2O

Patriots Choice

Pelangi Natural Mineral Water

Penta Ultra Premium Purified Drinking Water

Piggly Wiggly

Polaris Water

Pristine Natural Artesian

Purely Sedona

Quick Stop

Rain Soft

Refresh Natural Mineral Water

Reiser Drinking Water

Request Foods, Inc.

Rip Time

Roundy’s “Purified Water”

Safeway – Refreshe

Sam’s Wine & Spirits

San Faustino Natural Mineral Water

San Pellegrino

Santee Springs

Scheopner’s Water

Sequoia Springs

Scotts

Shamrock

Shop-N-Cart

Shur-Fine

Silver Creek Purified Water

Silver Creek Spring Water

Sky Drinking Water

Smart Water

Snow Valley

Spinx

Stator Bros. Markets

Summit Mountain

Summit Springs

Summit Valley

T-Rex

Teton Mountain Lodge Spring Water

Tweetsie

United Dairy Farmers

Volvic

Vitamin Water

Veta Drinking Water

Valutime

Whistler Water

Whole Foods 365

Woodland Spring Water

Wyoming Machinery “Catipillar” Spring Water

Zodiac

List of brands to avoid that are known to be high in fluoride:

Alhambra

Arrowhead

Belmont Springs

Crystal Rock

Crystal Springs

Deer Park

Diamond Springs

Hindley Spri

Ice Mountain

Kandiyohi

Kentwood Springs

Mayer Bros.

Mount Olympus

Nursery Water

Ozarka

Poland Spring

Pure Flo

Puritan Springs

Shenandoah

Sierra Springs

Sparkletts

Zephyrhills

The list contains data provided by the International Bottled Water Association that you can use to make sure you’re not feeding fluoride to yourself and your family.

Source: http://www.foodandourhealth.com/