Babies: 6 - 9 Months
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Flouride and 6 months old
Mrs.EMS
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LO has her first 2 teeth. I have been using flouride free water. I was thinking of switiching to the water with flouride. What's everyone else doing?
PS.HI... Just recently switiched to this board from the 3-6 month... she is growing to fast. LOL
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Re: Flouride and 6 months old
Ignore my earlier response. I just googled infants and flouride and ADA and it looks like you don't need to switch to water with flouride, but it would be safe to use flouridated water. Here is the link (I don't know how to make it clicky): https://www.ada.org/4052.aspx#reconstitute
I'd ask your pedi or your dentist for more advice, but I probably wouldn't switch until talking to them.
Edited for clarification.
Oops sorry I don't know how that other one posted...I didn't click post yet!
But honestly, the FDA is considering lowering the amount of flouride required in tap water because everyone is getting it from so many other places it is causing a lot of discoloration on teeth. You probably don't need it, but check with your dentist
You don't need flouride. Our adult toothpaste that we use does not contain flouride.
"Ionic fluoride is not the same as the organic fluorine that contributes to bone and tooth health. Organic fluorine is present in a great many foods and, as it is protein bound, is poorly absorbed. Ionic fluoride is, in contrast, rapidly and completely absorbed by the stomach.
Even the enthusiasts recognize that fluoride is toxic at VERY small doses.
The history of fluoride
The concept of fluoridation (adding fluoride to foods and water) has been with us for decades. Some clever scientists noticed that organic fluorine is required with calcium for healthy teeth and bones.
Extrapolating this, the scientists decided that more fluorine may mean more healthy teeth, (although they couldn't prove this) and suggested that water supplies be "enhanced" with ionic fluoride, which is not the same compound and has different health effects!
Coincidentally, the scientists worked for large paper and aluminum manufacturers, whose industrial processes produce large amounts of....you guessed it, fluoride!
fluoride is toxic waste. The ONLY reason it is added to water is to save the manufacturers from having to get rid of it.
fluoride and dental health
Organic fluorine, along with calcium and a little bit of help from molybdenum, forms calcium fluorapatite, which is recognized as the mineral element of teeth and bones.
Ionic fluoride does not contribute to this process and instead causes the over stimulation of the parathyroid glands, resulting in abnormal bone growth, calcification of tendons and ligaments and interrupts the process which generates energy in cells.
Symptoms of fluoride poisoning (flurosis)
Mottled teeth
Osteoporosis
Bone spurs (abnormal bony projections)
Calcification of tendons and ligaments
Chronic fatigue (may be implicated in chronic fatigue syndrome)
Flurosis may be fatal
But hasn't fluoride been shown to reduce tooth decay?
No.
Numerous studies, mostly sponsored by the (enormously successful) pro-fluoride lobby have been undertaken in an effort to support the "fluoride hypothesis". Some of these studies have involved the fluoridation of water supplies in whole cities to study the "benefits" over non-fluoridated cities.
The results?
Non-fluoridated cities had significantly fewer dental caries!
Needless to say, the fluoridation lobby then dismissed these results as "irrelevant" in the face of the "obvious" benefits of fluoridation.
We have yet to hear of ANY health benefit from fluoridation. The only benefit that is obvious is that instead of having to pay to get rid of their toxic waste, paper and aluminium manufacturers can sell it for use in water supplies and toothpastes.
This is criminal!
Normal amounts of fluoride in the diet
None at all!
Sources of dietary fluoride
Ionic fluoride is not present in foods naturally
Conclusion
fluoride is not a normal constituent of the diet. It should not therefore be added artificially to the diet. If you want to boost your bone and joint health, take come calcium and maybe boost your seafood intake. Do NOT, under any circumstances, drink fluoridated water or use "fluoride" toothpaste. "