Tuesday, July 2, 2013

How to Get Fluoride Out of Water

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I like fluoride in my toothpaste, but I'm opposed to fluoridation of public drinking water and prefer not to drink it. Even if fluoride hasn't been added to your water, it may contain fluoride anyway. If you don't want to drink fluoridated water, you have a couple of options. You can buy bottled water that has been purified using reverse osmosis or distillation [Which I do not recommend - Admin B]. If neither of those purification processes is specifically listed on the package, assume the water is fluoridated. Your other option is to remove the fluoride from water yourself. You can't boil it out -- that actually concentrates the fluoride in the remaining water. Most home water filters won't take out fluoride. The types of filters that do remove fluoride are activated alumina filters, reverse osmosis units, and distillation setups. Of course, you ingest fluoride through more than just water. If you're trying to cut back on your intake, I've put together a list of ways you can reduce your fluoride exposure.

As a side note, when you're buying bottled water, keep in mind 'distilled water' is not always suitable for use as drinking water. There may be nasty impurities in distilled water that are bad for you. So, using a product labeled 'distilled drinking water' is fine. Drinking any old distilled water... not such a great plan."

Originally Posted On: http://chemistry.about.com/b/2010/01/25/how-to-get-fluoride-out-of-water.htm


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How to Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water

Preventing Fluorosis


Most people are aware that there is a controversy surrounding public fluoridation of drinking water. Here is
a list of ways to obtain drinking water without fluoride. In addition, I've listed water purification methods which do not remove fluoride from water.
Ways to Remove Fluoride from Water
  • Reverse Osmosis Filtration
    This is used to purify several types of bottled water (not all), so some bottled waters are unfluoridated. Reverse osmosis systems are generally unaffordable for personal use.
  • Activated Alumina Defluoridation Filter
    These filters are used in locales where fluorosis is prevalent. They are relatively expensive (lowest price I saw was $30/filter) and require frequent replacement, but do offer an option for home water filtration.
  • Distillation Filtration
    There are commercially available distillation filters that can be purchased to remove fluoride from water. On a related note: When looking at bottled water, keep in mind that 'distilled water' does not imply that a product is suitable for drinking water and other undesirable impurities may be present.
These Do NOT Remove Fluoride
  • Brita, Pur, and most other filters.
    Some websites about fluoride removal state otherwise, but I checked the product descriptions on the companies' websites to confirm that fluoride is left in the water.
  • Boiling Water
    This will concentrate the fluoride rather than reduce it.
  • Freezing Water
    Freezing water does not affect the concentration of fluoride.
Steps to Reduce Fluoride Exposure
  • Don't take fluoride supplements.
  • Read labels on bottled beverages.
    Unless they are made using distilled or reverse-osmosis water, they are probably made with fluoridated public water.
  • Consider using unfluoridated toothpaste.
  • Avoid drinking black or red tea.
    There are many health benefits associated with chemical compounds found in tea, but this may be a beverage to avoid if you need to reduce your fluorine intake. Black and red tea come from two different types of plants, but both leaves naturally contain high amounts of fluorine.
  • Be wary of tinned fish and canned food items.
    Fluoride may be used as a preservative.
  • Avoid black or red rock salt or items containing black or red rock salt.
  • Avoid using chewing tobacco.
  • Avoid long term use of medication that contains fluorine.
    Certain antidepressants and medications for osteoporosis contain fluorine.
Originally posted on: http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

Helpful link: http://www.antigmofoods.com/2013/05/a-question-that-has-been-asked-100_17.html

6 comments:

  1. Evian water is from the French Alps. They claim their spring water has been filtered through the mountains, which takes 15-20 years for these process to take place. With that said, what are your thoughts on Evian water?

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  2. if you drink evian water, then you're naive... evian naive evian
    n a i v e e v i a n

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  3. this was not helpful

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  4. It would be beneficial to contact Evian directly to get more information. There are many artesian water brands that can be purchased (Fuji, Evian, Eternity, etc.) but the problem with bottled water is more than just fluoride. Drinking from plastic not only adds to garbage and environmental damages, it also requires oil to produce the bottles, the plastic contains harmful chemicals which are leeched into the water and so on. If you want to get serious about your water, I would recommend investing in a good filtration system. This will give you the most bang for your buck and for your ecology.

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  5. What has always worked for me is realizing that fluoride is not some evil chemical that the government invented to drug us. It is a NATURALLY OCCURRING substance that is found in virtually all water in the world. Humans, animals, and plants alike have been taking in and thriving on water that contains fluoride for centuries. As stated above, it occurs naturally in tea, tobacco and many other plants. If it was really harmful, most life on the planet would be dead. Please try to understand that "chemical" is not a bad word. Every living thing is made of chemicals. It's just another word for substance, it doesn't mean "man-made", "harmful", "untested" or any other negative connotation you might have for it.

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    1. There are different types of fluoride - sodium fluoride & potassium fluoride - the latter form being the natural, though both designated as toxic by inhalation and ingestion. If you google it you will see that sodium fluoride is essentially a product used 'to strengthen tooth enamel', however you will find it is also used as a preservative, in prozac and in Serin nerve gas (what do the last two products have in common, hmm?). It is not only claimed that this chemical is hazardous over long-long term (calicfies our pineal gland which is responsible for a vast array of functioning but namely production of DMT: http://www.redicecreations.com/specialreports/fluoridepinealgland.html) but also that it is being distributed en-mass to sedate and 'dumb down' the people, keeping them unresistant and controllable. See any commonality with Prozac and nerve gas? Of course this is not widely recognised. Any 'conspiracy theory' aside, just because these toxic elements are added to our drinking water are within 'allowable measurable quantities', does not deem it safe! And then there's the issue of free will and an ethical violation against our individual rights. May I suggest you research some more ;)

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