Fluoride: good for teeth, bad for brain


	Fluoride: good for teeth, bad for brain

deusdiabolus

11-5-2007 2:29 PM

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health, fluoride, intelligence, side effects, study

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11-8-2007 6:08 PM

DouglasDirk

I agree! I have not used regular store bought toothpaste for nearly 6 months now. I go to my health food store and get the organic brand. It is called SeaFresh. Drinking water........an expensive means of removing fluoride is a water filtration system (forget the name of the company). Sorry!

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