I stopped using Colgate Total when I found out it contains Fluoride and Triclosan. I was a data network engineer for many years and later a student at acupuncture school, nobody told me how bad Fluoride and Triclosan have a negative effect on my teeth and thyroid health! My dentist never mentioned this and even encouraged me to use toothpaste containing fluoride…. There is a myth and I recommend that you dig deeper into the maze of information out there. But if I were you, I will avoid both starting today!
Here’s Fluoride in the Periodic Table. Scroll over to find the group #17. The chemicals in this row are the Halogens = Fluoride, Chlorine, Bromine, Iodine. You know that Chlorine is NOT good for your health, right? Bromide (a compound containing Bromine) – back in the 1960’s the US government started adding this chemical into bread and baked goods to expend their shelf live. They used to add Iodine instead of Bromine. Iodine is a chemical that is important for thyroid hormone production. Unfortunately, we tend to be depleted, especially people that live near the Greater Lake (Michigan, Illinois, Milwaukee, Western Pennsylvania). Fluoride, Chlorine and Bromide the receptor sites and prolong depletion of Iodine is the result – causing Thyroid Disease Epidemic. This is my theory but I am afraid I am not totally wrong on this topic.
Here’s the good article about Fluoride used on Toothpaste
More articles about Fluoridation issues:
50 Reason to Oppose Fluoridation
Health Effects Database (from Arthritis, Bone fracture, Brain effects, Cancer, Diabetes, Kidney disease, Tooth decay, Thyroid Disease etc…)
Fluoride Alert Study Tracker by Health Category
