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Believe it or not, fluoride is bad for you even though your dentist wants to give you and your children a fluoride treatment every time you go in for a checkup. It is not that your dentist is intentionally trying to harm you but rather that your dentist does not have the proper information on the effects of too much fluoride in a person.

There once was a case of a child dying in the dentist’s chair due to a fluoride treatment. Since many people already receive enough fluoride from their water, toothpaste, and from other sources, it is important to limit any additional fluoride from being introduced into your body or the body of those you love and care for.

While many people have been lead to believe that a lot of fluoride is good for their teeth, studies have shown that areas with a higher amount of fluoride in the water have more cases of teeth decay. Too much of anything never leads to something good. This is something that you have to be careful about.

Many of us would say that we should just stop ingesting fluoride entirely, but this is easier said than done,. Fluoride can be found in tea, air pollution, anesthetics, Scotchgard, Teflon, fluoridated public water, household products, oral dental products, and in many other places. It is almost impossible to escape.

While you may not be able to completely rid your body of fluoride intake, you can take steps to reduce your chances of an overdoes. The best thing to do is to begin avoiding anything and everything you know of that contains fluoride in it. In the end you will still get a little in your system from things you were not aware of but by taking taken you are making a big step in ensuring that you and your loved ones will not suffer an over dose of fluoride.

Start by using toothpastes that do not have fluoride in them. Also make sure that you are taking in enough vitamin B6 and vitamin C supplements. Try to stay away from non-stick pans that use Teflon as Teflon is made from fluoride. Ingesting bits of Teflon from scrapes on pans can affect your health.

Eat plenty of foods that are low in fluoride such as red meats, milk, eggs, fruit such as lemon, banana, coconut, watermelon, and pineapple. Make sure that you are keeping up on your dental health and that you are reducing the amount of sugars and starches that you eat.

As you can easily see, it can be very hard to completely avoid fluoride all together. But as long as you are taking as many precautions as you can you should be just fine. Try not to allow the fear of fluoride control your life but make sure that you and you are loved ones are aware of the dangers. By having knowledge you will be in a much better position to ensure that you will have good health.