Re: Fluoride treatments



"Peter Meiers" <Tren_Dean@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Dr Steve wrote:
>
>> I was watching TV ads for Aquafina bottled water last night. I am always
>> amazed by the people who will not drink tap water, but will drink any
>> bottled water and pay for the bottled water than they do for gasoline.
>> BTW,
>> Aquafina is bottled right out the tap in Detroit. It is water from Lake
>> Huron which has been filter, chlorinated, and fluoridated (among other
>> treatments).
>>
>> My point is that the OP needs to check where the bottled water is coming
>> from, she may be getting plenty of fluoride in the bottled water.
>>
>> My all time favorite is the bottled water which says it is bottled "near
>> the
>> source of the [xyzyx] spring". That sounds great at first glance, but
>> really only means they took it from the tap within a few miles of the
>> "spring".
>
> Bottled water is indeed a big issue. "Vichy", which is often sold here,
> contains around 6 ppm fluoride. Because of this high fluoride content it
> must bear a label saying "fluoridhaltig" ("contains fluoride"). Most
> people certainly buy this water because they think this labeling is some
> kind of recommendation.
>
> Many bottled waters sold here contain more than 1 ppm fluoride. And they
> may contain other contaminants as well, which mostly are not mentioned
> on the label. Not to speak of bacterial growth.


Yes, indeed.

Every time the TV does a big story on DUWL contamination, I always laugh
because they ignore the bacterial contamination of bottled water, the piping
in soda pop dispensers, refrigerator water dispensers, etc.


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