What Many People Don't Realize About Fluoride

When kids ingest or absorb significant amounts of fluoride from toothpaste or fluoridated water during their first eight years of life, it can lead to mottling of the teeth, or dental fluorosis marked by unsightly yellow or brown stains and pits formed in the tooth enamel.

Children naturally swallow more toothpaste than do adults, so that puts them at an even greater risk of fluoride toxicity at a time when it can do the most harm!

Mottled and pitted teeth aren't the only things that can result from too much fluoride. These other potential ill effects may occur too. Fluoride:

• Accumulates in your bones and can affect your flexibility, joint comfort, and bone strength
• May interfere with your thyroid function
• Can affect your brain function and may damage the developing brain

I'm not convinced that the possible benefits of fluoride in toothpaste outweigh its far more serious potential health effects, especially since it can accumulate in tissues and bones.

Because most of us get far too much fluoride from other sources, I don't believe fluoride should be added to your drinking water nor does it need to be in your toothpaste.

One Look At The Ingredients In Our Refreshing Mint Toothpaste with Tulsi

• Calcium Carbonate – Highly purified mild abrasive for cleaning. Extensively tested for heavy metals (especially lead, arsenic and mercury) and metal contaminants like aluminum, copper, and zinc.
• Xylitol – Research shows it prevents dental caries and helps reverse early caries. Derived from non-GMO corn sources, so it's not genetically modified.
• Organic Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice – Helps clean your teeth and gums while soothing your entire mouth.
• Kosher Vegetable Glycerin – Promotes smoothness and taste. Tested for heavy metals and organic impurities.
• Kosher Sodium Bicarbonate (Baking Soda) – Promotes whiteness and helps freshen breath. Tested for heavy metals and organic volatile impurities.
• Lauryl Glucoside – Helps blend oils and water. Sourced from coconut.
• Organic Tapioca Starch – Used traditionally in the West Indies for oral health.
• Cellulose Gum – Helps make toothpaste thick and creamy.
• Cultured Dextrose – Enhances flavor and mouth-feel. Acts as a preservative. Ours is non-genetically modified and produced by natural fermentation using starter cultures.
• Zinc Oxide – For whiteness. Tested for heavy metals.