1.25.2008

Toothpaste Woes: Fluoride's Dark Side

Parents don't let your children swallow their toothpaste. Seems like an odd thing to say but young children can ingest almost half of the toothpaste that is put onto their toothbrushes at every brushing. Did you know that about half a tube of toothpaste can have enough fluoride in it to kill your child? Did you even know that fluoride is a toxic element? Did you know it is slightly more toxic than Lead (Pb)? Read more..
http://www.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/health?type=healthNews&w1=B7ovpm21IaDoL40ZFnNfGe&w2=B8kvecPa11hc9lKHEnu7ZUN&src=blogBurst_healthNews&bbPostId=B4LZKn90LO9WCz7SjYxePDb2fCzETkFnXODJt4CzBtBvxwmOMQG&bbParentWidgetId=B8kvecPa11hc9lKHEnu7ZUN

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