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Because I suggested that I brush my teeth with baking soda instead of fluoridated toothpaste, every effort in the world to discuss and discredit baking soda has been taken.
Literally no one has done this. I've said that baking soda has plenty of uses (which you then elaborated on). That includes tooth care. It's an extremely useful household product. I don't think it's god's gift to mankind though. I like having a decent amount in the house, because it's a solid go-to product if I run out of something specialized for a task.
Hydrogen peroxide is another example of an extremely versatile product, good for everything from tooth whitening to getting stains out of clothing (particularly good for blood stains).
But it is also true of both of those products that, if I use them in excess for internal purposes, I will get sick.
That is the point. Topical flouride in low doses is quite useful. Flouride in high doses is harmful.
But you shouldn't be any more in danger of ingesting a high dose of flouride than you would of ingesting a high dose of baking soda. To do so, you'd need to do something ridiculous - like eat an entire package of baking soda or toothepaste in one sitting.
But your argument that flourides are used in pesticides, therefore they're evil is actually @#%^ing stupid.
"Fluoride" just means that a chemical compound includes ionized flourine. As in, it possesses a basic @#%^ing element. It's no different than an oxide, or chloride.
Plenty of chlorides will kill you. Plenty won't. Sodium Chloride, table salt, is probably one of the most common spices used by mankind.
edit: also, protein was pretty clearly mocking people for freaking out about fluoridated water but being fine with the pills.
Edited, May 26th 2013 10:58am by idiggory