Is there a way to get rid of flouride in the water?!
Answers: would boiling it help or are there other ways? also? does any one know where in New York City I can find water that doesn't have flouride in it?
Reverse osmosis filters will remove the flouride as well as the chlorine and other toxins.
Do you have allergies to flouride? If so, you might have to buy bottled water.
Simply buy a water filter. Here in Australia there is a simple system put out by ' Brita ' (I think it is a Swedish company) Its just a small jug, about 2 litres, with a filter in it. The initial cost is about A$25 and the new filters are about A$6. They get rid of a lot of other nasties as well. I use it to get rid of the chlorine.
Why would you want to? Isn't it supposed to be good for your teeth?
Boiling it will not rid the water of fluoride, and may even concentrate it. A reverse osmosis, or distillation water filter is what you need. Brita and PUR DO NOT filter out fluoride! If you can't invest in a water filtration system at this time, then go with bottled water. Look for Spring Water or Distilled Water (not those labeled Drinking Water). You can look up fluoride of popular brands online, or for store brands contact the stores who should be happy to answer your question.
Fluoride can be problematic for people. Some people are hyper-sensitive, and some are allergic. Some people get too much if they drink a lot of water and tea. People with underactive thyroids react poorly to it because fluoride was once used to treat overactive thyroids. Pediatricians are now recommending that babies under 6 months not have fluorinated water used to mix their formula. And many parents have concerns beyond that.
In recent years that has been more and more claims that the fluoride placed in tap water may not be healthy. The fluoride they use in fluorinated water is waste products from the superphosphate industry.
Most fluoridated water contains much less fluoride than the EPA limit, but the situation is worrisome because there is so much uncertainty over how much additional fluoride we ingest from toothpaste, beverages, processed food, fresh fruits and vegetables, vitamins and mineral supplements. The optimum level was set in the 1940s at approximately 1 ppm (equal to 1 mg/l). This was based on assumptions that the total intake of fluoride would be 1 mg/day, assuming 4 glasses of water were per day. However, the University of Iowa and reported in the November issue of the Journal of American Dental Association found that 71% of more than 300 soft drinks contained 0.60 ppm fluoride. It is now estimated that the total amount of fluoride ingested per day is 8 mg/day, eight times the optimum levels.
If someone is concerned about fluoride for dental reasons, they should check out Xylitol. It is a sugar substitute that is found naturally in fruits, berries, mushrooms lettuce, hardwoods, and corn cobs. It is now being used in chewing gums with excellent results. Researchers in studies of it have seen a dramatic reduction in new tooth decay, along with arrest and even some reversal of existing dental caries.