Re: Re: arthritis or fluorosis ... diet

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Darlene,

I find this very interesting!!! I would love to try it. I will try anything at this point. Can you please send a list of foods which are safe for us to try? It is winter here in Chicago so, there is no rain water. Not much snow to collect either. I think I saw some nursery water in the grocery store that has no added flouride. I will try this for the mean time. I don't know much about the foods you mentioned in your email. I will try to find them at the store. Is it safe to buy them from a store? In the summer, I do have a BIG garden where I grow my own veggies. What are vegtables to stay away from? I just wish there was a list of good and bad foods somewhere.

Thank you so much and I will try anything.

Donna

I avoid everything that might be contaminated by fluoride from agricultural chemicals such as fungicides, insecticides, artificial fertilizers, bone meal, dolomite, etc.; anything irrigated or processed with fluoridated water; fluoride dental products, tea (ordinary orange pekoe from China); soft drinks; wine, over-the-counter and prescription drugs other than aspirin; mineral supplements; anything cooked with bones; mechanically deboned meats (hamburger & sausages); artificial sweeteners, flavors, and preservatives.My meals consist of whole grain rice, cracked wheat, wheat flour, and cornmeal; nuts; seeds; fresh fruits and vegetables, several varieties of beans and peas; herbs and spices grown locally; imported olive oil; local coconut oil; powdered whole milk, cheddar cheese and real butter imported from New Zealand, locally bottled Guinness (two or three a week - not brewed with fluoridated water). I catch rain water for drinking and cooking purposes. There is no industry upwind of me this side of Africa. Now and then I purchase some fish or chicken for variety, but cook rice and beans almost every day. I season it with coconut milk, garlic, parsley, local wild spinach, thyme, hot peppers, salt, and whatever else comes to mind, such as curry powder, roasted ground cumin seed, etc., and often sprout the beans and do a stir fry with eggs and whatever vegetables I have on hand. Chick peas and popcorn are my favorite snack. I soak the chick peas overnight and then fry them in coconut oil until thy're crisp and crunchy. With a little salt they taste great and provide magnesium, so I often have a cup of hot milk with a handful or two of the roasted peas, hoping these provide me with enough calcium. I try to grow as much as possible in my yard, using dried cow dung for fertilizer. Many people have organic gardens here because they can't afford the artificial pesticides and fertilizers from the farm store. I have several fruit trees in my yard and know they are never sprayed.When I changed my diet in 1966 my purpose was to avoid everything suspect ... not fluoride. At that time I hadn't given fluoride a second thought. I was concerned with all of the chemicals they use to treat tap water and all of the chemicals they use to preserve and color and flavor foods. It just turned out that fluoride is the only thing that brings back an immediate flare-up of my arthritic symptoms. I changed the diet, by the way, because my doctor told me my symptoms indicated the possibility of a series of small strokes. He ordered an EEG and the specialists told me they saw evidence of poisoning that they associate with environmental toxins. They suggested I clean up my diet but couldn't tell me exactly what it was that was causing the problem.A few times I've been surprised. The last time it was a little bag of ordinary salted pretzels. I was away from home, saw them in the grocery, and thought they'd be safe. Within an hour I knew I'd been wrong. By the next morning my hands were worthless again and the cramps in my legs were awful. Fortunately, it only lasted a few days that time.I live in Grenada outside of the city and grow some of my own vegetables and herbs. When I'm not certain about something I buy from the market I test a small portion first. I can usually tell within an hour or two if the item has enough fluoride to bother me. There is no way to avoid all fluoride, but I try to keep the daily dosage as low as possible, and it seems to work. Hope this isn't more than you asked for. I tend to go on and on at times.all the best,/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Darlene Sherrell Woburn Post Office St. 's, GRENADA West Indies 1-473-443-3713 http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride