Guest guest Posted February 6, 2002 Report Share Posted February 6, 2002 The fluoride in tea comes from the pesticides. We had organic tea tested for fluoride and there was only a trace. Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2002 Report Share Posted February 7, 2002 I don't know the answer to this (and I'm also interested), but I asked my dentist about flouride once and he told me that there is a safer/better kind of flouride that he has tried to get the " healthy " toothpaste companies to use. I wish I could remember what he called it. I'm not saying I think flouride is a good thing - we haven't got anything with flouride in the house, except maybe tea... I'm wondering if the flouride in tea isn't the same as the flouride that's used in toothpaste. Laurie L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2002 Report Share Posted February 7, 2002 The tea absorbs fluoride easily from soil. But I think this issue is a matter of traditional usage vs. our modern usage. Traditionally in China, green tea is sprinkled into a pot and brewed, then more water is added to the pot throughout the day so that the tea is much weaker than what we're used to. In the US with fast food being stronger tasting and sold in larger containers, we're gulping down larger amounts of strong beverages that were never brewed that way traditionally. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2002 Report Share Posted February 7, 2002 >>The fluoride in tea comes from the pesticides.<< That is really gross. ine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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