Guest guest Posted September 5, 2006 Report Share Posted September 5, 2006 Hi, Someone posted recently that bone meal might contain excessive amounts of fluoride due to the fact that cows may be drinking fluoridated water and fluoride concentrates in the bones. But bone meal seems like a really good source of calcium for people who can't overload on dairy (allergies etc). After reading another post about North Indians suffering from fluoridosis after tomato gradually replaced the tamarind in their diets (tamarind containing somesuch which binds to fluoride and their water being naturally full of fluoride in dry summer months), I wondered whether it'd make sense to drink some tamarind water with the bone meal. Tamarind paste is dirt cheap in any Indian or Asian market and easily made drinkable by a soak in hot water. Shrug. I like the concoction as a chaser to cod liver oil. We'll see what it does to the ol' bod. (But how common is it really for cows to be drinking fluoridated water? Where I come from (Texas), the vast majority of cows I've seen (and snuggled) are drinking well water that isn't treated with anything. I'd imagine it'd be similar in general for cows raised in rural areas?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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