119: Unmasking Fluoride: Are Its Health Risks Greater Than Its Benefits?

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The Fluoride Controversy

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Imagine a seemingly helpful chemical praised for decades quietly undermining your health . Today , we reveal the hidden story of fluoride , how it impacts your body and practical solutions for a safer , healthier future . Stay tuned , hello . I'm Jeffrey Mort . If you're like most entrepreneurs , you're busy taking care of business , yet who's taking care of you ? You're busy taking care of business , yet who's taking care of you ? If you're ready to take your energy and performance to the next level in your life and your business , then this podcast is for you , because today you're going to start breaking boundaries of your mind , body and business with integrative health , and when you do that , your possibilities are limitless . I'm grateful you're here . Yes , always grateful for you joining me . Welcome to Breaking Boundaries for Entrepreneurs . I'm your personal high-performance health coach , jeffrey Mort , and I trust that this episode finds you well wherever you're listening from today and before we begin , I'd love your support . If you enjoy the podcast , please subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform and also sign up for your From the Heart newsletter for exclusive insights delivered directly to your inbox every Sunday . The link is in the show notes or over at loveenergywellnesscom to get signed up for that From the Heart newsletter right now . Wellnesscom to get signed up for that from the heart newsletter right now .

Speaker 1 1:28

So today we're talking about the fluoride controversy and I really I'm doing this episode to share what you really need to know . Uh , there's so much misinformation out there and I recently finished watching , uh , season four , the final season of gooliath , on Prime Video . It's a legal thriller series starring Billy Bob Thornton . I love Billy Bob Thornton , he's such a great actor Playing the lead role as attorney Billy McBride , and that show delves into corruption and cover-ups , specifically in season four , in the pharmaceutical industry . Corruption and cover-ups , specifically in season four , in the pharmaceutical industry . It was a gripping reminder of how big business often prioritizes profit over public health , and the story had me reflecting on another real-life controversy which , as you could probably guess , is fluoride in our water and in our dental products . So picture this as a Hollywood plot dental products . So picture , picture this as a Hollywood plot . A well-meaning innovation turns sinister as studies reveal toxic effects , regulatory bodies clash with independent scientists , a grassroots movement rises to demand change and , in the final act , a landmark ruling shakes public health policy . Now that's not really fiction . This is is reality , and we'll get to the shaking of the public health policy a little bit further down in today's episode .

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But fluoride is a halogen and if we go back to our chemistry class , we have the periodic table of elements and there's a group it's group 17 , which is the halogen group , and fluoride resides over there , or fluorine actually , and so we're going to talk a little bit about a battle going on here inside the body with the thyroid gland . So the thyroid gland is actually the battleground . So the thyroid gland relies on iodine , which is also in the halogen group , and it relies on iodine to produce essential hormones that regulate metabolism and energy , to produce essential hormones that regulate metabolism and energy . And here's where halogens , including fluoride , chlorine and bromine , come into play . So fluoride and halogens these chemicals are very chemically similar to iodine and they compete for the same receptor sites in your thyroid . So there's these receptor sites in your thyroid gland . Your thyroid gland is the governor for your metabolism and it's relying on iodine to come into these receptor sites like a docking station , and some of the other halogens have that same shape . It's like a lock and key and the other halogens have a similar key profile that they can actually fit in there and block the iodine from coming in . So the impact on thyroid function .

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When fluoride displaces iodine or chlorine displaces iodine , your thyroid struggles to produce hormones efficiently , leading to potential hypothyroidism , which is low thyroid . So if you hear hypo , that means low . If you hear hyper , that means high . So hypothyroidism is low thyroid function . And before I speak on the symptoms here of low thyroid function , I have to give you my disclaimer I'm not providing any medical advice on the podcast . I'm not claiming to treat , diagnose or cure any diseases here . So now that that's out of the way advice on the podcast . I'm not claiming to treat , diagnose or cure any diseases here . So now that that's out of the way .

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Low thyroid activity can affect entrepreneurs like yourself , executives or anybody relying on sharp focus or energy Could be athletes , high performers , we'll say . And some symptoms to watch out for include fatigue and low energy , which , as you know , at love energy wellness that is our specialty over there brain fog and poor concentration . We work on that every 90 days as a , as a group over at love energy wellness . Weight gain despite healthy eating , you could be eating the healthiest food but still gaining weight beyond where you want to be . Hair thinning or hair loss , cold hands and cold feet that's a sign of low thyroid and dry skin as well . Dry , itchy , flaky skin could also be synonymous with having low thyroid . So recognizing these signs early is key to restoring balance and avoiding burnout in your entrepreneurial journey . So it goes actually deeper .

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It's not just the thyroid that fluoride affects . Fluoride's neurotoxicity . This is the brain's silent saboteur . Neurotoxicity refers to chemically induced damage to the nervous system and , of course , the brain is part of the nervous system . So here's why fluoride is particularly concerning . It has effects on brain health , negative effects . Research demonstrates that fluoride exposure to cognitive decline , memory issues and developmental neurotoxicity , especially in children . So here are some symptoms of neurotoxicity If you're the kind of person that's getting chronic headaches all the time , or maybe your child's complaining of headaches all the time .

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Cognitive dysfunction , difficulty thinking clearly , maybe mood disturbances such as anxiety and depression . Joint pain chronic joint pain that's linked to nerve inflammation . You may or may not know that yet , that that might be what your nerve pain is linked to , but I get a lot of clients that are complaining of joint pain and have done all the things . They've been to the doctor , they've been to the chiropractor , they've taken the anti-inflammatories and they just can't figure this out . Another symptom of neurotoxicity is insomnia or poor sleep quality . You know , it may not just be that you're sleep deprived or over caffeinated . It could be a sign of fluoride toxicity . So if you're experiencing any of these symptoms , it may be time to evaluate your fluoride exposure or do some at-home functional lab testing , which we can look at fluoride with an environmental toxicity lab , but there's usually a few labs we run prior to that and a few things that we do to take action . So that's what we're going to talk about .

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Next is how to protect yourself from fluoride . Water filtration this is the first line of defense and let me tell you , not all water filters remove fluoride . So you want to look for systems and filters specifically designed for this purpose , and usually the ones that filter out fluoride also filter out chlorine , and I should probably do another show on chlorine because it's a similar topic but a completely different conversation . So reverse osmosis , also known as RO filters . These are highly effective , but the downside to RO filters I'll clarify here . They strip minerals from water . So if you're using an RO system , you want to make sure that you're remineralizing your reverse osmosis water , and some RO filters actually have a third cartridge , a final cartridge that helps to remineralize your water , which is critical to restore essential nutrients like calcium , magnesium , sodium , sodium , potassium . Those are absolutely critical , and if you want to know if your electrolytes are balanced in your body , we could run what's called a minerals and metals lab . A simple hair sample about a teaspoon of hair would accurately depict your body's metabolism , your metabolic blueprint , over the course of the last three months , to see if your calcium , magnesium , sodium , potassium and 11 other uh or nine other minerals are in balance . And it also looks at heavy metals too , which is amazing information . So you know .

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You might think that well , I , jeff , I can't afford a reverse osmosis filter or a whole house water filter system . What else do you got ? Well ? It's funny that you asked . There are several affordable fluoride removing pitchers . Now , I myself have well water and that doesn't mean that I'm not susceptible to fluoride , because fluoride is naturally occurring in the earth . It's an element , but I use a fluoride removing pitcher . So modern options are available that remove fluoride , chlorine and other environmental toxins at a fraction of the cost of large systems . These pitchers provide a very budget-friendly entry point into safer hydration . I think I paid maybe in the $60 range for this pitcher and then I replace a $15 filter every two to three months . Whenever it starts filtering slowly , I always have an extra filter on hand , really easy to change and I always keep it on my countertop or in the refrigerator during the summertime , and really easy to get some filtered water that way . Now next , where else do you get fluoride ? We talked about your water system , no-transcript .

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When you're swishing with mouthwash , you're probably doing it for a minute or two and that's it . Um , oil pulling you would preferably do that for 15 or 20 minutes , but if you only have two minutes , it's better than nothing , and it's certainly better than using a fluoride-based mouthwash with alcohol in it . And what the oil does is it draws out toxins from the mouth . This is especially helpful in the morning , first thing in the morning . This helps to support oral health as well , and it reduces harmful bacteria naturally . If you wanted to take that a step further , you could use a copper tongue scraper first thing in the morning .

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This is exactly my routine . I wake up in the morning , I use a copper tongue scraper , I brush my teeth with something we're going to talk about next and then I do some oil pulling . I don't do the 20 minutes . I'm being honest with you here , I don't have that kind of time in my schedule in the morning , but I do it for as long as I can Uh the weekends . I actually do uh the longer uh oil pulling and then .

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So next is uh brushing my teeth with nano hydroxy appetite toothpaste . This might say on the tooth , uh , the toothpaste tube N-HA . But a lot of times when toothpaste is fluoride-free , it has nano-hydroxyapatite in it and this is a safer alternative . Unlike fluoride , nha remineralizes teeth without toxicity . This alternative it's scientifically proven to strengthen enamel and prevent cavities . Naturally . My kids use it . I use it . Don't use the fluoride toothpaste . That's my public service announcement for you .

The Truth About Fluoride Risks

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So , wrapping things up here , fluoride may have been introduced with good intentions , but mounting evidence shows risks . Other countries have known about this for decades and have banned this forever . Even in the 1930s , german medicine was actually using fluoride to lower people with hypothyroid , high thyroid . They would soak them in a fluoride bath to get their thyroid levels to come down . So they've known this since the 1930s , and I'm here to help you protect your health by making informed choices and adopting simple habits that align with long-term wellness , health , longevity that's what we're here for . So for more insights like this , check out our learning center at loveenergywellnesscom . Click on the learn tab . You go loveenergywellnesscom forward , slash , learn and while you're there , be sure to join our free Love Energy Wellness community for ongoing guidance . Until next time , stay healthy and keep breaking those boundaries .