I use NOW's fluoride-free Cinnafresh toothpaste. Can't beat it for $1.99 on Iherb!
A recent article on Bill Sardi's Knowledge of Health site about dental cavities may just be one of many possible symptoms of vitamin D deficiency:
http://www.knowledge.....alth Agencies,Fluoride content is lower in organic green tea because no synthetic fertilizer's that contain fluoride are used in organic crops.
Why you might want to avoid teas in general and especially supplements which are concentrated versions:
http://www.mercola.c...ide_thyroid.htmI know, what I said is rather sad but true. When I told NOW that Jarrow makes it a point to try making all ingredients in their supplements are non-gmo. Since, then they added this to their website:
http://www.nowfoods....l&item_id=14595But, as the saying goes actions speaks louder than words.
Please don't be surprised that organic tea might have lower amount of fluoride.
Sorry about the Caps:
ORGANICALLY GROWN FRUITS & VEGGIES ARE HIGHER IN VIRTALLY ALL HEALTHFUL MINERALS AND LOWER IN VIRTUALLY ALL UNHEALTHY MINERALS ACCORDING TO THE JOURNAL OF APPLIED NUTRITION (1993) [Prescription for Natural Cures Book, authors: Balch MD & Stengler ND, 2004, pages 541 & 546]:
MAGNESIUM 138% HIGHER
POTASSIUM 125% HIGHER
SILICON 86% HIGHER
SELENIUM 390% HIGHER
ZINC 60% HIGHER
CHROMIUM 78% HIGHER
CONVENTIONALLY GROWN IS HIGHER IN UNHEALTHY MINERALS :
ALUMINUM 40% HIGHER
LEAD 29% HIGHER
MERCURY 25% HIGHER
I get my thyroid checked as part of the Super panel I get for only $80.00 which includes:
1. Full lipid panel (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides)
2. Most primary minerals including, calcium, iron, potassium, sodium, etc.
3. Sometimes get my magnesium RBC, high sensitivity hs-CRP, or rarely cause its expensive 25-hydroxyvitamin D ideal is 46 to 50ng/ml. But, just take 2000IU D3 which is in my multivitamin now, so don't have to worry about too much.
4. Thyroid panel (TSH, free T4, free, T3)
5. CBC
But, it's always best to avoid chlorine and fluoride which are clear inhibitors of thyroid function. Granted thyroid function decreases with age. You should still avoid things that discourage proper thyroid function.
Avoiding soy, canola oil, many other things, but cooking usually makes many of these foods ok to eat:
Some foods, such as rapeseed (canola oil) and Brassica vegetables (cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower), contain natural goitrogens, chemicals that cause the thyroid gland to enlarge by interfering with thyroid hormone synthesis.1 Cooking has been reported to inactivate this effect in Brussels sprouts.2 Cassava, a starchy root that is the source of tapioca, has also been identified as a goitrogenic food.3 Other goitrogens include maize, sweet potatoes, lima beans, soy, and pearl millet.4
1. Paynter OE, Burin GJ, Jaeger RB, Gregorio CA. Goitrogens and thyroid follicular cell neoplasia: evidence for a threshold process. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 1988;8:102–19 [review].
2. McMillan M, Spinks EA, Fenwick GR. Preliminary observations on the effect of dietary brussels sprouts on thyroid function. Hum Toxicol 1986;5:15–9.
3. Biassoni P, Ravera G, Bertocchi J, et al. Influence of dietary habits on thyroid status of a nomadic people, the Bororo shepherds, roaming a central African region affected by severe iodine deficiency. Eur J Endocrinol 1998;138:681–5.
4. Boyages SC. Iodine deficiency disorders. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1993;77:587–91
"Certain foods contain substances which are metabolized to 5-vinyloxazolidine-2-thione and thiocyanate. 5-Vinyloxazolidine-2-thione and thiocyanate may compete with iodide and negatively affect the iodine status of the thyroid gland and may cause hypothyroidism. These food substances are called goitrogens and are found in foods such as cassava and such cruciferous foods as cabbage, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower and rutabaga. Certain flavonoids may have goitrogenic activity. C-gluosylflavones such as vitexin, which are found in millet, have been found to inhibit thyroid peroxidase activity. The soybean isoflavones genistein and daidzein have also been found to inhibit thyroid peroxidase":
http://www.pdrhealth.../iod_0146.shtml"Ingestion of foods that contain substances that inhibit thyroid hormone synthesis (goitrogens, eg, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, cassava)":
http://www.merck.com...152/ch152h.html
Edited by mirian, 19 June 2007 - 03:20 AM.