[Jotapay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'K')eep in mind everyone reacts differently to chemicals/toxins, so some people might feel just fine drinking toxic city water, whereas others will show signs of poisoning (such as fatigue and lethargy). Some people are so sensitive to toxic chemicals they can barely function in the modern world at all, but most people will fall somewhere in between just fine and non-functional. Considering the enormous load of toxins most people are exposed to now (which we aren't adapted to), it's no wonder so many people have symptoms of depression, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc.

[Ludi]

I see toxic chemicals and GMO as equal threats.

[mcgowanjm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I') see toxic chemicals and GMO as equal threats.

[pablonite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Jotapay', 'I') was also concerned about hormones and prescription drugs in the Austin water supply, not just TDS and metals.

[Homesteader]

Another good thing to do is get glass cooking pots. The stainless steel pots and utensils, epecially those from china have heavy metals in them. Those black nylon kitchen utensils when heated, like stirring a pot or flipping an egg, are very bad. Go with wood cooking utensils.

black nylon: http://blog.seattlepi.com/naturalnotes/ ... 169905.asp

stainless steel:

"Abstract Stainless steels are widely used materials in food preparation and in home and commercial cookware. Stainless is readily attacked by organic acids, particularly at cooking temperatures; hence iron, chromium, and nickel should be released from the material into the food."

Link: http://www.springerlink.com/content/t64638657362479h/

Le Creuset is good stuff, not cheap, but lead free. The same can't be said for the stuff from china.


use glassware to for food storage.

[pablonite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Homesteader', 'A')nother good thing to do is get glass cooking pots.

[dukey]

Hilarious, as if water fluoridation wasn't ridiculous enough. The stuff they have apparently been buying from china, won't dissolve in the water and they have no clue what it is, yet declare it safe.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')epartment of Public Works Director Rob Desmarais said after he mixes the white powder with water, 40 percent of it will not dissolve.

"I don't know what it is," Desmarais said. "It's not soluble, and it doesn't appear to be sodium fluoride. So we are not quite sure what it is."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has received 1,000 complaints, but also says it's safe. Testing continues to determine the precise composition of the residue.

[jupiters_release]

Nice find Dukey. Do they not fluoridate in the UK too though?

[dinopello]

The article basically says "we don't know what that white powder from China is that we have been putting in the water, but we know it is safe."

[Serial_Worrier]

Fortunately the tap water in the Pacific Northwest is pretty high quality. I use a filter, but even then not necessary. More for taste, I don't like chlorine. But I weep for Easterners.

[dukey]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jupiters_release', ':')lol:

Nice find Dukey. Do they not fluoridate in the UK too though?

[pablonite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dukey', '
')http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_fluoride#Safety
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('jupiters_release', ':')lol:

Nice find Dukey. Do they not fluoridate in the UK too though?

[jupiters_release]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Serial_Worrier', 'F')ortunately the tap water in the Pacific Northwest is pretty high quality.

[highlander]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pablonite', '
')
I would take anything regarding this from wiki with a grain of salt, especially if you are not a chemistry major and check out at least one other source for your information. Fluorine is the deadliest element in the periodic table next to the radioactive elements and will react with pretty much anything. There is much we don't know about the toxicity of fluorides and it is quite insane to be adding them to the water supply in any case. Unfortunately there is no way to filter them out, your only option is to move away from a water supply that is also used for dumping toxic waste from industry.

[pablonite]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('highlander', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pablonite', '
')
I would take anything regarding this from wiki with a grain of salt, especially if you are not a chemistry major and check out at least one other source for your information. Fluorine is the deadliest element in the periodic table next to the radioactive elements and will react with pretty much anything. There is much we don't know about the toxicity of fluorides and it is quite insane to be adding them to the water supply in any case. Unfortunately there is no way to filter them out, your only option is to move away from a water supply that is also used for dumping toxic waste from industry.

[jbrovont]

It appears the Chineese have found something to do with it.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')So much of this stuff is industrial waste(or a by product of industry), it's a big red flag when they start looking for things to do with it because nobody in the know wants it in their back yard.