Instant iced tea mixes contain harmful amounts of fluoride - Check Label Please

I was having the perception that Fluride is a good whitening agent for the teeth. Not until some 2 years ago.

As this research stated, instant ice Tea may contain harmful level of floride.

Beside the water that one should check. The other things is make sure that you check the label of Ice Tea.

I don't particulary encourage drinking Ice Tea. as according to "I-Medical Sutra" Ice " is Yin " & the character is "Han" the cooling effect. or Cold.
Too much "Yin" would cause the "Yang-Chi" to weaken" & the dampness in the body. Then when cross 40's or at old age. It would get Rheumatism or Arthitis.

Also most Tea have the cooling effect for the body.

Therefore, please, for your great health try to avoid Drinking Ice Tea.


Instant iced tea mixes contain harmful amounts of fluoride

Researchers say some commercial iced tea mixes contain up to 6.5 parts per million of fluoride--well above the four parts per million permitted by the EPA for drinking water. The EPA only allows 2.4 parts per million for bottled water and beverages. Heavy use of iced tea could increase your risk for a rare but dangerous bone disorder caused by having too much fluoride in the body. Be sure to read the related article, Fluoride conference reveals fraudulent science behind mass fluoridation; fluoride policy is a public fraud.

News summary:
Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145423,00.html

* Instant iced tea mixes may contain potentially harmful levels of fluoride (search), according to a new study.
* Researchers found some commercial iced tea mixes contain up to 6.5 parts per million (ppm) of fluoride, which is well above the 4 ppm maximum allowed by the EPA in drinking water and 2.4 ppm permitted by the FDA in bottled water and beverages.
* The results indicate constantly quenching your thirst with instant iced teas may increase your risk of a rare, but potentially dangerous bone disorder caused by getting too much fluoride in your system.
* The condition leads to a disease called skeletal fluorosis (search) and may result in bone pain, stiffening of ligaments, bone spurs (search), fused vertebrae (search), and difficulty in moving joints.
* "When fluoride gets into your bones, it stays there for years, and there is no established treatment for skeletal fluorosis," says researcher Michael Whyte, MD, professor of medicine, pediatrics, and genetics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in a news release.
* Our study points to the need for further investigation of the fluoride content of teas," says Whyte.
* "We don't know how much variation there is from brand to brand and year to year."
* They sent 10 samples of iced tea mixes to two different independent laboratories in St. Louis for testing.
* The teas were prepared on two separate occasions using distilled water.
* Researchers say that daily consumption of 3 milligrams of fluoride for women and 4 milligrams for men is considered enough to prevent tooth decay.
* According to the researchers it would take at least 10 milligrams of fluoride daily for 10 years to begin to show signs of fluorosis on bone x-rays.

Instant iced tea mixes contain harmful amounts of fluoride