What's the most inexpensive way to filter out fluoride from my tap water?

Question

Help! I have hypothyroidism, and have been researching the fact that it can be caused by fluoride. I grew up in a city that has a heavy fluoride level in the tap water, and I've recently moved back there. I am very concerned that this is going to make my daily life worse by making my hypothyroidism worse...I've already noticed I don't feel right, but the doctors have their pieces of paper that say I should be fine. The more research I do, the more I find and fluoride is something I need to remove from my water! Britta pitchers do not filter fluoride!!!! I live in an apartment, and do not have thousands to spend on a fancy filtration device, any suggestions?

Answer 1

Buy  a water dispenser and purified water 20-25c a gallon.

Answer 2

We have a water cooler, and get bottles of Ozarka Spring Water delivered.  It costs about a dollar a day.

It tastes great, and is always at the perfect temperature!

Answer 3

Get a Water company to deliver the plastic jugs of water to you house. They also offer a free dispenser with hot and cold spigots.

Don't forget to wear tin foil on your head at night so the satellites can't read you mind also.

Answer 4

First off, try to not get all the zealous defenders of the conventional mindset to bother you.  Opus&friends pretty much always say there is no evidence for anything not taught at medical school.

The original cure for hyperthyroidism was to make someone take a bath in fluorinated water.  Fluoride shuts down the thyroid because it replaces the Iodine in it, and generally hypothyroidism is the most accute and evident sign of chronic fluoride poisoning, whereas most other things are much harder to detect.

There's a really great book written on the subject called the fluoride deception which explains a lot of the stuff super well.  If you want to give me your email I'd be happy to send it to you.

As far as your actual question goes, the best systems I know of for removing fluoride is a reverse osmosis filtration system.  The specific model I used, I found out about from a guy who worked in the local hospital, since they used it for Dialysis (artifically filtering water for those with kidney failure) patients, since any other water filter which didn't also take fluoride out caused clinical complications.  The company that made that reverse osmosis filter is called multipure (and it's preceeded by a carbon block filter to take some other things out).  There are other people who make RO systems, but a lot of them have faulty membranes (which means the RO system doesn't work very well).  Some people have busted their asses finding good sources for each part and assembling systems on their own for less than they cost to buy normally, but I think that whole process is too much of a hassle, hence I recommend RO systems.

The only other filtration system I know of which takes Fluoride out of water is via distilation.  Some people advocate that approach, but for a lot of reasons I don't think it's a good (ie distilled water is not very good for your body).

Beyond water you drink, there are a few other places where exposure to it is a big issue.  The first one is in showers (since F diffuses through your skin).  There are shower filters which can block chlorine (and make a huge difference, even just in how the water feels on your skin) which can be purchased for around 50 dolars (I also got a multipure one), and somewhat counteract fluoride as well (but not completely).

Fluoride also is common in food.  It's not well known, but the tea plant naturally concentrates Fluoride, so if it's at all possible one should try to avoid it.  Additionally, it's a toxin that tends to accumulate up the food chain, and is in higher levels in heavily processed foods, so the usual junk about eating fresh local produce as much as possible also applies to reducing fluoride exposure.

Truthfully, the best bet for avoiding Fluoride poisoning is just to live in an area where it's not put into the water.  Hawaii and Utah both have very low levels of flouridation, so you might want to conceive of moving there.

Anyhow, that's about everything i know on the subject and I tried to give you as detailed an answer as I could.  Hope that helps!

The only other thing I can add is that some branches of Chinese medicine deal specifically with hypothyroidism, and I know a few people who have had it cured by seeing good accupuncturists.

Answer 5

"Research" isn't finding every anti-fluoridation website you can and believing wholesale whatever they write. In my experience most of them are just trying to sell you de-fluoridation systems. Whatever their motivation there is not a shred of substantiation to the claim that fluoride has any effect, positive or negative, on hypothyroidism.

Who would you trust more? A medical professional with years of experience of evaluating and examining medical evidence and (usually) your well being at heart or some nut off the internet? Don't worry you'll be fine :D

Answer 6

Fluoride does NOT cause hypothyroidism.  You can play around with filters all you want, but your poor research sources have led you astray.  Dental Commando is right.  You are listening to sites that are trying to sell you something, instead of health professionals who want to help.

Answer 7

a reverse osmosis filter is the best i heard, but i guess not when you live in an aparmtent building

buy distilled bottled water, it contains no fluoride

Answer 8

I'm pretty sure that Berkey water filters get it out, and they won't cost you thousands, I think it is about $200.

Here's the website, check it out and see, I'm not 100% possitive.

Edit* I checked on the website it filters out fluoride 95%

http://www.berkeyfilters.com/

Another edit, there have been many studies done that prove the link between fluoride and hypothryoidism, tooth DECAY, IQ reduction, skeletal fluorosis, cancer, and kidney problems, along with indusing ADD like syptoms in kids. Research it, the facts are there. So, good for you for not wanting it in your drinking water, I don't either. I also don't use a fluoride toothpaste anymore, other agents have been proven to work just as well.

Answer 9

Google  "fluoride filter" or "water filter", and check for a health food store.

All health food stores should carry a fluoride filter for the tap, and even though it may be expensive, it will be a very valuable and cost-worthy investment to your health.

All the best to you.