I'm sick and tired of poisoning myself with fluoride, but am worried that a water filter doesn't filter it out. I would hate to have to buy bottled water from now on.
2007-06-28 06:14:21 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Nope, a conventional on faucet filter won't remove fluoride.
An under-the-sink reverse osmosis filter unit *will* remove fluoride, and would still be cheaper than bottled water.
2007-06-28 06:18:23 · answer #1 · answered by Surfin' Hawai'i 15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even bottled water can contain flouride so that isn't a perfect solution. You would need water seperated by reverse osmosis and/or distillation to get pure water. Even then that isn't healthy your body needs trace minerals that are present in unpurified water. I guess the question is why do you think flouride is poisoning you? Flouride is neccessary for good dental health.
2007-06-28 06:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by BillyBob 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Filters only remove particulates from the water. The fluoride and and chlorine is in solution and can not be filtered out.
To remover these chemicals, you need a substance like charcoal to chemically absorb them.
2007-06-28 06:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋