We’ve discussed the dangers of fluoride many times here at Health Nut News. And while far too many local governments have bought the lie that fluoride is a necessary part of a healthy set of teeth, the truth is that the hazardous effects of the chemical greatly outweigh any purported benefits. Bottom line, fluoride is not safe.
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To date, over three hundred studies have reiterated that fluoride is a dangerous neurotoxin (something that can damage the brain) and three studies were able to link exposure to fluoride with impaired fetal brain development. And the information continues to roll in.
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However, curcumin has been found to reduce the effects of neurotoxicity induced by fluoride. A team of researchers from the Department of Zoology, at University College of Science, M.L. Sukhadia University, spent almost a decade investigating the ways in which fluoride induces neurodegenerative changes in the brains of mammals:
“They focused for the most part on the hippocampus and cerebral cortex. In order to assess the neurotoxic effects and prove curcumin as a protectant at least on some level, these researchers randomly divided up mice into 4 different groups for thirty days. The groups being: control (no fluoride), fluoride (120 ppm), fluoride (120 ppm/3m mg/kg body weight plus curcumin), and curcumin (30 mg/kg body weight).
As expected the fluoride only treatment group showed elevated MDA levels as opposed to the non-fluoride treated control. The fluoride with curcumin group saw reduced MDA levels when compared to the fluoride only group this demonstrating the protective effects one can attain from curcumin.”1
If you’ve never used the spice before don’t be afraid- it’s quite versatile and one of my favorite ways to use it, and get in a good serving of the superfood, is by making golden milk. Check out the recipe below. YUM!
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