Anyone with an interest in holistic health has known for years that fluoride in tap water is not good for health. While fluoride may have some benefit to teeth (although that, too, is under debate), its effects on the body as a whole make it worth the expense of a water filter to purify city tap water.
Here's why. In one concise, informative letter sent to U.S. Congress on August 9, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has neatly summarized the detrimental effects of fluoride on human health - and with the support of 600 scientists, doctors, dentists and other professionals, asks for an end to this slow poisoning by water.
To read more, see End Water Fluoridation.