Toothbrushes and Toothpaste

I started to think about this when her  first teeth came through....mmmmm. Aren’t  they made from plastic. Whats in toothpaste anyway? What all this about fluoride?

So I did some research and found pretty easy solutions. You can get BPA free brushes, but I still have reservations about the other components of plastic. So luckily, I found this:

Wooden Toothbrush

You can also get natural chewing sticks:

Chewing Stick







And toothpaste? Why is fluride even in it. Apparently to protect from dental decay.
But it comes with warnings:

http://www.aroma-essence.com/research-reports/fluoride.html
Since mid-1997, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated all toothpastes containing FLUORIDE to carry this warning. And for good reason.

An overwhelming, growing body of evidence, plus old WWII secret government documents now available all point to FLUORIDE as being a toxic drug NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. (1) Even the FDA has finally raised an eyebrow...enough to mandate this warning be included on labeling. The mandate is significant because it means the FDA now regards fluoride laden toothpaste as a potential toxic drug!
If the formulation contains fluoride ion higher than 1000 ppm, it can cause poison; and the fluoride ion can react with calcium ion and magnesium in the human body and cause low level calcium ion and magnesium ion in blood. In some cases it has caused heart and muscle problems. If a child were to take a big spoonful of this fluoride and get it down, it is a poison that could kill the child. That is why the government has finally decided to act on this long standing issue regarding fluoridation.

Of course, many communities have fluoridated their drinking water for many years now, supposedly to fight tooth decay. But, John R. Lee, M.D. a fluoride toxicity researcher since 1972, calls that a myth. He further states the myth has been perpetuated via "clever propaganda." He believes adding fluoride to water supplies was a contrivance to dispose of waste byproducts from the fertilizer and aluminum industries.

How to solve this? Make your own! Make your own toothpaste. 

I have to admit I've never done it. I took the easy option. And bought it.

Red Seal Natural Toothpaste