ArticlesThe Awakened Man #171: Dental Floss Laden With PFAS Chemicals Linked To Cancer, Infertility, Liver Disease by Gregory January 14, 2019 written by Gregory January 14, 2019 <p>In this episode Gregory discusses a recent study discussing how many of the most popular dental flosses are laced with fluorine-laden PFASs (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), the same chemicals seen in Teflon non-stick cookware, stain-resistant carpet/furniture, and takeout containers. </p></p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.20.1 --> <div class="quads-location quads-ad12" id="quads-ad12" style="float:none;margin:0px;"> <script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({ google_ad_client: "ca-pub-5770373700535193", enable_page_level_ads: true }); </script> </div> <p><p>He discusses the health effects of prolonged PFAS exposure, such as infertility, cancer, kidney/liver disease, high cholesterol, et at, and discusses which brand name flosses contain PFAS and which don’t.</p></p> <p>He discusses the health effects of prolonged PFAS exposure, such as infertility, cancer, kidney/liver disease, high cholesterol, et at, and discusses which brand name flosses contain PFAS and which don’t.</p> <h2>Dental Floss Laden With PFAS Chemicals</h2> <h4>Relevant Articles/Episodes/Links</h4> <p>Table of brand name flosses. <a href="https://silentspring.org/resource/table-brands-dental-floss-tested">https://silentspring.org/resource/table-brands-dental-floss-tested</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/">EWG Skin Deep</a> Cosmetic Toxicity Site.</p> <p>Article <em>11 Quick Ways To Get <a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/2018/09/16/hormone-disruptors/">Hormone Disruptors </a>Out of Your Life</em></p> <p>HHN episode<em><a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/2017/09/27/danger-of-non-stick-cookware-pfcs/"> Dangers of Non-Stick Cookware.</a></em></p> <p>HHN episode <em><a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/2018/12/17/whole-foods-caught-putting-cancer-causers-in-store/">Whole Foods Market</a> Caught Putting Hormone Disruptors in Store.</em></p> <p>HHN dentistry-specific episodes: <em><a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/2018/05/28/caveman-have-better-teeth-than-we/">Did Cavemen</a> Have Better Teeth Than We</em>? and <em>The Dangers of <a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/2018/07/23/root-canals-links-to-cancer/">Root Canals.</a></em></p> <h4>Support Us</h4> <p>If you are interested in supporting us by defraying the costs of maintaining the website, www.naturopathicearth.com and the 3 podcasts, there are a few ways you can do so. 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