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#171: Dental Floss Laden With PFAS Chemicals Linked To Cancer, Infertility, Liver Disease

written by A. Gregory Luna 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><div class="quads-location quads-ad1" id="quads-ad1" 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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In its first season, Katie Brown discusses the myriad usages of lavender, lemon, peppermint, and frankincense oils.</p><p>Are you surprised about the notion that Dental Floss Laden With PFAS Chemicals could be a thing?</p><div class="powerpress_player" id="powerpress_player_916"> <audio class="wp-audio-shortcode" id="audio-5864-1" preload="none" style="width: 100%;" controls="controls"><source type="audio/mpeg" src="https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/558426915-user-316262942-171-dental-floss-laden-with-pfas-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-infertility-kidney-disease-more.m4a?_=1" /><a href="http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/558426915-user-316262942-171-dental-floss-laden-with-pfas-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-infertility-kidney-disease-more.m4a">http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/558426915-user-316262942-171-dental-floss-laden-with-pfas-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-infertility-kidney-disease-more.m4a</a></audio></div><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_links_m4a">Podcast: <a href="http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/558426915-user-316262942-171-dental-floss-laden-with-pfas-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-infertility-kidney-disease-more.m4a" class="powerpress_link_pinw" target="_blank" title="Play in new window" onclick="return powerpress_pinw('https://naturopathicearth.com/?powerpress_pinw=5864-podcast');" rel="nofollow">Play in new window</a> | <a href="http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/558426915-user-316262942-171-dental-floss-laden-with-pfas-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-infertility-kidney-disease-more.m4a" class="powerpress_link_d" title="Download" rel="nofollow" download="558426915-user-316262942-171-dental-floss-laden-with-pfas-chemicals-linked-to-cancer-infertility-kidney-disease-more.m4a">Download</a></p><p class="powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links">Subscribe: <a href="https://subscribeonandroid.com/naturopathicearth.com/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_android" title="Subscribe on Android" rel="nofollow">Android</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9uYXR1cm9wYXRoaWNlYXJ0aC5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_googleplay" title="Subscribe on Google Podcasts" rel="nofollow">Google Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/index.php/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_stitcher" title="Subscribe on Stitcher" rel="nofollow">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://naturopathicearth.com/feed/podcast/" class="powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss" title="Subscribe via RSS" rel="nofollow">RSS</a></p><div class="hatom-extra" style="display:none !important;visibility:hidden;"><span class="entry-title">#171: Dental Floss Laden With PFAS Chemicals Linked To Cancer, Infertility, Liver Disease</span> was last modified: <span class="updated"> January 14th, 2019</span> by <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">A. 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