The Link Between Fluoride, Lower IQ, + Dangerous Industrial Waste | Dr. Staci Whitman

Realfoodology

Courtney Swan

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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242: Fluoride in our water isn’t as safe or effective as we’ve been told. I sat down with functional dentist Dr. Staci Whitman to explore its toxic origins, health risks like dental fluorosis and neurological issues, and why fluoride levels are so hard to regulate. We also dive into the real drivers of dental health—like diet and processed foods—plus how to remove fluoride from your water and advocate for safer policies. Topics Discussed: What are the health risks associated with fluoride in drinking water? How does fluoride in water impact dental health and IQ levels? Why is it difficult to regulate fluoride levels in public water systems? What role does diet and processed food play in dental health? How can you remove fluoride from your drinking water and advocate for safer policies? Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:01 - Dr. Staci Whitman’s Background 00:02:36 - History of Water Fluoridation 00:04:13 - Toxic Chemical Industry and Fluoride 00:08:05 - Fluoride in Everyday Products 00:10:25 - Fluoride and Cavity Prevention 00:12:17 - Neurological Effects of Fluoride 00:18:37 - Cavity Rates and Fluoride’s Impact 00:19:23 - Tracking Fluoride Levels 00:21:13 - Fluoride and Lowered IQ 00:23:35 - Removing Fluoride from Your Water 00:27:17 - Joining the Fluoride Awareness Movement 00:28:57 - The Cost of Safe Water Check Dr. Staci: Instagram Website More Dr. Staci Check Out Courtney: LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE Check Out My new FREE Grocery Guide! @realfoodology www.realfoodology.com My Immune Supplement by 2x4 Air Dr Air Purifier AquaTru Water Filter EWG Tap Water Database Produced By: Drake Peterson

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. Welcome back to the Real Foodology podcast. I'm your host, Courtney Swan. And today,
0:04.5	I'm sitting down with Stacy Whitman, and you may recognize her because I had her on a couple years ago.
0:09.9	You go by an integrative dentist, right? Functional. Okay, functional. I always get
0:14.7	integrated and functional, like... Similar. I feel like they're pretty similar. They're
0:17.8	very similar. Yeah. Functional dentist, which is so amazing.
0:21.9	And if you want to go back and learn more about functional dentistry, make sure that you go back and listen to that episode because it was awesome.
0:27.5	This is going to be more of a little bite-sized episode that we wanted to do talking specifically about fluoride because there is a lot happening in the fluoride world right now.
0:36.5	A lot of y'all listening are probably at least,
0:39.4	you've probably been hearing that certain states are talking about banning fluoride,
0:43.7	pulling it out of the water.
0:45.3	It's all become political and there's just,
0:47.6	there's a lot of like controversy around it right now.
0:49.7	So I wanted to bring Stacey on to really hear what the actual data says about
0:53.8	fluoride in our water.
0:55.0	So Stacey, thank you so much for coming on.
0:56.9	Thanks, Courtney.
0:57.9	So fun.
0:58.8	Something I'm very passionate about is water fluoridation in the discussion around it.
1:04.8	So yes, I'm a functional dentist.
1:06.9	I focus in pediatrics.
1:08.6	I've been a dentist almost 20 years, which is really insane to say.
1:13.0	And what's most interesting, I think, to say out of the gate is that I used to be a water
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