dank > wrote:
>That sucks because I am addicted to green tea. I consume at least 4 tea
>bags a day (served with fruit juices, honey, and ginseng extract, yum!)
>and the thought that it could be unhealthy is terrifying. Is the high
>level of fluoride the result of biology or soil contamination?

It's not soil contamination. It's soil. Fluorine salts make up a lot of
different kinds of rocks, and plants pick them up from the soil.

The world is just like that, and it's fine. You'll see similar things with
fruit juices too, along with just about any natural product. If you worry
about this sort of stuff you'll just make yourself sick, so relax and have
a nice cup of tea.

You might, however, want to consider drinking a better grade of green tea
so you don't have to add all that crap to make it palatable, though.
--scott
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