THE WATER WE DRINK…

An Introduction To The Effects of Fluoride

The most frustrating fact in trying to relate to an audience the dangerous effects related to the fluoridation of our drinking water is this.. WATER FLUORIDATION SERVES NO PURPOSE! NONE! All benefits provided by the use of fluoride in fighting cavities are through topical applications. Topically applicated fluoride treatments are of benefit, as is topically applicated fluoridated toothpaste. But, as known even before water fluoridation, the ingestion of fluoride has NO oral health benefiting factors. SEE.. "Cavities: Fluoridated to Non-Fluoridated Water Comparisons" to learn the disturbing facts.

NOTE: The list below, detailing the documented adverse effects of fluoride continues to be updated. Updates are inserted at the top. (the term “updates” meaning, most recent additions and may or may not mean most recently discovered)

• Low birth rate in newborns as a result of low hemoglobin levels in expectant Mother’s drinking fluoridated water. (see associated video, “Dr. A.K. Susheela on fluoride poisoning of the soft tissues”)
• Obesity as fluoride has been shown to effect lipase production in pancreatic function
• Alzheimer’s Disease
• Weakening of bones, leading to an increase in hip and wrist fracture.
• Liver damage, impaired kidney function
• Dental Fluorosis in children.
• Cancer: (OsteoSarcoma, Wikipedia) the most common type of malignant bone cancer, has been shown to be associated with fluoride exposure, including fluoridated water, in humans and animals.
• Increased uptake of lead, increasing the risk of ADHD
• Chromosomal damage and interference with DNA repair.
• Reduced Intelligence (A lowering of IQ).
• Inhibition of melatonin production and promotion of precocious puberty in animal studies. Fluoride may have an analogous inhibitory effect on human melatonin production, as fluoride accumulates readily in the human pineal gland, the brain organ responsible for melatonin synthesis.
• A weakened immune system, leaving people vulnerable to the development of cancer and AIDS.
• Damage to the male reproductive system in various species.

Is Fluoride A Form Of Poison? The “Warning” on every brand of fluoridated toothpaste warns: "if more than used for brushing is swallowed, contact a poison control center".

The amount of toothpaste used for brushing contains about 0.5 mg of fluoride ion, the same amount of fluoride found in two glasses of fluoridated water. Once we consider the amount of fluoride ion in fluoridated water plus what food manufacturers are now adding, (see "Foods Containing Fluoride") it becomes increasingly evident that we are consuming far more than what is considered safe.

The FDA regulates fluoride as a prescription drug (requiring a narcotics license). Under this FDA regulation, the first applications of water fluoridation, the U.S. government was in direct violation of the the first directive of the “Nuremberg Code”.

The First Directive in the drafting of the Nuremberg Code States.. 1. The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential. This means that the person involved should have legal capacity to give consent; should be so situated as to be able to exercise free power of choice, without the intervention of any element of force, fraud, deceit, duress, over-reaching, or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion; and should have sufficient knowledge and comprehension of the elements of the subject matter involved as to enable him to make an understanding and enlightened decision. This latter element requires that before the acceptance of an affirmative decision by the experimental subject there should be made known to him the nature, duration, and purpose of the experiment; the method and means by which it is to be conducted; all inconveniences and hazards reasonable to be expected; and the effects upon his health or person which may possibly come from his participation in the experiment.

A resent study from Wikipedia:

The largest study of water fluoridation’s efficacy, conducted by the National Institute of Dental Research, showed no statistically significant difference in tooth decay rates among children in fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities.