Dr. Mercola November 22 2007 51,768 views
If you still believe the myth that fluoride is good for your children’s (and your) teeth, think again. There are a vast number of scientific research studies confirming the opposite – that fluoride is a toxin that is extremely detrimental to your body, your brain, and even to your teeth.
One of the most active research areas today is fluoride’s ability to damage your brain. Recent human studies from China have confirmed the results of previous animal studies; that elevated fluoride exposure leads to reduced I.Q. in children.
Cognitive ability is further reduced if your child is deficient in iodine.
Prior to this, more than 30 animal studies produced since 1992 have reported impairment in learning and memory processes among animals treated with fluoride.
Even at levels as low as 1ppm (part per million), studies have demonstrated direct toxic effects on brain tissue, including:
There are so many scientific studies showing the direct, toxic effects of fluoride on your body, it’s truly remarkable that it’s NOT considered a scientific consensus by now. It truly amazes me that the medical (and dental) communities are so stubbornly resistant to connect the dots when it comes to the skyrocketing increase of cognitive decline in adults (Alzheimer’s and various dementia’s), and behavioral issues in children (ADD, ADHD, depression and learning disabilities of all kinds).
Fluoridating drinking water for dental health is a swindle of massive proportions.
As award-winning journalist, Christopher Bryson details in his book, The Fluoride Deception, fluoridating water began in the mid 1940’s as a solution to fluoride pollution, generated by the Atomic Bomb Program, and the aluminum industry.
Starting it off with a simple truth, that a natural form of fluoride is part of the composition of your teeth (organic calcium phosphate), they were able to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes, and convince everyone that drinking toxic chemical fluoride compounds – the waste materials from these fluoride-polluting industries – would be good for children’s teeth. It was sheer genius!
Start with a grain of truth, and end up with a lie the size of the Sahara.
Instead of risking increasing lawsuits from farmers whose crops and cattle were dying downwind, or having to spend enormous amounts of money to dispose of these chemicals safely, they were now able to SELL their waste material as a “health” product! Amazing!
And the cover-up continues to this day. Did you even know that when scientists study fluoride’s toxicity to humans, they study pharmaceutical grade fluoride (same stuff used in antidepressant drugs), but NOT the fluoride compounds actually USED for water fluoridation – the even more toxic waste materials now generated from Florida’s fertilizer industry?
So, in essence, their already detrimental results may in fact be FAR GREATER than currently perceived. Which is already bad enough, considering that basic sodium fluoride, (which is a far simpler toxin than the fluoride compounds used for most water fluoridation) is also used for:
As I reported in an earlier article, in August 2007 the CDC has been charged with a formal complaint detailing unethical activities, and at the same time the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) released a Statement asking Congress to end water fluoridation in the United States, signed by more than 600 professionals, including a Nobel Prize winner, officers in the Union that represents Environmental Protection Agency professionals, and members of the National Research Council panel on fluoride's toxicology.
By October 2007, they had more than 1,000 professional signatories. If you are a professional, you can add your signature to their Congressional Statement here.
How You Can Keep Your Teeth Healthy Without Fluoride
Fluoride was never your answer in the first place, so don’t fret, thinking that by eliminating this toxin you’ll destroy your child’s teeth (or your own).
Instead, look to your diet for naturally healthy teeth. In fact, most people whose diet includes very little sugar and few processed foods have very low rates of tooth decay. Limiting, or eliminating sugar, and avoiding processed foods -- along with regular cleanings with your natural dentist -- will ensure that your teeth stay healthy naturally.
You can also protect yourself by using only non-fluoride toothpaste, and not receiving fluoride treatments from your dentist. Certain cements, fillings and bonding materials also contain fluoride, so talk to your dentist about non-fluoride options in those cases.
You definitely should NOT give your child additional fluoride supplements, which some dentists will prescribe if you live in a non-fluoridated area.
Unfortunately, removing fluoride from your drinking water is a far more difficult feat. Whereas some other chemicals added to your drinking water will evaporate, fluoride is not one of them. Neither cooking, food processing, regular filtration, nor digestion will remove fluoride.
The only known way to remove fluoride from water is by using a reverse osmosis filter. A simple carbon filter will not remove fluoride. You should also remember to filter not only the water that you drink, but also the water you use to wash vegetables, make ice cubes, and cook with.
In addition to your kitchen, you might want to consider adding filters in your shower and your tub as well, since you will also absorb contaminations through your skin when you shower or bathe.
I also recommend reading my revealing interview with Christopher Bryson, for more information about the fluoride deception that has plagued the United States for 60 years. It’s time to put an end to the cover-up.
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You also want to avoid sodium lauryl sulfate which is in most soaps and toothpaste as well, Glacial Blue doesn't have it either. The only 3 ingredients are peppermint oil, spearmint oil and almond oil. Great stuff.
Dr Dave
Hi Bryan (and others), if you want to get an idea of how much fluoride people in Ireland are being exposed to on a daily basis you can read about a recent urine analysis study here: www.voiceireland.org/.../1610_Donegalstory.html I suspect other fluoridated communities would also produce similar results.
We've been legally forced to consume the stuff here since the 1960's... and local authorities (several of whom have requested the right to make a local decision on the matter) have no say about whether or not to fluoridate. The law requires them to fluoridate water supplies - and yet our Government does not do studies to investigate the impact on the population's health.
Even worse perhaps is the fact that the steadily rising national levels of dental fluorosis (first sign of fluoride poisoning) are not getting the same media attention as the emotive need to "protect" our children's teeth slant. Because it is glibly dismissed as being "merely cosmetic" by those whose reputations and professions depend on fluoride being seen as safe and inert.
As a teacher in public education for over 28 years now, this information is an epiphany for me as to why the majority of our students in school today are having cognative problems learning the contents of their courses; the chemicals industry of our nation has dumbed down our youth, not the teacher. This video clip about flouride is very informative about this issue as to its background and why we have flouridation in many of our urban centers today.
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Jondolar, we thank you for taking personal responsibility, and for your courage, to examine all the true facts. It is unfortunate that there were not others who had their eyes opened, as well.
Yes, fluoride is a major ingredient for keeping our youth ill (to alter their health necessary to fill them with other mind altering medications) and nonthinking. Yet, there are other methods even more inconspicuous for introducing fluoride into the bodies of the unsuspecting public.
I'll be curious to know how many of your friends will actually listen when you present these facts. Keep up the good work.