Fluoride and drinking water
Fluoridation of our water is “dangerous unscientific nonsense”
98% of Europe is now free of fluoridated water
The Green Party have slated controversial plans to fluoridate water supplies, claiming that there are many significant questions over fluoride’s safety and effectiveness.
Following government bidding, health chiefs around the country are currently deciding whether to adopt fluoridation as their preferred route to reducing tooth decay in children - a move described as “dangerously unscientific nonsense” by fluoride’s opponents.
Leading Green Party commentator on fluoridation, John Spottiswoode (1) said:
“The case for fluoride has been far from made. Claims about the effectiveness of fluoride simply do not stand up to close scrutiny and there is growing evidence pointing towards fluoride causing bone problems, arthritic-like symptoms, brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s, hypothyroidism, as well as identified links to cancer and other diseases. (2)
“Fluoride is a class 2 poison, it is extremely biochemically reactive in the body and only marginally less poisonous than arsenic. It also makes bones more brittle and has led to a marked increase in dental fluorosis (fluoride poisoning), affecting up to 48% of people in fluoridated areas. You should look in the mirror. If you have white flecks in your teeth then you could well have fluoride poisoning, and that is a potential health risk. If fluoride poisoning is showing in your teeth, then it is like the tip of a toxic fluoride iceberg in many of your body’s bones and organs. (more…)
The above article was from the U.K. .This link will take you to a long list of articles written here in the U.S. on this same issue.
I’ve also read that flouride makes you more susceptible to government rule.
Comment by Brian | March 17, 2006
lol. Damn can’t drink the water!!
Comment by Saudia | March 17, 2006
THe chemicals most used for fluoridation are silicofluorides - impure waste products of phosphate fertilizer manufacturings.
Stuides link silicofluoridated water to higher blood lead levels and children’s higher blood lead levels are linked to higher rates of tooth decay.
This is probably why despite 60 years of fluoridation, the U.S. is facing a dental health crisis exacerbated by dentists who refuse to treat the poor.
Comment by nyscof | March 18, 2006