Mandrake, do you realize that in addition to
fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway
to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk...
ice cream. Ice cream, Mandrake, children's ice cream.
Posted on 08/10/2007 4:48:58 PM PDT by Bladerunnuh
The panel looked at a large body of literature in which fluoride is said to have a statistically significant association with a wide range of adverse effects. They include an increased risk of bone fractures, decreased thyroid function, lowered IQ, arthritic-like conditions, dental fluorosis and, possibly, osteosarcoma.
The signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members of the NRC panel, two officers in the union representing professionals at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and the president of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment.
"Fluoridation is against all principles of modern pharmacology. It's really obsolete," contends signer Dr. Arvid Carlsson, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Medicine.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it "continues to strongly support community water fluoridation as a safe and effective public health measure to prevent and control tooth decay and to improve overall health."
The signers, nevertheless, say CDC data indicates dental fluorosis, caused by fluoride over-exposure, now impacts one- third of American children.
An online petition to Congress in support of the professionals' statement will become available soon on the website of a group called the Fluoride Action Network, or FAN.
FAN director Paul Connett asserts government officials "who continue to promote fluoridation must testify under oath as to why they are ignoring the powerful evidence of harm in the NRC report."
The statement to Congress notes the new American Dental Association policy recommending infant formula not be prepared with fluoridated water and the CDC's concession that the predominant benefit of fluoride is topical not systemic.
The professionals also point to major
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
But it’s only chinese fluoridation - right?
I’m no fan of flouridated water. Not because of any issues that may or may not exist with it but because if we want flouride we can get it in our toothpaste.
Fluoridation is idiotic. Also hard to filter out of water if you use a water filter. Reverse osmosis get some or all out depending on your unit
Will a reverse osmosis device remove fluoride? Maybe or maybe not. Although many reverse osmosis devices can remove up to 99% of fluoride, the filters and membranes inside of a reverse osmosis device vary from model to model and from manufacturer to manufacturer. Since the size of those membranes and filters dictate the device’s ability to remove contaminants, it is best to check with the manufacturer.
http://www.rinconwater.org/reverse_osmosis.htm
When I was expecting, I bought all the ‘baby’ stuff I could find. I remember looking at a tube I had just bought of ‘baby’ toothpaste and wondering why I needed it. I asked my dentist, who told me that baby toothpaste doesn’t contain floride and babies and toddlers need to use it because they don’t rinse the toothpaste and spit it out after brushing, so their is a danger of them swallowing the floride. And all this time I was swallowing my tap water instead of spitting it out.
Ban Dihydromonoxide!
“..The signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members of the NRC panel, two officers in the union representing professionals at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters and Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper..”
Not a fan of fluoride too. Drink distilled water as recommended by my Dr.
Look at the warning on the back of fluoride toothpaste. If accidently swallowed, contact a medical doctor or a Poison Control Center.
this debate has been going on all of my life.
No thanks-- already have one:
Very scarry book. I had a friend that put that book next to his Bible and the book shelf caught on fire.
"We-he-ell, uh, I'd like to hold off judgement on a thing like that, sir, until all the facts are in.".
;^P
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