Israel Bans Water Fluoridation

The New American ^ | 26 August 2014 | Alex Newman

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Israel Bans Water Fluoridation

The New American
26 August 2014

Israeli authorities last week unveiled a nationwide ban on the controversial practice of adding the chemical fluoride, labeled a “neurotoxin” by a top medical journal this year, to public water supplies as a medical treatment. The decision by the Health Ministry to ban what critics call a dangerous, involuntary mass-medication scheme drew applause from many medical and some dental experts around the world. However, it also prompted outrage and vicious attacks by proponents of fluoridation, who say the chemical can provide benefits to children’s teeth. The ban is a major blow to supporters of using the water supply to medicate the public.

Despite attacks from the establishment press and some professionals and politicians, Israeli Health Minister Yael German decided against allowing municipal governments to have the option to fluoridate public water supplies. She said the decision would allow Israeli parents and doctors to decide on their own whether to provide fluoride to children, in what doses, and in what manner. The order banning the forced consumption of the chemical goes into effect on Tuesday, August 26.

“We congratulate [Health Minister] Yael German for resisting the bullying tactics of fluoridation proponents,” said Dr. Paul Connett, a retired chemistry professor and the director of the anti-fluoridation Fluoride Action Network (FAN). “She has offered the international public health community the model to follow on the fluoridation issue.... We would dearly like to see the same integrity from health officials in countries that continue this outdated, unethical, and reckless practice.”
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[petercooper]

Smart. Fluoride is a toxic chemical which reeks havoc on the brain. I’m off fluoride.

[Liberty Valance]

But ...

[GunRunner]

Next up, banning GMO’s and endorsing homeopathy.

[cripplecreek]

Its a pointless waste of money anyway.

[AppyPappy]

I was killed as a small child by fluoridated water.

[driftdiver]

Well heck why not just put cyanide in the water.

[driftdiver]

Brush your teeth and you get all the fluoride you need, without ingesting any. It even comes in fruity flavors!

[bert]

I’m sorry to hear that but when you died did you have sound teeth?

[rfreedom4u]

I’ve read that fluoride makes the brain store certain types of metals within it. And that in autopsies of Alzheimer sufferers they were found to have certain types of metals in their brain.

Here in Houston they are starting to use chloramine instead of chlorine to treat the water. I’ve read up about it and I’m 100% against it.

[GunRunner]

Weel, there's already trace amounts of arsenic, so I'm sure we're all going to die soon from overfluoridation and arsenic poisoning.

Of all the things to worry about. Some people have too much time on their hands.

[Buggman]

Unfortunately, everything about the Lancet study beyond the abstract is hidden behind a hefty paywall, so there's no way to see methodology, etc. However, the Harvard study that the article is citing basically said, "Look, we had to use Chinese studies because we've never done a comprehensive study on this subject in the West, and they have so much junk in their water there's no way to isolate the flouride's effect." So claiming that the Harvard study supports their thesis against flouridation is just a tad disingenous.

Having said that, I'd be fine if we dropped flouridation from our water tomorrow. There are plenty of avenues to use it dentally without risking ingestion. Just my two cents.

[driftdiver]

Exactly, so why keep adding it and spending money we don’t need to spend.

[petercooper]

It’s a byproduct of aluminum mfg and fertilizer mfg. Get a good water filter. Birkeys are great. Get a filter for shower to remove chlorine. Bad stuff. Look on YouTube for fluoride deception/lies vids.

[driftdiver]

I put a whole house charcoal filter in and we only use RO water for cooking, drinking.

[petercooper]

Good. Iodine and magnesium will help remove heavy metals from the body.

[miliantnutcase]

I need to get a Berkey. We get our water from the aquifer, but it’s full of heavy metals/iron along with city added fluoride.

[petercooper]

Water tastes delicious. The fluoride filter is separate on that one. Worth the money.

[miliantnutcase]

I bought some nascent iodine just for the hell of it, and my concentration at work has significantly improved. It felt like body went through a detox phase for a few days.