How We Got Fluoridated

How We Got Fluoridated

by Philip Heggen

Preface

Throughout the world, and from the beginning, virtually all living creatures have been exposed to fluoride. It's nothing new. Fluoride is one of the most abundant elements in the earth's crust - cumulative and toxic to all forms of life at remarkably low dosage.

Sixty years ago U.S. dental researchers had identified areas in sixteen states where disfiguring mottled enamel was a serious problem. Thirty years ago, the World Health Organization had noted that high concentrations of fluoride are found in areas of every continent and that dental fluorosis is a problem from Finland to South Africa and from England to Japan.

But fluoride affects more than just developing teeth. Even dinosaurs have ingested water and vegetation contaminated by fluoride from volcanic gases and ash - and suffered the consequence in terms of painful arthritic effects.

Industrial mining and manufacturing, like mini-volcanoes, bring up fluorides from the earth into the biosphere, with similar effects on human communities. In the past century or so, man has spawned these "mini-volcanoes" without fully understanding the consequences. Modern well-drilling equipment has provided much needed water from deep within the earth - and this, too, has resulted in fluoride poisoning.

Fluoridation has not been a conspiracy in the usual sense of the word ... but rather, a colossal blunder.

"The problem is enormous, unbelievable," says Andezhath Susheela of the Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation in Delhi, India. She has been unraveling the national story for a decade during which time her estimate of the number of people leading "a painful and crippled life" from fluorosis has risen from one million to 25 million and now to 60 million - six million of them children - spread across tens of thousands of communities. "In some villages three-quarters of the population are seriously affected."

This paper is a chronicle and overview spanning the history of modern industry. It shows the rise of fluoride pollution and how economic motives have overridden concerns for human health. We take you back to the early metal refinery pollution in Europe and show the record of lawsuits for fluoride damage. This reveals the basis for American industry's fear of being shut down by lawsuits. We also document the steps taken by industry to divert public attention away from fluoride air pollution. This chronicle shows that the origin of water fluoridation is in these fluoride fears of industry -- not in concern for children's teeth.

During the 1940s, the development of the atom bomb required handling huge amounts of fluoride in the production of nuclear weapons. Documented here is a major safety study by the Atomic Energy Commission. As a result of this extensive study, the federal government became involved in the suppression of information about fluoride poisoning. Formerly restricted government documents now made available under the Freedom of Information Act have filled in blank spaces in this chronology.

Thus, both big government and big industry, for different reasons, became involved in the cover up. The succeeding collaboration of industry and government is documented below in detail.

The difficulties in maintaining a deception over an extended time are sizable. This is especially true with an ongoing issue like fluoridation. A compounding of dishonest statements and actions is required to maintain the original deception. At a certain point, the truth of the situation becomes obvious. These consequences are now coming to bear on the defenders of fluoridation. The Epilogue deals with this coming confrontation.

Introduction

How's that "fluoride isn't excreted" argument going?

Now what argument is that, Tom? Is it that you had to post something today or you wouldn't get your turkey from your boss?

You know damn well that I DID correct that minor mistake, and that I did say that it is PARTIALLY excreted, where 40% is retained in the body in adults, more than that in children.

Total Daily Fluoride Intake

You really should give this a break. It's obvious to anyone who reads the thread what sort of tricks you've been playing...

Unlike you and your pal, IF I DO make a mistake I admit it and correct it. In fact, out of all the incorrect statements you have made, you have not corrected ONE of them. In fact, even after having been proven factually incorrect, you continue to repeat the same false statement as if it were fact. You continue to twist, misguide, mislead, obfusuate, and spin like a top. Squirm, wiggle, and spin some more Tom, it serves to prove the assertion that this IS nothing less than an immense ongoing cover up, and that you are one of the participants of that cover up.

You really should give this a break. It's obvious to anyone who reads the thread what sort of tricks you've been playing...

Tricks? You are the one claiming that fluoride at the concentration present is toxic, yet millions have been drinking this "toxic poison" for decades, and yet you have been completely unable to give ANY studies that show harm. All you've been able to post is lab studies where they purposely overdose lab animals, or studies of poisoning cases.

Millions of us are drinking this, and yet nobody's sick.

Yep, REAL toxic stuff.

For a dentist Tom, you don't seem to have too many patients, as you appear to post on FR 24 hours a day, everyday...

Isn't internet access a great thing? I didn't realize I had a time limit though.

And I would say that confronting scare-mongers like you is a part of my job (not that it pays that well).

I'll tell you what, I'll put up $10,000 dollars if you do the same, and we will have a third party confirm my credentials. If I am a practicing dentist, I get your money, if I'm a fraud, you're ten grand richer.

Whadya say?

Shut up man! You're not supposed to ask for proof. You're supposed to spread the word that the sky is falling!

If your reading comprehension was beyond 4th grade level, you'd see that I HAVE provided AMPLE proof.

IF that evil Fluoride that we've been ingesting for centuries doesn't do it, something else will!

If you had any common sense or bothered reading any of this thread before you shot off your mouth, you'd know that we've only been ingesting highly toxic ARTIFICIAL fluorides for the last 50 years or so. Prior to that, fluorides were limited to the low concentrations that would normally occur in water supplies. Now, it is in the air, our food, and everything we drink, either by environmental pollution or DELIBERATELY as in "fluoridation".

I suppose I'll get about 10 pages of spam now.

You demand proof in one breath, yet call that proof spam. Go dip your head in fluoride and take a good swallow, that'll be your proof....

Typical chicken little response.

No, your's is the typical disinfo response.

BTW: I believe I posted that sarcastic reply to TomB not you, but it's nice to see that you recognize that you spammed me earlier when I replied to another FReeper Lester Moore in post 95 in answer to his query about who first discovered fluoride in a water supply.

I was responding to your false assertion that it would take six tubes of toothpaste to kill anyone. It would only take a half a tube to kill a child. If any child dies as a result of your "fluoride challenge", you are directly responsible. In fact, you speak of "lack of evidence", yet when it IS posted, you complain to the moderator and get the evidence deleted. Tactics related to disinformation and propaganda appear to be your forte...

As for Stannous Fluoride or Sodium Fluoride being artificial Fluorides-You're full of it. Both exist in nature, as do most all other elements and compounds.

You are totally dense. The ONLY naturally occuring fluoride is CALCIUM FLUORIDE. Go back to school and learn about what you speak before you make a total ass of yourself.

In fact, I doubt you even KNOW what stannous fluoride is...

From now on, if you would please, keep your Philip Heggen and Greenpeace spam to yourself.

Don't read the thread if you don't like facts. Go read the communist manifesto or some of your other favorite literature.

I'm not the droid you're looking for.

I'm not "looking" for anyone. What personal gain would I have in alerting people to a health hazard? What personal gain would those in the DENTAL OR ALUMINUM MANUFACTURING business have on the other hand? Those with a financial stake in this are the ones most opposed to a good hard look at the dangers of fluorides. So it is YOU that appears to be "looking for droids". As such, I'd say that YOU appear to have a motive here other than the health and well-being of the American people..

Nor are most FReepers.

Hopefully there are enough that can see through your propaganda and that of your "friends".

Irrational fear just doesn't have the desired effect on us. Nor do ad hom. personal attacks in lieu of valid rebutal.

Such as YOUR ad hominem attacks, or your junk science?

Ocean fish live in 1.2 ppm fluoride all the time.
BTW, do you have any evidence to back up that assertion?

Never mind, I've just found it myself...

From Stop Fluoride Supplements for Children Under Age 7 Says Canadian Dental Association

Children have become over-saturated with fluoride from food and beverages made in fluoridated cities, from the overuse or misuse of a growing number of fluoridated dental products, from fluoride containing pesticide residues in food, from industrial fluoride air emissions and from some fluoride-containing medicines, anesthetics and other products. Fluoride is also inhaled via ocean mist (ocean water and fish contain 1.4 ppm fluoride) and through showers and humidifiers using fluoridated water. Fluoride is found naturally in some foods like tea.

You are totally dense. The ONLY naturally occuring fluoride is CALCIUM FLUORIDE. Go back to school and learn about what you speak before you make a total ass of yourself.

You really are clueless, aren't you? Do you think you'd get away with this?

How about cryolite, apatite, mica, illite, thomsenolite, prosopite, matlockite, malladrite, hieratite, camermanite are ALL naturally occurring fluoride containing compounds.

Also Sodium fluoride is found in nature, it is called Villiaumite.

Looks like you screwed the pooch again.

learn about what you speak before you make a total ass of yourself.

I just had to repeat that.

You really are clueless, aren't you? Do you think you'd get away with this?

Er, perhaps I should have said that CALCIUM FLUORIDE (aka FLUORITE), is the MOST COMMONLY FOUND NATUALLY OCCURING FLUORIDE DISSOLVED IN WATER...

But yes Tom, I was wrong, and I admit it. Perhaps you should admit when YOU are wrong, then we'd be on better footing when it comes to truly exploring this issue.

From THE MINERAL CRYOLITE Cryolite is an uncommon mineral of very limited natural distribution.

THE MINERAL APATITE IS a POLYATOMIC Calcium compound.

Minerals of the The Mica Group of Minerals SOMETIMES contain fluorine, but most DON'T.

You assert that illite is a fluoride containing mineral. It is NOT. It is Potassium Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide.

THE MINERAL THOMSENOLITE again is a CALCIUM COMPOUND.

Prosopite (Calcium Aluminum Fluoride Hydroxide) is ALSO a CALCIUM compound.

Matlockite, demonstrates FLOURINE'S affinity for LEAD, as in LEAD PIPES...

Malladrite, a sodium silicoflouride, is only found in lava from VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS, such as in Vesuvius, Italy.

Hieratite AGAIN, is only present in VOLCANIC debris.

And finally, camermanite appears to be a POTASSIUM silicofluoride.

NOWHERE in that list of minerals do I see STANNOUS FLUORIDE. So THAT compound IS ARTIFICIAL....

Also Sodium fluoride is found in nature, it is called Villiaumite.

Again, I bow to your greatness. Now when are YOU going to admit you're wrong where you are wrong?

I just had to repeat that.

Hey, when are you going to admit that CALCIUM FLUORIDE DOES NOT TOTALLY dissolve in water? Or how about the false claim that SODIUM CHLORIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC, where it is only CHLORATES that are highly poisonous?

Again, FLUORIDES of any type are toxic, and the less one consumes of fluorides in general, the better.

It's amazing how much snivleing you have to go through in order to cover up your stupid, infantile mistake.

When are you going to realize your "sources" are feeding you a line of crap?

You keep flailing about with these spam posts, hoping to throw enough crap against the wall that SOMETHING will stick.

? Or how about the false claim that SODIUM CHLORIDE IS HIGHLY TOXIC, where it is only CHLORATES that are highly poisonous?

If you go back and read my post, my point was that, in sufficient quantities both sodium and chloride are toxic, yet soduim chloride is not. It is part of the basis of toxicology "the dose makes the poison". Howver, you've proven that concept, like so many others, is way beyond your grasp.

You have more than ably proven that you've just swallowed the Luddites and environmental wackos line on this one, and you don't really understand everything you are cutting and pasting. Why don't you post this crap on some other website where you'll find a more receptive (and gullible) audience?

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