(That's why there's a
http://www.fluoridealert.org/toothpaste.html">poison warning on every tube of fluoride toothpaste.)
"WARNING: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek professional help or contact a poison control center immediately."
Sad to say, one reason we fluoridate our water was to keep the Manhattan Project a secret. (Yes, I'm serious.)
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/6/17/the_fluoride_deception_how_a_nuclearhttp://www.fluoridealert.org/wastenot414.htmhttp://www.fluoridealert.org/deepwater.htmNowadays, fluoridation gives the Florida phosphate industry a way to dispose of their toxic waste. (No, really!) They sell it to cities to put into drinking water! (How
cool is that!?)
http://www.fluoridealert.org/phosphate/overview.htmI know it all sounds like paranoid ravings. If you're interested, the National Academies of Science recently produced a whole book,
Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards in short, the committee decided that the appropriate level of fluoride in drinking water is 0ppm.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11571Here's the chapter that deals with neurotoxicity, "Neurotoxicity and Neurobehavioral Effects"
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11571&page=205"Why wasn't this front page news?" I hear you ask. Would it surprise you to learn that politics played a role?
http://www.google.com/search?q="national+academies+of+science"+fluoride">Read some coverage of the report.
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=second-thoughts-on-fluoridehttp://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS108377+02-Jan-2008+PRN20080102 'Second Thoughts about Fluoride,' Reports Scientific American
Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:48am EST
NEW YORK, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "Some recent studies suggest that over-consumption of fluoride can raise the risks of disorders affecting teeth, bones, the brain and the thyroid gland," reports Scientific American editors (January 2008). "Scientific attitudes toward fluoridation may be starting to shift," writes author Dan Fagin.
"Fluoride, the most consumed drug in the USA, is deliberately added to 2/3 of public water supplies theoretically to reduce tooth decay, but with no scientifically-valid evidence proving safety or effectiveness," says lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.
Fagin, award-wining environmental reporter and Director of New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, writes, "There is no universally accepted optimal level for daily intake of fluoride." Some researchers even wonder whether the 1 mg/L added into drinking water is too much, reports Fagin.
After 3 years of scrutinizing hundreds of studies, a National Research Council (NRC) committee "concluded that fluoride can subtly alter endocrine function, especially in the thyroid -- the gland that produces hormones regulating growth and metabolism," reports Fagin.
… Talking about bad science, think about this for a moment. The reason for putting "fluoride" into the drinking water is to strengthen teeth. (Right?) There's
some evidence that suggests that
topical application of fluoride to teeth may have a beneficial effect. However, when you ingest fluoride, it travels to every part of your body. Do you suppose it has
no effect on the rest of your bones? Studies suggest a positive correlation between fluoride levels and bone fractures:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/bone/fracture/epi.htmlhttp://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/322/12/802