Mo0n5tar
28-08-2008, 05:32 PM
Read some of the articles at this link. Government plans are to step up fluoridation in order to better Dental Health (and attack chemical balance and mental functionality):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?searchPhrase=fluoride
some headlines:
Revealed: How health chiefs plan to put fluoride in half our water supply to halt tooth decay
Fluoride to be added to all Britain's tap water to tackle tooth decay
New push for fluoride to be added to water
02/02/2008 20:42:40
but the preliminary research has shown that while tooth enamel may get better, this is by no means good for us in the long term long term fears of Osteoporosis, Cancer and a sedative affect have seen it banned in France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Holland. There has also been mounting opposition to it in Ireland. .
HOW MUCH FLUORIDE IS TOO MUCH?
About 2mg daily is considered safe and adequate (six cups of tea will contain around 1mg of fluoride). However, taken in quantity it is extremely toxic and dangerous. Just over 2 grams of fluoride (roughly a teaspoon) is enough to kill an 11st adult, while just 300mg (found in a tube of toothpaste) is enough to kill a 1st 6lb child. The lethal dose of artificial fluoride is 50 times smaller than natural fluoride.
Keep your eyes open in your local area to see if they have done this, about 11 per cent of the population (5 million) already receive fluoridated water - in Birmingham, the West Midlands and on Tyneside. Another 500,000 from Hartlepool to parts of Essex have naturally fluoridated water.
TV Report Says Fluoride in Water Is Safe While Research Shows Otherwise
Sunday, August 03, 2008 by: Kevin Ka
http://www.naturalnews.com/023773.html
A Nebraska television website reports in a recent article that fluoride is completely safe for ingestion via the water supply. They also state that ingesting fluoride helps prevent tooth decay. Research, however, shows otherwise ((http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp...) .
In studies, small amounts of natural topical fluoride have proven to reduce tooth decay and facilitate proper tooth enamel formation. However, ingested fluoride via the water supply has actually proven more harmful to tooth enamel than beneficial.
Fluoridation of water with silicofluorides (a type of fluoride added to water) has proven, in many studies, to be potentially harmful and actually damages the enamel of the teeth. This happens because excessive fluoride damages or destroys ameloblasts (enamel forming cells) in the teeth. Studies also show that excessive ingested fluoride may cause dental fluorosis (white spots or yellow staining and loss of enamel) and even tooth decay due to excessive lead retention caused by the silicofluorides.
Endless studies regarding fluoride have taken place over the years.
Some ailments that fluoride is expected to cause or aggravate are thyroid dysfunction, thyroid cancer, osteosarcoma, liver cancer, gastritis, joint pain, bone damage (skeletal fluorosis), carpal tunnel, fractures, osteoporosis (fluoride may reduce the absorption of calcium), impaired attention span, brain damage, reduced intelligence, pineal gland dysfunction, male and female infertility, brain damage to unborn babies, and it may also prevent the production of melatonin (due to pineal gland dysfunction) and certain thyroid hormones.
According to research, long-term doses of fluoride greater than 2-5 mg per day may result in toxicity. A lethal dose is considered 2 grams for adults and 500 mg for children. A daily dose of fluoride from the fluoridation of water is estimated at 1.6 to 6.6 mg per day, enough to make a person sick.
Filtering water thought a reverse osmosis filter eliminates fluoride from tap water. The devices are expensive, however, many stores provide filtered water in bulk. Whole Foods for example caries reverse osmosis and distilled water available for purchase by its customers.
According to research, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin D are beneficial in counteracting the toxic effects of fluoride.
Overall, fluoride in many studies has proven extremely toxic and many might consider buying bulk filtered water in order to reduce any possible risk.
Sources:
Gupta, S. K., et al. Reversal of fluorosis in children. Acta Paediatr Jpn. 38(5):513-519, 1996.
Masters, R. D., et al. Association of silicofluoride treated water with elevated blood lead. Neurotoxicology. 21(6):1091-1100, 2000.
National Research Council. Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride. National Academy Press, Washington DC, USA. 1993:131.
Moss, M. E., et al. Association of dental caries and blood lead levels. JAMA. 281(24):2294-2298, 1999.
Heller, K. E., et al. Dental caries and dental fluorosis at varying water fluoride concentrations. Public Health Dent. 57(3):136-143, 1997.
Mascarenhas, A. K. Risk factors for dental fluorosis: a review of the recent literature. Pediatr Dent. 22(4):269-277, 2000.
About the author
Kevin K. is a cancer survivor passionate about nutrition and helping people regain their health through diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Fluoride’s Impact On The Brain
Sally Stride
August 4, 2008
http://www.scientificblogging.com/the_fluo...two_conferences
New science indicating fluoride’s dangers to the brain and other organs will be presented by prominent fluoride research scientists during back-to-back conferences of the International Society for Fluoride Research (ISFR) and the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) in Toronto August 7-11, 2008.
Fluoride, added to water supplies to prevent tooth decay, is also in virtually all non-organic foods and beverages. Fluoride’s brain effects were never examined prior to water fluoridation.
Recently, because of health concerns, Health Canada recommended that fluoride levels be lowered in Canadian water supplies (0.7 mg/L) , children’s toothpaste and infant formula but claims that “the weight of evidence does not support a link between fluoride and intelligence quotient deficit.”
“It is hard to believe that any “weight of evidence” analysis could possibly dismiss fluoride’s neurological impacts. There have now been over 40 animal studies which show that fluoride can damage the brain, and no less than 18 studies which show that fluoride lowers IQ in children, and only 2 that don’t. I look forward to reading the full report when it is made available,” says Paul Connett, PhD, FAN Executive Director.
According to ISFR conference organizer, Dr. Hardy Limeback, “Our conference features experts who researched the dangers that fluoride poses to human health. Our keynote speaker, Dr. A.K. Susheela, (Executive Director, Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation, India) probably knows more about fluoride’s toxic effects to the body than any other living scientist. It is important that officials who promote water fluoridation hear what she and others have to say,” says Limeback.
Susheela can also explain to Medical Doctors, often untrained in fluoride toxicology, how to diagnose, treat and reverse early symptoms of fluoride toxicity which mimic arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome.
The latest issue of ISFR’s journal, Fluoride, published 12 newly-translated Chinese studies, which report fluoride’s effects on the brain, including the lowering of IQ in children. These and other brain studies will be reviewed at both conferences.
Coupled with these conferences, the Toronto-based Citizens for a Safe Environment (CSE) will host two public meetings with FAN in downtown Toronto on Monday August 11.
According to CSE director Karen Buck, “These meetings will give the public information they don’t get from our government or dental organizations. In the afternoon, a panel will address the question of whether Toronto should stop fluoridating its water. In the evening experts will explain fluoride’s dangers to health.”
After receiving an invitation to attend these meetings, the Ontario Dental Association sent out a news release urging legislators and communities to stand up in support of fluoridation; but they won’t do so, themselves.
“The best way that the ODA can get communities and politicians to stand up for water fluoridation is to provide, in person, a cogent and scientifically-referenced defense of fluoridation at the afternoon forum,” says CSE President Karen Buck.
At all three events, Dr. Vyvyan Howard, an infant and fetal pathologist, and president of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment, will be presenting a major review of studies on fluoride’s brain effects, including the translated Chinese studies.
“The best way to lower children’s fluoride intake, as Health Canada suggests, is to stop fluoridation,” says Connett. “It makes no sense to prescribe fluoride drugs to children via the water supply at levels which are between 150 and 250 times higher than the level in mothers’ milk.”
For details on both conferences go to http://www.FluorideAlert.org
For the CSE/FAN public events go to http://fluoridealert.org/august.11.html
SOURCE: Fluoride Action Network http://www.FluorideAction.Net
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?searchPhrase=fluoride
some headlines:
Revealed: How health chiefs plan to put fluoride in half our water supply to halt tooth decay
Fluoride to be added to all Britain's tap water to tackle tooth decay
New push for fluoride to be added to water
02/02/2008 20:42:40
but the preliminary research has shown that while tooth enamel may get better, this is by no means good for us in the long term long term fears of Osteoporosis, Cancer and a sedative affect have seen it banned in France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Holland. There has also been mounting opposition to it in Ireland. .
HOW MUCH FLUORIDE IS TOO MUCH?
About 2mg daily is considered safe and adequate (six cups of tea will contain around 1mg of fluoride). However, taken in quantity it is extremely toxic and dangerous. Just over 2 grams of fluoride (roughly a teaspoon) is enough to kill an 11st adult, while just 300mg (found in a tube of toothpaste) is enough to kill a 1st 6lb child. The lethal dose of artificial fluoride is 50 times smaller than natural fluoride.
Keep your eyes open in your local area to see if they have done this, about 11 per cent of the population (5 million) already receive fluoridated water - in Birmingham, the West Midlands and on Tyneside. Another 500,000 from Hartlepool to parts of Essex have naturally fluoridated water.
TV Report Says Fluoride in Water Is Safe While Research Shows Otherwise
Sunday, August 03, 2008 by: Kevin Ka
http://www.naturalnews.com/023773.html
A Nebraska television website reports in a recent article that fluoride is completely safe for ingestion via the water supply. They also state that ingesting fluoride helps prevent tooth decay. Research, however, shows otherwise ((http://www.nebraska.tv/Global/story.asp...) .
In studies, small amounts of natural topical fluoride have proven to reduce tooth decay and facilitate proper tooth enamel formation. However, ingested fluoride via the water supply has actually proven more harmful to tooth enamel than beneficial.
Fluoridation of water with silicofluorides (a type of fluoride added to water) has proven, in many studies, to be potentially harmful and actually damages the enamel of the teeth. This happens because excessive fluoride damages or destroys ameloblasts (enamel forming cells) in the teeth. Studies also show that excessive ingested fluoride may cause dental fluorosis (white spots or yellow staining and loss of enamel) and even tooth decay due to excessive lead retention caused by the silicofluorides.
Endless studies regarding fluoride have taken place over the years.
Some ailments that fluoride is expected to cause or aggravate are thyroid dysfunction, thyroid cancer, osteosarcoma, liver cancer, gastritis, joint pain, bone damage (skeletal fluorosis), carpal tunnel, fractures, osteoporosis (fluoride may reduce the absorption of calcium), impaired attention span, brain damage, reduced intelligence, pineal gland dysfunction, male and female infertility, brain damage to unborn babies, and it may also prevent the production of melatonin (due to pineal gland dysfunction) and certain thyroid hormones.
According to research, long-term doses of fluoride greater than 2-5 mg per day may result in toxicity. A lethal dose is considered 2 grams for adults and 500 mg for children. A daily dose of fluoride from the fluoridation of water is estimated at 1.6 to 6.6 mg per day, enough to make a person sick.
Filtering water thought a reverse osmosis filter eliminates fluoride from tap water. The devices are expensive, however, many stores provide filtered water in bulk. Whole Foods for example caries reverse osmosis and distilled water available for purchase by its customers.
According to research, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin D are beneficial in counteracting the toxic effects of fluoride.
Overall, fluoride in many studies has proven extremely toxic and many might consider buying bulk filtered water in order to reduce any possible risk.
Sources:
Gupta, S. K., et al. Reversal of fluorosis in children. Acta Paediatr Jpn. 38(5):513-519, 1996.
Masters, R. D., et al. Association of silicofluoride treated water with elevated blood lead. Neurotoxicology. 21(6):1091-1100, 2000.
National Research Council. Health Effects of Ingested Fluoride. National Academy Press, Washington DC, USA. 1993:131.
Moss, M. E., et al. Association of dental caries and blood lead levels. JAMA. 281(24):2294-2298, 1999.
Heller, K. E., et al. Dental caries and dental fluorosis at varying water fluoride concentrations. Public Health Dent. 57(3):136-143, 1997.
Mascarenhas, A. K. Risk factors for dental fluorosis: a review of the recent literature. Pediatr Dent. 22(4):269-277, 2000.
About the author
Kevin K. is a cancer survivor passionate about nutrition and helping people regain their health through diet and a healthy lifestyle.
Fluoride’s Impact On The Brain
Sally Stride
August 4, 2008
http://www.scientificblogging.com/the_fluo...two_conferences
New science indicating fluoride’s dangers to the brain and other organs will be presented by prominent fluoride research scientists during back-to-back conferences of the International Society for Fluoride Research (ISFR) and the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) in Toronto August 7-11, 2008.
Fluoride, added to water supplies to prevent tooth decay, is also in virtually all non-organic foods and beverages. Fluoride’s brain effects were never examined prior to water fluoridation.
Recently, because of health concerns, Health Canada recommended that fluoride levels be lowered in Canadian water supplies (0.7 mg/L) , children’s toothpaste and infant formula but claims that “the weight of evidence does not support a link between fluoride and intelligence quotient deficit.”
“It is hard to believe that any “weight of evidence” analysis could possibly dismiss fluoride’s neurological impacts. There have now been over 40 animal studies which show that fluoride can damage the brain, and no less than 18 studies which show that fluoride lowers IQ in children, and only 2 that don’t. I look forward to reading the full report when it is made available,” says Paul Connett, PhD, FAN Executive Director.
According to ISFR conference organizer, Dr. Hardy Limeback, “Our conference features experts who researched the dangers that fluoride poses to human health. Our keynote speaker, Dr. A.K. Susheela, (Executive Director, Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation, India) probably knows more about fluoride’s toxic effects to the body than any other living scientist. It is important that officials who promote water fluoridation hear what she and others have to say,” says Limeback.
Susheela can also explain to Medical Doctors, often untrained in fluoride toxicology, how to diagnose, treat and reverse early symptoms of fluoride toxicity which mimic arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome.
The latest issue of ISFR’s journal, Fluoride, published 12 newly-translated Chinese studies, which report fluoride’s effects on the brain, including the lowering of IQ in children. These and other brain studies will be reviewed at both conferences.
Coupled with these conferences, the Toronto-based Citizens for a Safe Environment (CSE) will host two public meetings with FAN in downtown Toronto on Monday August 11.
According to CSE director Karen Buck, “These meetings will give the public information they don’t get from our government or dental organizations. In the afternoon, a panel will address the question of whether Toronto should stop fluoridating its water. In the evening experts will explain fluoride’s dangers to health.”
After receiving an invitation to attend these meetings, the Ontario Dental Association sent out a news release urging legislators and communities to stand up in support of fluoridation; but they won’t do so, themselves.
“The best way that the ODA can get communities and politicians to stand up for water fluoridation is to provide, in person, a cogent and scientifically-referenced defense of fluoridation at the afternoon forum,” says CSE President Karen Buck.
At all three events, Dr. Vyvyan Howard, an infant and fetal pathologist, and president of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment, will be presenting a major review of studies on fluoride’s brain effects, including the translated Chinese studies.
“The best way to lower children’s fluoride intake, as Health Canada suggests, is to stop fluoridation,” says Connett. “It makes no sense to prescribe fluoride drugs to children via the water supply at levels which are between 150 and 250 times higher than the level in mothers’ milk.”
For details on both conferences go to http://www.FluorideAlert.org
For the CSE/FAN public events go to http://fluoridealert.org/august.11.html
SOURCE: Fluoride Action Network http://www.FluorideAction.Net