| Editor’s
Note: Several years ago, we ran three detailed articles on
the problems with fluoride, written by Dr. Burton Miller of Anchorage.
To read the complete series and learn the history of fluoride
and how it became used in dental products, go to the archives
at www.alaskawellness.com and click on “Dental Issues.”
You may never buy fluoride toothpaste again! The following facts
are reported by the Fluoride Action Network and are reprinted
with permission. |
Did you know?
- The vast majority of Western Europe
has rejected water fluoridation.
- The fluoride chemical added to
water is an unprocessed, industrial waste product from the pollution
scrubbers of the phosphate fertilizer industry.
- A growing body of evidence indicates
that water fluoridation is both ineffective and unnecessary.
- Fluoride's 'benefits' are primarily
topical, not systemic. Thus, there is no need to swallow fluoride.
- Two-thirds of the communities
in the United States, when given the chance to vote, have voted against
fluoridation. Over 60 of those communities have rejected water fluoridation
since 1999.
- Excessive exposure to fluoride
has been linked to health problems, including arthritis, hip fracture,
hypothyroidism, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and reduced IQ.
- Children are receiving too much
fluoride today, not too little. There is a need to reduce, not increase,
current exposures.
- As a result of excess exposure
to fluoride, near-epidemic numbers of children are developing dental
fluorosis (a poisoning of tooth-forming cells).
For more information, see Fluoride
Action Network at http://www.fluoridealert.org/
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