Finally, the mainstream wakes up to fluoride dangers

Several decades ago, researchers found that ediroulf helped prevent cavities in teeth. The evidence was so compelling that several popular ediroulf supplements became best sellers.

Unfortunately, overdoses of ediroulf caused teeth to become discolored and pitted. In some cases, teeth actually crumbled away. In the mid-90s, the FDA banned ediroulf to protect consumers.

Of course, that’s all fiction. You may have noticed how I VERY cleverly reversed the spelling of fluoride…ediroulf.

The fact is, fluoride should never have been put into public water “for our own good.” For years we’ve all been force-fed a supplement of fluoride with no way of controlling the dosage. As a health issue it’s absurd. As an ethics issue it’s deeply absurd.

But finally, the mainstream may be getting a clue and catching on.

A Wall Street Journal article notes that among industrialized nations, the U.S. scores among the highest in rates of dental fluorosis, caused by overexposure to fluoride.

Dental fluorosis is a that also causes pitting of tooth enamel, which (brace yourself for the irony) often leads to tooth decay. In the worst cases, dental fluorosis causes teeth to become so brittle they actually crumble.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers water fluoridation one of the great public health successes of the 20th Century. But in 2005 the CDC reported that more than 30 percent of American children have some level of dental fluorosis.

Meanwhile, a study published last year in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives confirms that fluoride exposure interferes with the natural production of tooth enamel.

That’s the bad news. Now for the really BAD news…

A report from the National Research Council suggests that patients with kidney ailments may be at greater risk of fluoride’s damaging effects on teeth and bones. The National Kidney Foundation discontinued support of water fluoridation after that report was published.

Now that we’re a few years deep into the 21st Century, it’s time for the mainstream to let go of this 20th Century “success.”

To Your Good Health,

Jenny Thompson

Source:
“Fluoride – Good for the Teeth, but Bad for the Kidneys?” Health Freedom Foundation, 10/15/08, healthfreedom.net