Flouride (rat poison) in your water (or toothpaste)?

My Oahu friend, Richard Deihl, sent this to me:

I object

to having our water supply being adulterated with fluoride. I also

object to the concept of involuntary mass-medication. It has no place

in a free society. People who want fluoride should be free to eat as

much as they want, but at the same time, those of us who do not want

it should not have it literally forced down our throats.

There are ample studies available that show not only the

ineffectiveness of fluoride but its toxicity. Fluoride is a hazardous

waste by-product of the phosphate fertilizer and aluminum industries

and is a key ingredient in rat poison.

I’ll let Dr. Joseph Mercola conclude my testimony:

    In 2005, eleven unions within the EPA publicly called for a ban

of water fluoridation, over concerns that it may cause bone cancer.

And in 2006, the American Dental Association warned parents of

infants not to use fluoridated water when mixing baby formula.

    As award-winning journalist Christopher Bryson revealed in his

book The Fluoride Deception, there has been a multi-tiered effort –

or as Bryson says, an abuse of power — by military and industry

scientists and public health officials to shamelessly promote

fluoride to the dentistry field and the American public with little

regard to the implications it would have on human health.

    Just what are those potential implications?

        * An increased risk of bone cancer

        * Fluorosis, a discoloring of your teeth and breakdown of

their enamel (between 30 percent and 50 percent of children have

dental fluorosis on at least two teeth in “optimally fluoridated

communities”)

        * An increased risk of osteoporosis

        * Developmental problems such as lower IQ

    But that’s not all. According to Paul Connett, PhD:

    1. Fluoride accumulates in your bones and makes them more brittle

and prone to fracture. Lifetime exposure to fluoride will contribute

to higher rates of hip fracture in the elderly.

    2. Fluoride accumulates in your pineal gland, possibly lowering

the production of melatonin, a very important regulatory hormone

    3. There are serious concerns about a connection between

fluoridation and the current epidemics of both arthritis and

hypothyroidism.

    4. In animal studies fluoride at 1 ppm in drinking water

increases the uptake of aluminum into your brain.

    5. Counties with 3 ppm or more of fluoride in their water have

lower fertility rates.

    6. The fluoridating agents most commonly used in the United

States not only increase the uptake of lead into children’s blood but

are also associated with an increase in violent behavior.

    Of course, the main reason why fluoride is reportedly added to

the U.S. water supply in the first place is to prevent cavities. Yet,

data compiled by the World Health Organization shows no difference in

tooth decay in countries that use fluoridated water compared with

countries that don’t use fluoridated water. So not only is fluoride

unsafe, it is ineffective as well.