Some Dog Foods Deliver Toxic Doses of Fluoride

re: Some Dog Foods Deliver Toxic Doses of Fluoride

nyscof — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:08:56 GMT

Fluoride/Cancer link is Plausible, studies show

"Fluoride appears to have the potential to initiate or promote cancers, particularly of the bone...," according to the most recent and extensive review of fluoride toxicology by the prestigious National Research Council (NRC).

In 2006, the NRC found the.The Environmental Protection Agency's Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) for fluoride is too high to be protective of health (4 mg/L) and must be lowered. EPA scientists have been saying this since 1986; but EPA management caved to political pressure and over-ruled its scientists. EPA is long overdue in revising fluoride's MCLG based on the 2006 NRC Fluoride Report, which was done at EPA's request.

According to Bill Hirzy, PhD, retired EPA scientist, "Since 1986 the [EPA HQ professionals] union has taken exception to EPA’s unscientific approach to dealing with the toxicity of fluoride in order to protect the USPHS [Public Health Service] program of national water fluoridation."

Hirzy writes, "When I last spoke with the Division Director responsible for that risk assessment he told me EPA was waiting for a paper, promised three years ago by its principal first author, that would counter an epidemiology study done under that very author’s direction at Harvard."

Hirzy is talking about a published peer-reviewed study by Bassin (2a) which links fluoridation to osteosarcoma (bone cancer). Chester Douglass, Bassin's Harvard University advisor and, at that time, employee of Colgate (sellers of fluoridated dental products) signed off on Bassin's work. But, Douglass told the NRC panel that no such study existed, according to the Environmental Working Group.

The whole fluoridation program appears to rest upon the shoulders of Chester Douglass whose much anticipated osteosarcoma/fluoridation research has yet to be published even though it was promised years ago, costing tax payers millions of dollars.

Cont'd ***fluoride-cancer-link

re: Some Dog Foods Deliver Toxic Doses of Fluoride

HereIsSomething — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:27:41 GMT

For more information about fluoride go to the Fluoride Action Network

http://www.FluorideAlert.Org/

Be sure to check out the Health Effects Database

re: Some Dog Foods Deliver Toxic Doses of Fluoride

blondebonnet — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:34:49 GMT

Ive opted out of all the dog vaccines except for rabies. The cats get none since they don't go outside and are not in real contact with the dogs. We've been trying to watch their diets

more closely and this is just another new thing to watch out for. When the dogs got their last package of raw meat (for dogs) from Earth Fare it was gone almost instantly. They have

each been getting at least one fried hamburger a day.

Is parvo a really big threat in your area? When was the last time your vet treated a dog for parvo? Also, are they giving your dog the same amount of vaccine as they would a

St. Bernard? Martin Goldstein has a really good book on holistic pet care (Amazon.com). I didn't read it front to back, but I have looked up a lot of stuff in it. There's also one titled

"Stop the Shots" which may also be helpful.

re: Some Dog Foods Deliver Toxic Doses of Fluoride

samurai — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:22:58 GMT

Last year, we got our Chihuahua "Pablo" his annual series of shots... he was so sad and depressed for 3 days.

Never again.

Not sure what to do about the parvo vax now.

Any thoughts anyone?

Oh. BTW Whole Foods Market sells fantastic dogfood absent of stuff like fluoride.