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Finally - Even Dental Association Agrees Fluoride is Bad

Fluorosis

The American Dental Association, which has for many years been one of fluoride's biggest advocates, alerted its members late last year that parents of infants younger than a year old "should consider using water that has no or low levels of fluoride" when mixing baby formula.

However, while public health agencies in some states, such as Vermont and New Hampshire, immediately issued warnings in the media based on the ADA alert, other states took months to relay the message.

Florida's Department of Health put the message on its website four months after it was issued along with a note that read: "Mixing formula with fluoridated water poses no known health risks."

The ADA was concerned about fluorosis, a condition caused by too much fluoride that damages the enamel of teeth. Some scientists believe that even mild to moderate cases of fluorosis can lead to more significant problems. Studies have associated fluorosis with lower IQ, endocrine system problems, and skeletal damage.

St. Petersburg Times June 4, 2007


Dr. Mercola's Comment:

After more than half a century of denial, the American Dental Association has finally capitulated to the facts and issued warnings on the dangers of fluoride.

Adding fluoride to drinking water (to prevent tooth decay) has been standard practice in many countries for 60 years. But the practice has come under scrutiny, as fluoride has been banned by more and more European countries.

Unfortunately, too much fluoride can lead to fluorosis, a discoloring of the teeth and breakdown of enamel -- itself a result diametrically opposed to the dental health it supposedly is meant to prevent -- and more serious developmental problems such as lower IQ. Excessive use of fluoride also increases the risk of osteoporosis and can damage the nervous system.

Children enrolled in the Women, Infant and Children's Nutrition program (WIC) are particularly at risk, since the WIC program only subsidizes powdered and condensed baby formulas that have to be mixed with water.

If you are unable to breastfeed, please educate yourself on the dangers of fluoride (an industrial waste product from the phosphate fertilizer industry) as well as the health risks of using infant formulas. Instead of mixing already unhealthy formulas with fluoridated water, take the advice from my series, Healthy Alternative to Conventional Infant Formula, which includes recipes for healthy homemade baby formulas.

Recently I posted a video with award-winning author Christopher Bryson, in which he reveals the dangerous deception at the heart of the unnecessary use of this toxic chemical. If you didn't see before, here's your second chance.

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Posted On Jun 11, 2007
Very important aritcle!  The public is so brainwashed about this subject.  I have talked to three dentists to urge them to just consider the possibility that it floride may not be good for you.  But instead, they remain quiet, and simply look at me funny when I refuse the artificially flavored/colored floride treatments, sweetened with artificial sweetners, as if I'm denying my children a healthy mouth!  This isn't rocket science, ya know....  Carolyn

 
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lisah24
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Posted On Jun 12, 2007
I never thought about flouride.  We drink tap water and I have been thinking about getting a water filter.  This is just another good reason to spend the money and do it. I also let the dentist give them flouride treatments and we use flouride toothpaste.  I always wondered about the warning on the tube about ingesting it especially since the water is flouridated.


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Posted On Jun 28, 2007
lisah24 - A water filter alone will not remove Fluoride. Only a RO - reverse osmosis filter system will remove fluoride along with pesticides and other nasties.
The filters remove sediments whislt the charcoal remove chlorine along with other things our bodies do not need.


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Posted On Jun 28, 2007
For drinking water, I use only glacier water (reverse osmosis) from the local grocery store machine... Costs 35 cents a gallon, and I fillup gallon glass jugs that I buy at the local brew-your-own wine store... It tastes great, and has literally no chemicals... I tested it with a heavy metal screen tester and found no chemicals in it.... Did I mention it was 35 cents a gallon???!!!  And using glass prevents any plastic in the water


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Posted On Jun 28, 2007
There are only 2 ways to remove fluoride from your tap water (if it has been added by your municipality) And that is distillation or Reverse Osmosis.
For more info on Reverse Osmosis Water filters visit http://www.purestdrinkingwater.com
Remember- When shopping for water filters always make sure that the system is Certified by the NSF! (national sanitation foundation).
If your not sure if it is make sure to go the the NSF website http://www.nsf.org to check that it is.


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Posted On Jun 28, 2007
There are only 2 ways to remove fluoride from your tap water (if it has been added by your municipality) And that is distillation or Reverse Osmosis.
For more info on Reverse Osmosis Water filters visit http://www.purestdrinkingwater.com

Check the links to http://www.mercola.com at the bottom of the page.

Remember- When shopping for water filters always make sure that the system is Certified by the NSF! (national sanitation foundation).
If your not sure if it is make sure to go the the NSF website http://www.nsf.org to check that it is.


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Posted On Jul 04, 2007

The greatest danger from consuming fluoridated water is that fluoride interfers with the body's ability to repair its own DNA.....also, the information posted about removing flouride is not completely correct....in addition to RO and distillation, there are filtration systems that remove fluoride: Activated Alumina Defluoridation Filter such as one from Berkey.....RO and distillation water are devoid of minerals and wasteful from an energy consumption and loss of raw material standpoint.....purest drinking water  is obviously selling something; I'm not.....and I don't trust the NSF anymore than I trust any other "three initial acronym" (think FDA).....always do your own research and trust your instincts....the best solution is to live way out in the country, away from pollution and have a good, deep well....for most of us, we will have to do with the next best choice...



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Posted On Jul 05, 2007
For pnorris, I wonder if there is such a place as "way out in the country away from pollution."  Nitrate contamination from artificial fertilizer in the well on our farm is most likely the reason  my brother was born with a huge hole in his heart over 50 years ago.  We do the best we can under sometimes difficult or confusing circumstances.  I currently get filtered water from the Culligan machine at the grocery store in my own glass jugs.  At least it tastes much better than tap water.

 
 
 
Posted On Jun 11, 2007
I have been doing my best to raise my two daughters without fluoride.  I took them to the dentist once and they charged us $50 each for a "fluoride treatment" and they also wanted to do x-rays.  They have not been back to the dentist since and we never did get the x-rays.  I have been trying to find a local holistic dentist for our family.  The girls have been using fluoride free toothpaste for years now and they both have near perfect teeth with NO cavities!

PS> The pediatrician even gave us a prescription for fluoride drops which I filled once before I knew the dangers of fluoride. 

 
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Posted On Jun 28, 2007
I grew up on fluoride toothpaste... Brushing religiously, and surprise!!! I have all kinds of cavities, and 2 root canals done... Switched to herbodent ayurvedic tootpaste, and have fresher breath and no new cavities...

 
 
 
Posted On Jun 11, 2007
Although, the ADA, now states not to give floride to children younger than 1 year they still give floride treatments to every child that comes into their office.  Why the arbitrary age limit?  If it harms one child it can harm them all.

Mary

 
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Posted On Jun 12, 2007
I've been arguing with my ex-wife for years about this. She finally stopped bringing my kids for dental cleanings because I embarrassed her by writing a letter to our children's dentist warning him not to do fluoride treatments on my children.

Thanks for the ammo to send the dentist and my ex-wife.

Dr Dave

 
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Posted On Jun 12, 2007
Well said Dr Dave thumbs up, absolutely no use for Fluoride,however we still have to contend with the tongue and the roof of the mouth etc which i believe we should clean once a day or so. Apart from the refined sugar diet i believe it's one of the primary cause of halitosis..Warm salt water usually does the trick and if need be use some good old Hydrogen Peroxide,diluted accordingly, works wonders.


Dr. David Spitz
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Posted On Jun 12, 2007
Thanks seq and good advise.

Dr Dave


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Posted On Jun 28, 2007
Good for you Dr Spitz - and thank goodness you had the foresight about this years ago......sometimes, we do have to take drastic meansures to get people to sit up and notice -

We gave up floridated toothpastes 17 years ago and our family of seven has not had cavities in as long a time......we've only been to the dentist twice in that amount of years and both dentists give all seven of us excellent mouth health.........yippee!

 
 
 
Posted On Jun 11, 2007
A few weeks ago when I went to the dentist I asked the dentist to tell me how often he thought I brushed my teeth. She said she thought that I brushed my teeth about once every day

Funny thing is, I actually only brush my teeth about once a month (and even then with fluoride free toothpaste).

So why do my teeth look like I brush the every day? Because I eat way less refined sugar than the average American. Dental hygene (or any other kind of hygene) has only been around for a fraction of our evolutionary history. Think about it, the monkeys and cavemen didn't ever have flouride in their water, so why should we. The way I see it, the number of times that you brush should be dependant on the amount of refined sugar and if you ever do need flouride to clean your teeth, then they're probably eating to much  refined sugar anyways.

 
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Posted On Jun 12, 2007
Nathan210...You brush about as often as my kids...come to think of it, they don't have cavities either.  They eat lots of apples.  Apples make your mouth feel like you just brushed...

We eat moose, caribou, and lots of salmon. Junk food is just too expensive to fly up here. 


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Posted On Jun 12, 2007
I am very lazy about getting my kids to bursh their teeth.  I always felt kind of guilty about it. BUT none of them have any cavities and one of them is now 23 years old.  We have never been big eaters of processed or refined foods. Lots of fresh fruit and veggies.  Maybe this is why and I can no longer feel guilty about not forcing my 3 year old to brush his teeth everyday.


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Posted On Jun 13, 2007
I brush once a day with non-flouridated toothpaste, have never had a cavity, and haven't been to a dentist in 7 years except to get my single mercury filling removed.  That filling was put in a perfectly healthy tooth when I was eight, by a money-grubbing quack dentist named Dr. Metler, which slant-rhymes with Hitler.  That filling caused me so much suffering I was like Frodo carrying the horrible Ring of Destruction in my tooth, rather than around my neck.

Once I went about 6 months without brushing and was fine.  Brushing your teeth is propaganda.  Drugs, toxins, and poor nutrition cause tooth decay as well as all other ailments.  Tooth decay is one of the primary symptoms of scurvy, or low vitamin C. 


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Posted On Jun 29, 2007
Very good point.

I've noticed since I cut refined sugars out of my diet altogether and limited my fruit intake as well that my teeth don't feel furry at night and my gums NEVER bleed. But I never connected the dots until you mentioned it here. Interesting! I agree with your view: how do animals manage to get through life without a dentist? Simple - they eat what is natural to them. Good point.

 
 
 
 
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