Surely no civilized country would ever dream of putting a toxic by-product of Industrial Waste into their people’s drinking water……or would they?
Recent legislation passed by the UK Government has given power to the Secretary of State for Health for the mandatory addition of fluoride to all domestic water supplies throughout the British Isles. This new law will enable the Secretary of State for Health to effectively overturn all previous victories long fought for in certain areas of the UK such as Manchester, Southampton, Hull and other cities where legal judgement had been given in favour of those opposing fluoridation of their domestic water supplies. The sole means of opposing this monstrous law will be by pressure on the Secretary of State, currently Sajid Javid, from the public.
Most other European countries have researched and found the practice of adding a toxic chemical, sodium fluoride, to drinking water to be injurious to health, so much so that, according to the Fluoride Action Network, 97% of Western Europe refused to add fluoride to their water supply.
Most other European countries have researched and found the practice of adding a toxic chemical, sodium fluoride, to drinking water to be injurious to health, so much so that, according to the Fluoride Action Network, 97% of Western Europe refused to add fluoride to their water supply.
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COMPULSORY MEDICATION
Fluoride is the only chemical added to drinking water for the purpose of medication; supposedly, to prevent tooth decay. In all other cases chemicals are only added to improve the water's quality and safety, which fluoride does not do. This is one of the reasons why most of Europe has rejected fluoridation. Before addition to foods, all chemical additives have to be tested for toxicity. After determining the amount found to be toxic to the average person this amount is divided again to ensure that the amount will be safe for almost everybody. For some unaccountable reason, this is not the case with fluoride. The level of fluoride that is deemed optimal is separated by only a small amount from what is known to be harmful. Fluoride is a persistent and non-degradable poison that accumulates in soil, plants, wildlife, and humans. FLUORIDE IN MANY PRODUCTS Unfortunately, it is impossible for members of the public to determine how much fluoride they are ingesting. Even if you avoid commercially packaged foods and drinks, there is plenty of fluoride even in fresh foods, as farm animals may drink fluoridated water and crops are often sprayed with fluoride-based pesticides. Furthermore, after crops are harvested they may be washed or packed using fluoridated water. Other sources of fluoride include fluoride dental products, fluoride insecticides, fluorinated pharmaceuticals, processed foods made with fluoridated water and tea. Fluoridated water is used in the manufacture of soft drinks, fruit juices, and canned soups. BABIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN AT RISK In November 2006, the American Dental Association (ADA) advised parents to avoid giving babies fluoridated water. Other dental researchers have made similar recommendations over the past decade. Babies exposed to fluoride are at high risk of developing dental fluorosis, a permanent tooth defect caused by fluoride damaging the cells which form the teeth. According to a review published in the medical journal The Lancet, (8th Nov, 2006), fluoride may also damage the developing brain, causing learning difficulties and other problems. Surprisingly, in the UK, it is the dentists and health authorities that are most in favour of fluoridation in areas of poverty, as it is among the poorer population that the highest incidence of tooth decay is found. However, poor people, especially children who have less than adequate diets, are the very ones most likely to be damaged by the fluoride that is supposed to help them. It is said that children from poor families have 2.3 times as much fluorosis as children from higher income families. POISON WARNING IF SWALLOWED By adding fluoride to everyone's tap water, many other at-risk members of society will be put in harm's way. It should be a matter of choice, so that people who are still convinced that fluoride protects their teeth can choose to use fluoride toothpaste and mouth rinses, which, incidentally, come with explicit instructions not to swallow. Many children ingest more fluoride from toothpaste alone than is considered “optimal” for a full day’s worth of ingestion, according to the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Most British toothpastes contain high levels of sodium fluoride and in the USA, since April 1997, all fluoride toothpastes have carried a poison warning. Dr. Hardy Limeback, biochemist and professor of preventative dentistry, University of Toronto, says that children under three years old should never use fluoridated toothpaste. Dr. Limeback commented ‘fluoridation of water has contributed to the birth of a multi-million dollar industry of tooth bleaching and cosmetic dentistry. More money is being spent now on dental treatment of dental fluorosis than would be spent on dental decay if water fluoridation were halted.’  Fluorosis on teeth
In Birmingham, water has been fluoridated at 1 ppm since 1964, and more that a third of children suffer from dental fluorosis. (Health & Homeopathy,) Spring, 1998: 24 –5).
Furthermore, it has been found that cavities do not increase when fluoridation is stopped. Five studies published since 2000 have reported no increase in tooth decay in communities that have ended fluoridation. Even proponents of water fluoridation admit that benefits to teeth have been exaggerated. 
References
The Lancet. Nov.8th 2006 Developmental Neurotoxicity of Industrial Chemicals. Fluoride Action Network. www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-facts.htm Barry Groves, ‘Fluoride. Are We Drinking Ourselves To Death? ISBN 0-7171-3274-9 |
MANY HEALTH RISKS POSED BY FLUORIDE
The Fluoride Action Network claims that adverse effects from fluoride ingestion have been associated with doses attainable by people living in fluoridated areas. For example: Risk to the brain. According to the National Research Council (NRC), fluoride can damage the brain. Animal studies conducted in the 1990s by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientists, found dementia-like effects at the same concentration, one part per million (1 ppm), that is used to fluoridate water, while human studies have found adverse effects on IQ at levels as low as 0.9 ppm among children with nutrient deficiencies, and 1.8 ppm among children with adequate nutrient intake. Risk to the thyroid gland. According to the NRC, fluoride is an “endocrine disrupter.” Most notably, the NRC has warned that doses of fluoride (0.01-0.03 mg/kg/day) achievable by drinking fluoridated water, may reduce the function of the thyroid among individuals with low-iodine intake. Reduction of thyroid activity can lead to loss of mental acuity, depression and weight gain. Risk to bones. According to the NRC, fluoride can diminish bone strength and increase the risk of bone fracture at levels as low 1.5 ppm, which is only slightly higher than the concentration (0.7-1.2 ppm) added to water for fluoridation. Risk to kidney patients. People with kidney disease have a heightened susceptibility to fluoride toxicity because of the impaired ability to excrete fluoride from the body. As a result, toxic levels of fluoride can accumulate in the bones, intensify the toxicity of aluminium build-up. INDUSTRIAL WASTE USED TO FLUORIDATE WATER The chemicals, fluorosilicic acid, sodium silicofluoride and sodium fluoride used to fluoridate water are industrial waste products from the phosphate fertilizer industry. Of these chemicals, fluorosilicic acid (FSA) is the most widely used. A recent study from the University of North Carolina found that FSA can, in combination with chlorinated compounds, leach lead from soldered joints on copper water pipes. In his book ‘Fluoride, Drinking Ourselves to Death?’,” Barry Groves says, ‘if ever over exposure to fluoride were admitted to be harmful, the impact on industry would be catastrophic: companies would be faced with enormous bills for the disposal of this toxic waste, since fluoride is one of the most toxic substances known. Government knows about it too. If word got out, (as it is doing), public health services that promote fluoridation, such as the National Health Service (NHS) in Britain, could face massive claims for compensation that could bankrupt them.. Thus, industry and government have a powerful motive for claiming that fluoride is safe.' 
The Fluoride Action Network offers these tips on how to avoid fluoride toxicity.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED Unless urgent action is taken, more than 60 million people in the UK alone will be exposed to the toxin fluoride, a cumulative poison, every day in their drinking water. Contact your Member of Parliament without delay and say NO to fluoridation before it is too late. |
