Most of us have grown up being taught that fluoride is good, even essential, for the development of strong, healthy teeth. But if you take the time to investigate this claim, you're in for a shock.
In its very basic form, fluoride is a pollutant, a toxic chemical. Yet not only is it being put into toothpaste, it is purposely being put into many water supplies. This is contamination. Yet it's being done on a very large scale, and in the guise of being beneficial to teeth and health when, in fact, the health risks of this substance far outweigh any possible benefits. In effect, the benefits of pure, natural water are being sabotaged by fluoride.
In essence, people who drink this polluted water (many who are unaware that it is fluoridated) are being mass medicated as well as force medicated - mostly against their knowledge and consent!
Why is this outrage allowed to continue? Let's consider a few pertinent facts. Fluoride results from the manufacture of superphosphic fertilizers, and is so toxic it can't be disposed of easily. What's to be done with it? How about washing it "away" in our water supply? And let's make money doing it! Through clever lobbying, fluoride is sold to municipalities and deposited in our water supplies under the lie that it is good for our teeth. Unfortunately, many people are simply not aware of the health risks involved; therefore they do not protest. (Remember, we're taught from a very early age that fluoride is good.)
What are the supposed benefits of fluoride for your teeth? Fluoride is put into water supplies under the claim that it reduces tooth decay. But this is a weak claim at most, and a pitiful reason for compromising the purity of drinking water. According to the National Pure Water Association, "[i]n the largest dental health survey ever conducted in the U.S., fluoridation of water was found to protect less than 1 percent of the total tooth surfaces in a child's mouth."
One percent? That hardly justifies all the risks fluoride brings with it!
Now let's take a look at the negative affects of fluoride: Fluoride negatively affects almost every organ in your body, particularly your thyroid gland, which can lead to several other serious conditions.
Fluoride brings with it risks such as weakened bones, brain damage, and skeletal and dental fluorosis (in which teeth become mottled, crooked and stained).
Fluoride includes the risk of both acute and chronic toxic hazards of gene mutations, cancer, reproductive effects, neurotoxicity, and bone pathology.
Fluoride can cause abnormalities in babies of women with fluorosis, as well as abnormalities to sperm and egg.
Fluoride slows down metabolism, causing obesity rates to rise.
Fluoride has been linked to depression.
According to the National Pure Water Association, "while fluoridation of water may prevent dental disease in about 15 percent of the population, it seems to cause dental disease in about half of those treated." In this way alone, the addition of fluoride to drinking water proves to be illogical.
The chemicals used for fluoridation are not high purity, pharmaceutical quality products. Instead they are byproducts of aluminum and fertilizer manufacturing and contain a high concentration of toxins and heavy metals such as arsenic, lead, and chromium. These are known carcinogens.
Furthermore, fluoride does not have FDA approval and is therefore considered an unproved drug.
By now you should notice a very lopsided lists of benefits versus disadvantages. Bottom line? Fluoride is a poison. It is extremely toxic and dangerous, and under no circumstances should it be ingested.
The conclusion is self evident: Fluoride should be avoided. At the very least, it should certainly not be forced upon us.
Find out if fluoride is in your water supply. If so, you can install a reverse osmosis water system to remove it.
Be very careful not to swallow any fluoride toothpaste. Better yet, buy a non-fluoride toothpaste. Never allow children to use fluoride toothpaste.
As for the legitimate concern of tooth decay, simply flossing and brushing and cutting down on sugar will be much more beneficial to your teeth than fluoride.
Take control of your water, your toothpaste, and the health of your body and teeth.
Do not be fooled by fluoride.