Something in the Water
Does adding fluoride into our drinking water put you at risk? According to the recent studies including the one at York University, Toronto, Canada, there is a number of possible health problems with the use of fluoride because it is in an artificial form. As I have been focusing on brain health for over several years (omega-3), the possible neurological side effect from taking in artificial fluoride has my attention. Does ADHD and your brain health catch your attention?
Malin is first author on the paper “Exposure to fluoridated water and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder prevalence among children and adolescents in the United States: an ecological association,” with psychology Professor Christine Till, published in the journal Environmental Health.
Fluoride in our water (also in your toothpaste – see label in picture) has been a long standing debate. Some cities have decided to remove it from their water as it has been shown to be a potential toxin. If you read your toothpaste packaging, there is a certain age limit and it advises that we do not swallow. For children under 6 years: Keep out of reach and to prevent swallowing, provide adult supervision and use only a pea-sized amount. If more than is used for brushing is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Centre immediately. How many children swallow their toothpaste? Do you know of anyone contacting the Poison Control Centre?
Toxins as the Root Cause in Disease
One of the things I have come to appreciate is all disease has an inflammatory component and according to many health practices (i.e. Ayurvedic, etc.) all disease has these two factors at play, nutritional deficiencies and toxins. Perhaps Fluoride as a synthetic substance fits into ingesting toxins. If water, below oxygen but higher than nutrition, contains a toxic substance then drinking the right kind of water would help people maintain good health and would assist people in healing.
Read the article below and keep an open mind.
Spring Water is my Source of Non Fluoridated Water
I have been drinking spring water from Cedar Springs for more than a decade and before that I was filtering my water but discovered that not all filters filter the water of all toxic substances. The main reason I do not drink city water is because I was explained that the medications in the water could not be removed safely. Perhaps they can be rendered useless as does pasteurization with milk and juices. Even though milk is pasteurized, the pathogen by-product is histamine. So you are drinking a glass of milk with ‘x’ amount of histamine or as I once heard ‘drinking a glass of pus.’ Try shaking that one off. Antihistamines are an over the counter medication. It was one of the key reason I moved to drinking certified organic milk decades ago, but now I don’t even drink that milk. I prefer raw milk.
It’s my story and I am sticking to it!
http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/2016/11/study-could-help-answer-fluoride-safety-questions/
Fluoride is considered a developmental neurotoxin. Artificial fluoride, a byproduct of fertilizer production, is supplied in the form of one of three chemicals, hydrofluorosilicic acid being the most common, followed by sodium fluorosilicate and sodium fluoride. These chemicals have been found to cross the placenta and end up in the infant brain.
Kind of Fluoride
Could researchers be missing something? There are studies that show fluoridation helps with dental health but others are questioning the information, hence the ongoing debate. Could the new studies (including York University) be showing another side to the argument?
Conclusion that water fluoridation is safe at optimal levels and is an effective means of caries prevention. 2009
A toxin is a toxin. Why not use the natural form of fluoride? Arsenic exists in natural or organic forms. This organic form is shown not to be harmful according to research and Health Canada. The inorganic form is another story altogether. Inorganic arsenic can poison you. If other known minerals clearly spell it out why does the artificial form of fluoride causing health problems not make sense?
I am questioning the logic not used in society to make this world a safer place for children and all concern.
Sources of Fluoride
The sources include toothpaste, water, supplements, produce and formula. Produce, such as lettuce, potatoes, and raisins, seem to contain fluoride based pesticides as much as 180 times more fluoride than tap water. The oceans contain natural sodium fluoride so one could find some in seafood. Organic fluoride can also be found in tea and gelatin. One website mentioned, that fluoride is found naturally in our body as calcium fluoride in our teeth and bones.
Fluoride has been linked to decreased IQ in children, and even the United States government is calling for lower levels of fluoride to be added to United States water supplies. Perhaps the next big hurdle in the fight against fluoride will be within the food industry, shares Natural Society.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride#Biochemical_reagent
Safe Water for All
It seems that down the middle people want to have safe water and good health teeth for all. It also seems that the type of fluoride used may be what the people are against when they do not want fluoride added to their water. When I read many of the articles, there is a focus on dental health with no mention of the type of fluoride or why people do not want it in the water. There is a mention by WHO and Health Canada of how much fluoride so that people do not get fluorosis (a disease affecting teeth and all bones in the body). Wikipedia says fluorosis is extremely common so what’s the deal?
I would say the articles are biased with the fear of what choices people would really make if the argument against fluoride in the water were all laid out for everyone to see – in black and white. I for one would appreciate a writer to share both sides without being on either side.
As Malin says, “As citizens of Toronto, living in an artificially fluoridated community, I think we need to ask ourselves whether this is still a worthwhile practice.”
Conclusion
Artificial fluoride in our water yes or no? This seems to be more of a vote according to the articles and Health Canada than logic. It seems like the artificial fluoride is harmful to us but that the amount they put in the water will not be harmful. My simple question…is it harmful or not harmful? Yes or no? The other thing I would ask is why don’t we use natural fluoride.
It is your choice as to what water you drink. There is free spring water at FindASpring.com but whatever you decide or have to drink, hydration is important BUT so it your health and healing.
On another positive note, I hear our teeth can regenerate with the proper conditions. This may be a little too much information but I haven’t had a professional teeth cleaning in over 5 years and my teeth are in good health. They feel stronger and smoother. Dr. Weston A. Price had more to say about dental health and the food we put into our mouth. Check out homeopathy for home dental care on the Weston A. Price website.
http://www.westonaprice.org/holistic-healthcare/homeopathy-for-home-dental-care/
Who do you listen to?
Three cheers to safe clean drinking water and healthy teeth. Choice is yours.
From the Past – Gordon Sinclair on Fluoridation
Resources
http://gradstudies.yorku.ca/2016/11/study-could-help-answer-fluoride-safety-questions/
2009 Other factors could be at play. Biased to using fluoride and no mention of the kind of fluoride used or its potential toxicity outside of teeth. https://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-75/issue-6/451.pdf
2012 Considering the amount of cities fluoridating their water. Could this be a part of the health crisis in the US and other cities? http://www.wda.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/US-Cities-Fluoridation.pdf
1990 Cities Rejecting Fluoridation http://www.nofluoride.com/cities_rejecting.cfm
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/securit/chem-chim/environ/arsenic-eng.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_fluorosis
http://www.westonaprice.org/holistic-healthcare/dentistry/nutrition-fluoridation-and-dental-health/
http://www.westonaprice.org/holistic-healthcare/homeopathy-for-home-dental-care/
Cheryl Millett
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