Fluoride is Hazardous to Your Health

Prominent Dentsts Say Drinking Fluoridated Water is Risky

December 15th, 2011 by nyscof

Prominent Dentists Say Drinking Fluoridated Water is Risky

NYSCOF

Oct 27

NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Breaking away from
dental school dogma, more dentists are speaking out against
fluoridation because fluoride chemicals, added to NYC’s water supply
intending to reduce tooth decay, are actually a money-wasting health
risk.

Seven NYC Council Members sponsored legislation (1) and residents are
petitioning Mayor Bloomberg to stop fluoridation, to preserve money
and health. Join them: http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-fluoridation-in-new-york-city

Hydrofluosilicic acid, a lead- and arsenic-laced chemical (2) left-
over from making phosphate fertilizer (3) is NYC’s fluoride chemical
of choice. Fluoridation cost NYC approximately $25 million in 2008.(4)

Dentist Caree Alexander, a former Navy practitioner, then a private
practice dentist for 20 years, says fluoridation is “totally
ineffective and actually damaging as well.”(5)

Dr. Alexander says, “When I graduated from University, we weren’t
given any information about where [fluoride] came from. We all assumed
it was [pharmaceutical-grade] calcium fluoride.”

Prominent NYC dentist and Huffington Post Contributor, Dr. Thomas
Connelly, writes, “I do not see the good in fluoridating our drinking
water … To me, the ‘bad’ it can (potentially) do outweighs the
good.”(6)

Dr. Andrew Harms, former President, Australian Dental Association, who
once supported fluoridation, says, “I deeply regret this … when I
did read the science about 10 years ago, I started to get serious
concerns.”

Dr. Harms says, “To my amazement, when I tried to raise the issue with
the [Australian] Dental Association, whom I thought were interested in
the science and … integrity, there was no interest. In fact there
was a lot of pressure against me to say anything at all. There was a
great concern about upsetting our principle sponsors, the toothpaste
manufacturers, who heavily compromise our University,” says Harms in a
video documentary, Firewater. (7)

Dentist Hardy Limeback, Ph.D., University of Toronto Professor and
Head, Preventive Dentistry, apologized for promoting fluoridation
because toxicology research shows the purported benefits no longer
outweigh the risks.(8)

Dentist Bill Osmunson, Fluoride Action Network spokesperson, promoted
fluoridation for 25 years until his patients persuaded him to read the
science, “It [was] like a knee in the gut,” he says. “Science has
turned against fluoridation and we must stop adding fluoride to
water.”(9)

Dentist David Kennedy, International Academy of Oral Medicine and
Toxicology (IAOMT), past president and Fluoride Information Officer,
says, “Water fluoridation delivers a drug to infants at a level which
would be gross malpractice if prescribed by a physician or
dentist.” (10) IAOMT is a network of dental, medical and research
professionals which supports the effort to inform consumers about
health risks from water fluoridation.

Over 3,790 professionals, including 324 dentists, signed a statement
opposing water fluoridation. See statement:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/professionals-statement.aspx

Attorney Paul Beeber, NYSCOF President, says, “The National Research
Council reported that fluoride, even at levels used for fluoridation,
can damage bones and teeth, disrupt thyroid function, be harmful to
kidney patients and that studies linking fluoride to lowered IQ and
cancer are plausible.”

Dentist Jennifer Luke, Ph.D., says, “My [published] work showed that
fluoride accumulates in the human pineal gland and lowers melatonin
production in animals. I find it extraordinary that no government
promoting fluoridation has chosen to pursue these worrying
findings.”(11)

Dentist and Doctor of Medical Science, Elise Bassin, published
unrefuted scientific evidence showing that fluoride can increase the
risk of osteosarcoma (a type of bone cancer) in boys and young men.
(12)

About 250 communities have stopped fluoridation in recent years.(13)

“All communities should stop fluoridation as soon as possible,” says
Beeber.

References:

1) http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=828442&GUID=B1B850E6-5BB5-4CC1-9492-6E1070A72B31&Options=&Search

2) http://sapphireeyesproductions.blogspot.com/

3) http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/fact_sheets/engineering/wfadditives.htm

4) http://www.freewebs.com/fluoridation/newyorkcity.htm

5) Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/SapphireEyesDocos#g/c/CB9C521C7CDD5C4E

Transcript: http://www.firewaterfilm.com/FW%20Tsct-%20Dr.%20Caree%20Alexander.pdf

6) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-p-connelly-dds/mouth-health-fluoridated_b_641767.html

7) Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NEZY2iDoUI

Transcript: http://www.firewaterfilm.com/FW%20Tsct-%20Dr.%20Andrew%20Harms.pdf

http://www.fluoridealert.org/limeback.aspx

9) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roI2_3q8eok

10) http://www.sw4sc.org/MWDweb.htm

11) http://www.fluoridealert.org/statement.quotes.aug.2007.pdf

12) http://www.fluoridealert.org/fan_oehha_9_6_11.pdf

13) http://www.FluorideAction.Net/communities.htm

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Fluoride Damages the Thyroid, study reveals

June 14th, 2009 by nyscof

There is clear evidence that small amounts of fluoride, at or near levels added to U.S. water supplies, present potential risks to the thyroid gland, according to the National Research Council’s (NRC) first-ever published review of the fluoride/thyroid literature.(A)

Fluoride, in the form of silicofluorides, injected into 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay, was never safety-tested.(B)

“Many Americans are exposed to fluoride in the ranges associated with thyroid effects, especially for people with iodine deficiency,” says Kathleen Thiessen, PhD, co-author of the government-sponsored NRC report. “The recent decline in iodine intake in the U.S could contribute to increased toxicity of fluoride for some individuals,” says Thiessen.

“A low level of thyroid hormone can increase the risk of cardiac disease, high cholesterol, depression and, in pregnant woman, decreased intelligence of offspring,” said Thiessen.(C)

Common thyroid symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, constipation, fuzzy thinking, low blood pressure, fluid retention, depression, body pain, slow reflexes, and more. It’s estimated that 59 million Americans have thyroid conditions.(D)

Robert Carton, PhD, an environmental scientist who worked for over 30 years for the U.S. government including managing risk assessments on high priority toxic chemicals, says “fluoride has detrimental effects on the thyroid gland of healthy males at 3.5 mg a day. With iodine deficiency, the effect level drops to 0.7 milligrams/day for an average male.”(E) (1.0 mg/L fluoride is in most water supplies)

Among many others, the NRC Report cites human studies which show

- fluoride concentrations in thyroids exceeding that found in other soft tissues except

kidney

- an association between endemic goiter and fluoride exposure or enamel fluorosis in

human populations

- fluoride adversely affects thyroid and parathyroid hormones, which affect bone

health

The chariman of the NRC fluoride pane, Dr. John Doull, l revealed in a Scientific American article (Jan 2008) that the fluoride/thyroid connection worries him.

“If you have a thyroid problem, avoiding fluoride may be a good preventive health measure for you,” writes Drs’ Richard and Karilee Shames in “Thyroid Power.”(F).

Over, 2500 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists, Academics and Environmentalists urge Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation is ineffective and has serious health risks. (http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html)

Please sign the petition and Congressional letter to support these professionals http://www.FluorideAction.Net

“Fluoride can harm bones, teeth, kidneys, the brain and more,” says lawyer Paul Beeber, President, New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation.

Contact: Paul Beeber, J.D., President, NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

nyscof@aol.com

http://www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof

References:

(A) “Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA’s Standards,” Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies of Science. March 2006 Chapter 8

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11571

“Thyroid Function: Fluoride exposure in humans is associated with elevated TSH concentrations, increased goiter prevalence, and altered T4 and T3 concentrations.” (Page 262)

“(The thyroid effects are associated with average fluoride intakes that) will be reached by persons with average exposures at fluoride concentrations of 1-4 mg/L in drinking water, especially the children.” (Page 260)

(B) Sodium Hexafluorosilicate and Fluorosilicic Acid

Review of Toxicological Literature, October 2001

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExSumPDF/Fluorosilicates.pdf

http://pubs.acs.org/cen/government/84/8436gov1.html

(D) Mary Shomon, About.com Thyroid editor, Patient Advocate — Author of “The Thyroid Diet” and “Living Well With Hypothyroidism”

http://thyroid.about.com/

(E) Fluoride, “Review of the 2006 National Research Council Report: Fluoride in Drinking Water,” July-September 2006, by Robert J. Carton

http://www.fluorideresearch.org/393/files/FJ2006_v39_n3_p163-172.pdf