Fluoride and Fluoridation: Wide Range of Serious
Health Problems Including Thyroid Disorder
Medical Professionals and Scientists are warning that water fluoridation
has dangerous long-term consequences to health.For over 50 years,
the U.S. government and media have trumpeted fluoride as a safe and effective
means of reducing cavities, especially in children. But fluoride is not
the benevolent and innocuous substance the public has been led to believe.
Chronic doses of fluoride, like arsenic and lead, accumulate in our bodies
causing a blockage in the way cells breathe and leads to the malformation
of collagen. Cancer, diabetes, thyroid and neurological disorders, hormonal
imbalances, heart disease, arthritis and osteoporosis have all been linked
to chronic fluoride ingestion. We are now exposed to increasing doses of
fluoride from toothpaste, rinses, water, food, medicines, showering, bathing,
and even the air that we breathe. Our environment has become a literal
fluoride dumping ground.
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Albert Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation ... it is the greatest
fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated on more
people than any other fraud has."Professor
Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel
Prize Winner
Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd
- "I am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for
drugs.
Fluoride is a corrosive poison that
will produce serious effects on a long range basis. Any attempt to use
water this way is deplorable." Dr.
Charles Gordon Heyd is the former president of the American Medical
Association
Fluoride and fluoridation will go down as one of the greatest controversies
of the 20th century. Up until the early 1940's, fluorine's effect on life
was always deemed poisonous. It was proven to be altering enzymes used
by living organisms to carry out a multitude of essential processes. Fluorine,
the most reactive element on the planet, is also the strongest free radical.
Scientists in the 1930's and 1940's experimented with this element to create
the most deadly nerve gasses, rocket fuel, and radioactive U235 for the
bomb. As a wood preservative, rodentcide and insecticide, fluorine compounds
are second to none. As an Orthodontist, I began investigating the increasingly
prevalent lines and spots that I saw on the enamel of children. Like rings
on a tree, they indicate excessive fluorine exposure. I started to ask
the question, "How does fluorine cause these marks?" Chronic doses of fluoride,
like arsenic and lead, accumulate in our bodies causing a blockage in the
way cells breathe and leads to the malformation of collagen. Cancer, diabetes,
thyroid and neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances, heart disease,
arthritis and osteoporosis have all been linked to chronic fluoride ingestion.
We are now exposed to increasing doses of fluoride from toothpaste, rinses,
water, food, medicines, showering, bathing, and even the air that we breathe.
Our environment has become a literal fluoride dumping ground. This book
explores many chronic diseases that plague man today and looks at the scientists
that connected these diseases to chronic exposures of fluoride.
In
The
Fluoride Deception video, Christopher Bryson, an award-winning
journalist and former producer at the BBC, discusses the findings of his
new book The Flouride Deception. "Bryson marshals an impressive amount
of research to demonstrate fluoride's harmfulness, the ties between leading
fluoride researchers and the corporations who funded and benefited from
their research, and what he says is the duplicity with which fluoridation
was sold to the people. The result is a compelling challenge to the reigning
dental orthodoxy, which should provoke renewed scientific scrutiny and
public debate.
Serious Health Conditions Caused by Fluoride
(Flouride)
Osteoporosis and Arthritis: Scientists
at EPA in Washington have declared that there is every reason to believe
that the increasing numbers of people with carpal-tunnel syndrome and arthritis-like
pains are due to the mass fluoridation of drinking water. On July 9, 1998
the Manchester Guardian reported news of fluoride poisoned water in Central
India, from untested wells drilled in the 1980s, causing severe arthritic
damage to tens of millions of people -- a national disaster. Fluoride is
the most bone seeking element known to mankind. The US Public Health Service
has stated that fluoride makes the bones more brittle and dental enamel
more porous.
Hip fractures: Drinking fluoridated
water will double the number of hip fractures for both older men and women.
Extremely low levels of water fluoridation 0.1 ppm still produced statistically
significant increased hip fractures. (Bordeaux Study JAMA 1994). According
to Dr. J. William Hirzy (vice-president of the NFFE LOCAL 2050, the union
representing all scientists at the EPA, Washington, D.C.) there have been
5 epidemiological studies done since 1990, in three different countries,
all showing a higher increase in hip fractures in fluoridated communities.
Some studies have indicated a 87% higher risk of hip fractures to the elderly
in areas where water fluoridation was even below 1.5 ppm.
Cancer: Fluoride was found to be
an equivocal carcinogen by the National Cancer Institute Toxicological
Program. Further studies by the New Jersey Department of Health have now
confirmed a 6.9 fold increase in bone cancer in young males. Earlier studies
had found a 5% increase in all types of cancers in fluoridated communities.
In 1981, Dean Burk, for many decades Chief Chemist at the US National Cancer
Institute, testified at congressional hearings, reporting that at least
40,000 cancer deaths in 1981 were attributable to fluoride. 40,000 cases
that could have been prevented simply by NOT putting industry waste into
the public water supply. Burk stated that fluoride causes more cancer,
and causes it faster, than any other chemical.
Infertility: Infertilityin women
was found to increase with water fluoridation. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) scientists reported a close correlation between decreasing total
fertility rates in women between ages of 10 and 49, and increasing fluoride
levels. They also reported that a review of all of the animal studies done
to date shows that fluoride adversely affects fertility in most animal
species.
Brain damage: Fluorides lower the
intelligence capacity of humans, with children, again, especially susceptible
to early fluoride toxicity. IQ levels were significantly lower than children
not exposed to fluorides in all age groups listed. (Li,X.S.,Zhi,J.L.,Gao,R.O.,"Effects
of Fluoride Exposure on the Intelligence of Children", Fluoride;28:182-189,
1995) Further studies proving the neurotoxicity of fluoride in rats have
also been conducted by Dr. Phyllis Mullinex. In 1995 Mullenix and co-workers
showed that rats given fluoride in drinking water at levels that give rise
to plasma levels fluoride concentrations in humans, suffer neurotoxic effects
that vary according to when the rats were given the fluoiride - as adult
animals, as young animals, or thorugh the placenta before birth. Those
exposed before birth were born hyperactive and remained so throughout their
lives. Thoses exposed as young animals displayed depressed activity. In
1998 Guan et al. gave similar doses as used by the Mullenix group and found
that several key chemicals in the brain - those that form the membrane
of brain cells, were substantially depleted in rats given fluoride, as
compared to those who did not receive fluoride. Partly based on these findings,
the union representing all EPA scientists in Washington have now filed
a grievance demanding fluoride-free bottled water for their offices. (Note:
this also explains a recent University of South Florida study relating
fluoride intake during pregnancy to the yearly 1% increase in learning
disabilities found in children...) Studies proving that fluorides transfer
through the placenta are well known. (Meanwhile, Dr.Weil, Internet's Health
Guru, advocates fluoride supplements for pregnant woman in his book "8
Weeks To Optimum Health"...)
Alzheimer Disease There are also
several studies linking aluminum with fluoride, showing that the bioavailability
of aluminum is increased in the presence of fluorides, causing aluminum
in the brain to double in treated animals. According to an October 28,
1992 Wall Street Journal Article about a study conducted by Varnier JA,
et al.: "Rats fed the highest doses developed irregular mincing steps characteristic
of senile animals.... Post mortem examination of the rat brains disclosed
'substantial cell loss in structures associated with dementia -- the neo-cortex
and hippocampus'." (Note: Alzheimer's Disease, first diagnosed by Dr. Alois
Alzheimer in 1907, is now the #4 killer for every person over 60 in the
US. Every 2nd person over 70 will develop Alzheimer's.) Environmental fluoride
is implicated in this. more on Alzheimer disease
and natural recovery
Thyroid disorder Two main thyroid disorders: Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid.
The thyroid hormones regulate (1) metabolism, (2) growth and developement,
(3) the activity of the nervous system. An under production of these hormones
is a hypothyroid condition, while an overproduction creates a hyperthyroid
condition. more...
Barry
Grove's book, Fluoride:
Drinking Ourselves to Death, exposes the "science" that has successfully
promoted water fluoridation for what it is: bluff, propaganda, and lies.
Fluoride
is a poison--more poisonous than lead, slightly less poisonous than arsenic.
It is cumulative and collects in bones and tissues, not just the teeth.
Numerous studies done on animals point out the obvious dangers. Other studies
have shown increased rates of cancer,
osteoporosis,
and other diseases. Dr. Albert Schatz, who discovered the antibiotic streptomycin,
said in 1982 that "fluoridation is the greatest fraud that has ever
been perpetrated." Yet other studies of tens of thousands of children
show that it isn't even effective at preventing cavities and is an extremely
poor delivery system even if it were effective. Like it or not, your government
sometimes lies to you. Groves points out the fact that fluoridation is
nothing more or less than a huge government-sponsored lie, conveniently
spun so that the super-phosphate industry can rid itself of harmful toxic
waste that is illegal and dangerous to release into the air but suddenly
becomes a magical "elixir of good teeth" when added to our drinking water.
Drinking
clean water
Fluoride,
Thyroid Disease and Iodine Deficiency Because of the impact
of water fluoridation, increased exposure to heavy metal contamination,
herbicides, pesticides and radioactive pollution, as well as low
levels of selenium in soil where crops are grown, the need
for iodine in the daily diet is crucial. Two billion individuals
worldwide have insufficient iodine intake, with those in south Asia
and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected. Iodine deficiency
has many adverse effects on growth and development. These effects are due
to inadequate production of thyroid hormone and are termed iodine-deficiency
disorders. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental
impairment worldwide. 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.
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.
The
Effects Of Fluoride On The Thyroid Gland
D.C. Jarvis, MD - Iodine is necessary
for the thyroid gland's proper performance of its work. The human thyroid
gland is located in the front of the lower part of the neck. All the blood
in the body passes through the thyroid gland every 17 minutes. Because
the cells making up this gland have an affinity for iodine, during this
17-minute passage the gland's secretion of iodine kills weak germs
that may have gained entry into the blood through an injury to the skin,
the lining of nose or throat, or through absorption of food from the digestive
tract. Strong, virulent germs are rendered weaker during their passage
through the thyroid gland. With each 17 minutes that rolls around they
are made still weaker until finally they are killed if the gland has its
normal supply of iodine. If it does not, it cannot kill harmful germs circulating
in the blood as Nature intended it should. It is well established that
the iodine content of the thyroid gland is dependent upon the iodine available
in the food and water intake of the individual. If the iodine intake is
low the gland is deprived of an element it needs to do its work. The
Usefulness of Iodine
Nascent
Iodine is a unique, readily assimilable, safe
form of iodine that is rapidly absorbed and used by the body when taken
as a nutritional supplement. It is associated with a wide range of benefits,
not limited to supporting thyroid function and regulating metabolism, boosting
energy levels (when iodine is deficient), supporting and maintaining detoxification
systems and processes, supporting immune system function, fighting infections
(natural antiseptic), and many other healthy benefits. Because of its antiseptic
properties, it also can be used effectively to purify water for drinking.
One drop provides 400 micrograms of Nascent Iodine in a base of organic
grain alcohol. more...
Kathleen Thiessen, PhD - “Many Americans are exposed to fluoride
in the ranges associated with thyroid effects, especially for people with
iodine deficiency,” “The recent decline in iodine intake in
the U.S could contribute to increased toxicity of fluoride for some individuals,”
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.
The Effects Of Fluoride
On The Thyroid Gland By Dr Barry Durrant-Peatfield
It has been known since the latter part of the 19th century that certain
communities, notably in Argentina, India and Turkey were chronically ill,
with premature ageing, arthritis, mental retardation, and infertility;
and high levels of natural fluorides in the water were responsible. Not
only was it clear that the fluoride was having a general effect on the
health of the community, but in the early 1920s Goldemberg, working in
Argentina showed that fluoride was displacing iodine; thus compounding
the damage and rendering the community also hypothyroid from iodine deficiency.
Fluoride Exposure
During Pregnancy Links to Learning Disabilities
Attention Deficit and Behavior Disorders - Dr. Phyllis J. Mullenix
Toxicology Department, Forsyth Research Institute, Boston, MA
Dr. Mercola - "In 2005, eleven unions within the EPA publicly
called for a ban of water fluoridation, over concerns that it may cause
bone cancer. And in 2006, the American Dental Association warned mothers
about using fluoridated water to mix their powdered baby formula.
Now, finally, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is developing software
to try to assess just how much fluoride you’re ingesting, citing new findings
that cumulative fluoride intake might lead to painful skeletal fluorosis.
Yet despite long-standing, ever-mounting evidence of fluoride's hazard
to human health, the CDC still clings to its outdated recommendation to
add fluoride to drinking water in order to protect your oral health. Even
though it was a lie, right from the start.
90 percent of the fluoride added to your drinking water is hydrofluoric
acid -- a compound of fluorine that is a chemical byproduct of aluminum,
steel, cement, phosphate, and nuclear weapons manufacturing. Fluoride is
also the active toxin in rat poisons and cockroach powder. It is nothing
but a carcinogenic industrial waste product, passed off on the public as
a “nutrient” with necessary health benefits, to benefit the nuclear arms,
aluminum, and phosphate manufacturers financially, to the tune of about
$ 10 billion per year. Aided, of course, by your federal health agencies,
controlled by political interest." more
Dental
fluorosis A few days ago the CDC joined
the ADA to warn moms not to give babies under 12 months any fluoridated
water! Still the unhealthy dumping of toxins into our drinking water continues.
Spokesmen for national
groups are beginning to notice AN ALARMING RISE IN CAVITIES AMONG CHILDREN
AND TEENS. Some dentists recommend DENTAL SEALANTS, especially for older
teens not previously considered candidates for the treatment.
And for those that care about
wrinkles
and such...Fluoride disrupts the connective tissue, causing excessive
cross-linking, cysts, and premature aging of the skin! Clearly, getting
rid of fluoride is the first important step to take care of your teeth
and other problems in the body.
Ralph Walton, M.D.
- "Aspartame (NutraSweet) appears to
cause slow, silent damage in those unfortunate enough to not have immediate
reactions and a reason to avoid it. It may take one year, five years, 10
years, or 40 years, but it seems to cause some reversible and some irreversible
changes in health over long-term use. "Aspartame has a profound effect
on mood and cognition, depressed mood, anxiety, dizziness, panic attacks,
nausea, irritability, impairment of memory and concentration."
A statement asking Congress to end water fluoridation in the United
States has been released by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Over 600
professionals, including a Nobel Prize winner, officers in the Union that
represents Environmental Protection Agency professionals, and members of
the National Research Council panel on fluoride's toxicology, have signed
the statement. The report urges Congressional members to “recognize that
fluoridation is outdated, has serious risks that far outweigh any minor
benefits, violates sound medical ethics, and denies freedom of choice.”
more...
John Yiamouylannis is a world-leading
authority on the biological effects of fluoride, which include mottling
of teeth, premature aging, spontaneous abortion, brittle bones and cancer.
Learn how fluoride acts as a chronic poison and how to avoid exposure.
The author provides a scathing indictment of corporate and government responsibility
in promoting the fable of fluoride as a necessary and safe product for
human consumption.
Fluoride's positive image in the United States may rest in part on the
whitewashing of unwelcome research findings and the firing of scientists
who dared question fluoride's benefits. Dr. William Marcus, formerly the
chief toxicologist for the EPA's Office of Drinking Water, lost his job
in 1991 after he insisted on an unbiased evaluation of fluoride's potential
to cause cancer. Marcus fought his dismissal in court, proved that it was
politically motivated and eventually won reinstatement. Marcus now declines
comment on the episode beyond saying, "I was right about fluoride's carcinogenicity,
and now we know that." An investigation by the Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee in 1991 supported Marcus' charges, documenting that government
scientists had been coerced to change their findings and portray fluoride
more favorably.
Excerpt from salo
Dr Robert Verkerk - “Fluorides are extremely reactive molecules
which have been shown to cause considerable harm in biological systems.
They continue to be used by health authorities for a specific medicinal
purpose, namely the treatment and prevention of dental caries, yet they
have never been subjected to the full risk/benefit analysis which is required
in order to bring other drugs to the market. Drinking water medicated with
fluoride clearly amounts to government-sponsored use of an unlicenced drug.
It is staggering that international bodies such as the United Nations’
Codex Alimentarius Commission could have overruled the substantial scientific
concerns about fluoride in infant formula raised by several countries in
November’s Codex meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand and that babies, the most
vulnerable members of our society, are made the innocent victims” Dr
Robert Verkerk, Executive Director of the Alliance for Natural Health.
August 2002 - Belgium
becomes the first country in the world to prohibit fluoride supplementsFluoride
tablets, fluoride drops and fluoride chewing gum, for decades promoted
as the crown jewels of dentistry, are going to be taken off the market
because they are poisonous and pose a great risk for physical and psychological
health. This has been decided by the Federal Minister of Public Health.
November 2005 - Most of Western Europe has now abandoned fluoridation
of water due to a lack of evidence as to its effectiveness and concerns
about major side-effects. 98% of Europe is now free of fluoridated water.
2009 - FLUORIDE WEAKENS RACEHORSE BONES -- KEEP IT OUT
OF DRINKING WATER
To:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sacramento, CA. From: Richard Sauerheber,
Ph.D., (760) 744-1150 ext. 2448
.
Adverse health effects are now ongoing in So CA due to fluosilicic
acid injections into public water supplies, designed to ‘decrease teeth
cavities’. The graph below depicts data presented by the Equus Memorial,
dedicated to horses mostly in the U.S. that have lost their lives since
1970 while participating in the ‘sport of kings’. Many of the deaths
include the recent precipitous rise of bone breakage deaths noted in So
CA’s Santa Anita, Hollywood Park and Del Mar racetracks. Del Mar alone
had 8 lethal bone breaks in 2008 and in the first week in 2009 already
has 7 such deaths.
These are memorial descriptions after strict criteria for inclusion, where
the actual total lethal racehorse deaths mostly due to bone breakage has
been published to be 800 deaths just last year, 2008 in the U.S.
I
cannot tell what all the possible reasons might be for this precipitous
increase in broken bones in racehorses, but I do not agree that it is simply
abrupt changes in breeding practices or worn-out track surfaces or synthetic
polytrack alone that could be responsible. I am certain that fluoride,
that accumulates from unnaturally drugged drinking water, into horse bone
plays a significant role. Fluosilicic acid (a crude hazardous waste from
the fertilizer industry) or sodium fluoride injections into public water
initially spread widely in the 1960’s into many U.S. cities, but ranchers
typically use wells to water livestock.
.
In So CA however, city water is commonly used for horses so when acid
injections began in 2006-2007 over the wide greater Los Angeles and North
San Diego County area, suddenly 18 million So CA residents and animals
began treatment with this insecticide (Merck Index) used as though it is
a drug useful for children’s cavities. The FDA has never approved of fluoride
for human ingestion because its toxicity compares with that for arsenic
and lead in tested animals and there is no way to regulate dosage through
public water supplies.
CA
ranchers that moved quarter horses to Pagosa Springs, Colorado did not
realize that such drugged city water, that was there, was unsuitable for
horses which were killed by fluoride in 9 years. X-rays on autopsy revealed
that the earliest effects of fluoride were incorporation into bone, causing
them to be thickened and weakened. Later on, hooves and teeth became crumbly,
skin reactions spread and their eventual deaths were due to associated
cancers. Fluoride incorporates into bones at thousands of times that in
water after drinking 1 ppm fluoride for only fractions of a lifespan (2
years in humans). The natural bone converts to a fluoroapatite derivative,
altering the structure that interferes with whole body calcium metabolism,
where the effect is fastest in soft waters. The indestructible, nonfilterable
fluoride ion (smaller than the water molecule and oxidized by no chemical
substance on earth) is now leeching into various ground water sources
throughout the country as well. - letter
continues...
No
decrease in teeth cavities occurs from blood fluoride after swallowing,
but instead adverse biologic effects occur in the fluoridated human population,
including detectable increases in per capita cancer deaths (Yiamouyiannis,
Fluoride the Aging Factor, 1970; National Research Council, 2006), increased
mental retardation (Osmundson, 2008 see fluoridealert.org), increased heart
attack per capita incidence (see www.lulu.com ‘Toxicity of Fluoridated
Water’), and the well-described epidemic we are now experiencing of lethal
bone fractures in elderly people (Nature, 2008). Likewise, the Irish Osteoporosis
Society (see fluoridealert.org) reports recently that Ireland, the most
heavily fluoridated country in Europe, reports vast increases in hip fractures
in the elderly since fluoridation practices began there.
.
It is time to request that Metropolitan Water District, Los Angeles cease
and desist injecting into public drinking water any further fluosilicic
acid and caustic soda (active ingredient in ‘Drano’ drain cleaner
to slow the fluosilicic acid corrosion of District water pipes). The drugs
were injected to treat children’s teeth where humans drink their body water
volume monthly, and was not designed for horses who consume 30 gallons
of water every day, turning over their entire body volume every 4 days.
.
Del Mar itself is not yet fluoridated, but Escondido (4 years), the entire
Los Angeles basin (2 years) and North San Diego County (2 years) are. Mayor
Sanders overturned the votes of the people and accepted $5 million from
a dental consortium to fluoridate in May, 2010. After 1-2 years, horses
on fluoridated water develop pathologic bone structure and other symptoms
that progressively worsen over time while drinking it because it is irreversible
after incorporation. Drinking non-drugged water for 25 years does not lower
the fluoride that had already accumulated (NRC, 2006). All drug injections
from water districts violate 8 counts of Federal drug law, where facilities
formulating the fluosilicic-caustic soda mixtures, or sodium fluoride injectables,
are not registered with nor approved by the FDA. CA AB733 does not mention
“fluosilicic acid” that water districts mistakenly believe is ‘required’,
which is actually against Federal law.
.
Metropolitan water is also treated with aluminum ion
to clarify the water. The coincident presence of both aluminum and fluoride
causes quick uptake of aluminum into brain and neurobehavioral pathology
in experimental animals (Varner, Brain Research, see fluoridealert.org).
Sadly, we recently discovered that the San Diego Wild Animal Park has been
fluoridated for a few years now, and what has happened recently there is
alarming. The elephant sh0w has been permanently canceled and many of them
were moved to the Zoo which is as yet not fluoridated. One animal has mental
derangement (personal communication with an anonymous zoo employee) which
is not surprising knowing they drank 60 gallons of the fluosilicic acid
insecticide treated water that also contains aluminum, daily for two years.
Likewise, all zebras (40 gallons of water daily) are isolated in a separate
pen for new ‘unusually aggressive behavior’ (personal communication with
two park employees). High volume consumption of artificially fluoridated
water (without sufficient calcium) contributed significantly to these problems
because fluoride in animal blood, which mostly comes from unnatural forms,
cannot possibly ‘hide’ and exert zero adverse effects.
.
Fluoride Uptake into
Human Bone (Reprinted from National Research Council Report on
Fluoride in Drinking Water, 2006, National Academy of Sciences, Washington,
D.C.). Note that 1) accumulation is linear, rather than saturable which
proves it is a pathology, not normal physiology; 2) long-term consumption
of fluoridated water at only 1 ppm incorporates fluoride to 3-4,000 mg/kg
into bone after about 20 years typically that is usually associated with
severe bone pain requiring hospitalization, and 3) subjects moving to non-fluoridated
water source cities maintain their accumulated bone fluoride level for
25 years because this unnatural, pathologic accumulation is irreversible,
as mentioned in Chapter 11 of this reference.
Albert
Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation ... it is the greatest fraud that has
ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated on more people than any
other fraud has."Professor Albert Schatz,
Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel Prize Winner
.
Dr.
Charles Gordon Heyd MD - "I am appalled at the prospect of using
water as a vehicle for drugs.
Fluoride is a corrosive
poison that will produce serious effects on a long range basis.
Any attempt to use water this way is deplorable." Dr.
Charles Gordon Heyd MD is the Past President of the American Medical Association
Dental
Fluorosis - Children at Risk Have you seen children and young adults among your family and friends
with those whitish spots or flecks on their teeth or, in more extreme cases,
dark streaks that look like decay? This is the effect of dental fluorosis,
the first visible sign of overexposure to fluoride. In some communities,
the incidence of dental fluorosis is 30 to 60 percent or more. Fluoride
ingestion from mouth rinses and dentifrices in children is extremely hazardous
to biological development, life span and general health. Research from
China has shown a correlation between exposure to low doses of fluoride
and diminished IQ in children.
Research is beginning to show that the cavity-fighting power of fluoride
may have been overstated. Recent studies in the Journal of Dental Research
conclude that tooth decay rates in Western Europe, which is 98 percent
unfluoridated, have declined as much as they have in the United States
in recent decades. Indeed, it's only in the United States that fluoride
is championed by the government
Most European nations -- including Germany, France, Sweden and Holland
-- prohibit fluoride on public health grounds. more
Paul Anthony Taylor, on behalf of the Dr Rath Health Foundation -
“It is deeply irresponsible of governments to force all sectors of society
to consume fluoride along with our single most required form of sustenance
– water, especially when the toxic dose overlaps the therapeutic dose meaning
there is no safety margin. The recent meeting of the Codex Committee on
Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses in Chiang Mai, exemplified
the irrational and inconsistent behaviour of regulators in relation to
fluoride. On the basis of consensus voting procedures, the same committee,
in the same meeting, voted to prevent fluoride from being added to powdered
formulas during their manufacture, while allowing the same contaminant
to be added to water used in the manufacture of ready-to-use formulas.”
The
Fluoride Deception unearths one of the great secret narratives of our
age, how a grim workplace poison and the most damaging environmental pollutant
of the Cold War was added to our drinking water and toothpaste. A chronicle
of the abuse of power and of the manufacture of state sponsored medical
propaganda, the book reveals how military and industry scientists and public
health officials buried information about fluoride's potential for human
harm, while promoting its use in dentistry. The book documents how a secretive
group of powerful industries, who all faced extensive litigation for fluoride
pollution, collaborated with officials from the National Institutes of
Dental Research, laundering fluoride's public image, and helping industry
off the hook.
A few days ago the CDC joined
the ADA to warn moms not to give babies under 12 months any fluoridated
water! Still the unhealthy dumping of toxins into our drinking water continues.
Excerpt
from "The Perfect Prescription For Your
Teeth" booklet:
"Fluoride detaches the gum tissue, forming POCKETS from 1 to 8 mm deep.
Dr. Judd states, “Receding gum surgery will end when the GUM POCKETS cease.
The very mention of the procedure, which involves transferring flesh from
the roof of the mouth to the excised area of the gums, is a heinous and
useless procedure which ought to pass into oblivion. Fluoride is a nerve
poison. FLUORIDE CAUSES CAVITIES. There is not the slightest doubt.
Dr. Judd states, “TO AVOID FLUORIDE IS TO PREVENT MORE THAN 114 AILMENTS..
These 114 MEDICAL SIDE EFFECTS extend all the way from cancer down to headaches
CAUSED BY 1 PPM FLUORIDE IN THE WATER. Thirteen of these side effects are
proved by a double blind study on 60 patients by 12 physicians, 1 pharmacist
and 1 attorney.”
"I have a 7 month old baby boy who had been diagnosed with eczema quite
some time ago. He suffered from it behind the ears, hairline and mainly
cheeks. I tried everything to help him get rid of it. While I was on the
allergy onelist group, I was told about flouride and it's problems. I NEVER
would have dreamed that this was the problem. Sure enough, after eliminating
tap water (which has flouride in it, in my city anyhow), and replacing
that tap water with steam distilled water, his eczema is GONE! I am so
surprised and very happy some one told me about this as I would have never
associated the two.? It worked for me and it's worth a try for your child.
The distilled water is used for drinking, and I use it to make his formula.
As for bathing, I rarely bathe my son (doctor's orders because his skin
is so sensitive)- I use regular tap water when I do and afterwards apply
a lotion all over his body to seal in the moisture. Even his constant nasal
congestion has cleared since using the distilled water, also my allergies
have subsided as I now too drink that water. I am very happy with the results!!!!
Rose"
"The contents of a family size tube of fluoridated toothpaste is
enough to kill a 25 pound child."Facts
Three ingredients in toothpaste are considered dangerous. Fluoride is
poisonous if taken internally, and Sorbitol and sodium lauryl sulfate can
cause diarrhea, especially in children. As of April 7, 1997, all fluoride
toothpastes and dental care products shipped must have a warning label
stating that if more toothpaste is swallowed tha needed for brushing, a
poison control center or health care professional should be contacted immediately.
Natural fluoride-free toothpaste:
Dental Fluorosis: A Legal Time Bomb
by George Glasser
In the United States, there are no warnings posted on fluoride-laced
products pertaining to the risks of ingesting too much fluoride or for
those at risk from ingesting fluoride. Many dentists and pediatricians
who prescribe fluoride supplements, dentists administering fluoride treatments
and the manufacturers of fluoride-laced products do not inform people of
the risks: (1) Fluoride is poison; second only in toxicity to arsenic which
is rated as the most toxic. (2) The fluoride gel used for topical treatments
contain concentrations as high as 12,000 ppm (parts per million), well
above the probable lethal dosage for a child. (3) A tube of toothpaste
contains 1,000 to 1,500 ppm of fluoride which can be a lethal dose for
young children. (4) Many children and adults have allergic reactions to
fluoride. The more notable reactions are: Restlessness/insomnia, nausea
and swelling of the lips. (5) People who have maladies such as: kidney
ailments, HlV/AIDS, immunodeficiencies, diabetes and heart ailments are
at risk from consuming fluoride-laced products and fluoridated water. (6)
The suspected geno-toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects from long
term fluoride intake have not been disproved. Almost every research paper
broaching the subjects calls for more research into those areas and states
that the evidence of safety is "inconclusive and contradictory". The same
scenario occurred with asbestos.
Over the past several years, numerous fluoride-containing medications
have been pulled off the market for causing deaths and illness. Fluoride
is "highly toxic to the liver," expert Andreas Schuld of Vancouver, BC
Canada said. Schuld, head of Parents of Fluoride Poisoned Children, explained
that "In the liver all fluorides interfere with the metabolism of thyroid
hormones, creating thyroid disorders and associated diseases, such as muscle
diseases ….heart disease, etc." Other effects can include a serious muscle
disease that causes pain and weakness. He cited the recent withdrawal
of Baycol, a cholesterol-lowering drug taken by 700,000 Americans, as an
example of hidden fluoride-induced dangers that could be lurking in your
medications. Baycol, Schuld said, has been linked to 31 U.S. deaths, with
at least nine other fatalities worldwide.
CIPRO is ciprofloxacin, a fluorinated quinolone, belonging to a class
of fluorinated antibiotics which also include enoxacin, temafloxacin, grepafloxacin,
norfloxacin, sparfloxacin, tosufloxacin, fleroxacin, lomefloxacin, ofloxacin,
etc.
September 4, 2000 - Sen. Bob
Smith (R-N.H.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works committee,
has asked EPA to review its standard for fluoride in drinking water because
of some recent scientific reports showing potential adverse effects from
fluoride exposure. In a letter to J. Charles Fox, EPA assistant administrator
for water, Smith wrote, "I urge EPA to conduct an in-depth analysis of
fluoride in drinking water based on the best available, peer-reviewed science,
as required by the [Safe Drinking Water act Amendments of 1996 (SDWA)],
and also to evaluate whether fluoride additives, including fluorosilicates,
provide a safe alternative to sodium fluoride added to drinking water."
Smith, Bob (R) email to: opinion@smith.senate.gov
In addition, Rep. Ken Calvert (R-Calif.), chairman of the Subcommittee
on Energy and Environment, has written to EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner
asking 20 questions about EPA's standard of 4 mg per L for fluoride in
drinking water. Fluoride is now added to the drinking water supplied to
about 50% of the U.S. Population. SDWA requires EPA to review drinking
water standards between August 2000 and August 2002 Write
Your Representative --- U.S.
Senators' Email Addresses
October 26, 2000 Assemblyman John V. Kelly (R-36) today petitioned
FDA Commissioner Jane Henney to take regulatory action against children's
fluoride supplements. The products, drops and tablets, are prescribed
for children living in areas with non-fluoridated water to reduce dental
caries.
Thyroid disorder
Two main thyroid disorders: Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid. The thyroid
hormones regulate (1) metabolism, (2) growth and developement,(3) the activity
of the nervous system. An under production of these hormones is a hypothyroid
condition, while an overproduction creates a hyperthyroid condition.
1 - Hypothyroid
/ Hypothyroidism / Under Active Thyroid: Hypothyroidism is an under
production of thyroid hormone. The two hormones produced by the thyroid
controls the body’s temperature, ability to burn calories, and energy usage.
It is estimated that hypothyroidism affects over 13 million people in the
USA and even more worldwide, 90% of which are women. One in eight women
may develop a thyroid condition at some time in their life usually between
the ages of 30 and 50. Under production of thyroid hormoneSymptoms: Fatigue,
loss of appetite, overweight, painful PMS, muscle weakness, dry and scaly
skin, yellow orange coloration in the skin, particularly palms, yellow
bumps on the eyelids, hair loss, recurrent infections,
constipation, slow speech, myxedema (drooping and swollen eyes), depression.
Most frequent symptoms are: intolellerance to cold and fatigue., A conditon
called Hashimoto's disease (allergy to thyroid hormone).
2 - Hyperthyroid
occurs when tyroid gland produces too much hormone.Speeds up body processes
(esp. digestion). Thyroid functions influence pituitary, parathyroid, and
sex glands. All may be affected., Results: overactive metabolic state,
malabsorbtion of food, increased fat breakdown and cholesterol excretion,
increased use of glucose, over stimulation of protein synthesis., Symptoms:
Nervousness, irritability, increased perspiration, insomnia and fatigue,
weakness, hair loss, seperation of the nails, hand tremors, intolerance
of heat, rapid heartbeat, and sometimes protuding eyeballs., The condition
is sometimes called thyrotoxicosis, or Grave's disease.
Thyroid
Power by Richard Shames MD and Karilee Shames RN, PhD
Dr. Richard Shames, a Harvard and University of Pennsylvania graduate
who served at the NIH, believes that we are witnessing an autoimmune
low-thyroid epidemic. Doctors on the Thyroid Unit at Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center in NYC have revealed that 20 million Americans
are currently being treated for thyroid problems. Synthroid, just one of
the various thyroid medicines, is now either first or second most-prescribed
drug in the US. The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center estimates
that there are over 13 million more Americans who have undiagnosed thyroid
problems that are causing many of their uncomfortable symptoms (fatigue,
depression, excess weight, infertility, miscarriage, severe menopause,
dry skin, constipation, hair loss).
Karilee Shames, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor of Nursing, points out
that a major environmental trigger of low thyroid is likely to be the fluoride
added to municipal water supplies. Scientists believe that fluoride can
depress thyroid functions with levels as low as 2. 5 mg/ day, even though
(according to a 1991 government report estimates that) adults in fluoridated
areas ingest an average of 3.9 mg daily. Drs. Richard and Karilee
Shames suggest that in a misguided attempt to help curb cavities in young
children, we may be unwittingly poisoning our collective endocrine systems.
In fact, the Shames are quick to point out, there really is no solid research
on the long-term effects of fluoride on the human body, even though it
has been used for over fifty years. Equally disturbing is the current substitution
of an industrial silicofluroide waste product in place of the original
pharmaceutical grade of sodium fluoride, without proper research.
Sluggish
Thyroid Linked to Miscarriage Screening women for thyroid problems should be part of routine prenatal
testing because it could help to reduce miscarriages, since new research
has shown that pregnant women with underactive thyroid glands have a four-fold
increased risk of miscarriage in the second three months of pregnancy than
other women. About 2% of pregnant women suffer from hypothyroidism, which
can lead to: read
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Soy Products and Thyroid Disease Scientists have known for years that the isoflavones in soy products
can depress thyroid function and cause goiters in otherwise healthy children
and adults. Researchers at Cornell University Medical College said that
children who got soy formula were more likely to develop thyroid disease
and that twice as many diabetic children had received soy formula in infancy
as compared to non-diabetic children. In fact, in other countries such
as Switzerland, England, Australia and New Zealand, public health officials
recommend highly restricted medically monitored use of soy for babies and
for pregnant women. Soy formula is a lifesaver for the 3 to 4 percent of
babies allergic to cows milk, but it is so widely advertised that it is
sold to 25% of the entire formula market. "By far the worst calls are from
women whose children have been fed soy formula. They tell me heartbreaking
stories about baby girls who show signs of early maturation, such as underarm
odour, breast development, body hair and even menstruation as early as
two, three and four years of age! In baby boys, 12 months of soy
feeding can lead to gross effects by the age of 11 or 12. Breasts
can appear and testicles do not develop."Elaine
Hollingsworth, author of Take Control of Your Health and Escape the
Sickness Industry.
More on soy
Dr. Williams' Hypothyroid self-test - Here's how you do it:
1. Place an oral thermometer
by your bed. Make sure to shake it down to at least 96 degrees.
2. When you wake up the
next morning, immediately place the thermometer in your armpit and leave
it there for 10 minutes before getting out of bed. Just relax and remain
still during the test. (Note: Men and postmenopausal women can do the test
any time. Women in their menstrual years get the most accurate readings
on the second or third day after menstrual flow starts).
3. Record the temperature.
A reading of anywhere between 97.2 and 98.2 degrees is considered normal;
temperatures below 97.2 generally indicate you have a thyroid imbalance
Hypothyroidism(under-production
of thyroid hormone)
I'm "only" 48 years old,
and have been struggling with hypothyroidism for years now. My doctor has
gradually increased my dosage over the years to where I have now been at
a whopping .212 mcg/day. I have been using Marine
Phytoplankton since August 2005 and have noticed significant and amazing
improvements in so many areas of my life (including people who literally
didn't recognize me from 6 months ago)... but the most measurable is this:
Last week I started feeling jittery and anxious, and I suddenly realized
that's how I felt whenever I was on too much thyroid medicine. I made an
appointment with my doctor for a blood test to check the levels. When I
got there, the nurse told me I was early and I thought she meant I got
the appointment time wrong. Then she told me I was 3 months early; the
doctor didn't "need" to have my levels tested for another 3 months. I told
her I had been on a nutritional supplement that has been known to normalize
thyroid levels, and since I'd been feeling jittery, I felt I should have
it checked. I could tell she thought I was nuts, but who cares? When the
results came in, the nurse said "Mary, we got the results back on your
thyroid test, and the doctor wants you to stop taking the nutritional supplement."
I'll confess that years of indoctrination created an initial split-second
reaction of "Oh, no! It's not good for me!" Then logic, reason and common
sense immediately took control and I asked her for more details. She said
that my thyroid number was low, indicating I'm overmedicated, and that
whatever supplement I was taking was to blame (not her exact words, but
the inference was there). I explained that it was not just any old supplement
for thyroid, but a complete nutritional supplement... and that I'd hoped
for the results I'd just gotten! I then told her, laughingly, to tell the
doctor "No, you'll have to shoot me first before I'll go off of it!" and,
instead, could he reduce my dosage. She called me later and said the doctor
had lowered my dose from .212 mcg to .100 mcg/day! That's less than half
of what I've been taking! "
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D.
says
that marine phytoplankton contains almost everything
one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials
to make new cells that function normally. These nutrients improve mental
function, and memory. They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress,
and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties
of Marine Phytoplankton
Hyperthyroids and Grave's Disase (overproduction
of thyroid hormone)
"In 1999, I was given a
drug for hot flashes. In 2000, I was told my uterus was huge and I had
a seven pound cancerous tumor, that I believe I got it from the drug because
I was given too much estrogen from the drug. I had an immune system breakdown
from the cancer and a few months latter I got Grave's
disease (autoimmune
disease of the thyroid
gland that results
in the overproduction of thyroid hormone. This causes such symptoms as
nervousness, heat intolerance, heart palpitations) and eye disease along
with the Graves disease. My eyes were so protruded I had double vision
and I was very sick, eating constantly and having to stay close to a bathroom.
I could not work for three years. I changed my diet and ate only organic
food and no coffee. Three months ago a friend told me about glyconutrients
. My eyes have gone down and my thyroid condition has improved. My
t3 and t4 cell count is normal. I feel a normal amount of energy, more
natural and overall, feel great." Jerre J., Grand Junction, Colorado
Glutathione (GSH) is a tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine,
and glycine. Combined with vitamin E and selenium, glutathione forms glutathione
peroxidase (GPx) which is one of the key antioxidants that protects the
body and is critical for
protection of the thyroid gland from oxidation
damage. Dr. Jimmy Gutman, MD - "Clinical evidence links low
glutathione levels to the most common illnesses of our time as well as
newly emerging diseases. Glutathione levels
diminish as we age and many diseases normally associated with aging have
been linked to glutathione deficiency."
Glutathione is a master antioxidant, an important line of defense against
diseases, toxins, viruses, pollutants, radiation and oxidative stress.
Low glutathione levels are linked to diseases such as Cancer, Multiple
Sclerosis, AIDS, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Atherosclerosis, pregnancy complications,
male infertility and Cataracts. A Glutathione deficiency can cause a lack
of coordination, mental disorders, tremors, and difficulty maintaining
balance. Glutathione is continuously defending our body against attacks
from disease, toxins, poisons, viruses, pollutants, radiation and oxidative
stress. Without Glutathione our liver would soon become overwhelmed with
the accumulation of toxins, resulting in organ failure and death. click
here to learn more....
Robert O. Young D.Sc.,
Ph.D - "In the last ten years, over 25,000 medical articles about this
substance have been published, and the scientific understanding of glutathione
is gradually becoming common knowledge. Each and every cell in the body
is responsible for its own supply of glutathione
and must have the necessary raw materals in order to produce it. Glutathione
is always in great demand and is rapidly consumed when we experience any
sort of emotional or physical stress, fatigue and even moderate exercise."
Herbal
Extract from the Rain Forest: Sumacazon -
Our endocrine system includes our adrenals, thyroid, hypothalamus,
gonads (men), ovaries (women). This system is largely responsible for producing
the hormones we need. As we age many of our body's systems may become less
efficient than they were when we were younger. The remarkable properties
of the four herbs in this product have long been revered by the people
of Brazil and Peru. They include: Suma-known as Brazilian Ginseng, it is
classified as an adaptogen for facilitating hormonal balance and helping
the body adjust to stress*. It contains plant sterols, minerals, electrolytes
and many amino acids, the essential building blocks of the body. Maca-commonly
referred to as Peruvian Ginseng, grows high in the Andes in mineral rich
soil. Studies done by the Peruvian Government showed animals with Maca
in their diet maintained better health and vitality and had more offspring
than animals not eating Maca. It is traditionally used to facilitate
energy, mental clarity, libido and muscle tone. Muira Puama-is a Brazilian
shrub that has historically been used as a tonic for the nervous system
and to nutritionally support organs involved in healthy sexual function.
Dr. Jacques Waynberg has conducted studies at the French Institute of Sexology.
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Protecting
The Thyroid Gland In Radiation Emergencies The toll of thyroid cancer
carried by the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster could have been
prevented, new evidence suggests. Governments world-wide are now stockpiling
a supplement that protects the thyroid from radiation fallout (radioiodine).
Amongst them are Japan, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Poland, Switzerland,
Denmark, Norway, Austria, Sweden, etc., but not the U.S. Learn how to protect
your thyroid gland.
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The US-based National
Health Federation (NHF) has strongly opposed since the 1950s the fluoridation
of public water supplies, and has long fought against the contradictory
consensus views at Codex meetings. Scott Tips, NHF’s Legal Counsel, said:
“This disproportionate behaviour at Codex must be stopped and we welcome
the support of other high-profile NGOs in this important struggle in which
the most vulnerable sector of our society – babies - are the innocent victims.
Even the Canadian Dental Association has stated that ‘Fluoride supplements
should not be recommended for children less than three years old.’
This demonstrates a most definite awareness that fluoride is not the innocuous
substance that it is passed off as being, particularly where the forms
used (hydrofluosilicic acid, sodium silicofluoride, and sodium fluoride)
are nothing more than the by-products of commercial fertilizer or aluminium
production. In fact, while many governments struggle with the fluoride
issue, increasing amounts of scientific evidence contraindicate the use
of fluoride in the public water supply.”
98% Of Western Europe Has Rejected Water Fluoridation. This includes
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. The predominant reason for Europe's rejection
is the belief that public drinking water is NOT the appropriate vehicle
with which to deliver medication to a population. India, and Japan have
either rejected or banned its use in recent years.
"In 1990 a 10 year study was completed by the federal government National
Toxicology Program (a part of the Department of Health and Human Services)
to rule out any possibility that fluoride causes cancer. Much to their
surprise, bone tumors found in laboratory animals were found to be the
direct result of fluoride ingestion. Even before the study was complete,
the NTP contacted the Environmental Protection Agency to inform them that
fluoride was carcinogenic."
A subsequent animal study found that fluoride interferes with the pineal
gland's production of melatonin, a hormone which helps regulate the onset
of PUBERTY. In the study, animals dosed with fluoride had reduced levels
of melatonin metabolites in their urine and had earlier onsets of puberty
than the controls. (23)
Dr. Mercola
Up until the 1950s, European doctors used fluoride to reduce the activity
of the thyroid gland for people suffering
from overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism).
(24) The daily dose of fluoride which people are now receiving in fluoridated
communities (1.6 to 6.6 mg/day) (25) actually exceeds the dose of fluoride
which was found to depress the thyroid gland (2.3 to 4.5 mg/day). (26)
Hypothyroidism (under-active thyroid) is currently one of the most common
medical problems in the United States. Synthroid, the drug doctors prescribe
to treat hypothyroidism, was the fourth most prescribed drug in the US
in the year 2000. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include depression, fatigue,
weight gain, muscle and joint pains, increased cholesterol levels, and
heart disease.
A recent study published in the journal Brain Research found that 1
PPM fluoride in water facilitated the uptake of aluminum into the brain
of rats, producing the type of brain tangles (amyloid deposits) that are
associated with Alzheimers disease and other types of dementia. (27) An
epidemiological study published in the December 2000 issue of the journal
Neurotoxicology, found that fluoridated water was associated with elevated
levels of lead in children's blood. (28) The study's findings parallel
the findings of an earlier study published in the September 1999 issue
of the International Journal of Environmental Studies. (29) Lead in the
blood is associated with a variety of neurological problems, including
reduced intelligence, aggression and hyperactivity. Dozens of laboratory
studies have found that fluoride is a mutagen - a classification which
frequently indicates that a substance is carcinogenic (i.e. that
it causes cancer). (30) A cancer bioassay conducted by the National Toxicology
Program found that rats dosed with fluoride had a statistically significant
increase in bone tumors (osteosarcomas), which were not found among the
controls.
The initial review of the study also reported that the fluoride-dosed
rats had tumors of the thyroid, oral cavity and rare tumors of the liver;
however these tumors were later downgraded under conspicuous and controversial
circumstances. According to Dr. William Marcus, the Chief Toxicologist
at the EPA's Office of Drinking Water, the downgrading of the tumors was
politically motivated and not scientifically defensible. A recent epidemiological
study conducted by a scientist from the US Public Health Service found
that female infertility was associated with elevated levels of fluoride
( >3ppm) in drinking water. The study concluded that more emphasis needs
to be given to the effects on health from total fluoride exposure - not
just exposure to fluoridated drinking water.
"Dr. Phyllis Mullenix of Harvard University's Forsyth Research Institute
(a dental research institute) published a study pointing out that fluoride
was more effective than lead in reducing IQ levels in children!"
Excerpt
from naturalrearing.com
In 1997, 1500 scientists, engineers, and lawyers of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) joined in the release of a cautionary statement
regarding fluoride: "Our members' review of the body of evidence over the
last eleven years, including animal and human epidemiological studies,
indicates a causal link between fluoride/fluoridation and cancer, genetic
damage, neurological impairment, and bone pathology
Kathleen Thiessen, PhD - “A low level of thyroid hormone can
increase the risk of cardiac disease, high cholesterol, depression and,
in pregnant woman, decreased intelligence of offspring,”.
“Though apparently vague and non-specific, most of the symptoms of fluoride
toxicity point towards some kind of profound metabolic dysfunction, and
are strikingly similar to the symptoms of Hypothyroidism.” (Parents
of Fluoride Poisoned Children)
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.” (1.0
mg/L fluoride is in most water supplies)
It is only in the last two decades during which endocrinology has progressed
so rapidly, that now over 150 symptoms and associations can be identified
in hypothyroidism. Almost all correlate with known symptoms of fluoride
poisoning. Most of the double-blind test results of fluoride poisoning
found in Moolenburgh's study on water containing 1ppm of fluoride - which
led to the ban of fluoridation in Holland - are now recognized symptoms
of hypothyroidism.
Dr. Mercola - "Hypothyroidism is far more prevalent than once
thought. The latest estimates are that 20 million Americans have hypothyroidism,
but the actual numbers are probably higher. Some experts claim that 10
to 40 percent of Americans have suboptimal thyroid function. Iodine
is the key to a healthy thyroid and efficient metabolism, and even comprises
a large part of the thyroid hormone molecule itself. Iodine deficiency
is one of the three most common nutritional deficiencies, along with magnesium
and vitamin D."
The
Road To Better Health may begin with a Healing Crisis A
healing crisis is also known as the Herxheimer Reaction
which
occurs when the body is detoxifying too rapidly and toxins
are being released faster than the body can eliminate them. As you move
toward better health with natural healing programs and better nutrition,
healing begins to occur. As part of the healing process the body will begin
to discard toxic residues which have built up in your body over the years.
The healing process usually does not occur without repercussions. During
the initial phase of healing, as your body begins to clean house, (detoxify)
and your vital energy begins to repair and rebuildinternal organs, you
may experience headache, uneasiness, flu like symptoms and fatigue. With
Dr. Mercola - "Every act of every cell in the body produces waste.
This waste is poisonous, it is incompatible with the life of the cell..."
"The cells throw their waste into the lymph that carries it back to the
blood. The blood takes the waste to the excretory organs mentioned above
for elimination." "Normal elimination keeps the blood and lymph clean."
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Chemicals and Toxins Are The Primary Cause of Illness, Disease and Obesity
Substances that are toxic to our bodies come at us from all directions:
the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink, the cleaning products
we use, and the metabolic waste produced inside us. Toxins build-up in
the body contribute to premature aging and chronic and degenerative diseases.
Dr. Steve Nugent, the past president of the American Naturopathic Medical
Association, reported recently that "in the typical American home there
are more toxins inside the home than outside the home! Your cells actually
contain over 400 new toxins that didn't even exist 45 years ago and we
are losing the battle against toxins!" It's a fact. There are increasing
amounts of toxins and chemical agents in the water we drink, the food we
eat and the air we breathe - they all contribute to the breakdown in cellular
communication and disease. more
Joseph M.
Price, MD - "Chlorine
is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. It is an insidious
poison."
The chemical element chlorine is a corrosive, poisonous, greenish-yellow
gas that has a suffocating odor and is 2 1/2 times heavier than air. Chlorine
belongs to the group of elements called halogens. The halogens combine
with metals to form compounds called halides. Chlorine is manufactured
commercially by running an electric current through salt water. This process
produces free chlorine, hydrogen, and sodium hydroxide. Chlorine is changed
to its liquid form by compressing the gas, the resulting liquid is then
shipped. Liquid chlorine is mixed into drinking water and swimming pools
to destroy bacteria. more
Scientists from Imperial College, London University, will carry out
the research after doctors in Norway, Canada and the United States reported
higher levels of birth defects in areas where chlorine is used, compared
with drinking water treated by alternative methods. A Norwegian study of
141,000 births over three years found a 14 per cent increased risk of birth
defects in areas with chlorinated water. Scientists have already found
an association between chlorine and an increased risk of bowel, kidney
and bladder cancer, but it is the first time that a link has been found
with higher levels of spina bifida.
Matthew Silver, MD
- "An associate in her early fifties who had suffered for many years from
the toxic effects of chlorine poisoning from inhaling vapors from an over-chlorinated
swimming pool. This had resulted in many severe health challenges including
extreme chronic fatigue and breathing difficulty that kept her housebound
and dependent on oxygen. Even minimal exertion led to extreme shortness
of breath. After just three days of drinking lycium
(Goji) juice, she reported that all of her symptoms improved
dramatically and that she was able to leave her house without oxygen and
work in her garden, which she had not been able to do in years."
The sugars found on all Glyconutrients
(saccharides) also address the workings of the brain and nervous
system – from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression.
Water therapy has been used for centuries to heal the sick.
Hydro- and hydrothermal therapy are traditional methods of treatment that
have been used for the treatment of disease and injury by many cultures,
including those of ancient Rome, China, and Japan. Water therapy has been
around for centuries. The ancient Greeks took therapeutic baths. Water
is an important ingredient in the traditional Chinese and Native American
healing systems.
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F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.
- "Every function inside the body is regulated by and depends on water.
Water must be available to carry vital elements, oxygen, hormones, and
chemical messengers to all parts of the body. Without sufficient water
to wet all parts equally, some more remote parts of the body will not receive
the vital elements that water supplies. Water is also needed to carry toxic
waste away from the cells. In fact, there are at least 50 reasons why the
body needs sufficient water on a regular, everyday basis. Without sufficient
water to constantly wet all parts, your body's drought-management system
kicks into action. The histamine-directed chemical messenger systems are
activated to arrange a new, lower quota of water for the drought-stricken
areas. When histamine and its subordinate "drought managers" come across
pain-sensing nerves, they cause pain. This is what I discovered in my research
that I mentioned earlier."
Benefits of Alkaline, Ionized Water,
by Dr. Hidemitsu Hayashi, M.D. Water has the ability to attract and accumulate bio-energy. It also
stores an energy memory of harmful or helpful vibrations to which it was
exposed in the past. Chlorinated tap water is polluted with non-biological
chemicals and negative energy imprints. It is also devoid of bio-energy
and so may be regarded as being badly polluted as well as 'dead'. Alkaline
living water is regarded by a growing number of health care professionals
as the best water to drink and is listed as a medical device in Japan for
the treatment of degenerative diseases.
Joseph
M. Price, MD - "Chlorine
is the greatest crippler and killer of modern times. It is an insidious
poison."
Albert
Schatz, Ph.D - "Fluoridation
is the greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and it has been perpetrated
on more people than any other fraud has." Professor
Albert Schatz, Ph.D. (Microbiology), Discoverer of streptomycin and Nobel
Prize Winner
Matthew Silver, MD
- "An associate in her early fifties who had suffered for many years from
the toxic effects of chlorine poisoning from inhaling vapors from
an over-chlorinated swimming pool. This had resulted in many severe
health challenges including extreme chronic fatigue and breathing difficulty
that kept her housebound and dependent on oxyn. Even minimal exertion led
to extreme shortness of breath. After just three days of drinking glyconutrients,
she reported that all of her symptoms improved dramatically and that she
was able to leave her house without oxygen and work in her garden, which
she had not been able to do in years." The sugars found on all Glyconutrients
(saccharides) also address the workings of the brain and nervous system
– from memory and sleep to anxiety and depression.
Safe, toxin-free,
Ionized,
Energized, Drinking Water helps to naturally flush toxins and acidic
waste from the body and is a powerful antioxidant. Ionized Water makes
more oxygen available to our cells than distilled, reverse osmosis, filtered
only, bottled or tap water and is the best possible drinking water. "Disease
and early death is more likely to be seen with the long term drinking of
purified water. Avoid it except in special circumstances." Zoltan P.
Rona M.D
Home:
ShirleysWellnessCafe.com (aka: MyWellnessHouse.com) is a free educational
site site dedicated to help promote holistic health for you, your family,
and your animals.
Shirley was once a victim
of the never-ending flow of propaganda from the medical establishment who
wants to maintain a monopoly on the word "cure" and who wants us to believe
that we have no control over our own health and that our only hope to get
"well" is with drugs, surgery and radiation. You can read an account
of Shirley's
journey into health without drugs, surgery or radiation.
Do
you have a question or need guidance? Patricia Wilson volunteers
her time to provide guidance and support in your quest to find relevant
information. She can be reached at 281 581 2424 or 206-222-1619
(USA) If you prefer you can click here to
contact Shirley
The Truth
About the Drug Companies : How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It
"The medical establishment works closely with the drug multinationals whose
main objective is profits, and whose worst nightmare would be an epidemic
of good health. Lots of drugs MUST be sold. In order to achieve this, anything
goes: lies, fraud, and kickbacks. Doctors are the principal salespeople
of the drug companies. " Guylaine Lanctot, M.D.
Raising
Public Awareness Most modern maladies are
caused by prolonged exposure to a combination of negative lifestyles and
toxic environmental factors, including junk food and malnutrition, pesticides,
antibiotics, microwaves, chemical pollution of food, water and air, lack
of exercise and chronic stress. These factors are further aggravated by
the failure of modern medicine to recognize them as agents of dis-"ease"
and death and the consequent failure to take preventative measures against
them. more
Gandhi - “We
have grown accustomed to believing that no illness can be cured without
medicine. However, this is just a superstition. Medicines are always dangerous”
A
growing number of holistic doctors, pediatricians and veterinarians use
transfer
factors as an alternative to, or in conjunction with conventional
medicine for their acute and chronic cases, including cancer and other
serious health conditions, with excellent outcome.
Dr. Rob Robertson, MD
- "There is no other product in a nutritional substance, nor a drug, that
has this kind of power and ability to affect our immune system. With the
increase of killer viruses, mutated germs, super-resistant germs, and food
contaminations, our only hope and defense, must lie within our own immune
system." Transfer factors and the immune sytem
Dr.
Howard Peiper MD "Our immune systems are under attack from toxic substances
that are everywhere - in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water
we drink. Serious disease doesn't just happen. The accumulation of toxins
compromises our immune system and wears the body down leaving us vulnerable
to all sorts of maladies. The body has an amazing ability to recover from
illness and restore itself if we give it the tools to work with." learn
more...
Dr. Jerry Tennant, M.D.
says
that marine phytoplankton contains almost everything
one needs to sustain life and to restore health by providing the raw materials
to make new cells that function normally. These nutrients improve mental
function, and memory. They reduce depression, harmful effects of stress,
and mood swings. Profound Life-Giving Properties
of Marine Phytoplankton
The
Native Americans call it "Ee-Wah-Kee" meaning "The-Mud-That-Heals".
In addition to the role it plays as a potent detoxifier, therapeutic
clay has also been used extensively in the treatment of pain, open
wounds, colitis, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, stomach ulcers, intestinal problems,
acne, anemia, and a variety of other health issues. more
Chemicals
and Toxins Are The Primary Cause of Illness, Disease and Obesity. Detoxification
comes in many forms and refers to many different programs that cleanse
the body of toxins. Detoxification for Optimum
Health
Teas
Are One of The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature's Healing Herbs Teas can help fight depression
and anxiety, heal skin conditions and gastrointestinal disorders, regulate
hormone imbalances, improve your sex life, prevent illness, and help
you heal faster.
Many diseases and conditions for which we turn to modern medicine can also
be treated naturally with healing herbs. These treatments can be safer,
less expensive and possibly even more effective than traditional methods.
Dr.
Myklebust, MD: "Teas are rich in antioxidants called polyphenols which
are plant chemicals that may help prevent cancer, heart disease, and other
diseases" More
MagnesiumTherapy
Magnesium helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart
rhythm steady, and bones strong. Dr. Sidney Baker - "Magnesium deficiency
can affect virtually every organ system of the body. With regard to skeletal
muscle, one may experience twitches, cramps, muscle tension, muscle soreness,
including back aches, neck pain, tension headaches and jaw joint (TMJ)
dysfunction." more
Chia
Seeds: The "Aztec" Wonder Food with Healing Power. The ancient Aztec
civilization used Chia seed to provide them with radiant health, endurance,
and boundless energy.
The
Healing Power of Original Himalayan Crystal Salt For centuries,
the energy/information content, in the form of vital mineral elements
locked away within these perfectly formed crystals of mineral rich salt,
were utilized by doctors for treating most every disorder known to humans,
and with unfailing success. Recently. this ancient knowledge was once again
uncovered by biophysicists and brought to light in the acclaimed book,
Water
and Salt, The Essence of Life , by Dr. Barbara Hendel and biophysicist
Peter Ferreira
Albert Einstein said:
"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only
have four years left to live."
The future of the Internet
is up for grabs. Large and powerful corporations are lobbying Washington
to turn the World Wide Web into what critics call a "toll road," threatening
the equitability that has come to define global democracy's newest forum.
"The genius of the Internet was that it made the First Amendment a living
document again for millions of Americans," says Robert McChesney, a media
scholar and activist and co-author of OUR
MEDIA, NOT THEIRS. "The decisions that we're going be making ... are
probably going to set our entire communication system, and, really, our
entire society, on a course that it won't be able to change for generations."
learn
more on PBS: The Net at Risk
Stressed
out? Anxious? Worried? Panic Attack? Insomnia? Today's fast paced
living can translate into a highly stressful environment. Our bodies are
continually challenged physically and emotionally, in the workplace and
in our personal lives. Calmazon helps our body to relieve stress naturally.
It produces a calming effect by assisting the body's natural processes
and supporting its nutritional needs. learn
more
Optimal Prostate Health and
Prevention Measure to prostate enlargement.
Prostate Cancer: a drugless
approach
Homeopathic approach to impotence,
bladder infections, prostate problems etc.
The Male Andropause (like menopause)
Male Herbs for Impotence
Peter R. Breggin,
M.D - "The drugging of children has gotten
so out of hand that America is waking up to this. This is a national catastrophe."
more
Julian Whitaker M.D -
"Class
action lawsuits have been filed in Texas, California and New Jersey charging
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis, maker of Ritalin,
with conspiracy to create the psychiatric disorder known as ADHD in order
to fuel the market for their product." more...