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 

The Devil's Poison: How fluoride is killing you

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.

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

• Two main thyroid disorders: Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid
• The Devil's Poison: How fluoride is killing you
• Finally the Media is Recognizing the Perils of Fluoridated Water
• What You Never Expected to Hear About Water Fluoridation
• Is Fluoride Really As Safe As You Are Told
• The Truth About Tap Water
• Drinking clean water (fluoride free) 
• Arguments Against Water Fluoridation from the National Academy of Sciences

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CDC Covering Up Serious Hazards of Water Fluoridation

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.
 

600 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists and Environmentalists Call for an End to Fluoridation

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...

Fluoride The Aging Factor: How to Recognize and Avoid the Devastating Effects of Fluoride Dr. John Yiamouyiannis

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.

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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

Richard Sauerheber, Ph.D is the author of Toxicity of Artificially Fluoridated Water

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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. 
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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. 

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.
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  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.
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   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. 
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    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. 

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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
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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

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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. 

The Fluoride Deception

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.”
 

Finally the Media is Recognizing the Perils of Fluoridated Water

What You Never Expected to Hear About Water Fluoridation

Is Fluoride Really As Safe As You Are Told

The Truth About Tap Water

Drinking clean water (fluoride free) 

Arguments Against Water Fluoridation from the National Academy of Sciences

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Fluoride and Eczema
A testimonial on Thu, 02 Dec 1999 from Rose <robertf@mb.sympatico.ca>

"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:

Fluoride Free Toothpaste

• Pasca Dent toothpaste
• MSM toothpaste
• Grape-fruit seed extract Dental-Gel

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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.

More info on Fluoride Issues From the Santa Rosa Junior college Campus Wide Information System.

Fluoride: A Kick in the Teeth 

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Many medications are packing a potentially lethal hidden dose of fluoride

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.

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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.

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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. 

Fluoride, Thyroid Disease and Iodine Deficiency
Nascent Iodine thyroid support formula
Thyroid Formula Other Natural herbal formula to help restore balance for both the underactive and overactive thyroid.
Herbal/homeopathic remedies for thyroid conditions

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 more...

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

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. learn more about the two main thyroid disorders...

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Glutathione and Thyroid Health

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."

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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. more

SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW THYROID

 • Unusual weight gain (or sometimes loss)
• Low body temperature, feeling cold
• Digestive and elimination problems
• Tiredness, weakness
• Brain fog
• Slow pulse, low blood pressure
• High cholesterol levels
• Hair/skin/nail dryness, brittleness
• Low, husky voice
• Muscle and joint aches and pains
• Menstrual Changes
• Fertility Problems
• Mood swings, depression, anxiety
• Anti-depressant has no effect
• Low sex drive
• Vision/eye problems
• Neck and throat complaints
• Hearing problems/tinnitus
• Recurring infections/low resistance
• Onset of allergies
• Sleep apnea and snoring
• Breathing difficulties/asthma-like feelings
• Dizziness and vertigo 
 

Fluoride, Thyroid Disease and Iodine Deficiency

The Devil's Poison: How fluoride is killing you

Finally the Media is Recognizing the Perils of Fluoridated Water

What You Never Expected to Hear About Water Fluoridation

Is Fluoride Really As Safe As You Are Told

The Truth About Tap Water

Drinking clean water (fluoride free) 

Arguments Against Water Fluoridation from the National Academy of Sciences

How to restore  healthy thyroid functioning

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 Devil's Poison: How fluoride is killing you
The Fluoride Deception
Serious Health Conditions Caused by Fluoride
Fluoride's Role in Thyroid Disease and Iodine Deficiency
Iodine and Thyroid Health - Signs, Symptoms, and Solutions for Poor Thyroid Function

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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." 

Do you have a question about holistic or natural health or need assistance? click here to contact Shirley  or call 206-984-3009 or 323-389-0560.

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Detoxification for Optimum Health

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

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Health Effects of Chlorine in Drinking Water

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

Chlorinated tap water linked to birth defects

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 The Great Healer and Detoxifier! 

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. more

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

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Diabetes Alternative Medicine 
Health Issues: Consumer Alert!
Alternative Cancer Therapies
Gulf War Syndrome Causes and Illnesses
Chia Seeds: The Wonder Food with Healing Power
Antibiotic Resitance Crisis - The Prebiotics and Probiotic Revolution
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What is Homeopathy?
Urine therapy: medically proven natural cure
Thyroid Disorder and the fluoride connection
Toxic Environment - Toxic Cosmetics
Detoxification for Optimum Health: Chemicals and toxins are the primary cause of disease and obesity
Glutathione's role in health, aging and cancer
Tonic Herbs for Longevity, Rejuvenation, Immunity
Raw Food and Juice Therapy
Therapeutic Fasting
Healing with Herbs and Other Natural Remedies
Water: the great healer
The acid-alkaline balance's impact on health
Clay Therapy - Our Earth, Our Cure
Bee Pollen: healing from the hives
Magnesium Medical Miracles
Marine plants to enhance health
Profound Life-Giving Properties of Marine Phytoplankton 
Guide to natural treatments for Fibromyalgia
Immune system: the body's defense department
Sunlight to restore health
Cayenne Pepper: the great healer
The acid-alkaline balance's impact on health
Allicin, The Heart of Garlic - Mother Nature's Defender
Wheatgrass juice: nectar of health and rejuvenation
Healing Earth: Fulvic Acid and Shilajit
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A healing crisis: what is it?
Transfer Factor for people and animals
Overcoming stress naturally
Overcoming The Sugar Blues and Getting Off Prozac
Healing shingles/herpes zoster naturally and rapidly
Flaxseed Oil The Wonder Healer
Cholesterol Myth - Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill!
Salt Deficiency: the cause of many serious disease
Radiant, healthy skin: the natural way
Words Of Wisdom Follow Your Dreams!
Dangers of Modern Medicine: Iatrogenic Diseases 
Healing asthma: a drugless approach
Alzheimer's Disease: There is Hope!
Healing eczema: a drugless approach
Healing psoriasis: a drugless approach
Parasites Infections: Symptoms and Natural Treatment (humans and  pets)
Basic Healing Principles
AIDS/HIV/AZT: truth behind the propaganda
The bitter truth about nutrasweet
Canola oil: how toxic is it?
Bovine Growth Hormones in your milk
Beware of Genetically Engeneered Foods
Radiation Emergencies: Protecting The Thyroid Gland
Weight Loss: natural and healthy solutions 
West Nile Virus - what the media won't tell you
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Animals Messengers of Love and Wisdom
Pet Allergies, skin problems, obsessive biting self, chewing paws
Rearing healthy pups and kittens
Saving Shasta's life: a holistic approach
Sample RAW pet food recipes
Toxic environment and your pet's illness
Alternative to antibiotics
Testimonials of amazing animal healing.
Preventing and Healing Animal Cancer without drugs or surgery
Holistic Health for Horses
Feline Holistic Health
Natural diet for pet birds
Vaccinosis: chronic dis-ease caused by vaccines
Nosodes: alternative to conventional vaccines
List of holisitic veterinarians
Managing flea bites and hotspots naturally
Improving your animal's health with kelp
Books and video: holistic animal health
Training Shasta for personal protection
Non-toxic health products and supplies for your pets
 
 
 

AIDS/HIV/AZT: truth behind the propaganda
 
 
 
 

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
 
 
 
 
 

Dangerous Side Effects or Flu Vaccine, H1N1, and Tamiflu Drug  NFL cheerleader suffers brain damage after getting flu shot (watch the video). Medical doctors warning about dangerous side effects of flu vaccine and flu drug. more...
 
 
 
 

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. Miller's Tea

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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, M.D., Ph.D. reveals the evidence linking diseases and obesity to health damaging chemicals which can upset the balance that helps maintain healthy body weight. Learn about simple, natural, inexpensive and effective approach to cleansing and weight loss programs.
 
 
 
 
 

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
 
 
 
 
 

Possible Causes of Mysterious, Massive Death of Bees

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

Urge your representative to support the "Internet Freedom Preservation Act."
Conference for Media Reform Video Minneapolis, June 7, 2008. 
 
 
 
 

Alternative to Ear Tubes Stop Your Child's Ear Infections Naturally Without Antibiotics 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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
 
 
 
 
 
 

Natural herbal remedies  for a Healthy Heart  -  Hypertention  -  High Cholesterol
 
 
 
 
 

Shirley's Wellness Cafe's recommended natural health products.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Optimum Nutrition and Natural Health for Animals   Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Veterinary Medicine 

• Do You Really Know What's In Your Pet's Food? 
• Healing animals without drugs. Holistic Veterinary
• Health Hazard of Routine Vaccination
• Allergies, Hotspots, Fleas and Ticks natural prevention and control
• Preventing and Healing Cancer in Small and Large Animals
• Boosting Animal's Immune System Naturally
• Holistic Health for Horses, for dogs, for Pet Birds, for Ferrets and for Cats   and much more... 

• Candida: Conquering Yeast Infections Naturally
• Infertility and Miscarriage
• What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause
• Myth of Osteoporosis - Protecting Your Bones Naturally
• Autoimmune low-thyroid can cause fatigue, depression, excess weight.
• Estrogen's Deadly Truth: a story of deception, betrayal, hidden agendas, propaganda and misinformation.
• Saline and Silicone Breast Implant Toxicity Sickness How Some Women Recovered Their Health and Their Lives 
• Breast Cancer: prevention and natural solutions

Natural Health for Children:

• Eear infection Alternative to steroids, antibiotics, and ear tubes 
• Adverse effects of vaccines  Immunization, deception and tragedy.
• Drug-Free Alternatives For Attention-Deficit Disorder  Helping Children, Not Drugging Them 
• Forced drugging of children Parents may face jail over compulsory drug orders
• Attachement parenting
• Do you know what happens during circumcision?

 
Men's Sexual Functions - the natural approach
 
• 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...