Copyright © Ron Harder 2003
For many years now, a battle has been going on over
the use of fluoride. As early as 1961, fluoride was
exposed as a lethal poison in the US water supply.
Those who support its use say that fluoride occurs
naturally and helps develop and maintain strong bones
and teeth.
Opponents to the use of fluoride say that when
fluoridated water is consumed, toxic levels of fluorine,
the poisonous substance of fluoride, builds up in the
body and causes severe harm to bone tissue and to
teeth.
In the early part of this century fluoride was recognized
as a dominant industrial pollutant. It is very common in
the earth's crust and, whenever we mine raw materials,
we bring up a lot of it. It is emitted from iron and steel
manufacturing operations, from aluminum, copper,
lead, and zinc manufacturing operations, and is a by-
product of fertilizer.
Nobody really knew what to do with this toxic material,
and then, simply through circumstance, somebody came
up with an ingenious plan. It was reported that there
were some areas in the United States where there were
relatively high levels of natural fluoride in the drinking
water supply, and that there appeared to be lower rates
of dental cavities in those areas.
This was looked upon by the concerned industrial
interests as a golden opportunity, and they seized it.
Turn the public image of fluoride around from being an
industrial pollutant, to being something that helps
prevent cavities, and your problem about toxic waste
disposal is solved.
The bottom line of course was this: Instead of having it
cost a pile of money to dispose of this toxic waste
material, some manufacturing industries are now
making money by selling this toxic by-product to water
companies as something that will help to prevent
cavities by putting it into your drinking water.
The issue of fluoride was never about saving children's
teeth; it was always about an industry-backed program
to dispose of toxic waste.
It is important to understand that there are two different
types of fluoride. The naturally occurring form of
fluoride, calcium fluoride, is not toxic, but this form of
fluoride is not used to fluoridate water, and is not used
in toothpaste.
The salts used to fluoridate your water supply, sodium
fluoride and fluorosalicic acid, are industrial by-
products that are so notoriously toxic that they are used
in rat poison and insecticides. This is the fluoride that is
used in your water supply, and when we refer to
fluoride in the rest of this article we are referring to
sodium fluoride and fluorosalicic acid.
Fluoride is an acute toxin with a rating slightly higher
than that of lead. According to the "Clinical Toxicology
of Commercial Products", 5th edition, 1984, lead is
given a toxicity rating of 3 to 4, and fluoride is rated at
4 (3 = moderately toxic, 4 = very toxic).
On December 7, 1992, the new EPA Maximum
Contaminant Level (MCL) for lead was set at 0.015
ppm (parts per million), with a goal to reach 0.0 ppm.
The MCL for fluoride is currently set for 4.0 ppm -
that's over 250 times the permissible level of lead, and
yet fluoride is listed as being the more toxic of the two.
Current fluoride intake is estimated to be between 5 and
7 mg per day in fluoridated areas. Intake is equally
divided between drinking water (in fluoridated areas),
food, canned products, beverages, and dental products;
meaning that even if you don't live in a fluoridated
area, you are still consuming fluoride.
The current level of fluoride in toothpaste in Canada
and the US is up to 0.4%, which works out to 4000
ppm. It is known that half a tube of toothpaste can kill a
child, and you do not know how much of the toothpaste
that your child is using is being swallowed.
All toothpaste in the US and Canada has to carry a
warning label advising parents of what to do in case
their child swallows any toothpaste over a certain
amount.
Going to the dentist to have your teeth cleaned and
fluoride treatment applied can be even more dangerous.
Fluoride treatments can contain between 10,000 to
20,000 ppm of fluoride. In fact, there are known cases
of children dying in the dentist's chair. (New York
Times, Jan 20, 1979: " $750,000 Given in Child's
Death in Fluoride Case ", about a three year old child
killed by fluoride treatment in the Dentist's office.)
As little as 0.04 mg/day has been proven to cause
adverse health effects. As little as 2 mg/day will
produce crippling skeletal fluorosis in a persons
lifetime. What makes this toxic compound even more
insidious is that it is a cumulative substance that builds
up in your body. It is estimated that only about 50% of
daily fluoride intake is eliminated and the other 50%
gets absorbed in calcified tissues like bone and teeth.
Fluoride is considered a toxic product and is the most
bone-seeking element known to man. The US Public
Health Service has stated that fluoride makes the bones
more brittle and the dental enamel more porous. The
use of fluoride on your teeth leads to something called
dental fluorosis, and it is estimated that 1 in 5 children
are affected by this condition.
Dental fluorosis, also called mottled teeth or mottled
enamel, is a disease of the teeth that causes permanent
damage to the enamel. When fluoride reaches the cells
of the tooth that make enamel, the cells become
poisoned. As they degenerate, they lay down irregular
enamel. Instead of producing regular enamel, the cells
will produce mottled, porous, and thin enamel. If a lot
of poison accumulates, the enamel may even be absent.
According to the US Public Health Service, fluoride
also makes bones more brittle, and can lead to crippling
arthritic deformities of the spine and major joints of the
body.
There are other health problems associated with
fluoride. In 1990 the National Cancer Institute found
that fluoride was a carcinogen. In 1992 further studies
revealed a 6.9% increase in bone cancer linked to
fluoridated water, and as of 1997 there were over 80
references available, linking the use of fluoride to
cancer. Other studies reveal an increase in hip fractures,
brain damage, osteoporosis, arthritis..... and the list
continues.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers
fluoride an unapproved new drug for which there is no
proof of safety or effectiveness. There are no reliable
studies, conducted under ethical research guidelines
that indicate any benefits of fluoride supplementation.
There are however, more than 500 studies that indicate
adverse health effects.
The above is an excerpt taken from the book "How to
DEFEAT CANCER NATURALLY without Chemo,
Radiation, or Surgery"
This and other articles by Ron Harder are available at www.defeatcancernaturally.com/health.html .
This article written by Ron Harder, Nutritional Health
Consultant, Iridologist, and Author of "How to
DEFEAT CANCER NATURALLY without Chemo,
Radiation, or Surgery". A FREE CHAPTER of this new
book is available at www.defeatcancernaturally.com/eight.html
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