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Fluoride
Fluoride is a toxic substance. This category covers research and articles about fluoride, fluoride toxicity, and the dangers of fluoride
Pinellas County commission likely to reinstate water fluoridation
It may be a case of one step forward, two steps back in combination with the ‘squeaky wheel’ syndrome in Pinellas County Florida, where county commissioners are now looking at reversing what appeared to be a well advised decision made back in October to stop water fluoridation in their community – a sad situation for forward thinking members of the public, and for advocates of water fluoridation cessation as well. In an article by the Tampa Bay Times dated January 6, 2012 one council member by the name of Jerry Mullins is cited as being ‘upset’ by the October decision and has since confronted City Manager Mike Gustafson and asked the city to restore water...
Read MoreFlorida Community Joins the Campaign to Stop Water Fluoridation
Despite a more than $600,000 investment in the process launched back in 2004, a decision made earlierthis week by Pinellas County Commission in Florida effectively put a stop to adding fluoride to its public drinking water, making it the largest urban county in Florida to discontinue the practice. Pinellas County joins a growing list of communities that have rejected fluoridation since 1990, a list now numbering over 250. Breaking away from fixed traditions more local residents, grass roots organizations and professionals from all sectors, including a growing number of dentists are speaking out against fluoridation — due to the fact that fluoride chemicals added to...
Read MoreIs Fluoride REALLY Good For Your Teeth?
The Do’s and Don’ts of Fluoride Have you ever taken the time to read the label on a tube of toothpaste? One sample from a fluoride toothpaste selected at random reads: Active Ingredient Sodium Fluoride – Warning – Keep out of reach of children. If accidently swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center immediately. (Incidentally, a tube of commercial toothpaste contains enough fluoride in it to kill a child of around 20 pounds or the average 9-month-old.) Reading such a label could make a person wonder what the deal is with fluoride, and if it is so poisonous that the FDA demands there be warning labels attached to toothpaste, then why are...
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