MEEKER | Since the late 1940s, fluoride—the ionic form of fluorine, which is the 13th most abundant element in the earth’s crust and is found naturally in water and air—started being added to some public drinking water supplies in the United States and Canada as a means of preventing dental caries, or cavities.
What was something of a grand experiment—residents of the first town to have fluoridated water weren’t told about the addition—was considered a…
Fluoridation began with the mistaken belief that fluoride was essential to grow decay-resistent teeth. But modern science disproved that concept. Fluoride is neither a nutrient nor essential for healthy teeth – meaning that ingesting a fluoride-free diet won’t cause tooth decay. Fluoride, like all drugs, has side effects – the most critical is the damage it’s doing to our children’s brains – where fluoride was never inteneded to go. Recent studies link fluoride to ADHD, Lower IQ, Autism and more. http://fluoridealert.org/issues/health/brain
Our kids are guinea pigs in this ongoing human experimentation called fluoridation without informed consent. Politics, not science, protects fluoridation
This article brings up some great points about the benefits of community water fluoridation and the scientifically proven facts that water fluoridated at the optimal level will help to prevent dental decay. The small cost of community water fluoridation far outweighs the cost of dental fillings. Lastly, while fluorosis is possible with excessive exposure to fluoride, this is rarely seen anymore and never seen in communities that participate in community water fluoridation.