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The Great Fluoride Debate

Fluoride in our toothpaste. Fluoride in our water supply. We all know about it, but why are there so many arguments against it?

The first type of fluoride is a by-product of an estimated 50 industries. To name two, the heavy manufacturing and agro-chemical industries. This is called sodium fluoride.

Before fluoridation began, fluoride components were listed as one of four top pollutants in America by The Science Advisory Committee to Lyndon B. Johnson, according to Health Wars author Phillip Day. This is scary in itself, but even worse is that after fluoridation began nothing more was heard about it.

The second type is more soluble and less toxic than the first. it is calcium fluoride and is the type found in nature.

Fluoridation was first proposed by the aluminum industry to rid themselves of the toxic chemical by-product they no longer had room to dispose of anymore. (Day, 2001) After cleaning it up, they wanted to pass it on to consumers in the water supply. Harmless trick and everyone's happy right? Wrong.

In 1981 in the Liucin Township eighteen of their twenty two villages seriously affected by their water system. The cause? Fluoride. Maladies ranged from hardened brown (mottled) teeth, bowed backs, shrunken limbs and even early death. This tragedy affected over 80% of the village people. (Seybolt 13)

Fluoride may mask the problems of tooth decay in children; caused by poor dental hygiene and excess sugar, say critics. They further state there is no difference in the tooth decay rates between fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas.

It is widely known that fluoride in the body over certain levels may be harmful. However, research shows that we may be slowly poisoning ourselves due to the fact it may also accumulate in the body over time.

In testing, fluoride has changed healthy cells into cancer cells. It has shown to cause genetic damage, and studies have noted increased risks of heart disease as well as cancers in those cities which choose fluoridation.

France, Sweden, the Netherlands, and even some locales in the United States has banned fluoridation. I am with them. Won't you choose filtered water for you and your family's safety from now on?

Article Source: http://www.inpop.net

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