Contrary to popular belief fluoride does not have any health benefits. In fact fluoride is a poison, a toxic by-product of aluminum. It is more poisonous than lead and only slightly less poisonous than arsenic. Before 1945 fluoride was regarded solely as an environmental pollutant. In fact, the aluminum industry had been marketing and selling their fluoride waste as a rat poison and pesticide.
It truly bewilders me that a known toxin could be marketed so heavily as a health benefit. However, due to a savvy public relations campaign in the 1940s to eliminate lawsuits and to save face for a major corporation and our military, that is exactly what happened- and the myth is perpetuated to this day.
During the 1940s Dupont supplied fluoride to the US military’s Manhattan Project for the making of atomic bombs. Fluoride is necessary for the processing of uranium and plutonium. The military needed millions of tons of fluoride for their project. As a result of the processing the workers and the surrounding area of Dupont’s plant in New Jersey became highly contaminated with fluoride emissions. The disturbing consequence of the contamination was that many people and animals became sick and crippled, and entire crops were wiped out. Even before this area’s contamination the use of fluoride in fertilizers as a pesticide had resulted in the deaths of many animals and the destruction of many crops, but Dupont did not head this warning.
With impending lawsuits against both Dupont and the U.S. atomic bomb program, the Manhattan Project stepped in and agreed to do their own studies on fluoride, studies which were to span over a ten year period. The studies were never completed, but “proof” was still submitted to the courts that the consumption of fluoride in small doses was/is safe. These same inconclusive and incomplete studies proposed that fluoride prevented tooth decay. Sadly, this evidence was generated by the very people who had large stakes in, and who could only benefit from, the continued processing of fluoride.
Fluoride has never been proven to have any health benefits, but has been proven time and time again to be damaging to our health. Long term use can be injurious to our central nervous system, and has been linked to learning disabilities and Alzheimer’s Disease. During the time of Nazi Germany the Nazis used fluoride to make their prisoners docile and infertile.
Continued studies have shown that fluoride suppresses the immune system, inhibits key enzyme production, causes Osteoarthritis, and inhibits thyroid function. Fluoride has also been linked to bone and uterine cancer, and kidney and liver damage.
Fluoride use can also lead to fluorosis, a condition which weakens the teeth and makes them prone to decay. Dental fluorosis usually occurs in children between the ages of one and four years of age, and is becoming increasingly more common. It can usually be detectedy by white, yellow or brown spots on the teeth. An important thing to remember is that what is happening in our bones is reflected in our teeth. If dental fluorosis is not cared for it will inevitably lead to skeletal fluorosis, which has been a contributing factor to the increase of bone fractures in children. Though common in children it is not exclusive in children. Adults are also susceptible to fluorosis. Fluorosis is fluoride poisoning. In India, where there are high levels of fluoride in the ground water, tens of millions of people have been afflicted with crippling skeletal fluorisis. The Indian government has been working hard at removing fluoride contamination from their water sources.
Since 1997 the FDA has required all products containing fluoride to carry a poison warning label. Most recently the ADA (American Dental Association) has encouraged them to have labels which instruct “keep out of the hands of children under 6 years of age”. Does that sound like something that is good, let alone safe, for us?
In addition to fluoride being in most toothpastes and oral rinses, it is now showing up as an ingredient in “nursery waters”. Fluoride is also still very much an environmental pollutant due to the continued processing of aluminum and water fluoridation. Currently forty-two of the U.S.’s major cities fluoridate their public water supply- Detroit being one of them- that’s 2/3 of our country’s drinking water! Unlike chlorine and other contaminates found in our water, fluoride cannot be removed from water through boiling or filtration. Water fluoridation is actually banned in many countries, including China, Austria, France, Scotland, Finland, Belgium, and many others.
Very sadly, the powers that be have allowed the contamination of our waters, soils, and air. We can however write, call, and meet with our representatives to encourage and insist that they take better care of us, and our environment. This may not be an easy task, but it’s an important one, and with unity and diligence we just may get somewhere.
Fortunately, you can find toothpastes and other oral hygiene products without fluoride. Nature’s Gate, Kiss My Face, and Tom’s of Maine are a few companies that make a non-fluoridated line of products (though still read the labels since they also offer ones that contain fluoride). Better still, you can make your own toothpowders and toothpastes. It is only possible through natural ingredients, care, and our diet to truly have healthy teeth and gums. Below is a recipe for a toothpowder that Mike and I use.
To find out if your water is fluoridated visit:
https://www.ada.org/public/media/presskits/fluoridation/overview_uscities.pdf
To find out who represents you visit:
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
The Fluoride Action Network:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/
All Natural Toothpowder
2 TBSP dried lemon peel
¼ cup baking soda
2 tsp sea salt (optional)
½ tsp sage
½ tsp cinnamon
*you can also add ½ tsp of fennel
Chop the dried lemon peel and using a mortar and pestle, or food processor, grind into a fine powder (make sure that the peel is completely dry),blend remaining ingredients together and voila, toothpowder!
Store the toothpowder in a spice jar or other sealed container. When using, add a little water to the powder to make it into a paste and brush as you would normally. We follow each brushing with a brushing of pure Myrrh extract. Myrrh promotes healthy gums as well as prevents tooth decay. Remember also to drink plenty of water throughout the day, consume little (or no) refined sugars, floss regularly, and eat foods rich in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins A, C, and D (green leafy vegetables, broccoli, carrots, and the blessed sun are good sources for all!).
Baking Soda and Sea Salt act as an abrasion to clean teeth.
Lemon Peel whitens teeth.
Sage whitens teeth, removes plaque, and freshens the breath.
Cinnamon inhibits bacterial growth.
Fennel freshens the breath.
with
loving
kindness.
-t.
It truly bewilders me that a known toxin could be marketed so heavily as a health benefit. However, due to a savvy public relations campaign in the 1940s to eliminate lawsuits and to save face for a major corporation and our military, that is exactly what happened- and the myth is perpetuated to this day.
During the 1940s Dupont supplied fluoride to the US military’s Manhattan Project for the making of atomic bombs. Fluoride is necessary for the processing of uranium and plutonium. The military needed millions of tons of fluoride for their project. As a result of the processing the workers and the surrounding area of Dupont’s plant in New Jersey became highly contaminated with fluoride emissions. The disturbing consequence of the contamination was that many people and animals became sick and crippled, and entire crops were wiped out. Even before this area’s contamination the use of fluoride in fertilizers as a pesticide had resulted in the deaths of many animals and the destruction of many crops, but Dupont did not head this warning.
With impending lawsuits against both Dupont and the U.S. atomic bomb program, the Manhattan Project stepped in and agreed to do their own studies on fluoride, studies which were to span over a ten year period. The studies were never completed, but “proof” was still submitted to the courts that the consumption of fluoride in small doses was/is safe. These same inconclusive and incomplete studies proposed that fluoride prevented tooth decay. Sadly, this evidence was generated by the very people who had large stakes in, and who could only benefit from, the continued processing of fluoride.
Fluoride has never been proven to have any health benefits, but has been proven time and time again to be damaging to our health. Long term use can be injurious to our central nervous system, and has been linked to learning disabilities and Alzheimer’s Disease. During the time of Nazi Germany the Nazis used fluoride to make their prisoners docile and infertile.
Continued studies have shown that fluoride suppresses the immune system, inhibits key enzyme production, causes Osteoarthritis, and inhibits thyroid function. Fluoride has also been linked to bone and uterine cancer, and kidney and liver damage.
Fluoride use can also lead to fluorosis, a condition which weakens the teeth and makes them prone to decay. Dental fluorosis usually occurs in children between the ages of one and four years of age, and is becoming increasingly more common. It can usually be detectedy by white, yellow or brown spots on the teeth. An important thing to remember is that what is happening in our bones is reflected in our teeth. If dental fluorosis is not cared for it will inevitably lead to skeletal fluorosis, which has been a contributing factor to the increase of bone fractures in children. Though common in children it is not exclusive in children. Adults are also susceptible to fluorosis. Fluorosis is fluoride poisoning. In India, where there are high levels of fluoride in the ground water, tens of millions of people have been afflicted with crippling skeletal fluorisis. The Indian government has been working hard at removing fluoride contamination from their water sources.
Since 1997 the FDA has required all products containing fluoride to carry a poison warning label. Most recently the ADA (American Dental Association) has encouraged them to have labels which instruct “keep out of the hands of children under 6 years of age”. Does that sound like something that is good, let alone safe, for us?
In addition to fluoride being in most toothpastes and oral rinses, it is now showing up as an ingredient in “nursery waters”. Fluoride is also still very much an environmental pollutant due to the continued processing of aluminum and water fluoridation. Currently forty-two of the U.S.’s major cities fluoridate their public water supply- Detroit being one of them- that’s 2/3 of our country’s drinking water! Unlike chlorine and other contaminates found in our water, fluoride cannot be removed from water through boiling or filtration. Water fluoridation is actually banned in many countries, including China, Austria, France, Scotland, Finland, Belgium, and many others.
Very sadly, the powers that be have allowed the contamination of our waters, soils, and air. We can however write, call, and meet with our representatives to encourage and insist that they take better care of us, and our environment. This may not be an easy task, but it’s an important one, and with unity and diligence we just may get somewhere.
Fortunately, you can find toothpastes and other oral hygiene products without fluoride. Nature’s Gate, Kiss My Face, and Tom’s of Maine are a few companies that make a non-fluoridated line of products (though still read the labels since they also offer ones that contain fluoride). Better still, you can make your own toothpowders and toothpastes. It is only possible through natural ingredients, care, and our diet to truly have healthy teeth and gums. Below is a recipe for a toothpowder that Mike and I use.
To find out if your water is fluoridated visit:
https://www.ada.org/public/media/presskits/fluoridation/overview_uscities.pdf
To find out who represents you visit:
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml
The Fluoride Action Network:
http://www.fluoridealert.org/
All Natural Toothpowder
2 TBSP dried lemon peel
¼ cup baking soda
2 tsp sea salt (optional)
½ tsp sage
½ tsp cinnamon
*you can also add ½ tsp of fennel
Chop the dried lemon peel and using a mortar and pestle, or food processor, grind into a fine powder (make sure that the peel is completely dry),blend remaining ingredients together and voila, toothpowder!
Store the toothpowder in a spice jar or other sealed container. When using, add a little water to the powder to make it into a paste and brush as you would normally. We follow each brushing with a brushing of pure Myrrh extract. Myrrh promotes healthy gums as well as prevents tooth decay. Remember also to drink plenty of water throughout the day, consume little (or no) refined sugars, floss regularly, and eat foods rich in calcium, phosphorus, and vitamins A, C, and D (green leafy vegetables, broccoli, carrots, and the blessed sun are good sources for all!).
Baking Soda and Sea Salt act as an abrasion to clean teeth.
Lemon Peel whitens teeth.
Sage whitens teeth, removes plaque, and freshens the breath.
Cinnamon inhibits bacterial growth.
Fennel freshens the breath.
with
loving
kindness.
-t.
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