The Dangers of Fluoride
Study Shows No Benefits In using Fluoride Toothpaste
In the 1980s, the largest study ever was conducted on fluoridation and tooth decay. Data was taken from nearly 40,000 children of school age in 80+ areas around the United States. The statistics showed no significant difference between the rates of tooth decay in fluoridated and non-fluoridated cities.
Also a study in the late 80's (1989) by the National Institute for Dental Research came to the conclusion that 12% of school children living in areas that were artificially fluoridated (at just 1 to 4 parts per million), developed dental fluorosis. This condition causes discoloration and weakening (brittling) of the teeth. How much advertising have you seen over the years that implies that fluoride is great for your pearly white smile!
Fluoride Actually Weakens Tooth Enamel
Fluoride is good for your teeth, that's what we are constantly being told. The truth is that extensive research has shown that rather than protecting our teeth, flouride may actually be weakening them. After years of adding flouride to toothpaste, mouthwash and drinking water, the rate of dental decay and cavities is on the increase, not decrease. This is a worrying indication that flouride is not the answer.
For decades, children, teens and adults have been regularly brushing with flouride yet they still have poor dental health. Surely with the addition of fluoride, toothpastes should be protecting our teeth from cavities and decay.
Fluoride May Also Be Poisoning Us
At first glance, fluoride seems harmless enough. It is a naturally occurring element that has dental protection properties, right? Wrong, look at where fluoride comes from and you will soon begin to see the problem. It is a toxic waste by-product from the aluminium manufacturing process. Highly toxic with proven unwanted side effects. It is harmful to all animal life and is to be avoided at all costs. Fluoride is linked to 10,000 cancer deaths yearly. Fluoridation is also responsible for 40 million cases of arthritis, dental deformity in 8 million children and allergic reactions in 2 million people. - Dr. Dean Burke and Dr. John Yiamouyiannis, National Cancer Institute, USA, 1997
The Race To Forget Fluoride
Recently, there has not been so much trumpet blowing about Fluoride and it fact it has been "down played" in most forms of commercial advertising. Educated consumers are learning of it's harmful and potential serious side-effects and and turning to natural alternatives that do not harm teeth and health. This has left manufacturers desperate to avoid a "consumer revolt" which will mean "lost sales and profit". As people in their thousands turn to natural alternatives, mainstream toothpaste manufacturers have wised up and are being forced to supply safe products, or go out of business.
Think about it - when was the last time you heard a toothpaste advert singing the praises of fluoride? It simply doesn't happen anymore. So why is it that Fluoride is still the main "active" ingredient in most brands of toothpaste? Because in addition to water fluoridation, the toothpaste manufacturing industry is one of the biggest ways to dispose of a major problem. The highly toxic waste product, fluoride!
This is a highly scandalous and dangerous practice but once you understand the plain facts, you begin to see why it happens. Fluoride is a highly toxic waste product that needs to be disposed of and humans are the way to dispose of it through toothpastes and mouthwash.
The Best Solution Is a Healthy Approach
The best solution to oral hygiene would be a natural one, free from alcohol, sodium lauryl sulphate and fluoride. Increasingly, responsible manufacturers are offering a complete range of dental products, specifically designed for families who want safe, yet powerful, dental care - from keeping cavities at bay and plaque under control to eliminating tooth decay and bad breath.
Avoiding Fluoride containing products, especially oral ones, at all times is absolutely essential for long-term dental health and physical health.
KJAY Health - August 2005
Post je objavljen 03.10.2005. u 20:14 sati.