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Article: Fluoridation Enables Lead, Aluminum to Invade The Brain

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Evidence is mounting that various compounds of fluoride from a variety of

sources, most notably municipal water supplies that are deliberately

fluoridated, act to compromise the blood-brain barrier. (Definition: " A barrier

that exists between the blood and the cerebrospinal fluid which prevents the

passage of various substances from the bloodstream to the brain. " )

www.sonoranspine.com/glossary.htm

The chemical most commonly used to fluoridate America's drinking water is

associated with an increase in children's blood lead levels, according to

research presented to the 17th International Neurotoxicology Conference

( " Children's Health and the Environment, " Little Rock, Arkansas, October 17-20,

1999), as quoted at www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof.

Pro-fluoridation literature uniformly cites a handful of studies done on sodium

fluoride, an aluminum industry waste product used in fluoride toothpastes and

dental treatments. Since 1997, the FDA has required fluoride toothpastes to

carry the warning: " ...if the child swallows more than a pea-sized amount,

contact a Poison Control Center immediately. "

Here's some enticing promotional copy from a Chinese manufacturer's website:

Sodium Fluoride " Properties: White powder, soluble in water, slightly soluble

in alcohol, poisonous. Uses: Be used as manufacture of enamel, vermin destroyer,

rat poison; as insecticide, preservatives for wood and food, antiseptic in

alcohol distillation. "

While far from proven safe, sodium fluoride is significantly less toxic than the

cheaper silicofluorides used in most fluoridated communities.

Sodium Fluorosilicate " Usage: It can be used as white-adding reagent of

porcelain enamel and glass, melt-supporting reagent, antiseptic of wood,

insecticide in agriculture, moisture absorption reagent of acid tolerance

cement, solidification matter of natural latex products, ... filling substance

of plastic. " www.china-fluoride.com/web_c/cpjs_e.htm

Fluoride applied topically to teeth may provide some decay resistance, but no

published research supports the assumption that ingesting fluoridated water has

the same effect.

Researchers Roger D. Masters, Ph.D., of Dartmouth College, and chemical engineer

Myron Coplan, found that the silicofluorides (SiF) do not separate completely,

as sodium fluoride does. " As a result, water treatment with silicofluorides

apparently functions to increase the cellular uptake of lead, " according to

their findings published in the International Journal of Environmental Studies

(September 1999).

Masters and Coplan studied lead screening data from 280,000 Massachusetts

children. They found that average blood lead levels are significantly higher in

children living in communities whose water is treated with silicofluorides.

(Lead and arsenic are significant components of the " chemical soup " recovered

from the smokestack scrubbers of phosphate fertilizer plants and repackaged as a

water treatment.)

" Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Evaluation Survey (NHANES

III) and a survey of over 120,000 children in New York towns (population 15,000

to 75,000) corroborate this effect, " adds the New York State Coalition Opposed

to Fluoridation (www.orgsites.com/ny/nyscof/_pgg5.php3).

Masters and Coplan reported that some minorities are especially at risk in high

SiF exposure areas, with significantly higher blood lead levels than they do in

unfluoridated communities.

Silicofluorides are used by over 90% of U.S. fluoridated towns and cities.

Ironically, children with higher blood lead levels also have more tooth decay

(Journal of the American Medical Association, June 23/30, 1999).

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC), lead poisoning can

cause learning disabilities, behavioral problems, and at high levels, seizures,

coma and even death.

" Lead is a highly significant risk factor in predicting higher rates of crime,

attention deficit disorder or hyperactivity and learning disabilities, " said Dr.

Masters.

The Aluminum Connection

Research findings covered in previous issues of Alternative Mental Health News

point to a link between Alzheimer's Disease and aluminum in the brain.

Unfortunately, fluoride has a strong affinity for aluminum and helps the metal

atoms get past the " blood-brain barrier. "

Isabel Jansen, R.N., wrote of a simple experiment regarding the use of aluminum

pots, where you can easily prove for yourself that both the aluminum and the

fluoride content in water both increase dramatically, when combined:

" In January 1987, experiments performed at the Medical Research Endocrinology

Dept., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, and the Physics Dept of the Univ. of

Ruhana, Sri Lanka, showed that fluoridated water at 1 ppm, when used in cooking

in aluminum cookware, concentrated the aluminum up to 600 ppm, whereas water

without fluoride did not. (Science News, 131:73)

" The researchers suggested that because of the known fact that aluminum is

neuro-toxic and is in abnormally high concentrations in the brain of Alzheimer's

and other neurological disease victims, including AIDS, that these findings

raise questions about adding fluoride to the water supply of communities to

reduce tooth decay.

" Because of these findings, a test was made of Antigo, Wisconsin water which had

been fluoridated for 33 years. The water was examined by a certified Wisconsin

laboratory, and showed that when it was used in cooking in aluminum cookware, it

concentrated the aluminum by 833 times and increased the fluoride content by

100%.

" The maximum allowed aluminum content of water is set by the World Health

Organization at 200 micrograms per liter. This makes Antigo water, when cooked

in aluminum, 75 times over the maximum. No test was made of distilled water, as

the Antigo Water Dept. does not dispense distilled water. Antigo water pipes are

also encrusted with (calcified) fluoride from 26 to 3,100 ppm. This latter was

analyzed and diagnosed by the Wisconsin Dept of Hygiene as being aluminum

fluoride. Regardless of which findings are true, to chance exchanging a hole in

a tooth---which can be repaired at a nominal fee---for dementia (organic brain

disorder) in later years, for which there is no remedy at any price, hardly

seems to be a good bargain.

" Therefore, it would seem imperative that other communities test their water in

the same manner to see if it produces the same results, as tests may vary

depending on the mineral variations of the water and the type of aluminum

cookware. This simple test can be done by anyone, with the help of a laboratory

to do the analysis. " ISABEL JANSEN, R.N. (Journal of the National Academy of

Research Biochemists - Jan/Feb '90)

These quotes about aluminum are thanks to

users.rcn.com/mgfree/Medical/Fluorine/FluorineApathy.html.

If Your Water Is Fluoridated

If you are drinking bottled water, be sure to check out the guidelines at

www.bottledwater.org. Ironically, many companies add fluoride to bottled water,

as listed at www.bottledwater.org/public/fluorida.htm.

In fluoridated areas, 80% of the fluoride assimilation is through the skin in

bathing, so drinking bottled water alone is not enough. Few home water

filtration systems are equipped to trap the chemical, so read the fine print if

you are about to install a system.

Sailors used to take one-minute showers. Travelers have learned to do so in

areas where water is scarce. Cutting back does not have to be this extreme to be

effective, however. Consult the references at www.aquasafe.us and the other

websites listed in this article for information about who is most at risk

(kidney patients, diabetics, small children) and what exposure levels you should

be concerned about in your area.

 

 

 

 

 

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