Prominent researcher apologizes for pushing fluoride

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At the bottom of this webpage, there is a long list of all of the

states in USA and their responses to putting fluoride in the water. There is

also

a list at the end here of several countries whom stopped putting fluoride in

the water. I noticed that this is only a small portion however of the

countries whom don't fluoride their water; the others wouldn't even start. It

seems

that Canada is the major country which still fluorides it's citizens. Doesn't

that say something?

The titles of the organizations below are links; it anybody wishes to

check them out they can access the links via this webpage.

This controvery reminds me of the one about aspartame.

I have found a make of water filters which admit to taking out at

least 50% of the fluoride, if anybody is interested?

blessings

Shan

Prominent researcher apologizes for pushing fluoride

http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/fluoride.htm

By Barry Forbes,

The Tribune, Mesa, AZ

Sunday, December 5, 1999

 

" Why'd you do it, Doc? Why'd you toss the fluoride folks overboard? "

 

I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback B.SC., Ph.D. in Biochemistry,

D.D.S., head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry for the University of

Toronto, and president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. (Whew.)

 

Dr. Limeback is Canada's leading fluoride authority and, until recently, the

country's primary promoter of the controversial additive. In a surprising

newsmaker interview this past April, Dr. Limeback announced a dramatic change of

heart. " Children under three should never use fluoridated toothpaste, " he

counseled. " Or drink fluoridated water. And baby formula must never be made up

using Toronto tap water. Never. "

 

Why, I wondered? What could have caused such a powerful paradigm shift?

 

" It's been building up for a couple of years, " Limeback told me during a

recent telephone interview. " But certainly the crowning blow was the realization

that we have been dumping contaminated fluoride into water reservoirs for half

a century. The vast majority of all fluoride additives come from Tampa Bay,

Florida smokestack scrubbers. The additives are a toxic byproduct of the

super-phosphate fertilizer industry. "

 

" Tragically, " he continued, " that means we're not just dumping toxic fluoride

into our drinking water. We're also exposing innocent, unsuspecting people to

deadly elements of lead, arsenic and radium, all of them carcinogenic.

Because of the cumulative properties of toxins, the detrimental effects on human

health are catastrophic. " A recent study at the University of Toronto confirmed

Dr. Limeback's worst fears. " Residents of cities that fluoridate have double

the fluoride in the hip bones vis-à-vis the balance of the population. Worse, we

discovered that fluoride is actually altering the basic architecture of human

bones. "

 

Skeletal fluorosis is a debilitating condition that occurs when fluoride

accumulates in bones, making them extremely weak and brittle.

The earliest symptoms?

 

" Mottled and brittle teeth, " Dr. Limeback told me. " In Canada we are now

spending more money treating dental fluorosis than we do treating cavities. That

includes my own practice. "

 

One of the most obvious living experiments today, Dr. Limeback believes, is a

proof-positive comparison between any two Canadian cities. " Here in Toronto

we've been fluoridating for 36 years. Yet Vancouver - which has never

fluoridated - has a cavity rate lower than Toronto's. " And, he pointed out,

" cavity

rates are low all across the industrialized world including Europe, which is 98%

fluoride free. Low because of improved standards of living, less refined

sugar, regular dental checkups, flossing and frequent brushing. Now less than 2

cavities per child Canada-wide,' he said.

 

" I don't get it, Doc. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ran a

puff piece all across America saying the stuff was better than sliced bread.

What's the story? "

 

" Unfortunately, " he replied, " the CDC is basing its position on data that is

50 years old, and questionable at best. Absolutely no one has done research on

fluorosilicates, which is the junk they're dumping into the drinking water. "

 

" On the other hand, " he added, " the evidence against systemic fluoride intake

continues to pour in. "

 

" But Doc, the dentists... " " ... have absolutely no training in toxicity, " he

stated firmly. " Your well-intentioned dentist is simply following 50 years of

misinformation from public health and the dental association. Me, too.

Unfortunately, we were wrong. "

 

Last week, Dr. Hardy Limeback addressed his faculty and students at the

University of Toronto, Department of Dentistry. In a poignant, memorable

meeting,

he apologized to those gathered before him.

 

" Speaking as the head of preventive dentistry, I told them that I had

unintentionally mislead my colleagues and my students. For the past 15 years, I

had

refused to study the toxicology information that is readily available to

anyone. Poisoning our children was the furthest thing from my mind. "

 

" The truth, " he confessed to me, " was a bitter pill to swallow. But swallow

it I did. "

 

South of the border, the paradigm shift has yet to dawn. After half a century

of delusion, the CDC, American Dental Association and Public Health

stubbornly and skillfully continue to manipulate public opinion in favor of

fluoridation.

 

Meantime, study after study is delivering the death knell of the deadly

toxin. Sure, fluoridation will be around for a long time yet, but ultimately its

supporters need to ready the life rafts. The poisonous waters of doubt and

confusion are bound to get choppier.

 

" Are lawsuits inevitable? " I asked the good doctor. " Remember tobacco, " was

his short, succinct reply.

 

Welcome, Dr. Hardy Limeback to the far side of the fluoride equation.

 

It's lonely over here, but in our society loneliness and truth frequently

travel hand in hand.

 

Thank you for the undeniable courage of your convictions.

 

 

--

Utah a national leader by not fluoridating

Written by David W. Christopher M.H.

The Daily Herald, Provo, Ut. Sunday, June 4, 2000

 

Utahns consistently reject fluoride because we cut through the enormous

endorsements and weigh the facts. We are not behind the times, but ahead of the

60

cities that bucked the system and rejected fluoride in the 1990's. We're

unique because we vote. Most cities are fluoridated by executive order.

 

The task of unmasking this fluoride farce is monumental. Utah being the least

fluoridated state is pivotal. If we can withstand the onslaught of federal,

state, industrial, and of course medical pressure, Utah can send a clear

message to Washington that like Europe and the majority of the world we will not

be

a part of the biggest hoax perpetrated on America since it's inception. One

lemming bucking the crowd will be noticed by other States who then might

finally call for congressional hearings ferreting out the perpetrators of this

insidious practice of dumping toxic waste into our drinking water under an EPA

loophole.

 

Is fluoride toxic?

Science shows fluoride is more toxic than lead (Clinical Toxicology of

Commercial Products-1984) The majority of fluoride is captured into ponds from

EPA

required smokestack scrubbers and sold untreated to municipalities. The

technical name is fluorosilicic acid, and yes it is a toxic waste that can

totally

dissolve any cement barriers.

 

Is fluoride a cumulative toxin?

Of course it is; that's how it's supposed to work. It attaches to the

calcium in bones. That is why dentists apply it to your teeth. However, when you

drink it in water it enters the blood stream and attaches to the first bones it

comes in contact with. Does fluoride cause hip fractures? Yes. Hip fractures

were caused inadvertently in a study designed to prove fluoride prevented

osteoporosis. In the trials elderly women were given 75 mg. per day of sodium

fluoride and compared to a control group. The study ended abruptly with the

horrifying discovery that fluoride caused these fractures. In light of this

study

another study looked at low levels of fluoride in drinking water at the optimal

level of 1 ppm. Hip fractures were 27% higher in women and 41% higher in men

living in Brigham City, the largest fluoridated community in Utah, compared to

non-fluoridated Logan and Cedar City. These studies were verified in five

additional studies including the French study (JAMA 1995; 273:775) that showed

an

86% increase in hip fractures in fluoridated communities. Additionally, Toronto

which has been fluoridated for 35 years has twice the hip fractures as Quebec

which has never been fluoridated.

 

Is fluoride absolutely safe?

Of course not! There are more than 500 peer reviewed studies documenting

adverse effects of fluoride ranging from cancer to brain damage. Tragically all

of

these studies will be dismissed as non conclusive by a medical system which

has a predetermined mind set that fluoride is safe and effective.

 

Should we vote on it?

By the initiative process, yes. If they can't get enough signatures? Then no,

and quit wasting our time. How many times? I guess until they join our side!

 

 

--

Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and

hurry off as if nothing happened. - Winston Churchill

 

Dental Fluorosis Prevention Program

" The American Medical Association is NOT prepared to state that no harm will

be done to any person by water fluoridation. The AMA has not carried out any

research work, either long-term or short-term, regarding the possibility of any

side effects. " - Dr. Flanagan, Assistant Director of Environmental Health,

American Medical Association.

 

Campaign for Fluoride Free Water in Ireland

" I am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for drugs.

Fluoride is a corrosive poison that will produce serious effects on a long range

basis. Any attempt to use water this way is deplorable. " - Dr. Charles Gordon

Heyd, Past President of the American Medical Association.

 

Low-Level Fluoridation and Low-Level Radiation

" Fluoridation ... it is the greatest fraud that has ever been perpetrated and

it has been perpetrated on more people than any other fraud has. " - Dr.

Professor Albert Schatz, (Microbiology), Nobel Prize Winner and the discovery of

Streptomycin, the cure for tuberculosis and numerous other bacterial infections.

 

 

Dangers of Fluoridated Water

" Fluoride may be destroying our bones, our teeth and overall health... it

doesn't need to be added to our water and we may be taking unnecessary risks by

doing so. " - Dr. Hardy Limeback, a leading Canadian fluoride authority, former

fluoride advocate and long-standing consultant to Canadian Dental Association.

Now a Professor of Dentistry at the University of Toronto.

 

National Center for Fluoridation Policy & Research (NCFPR)

" The evidence against the safety of this public health policy keeps mounting;

it is too compelling to ignore. " - Dr. Phyllis Mullenix, Children's Hospital,

Boston

 

Preventive Dental Health Association

" By 1983 I was thoroughly convinced that fluoridation caused more harm than

good. I expressed the opinion that some of these children with dental fluorosis

could, just possibly, have also suffered harm to their bones " - Dr.

Colquhoun, former Principal Dental Officer for Auckland New Zealand.

 

The Fluoridation Fiasco

" Based on data from the National Academy of Sciences, current levels of

fluoride exposure in drinking water may cause arthritis in a substantial portion

of

the population long before they reach old age " -Dr. Robert Carton, former EPA

scientist.

 

Fluoridation: A 50 Year old Blunder and Cover-Up

" E.P.A. should act immediately to protect the public, not just on the cancer

data, but on the evidence of bone fractures, arthritis, mutagenicity and other

effects. " - Dr. William Marcus, Senior Toxicologist at E.P.A.

 

STOP Fluoridation USA

" Water contains a number of substances that are undesirable, and fluorides

are just one of them, " stated Dr. F. A. Bull, State Dental Director of

Wisconsin, speaking at the Fourth Annual Conference of State Dental Directors.

 

Fluoridation in Other Countries

Water fluoridation was stopped in the following World Health Organization

(WHO) Countries:

- Federal Republic of Germany (introduced 1952, stopped 1971)

- Sweden (introduced 1952, stopped 1971)

- Netherlands (introduced 1953, stopped 1976)

- Czechslovakia (introduced 1958, stopped 1988/90)

- German Democratic Republic (introduced 1959, stopped 1990/93)

- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (introduced 1960, stopped 1990)

- Finland (introduced 1959, stopped 1993)

- Japan (introduced 1952, stopped 1972)

 

" The reason for these cessation's of water fluoridation was not a political

one, but the consequence of scientific discussion of its effectiveness and side

effects. "

 

" Dentists and WHO experts have predicted a very large caries increase ( " a

tide of caries " ) after termination of fluoridation. Analyses of the data,

however, reveal a significant decrease in dental caries (caries decline) after

suspension of water fluoridation in Japan, in the Netherlands, in Prague, in the

German Democratic Republic, and elsewhere. Never has any real increase in dental

caries been observed after water fluoridation was discontinued. "

 

http://www.fluoride-journal.com/98-31-3/313-171.htm

 

Fluoridation in Europe. FLUORIDE 31(3), 1998, pp 171-174

International Society for Fluoride Research

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