New Report from Dr. Mercola's website: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/05/21/fluoride-health-hazards.aspx
"In a new study published in the journal Nuclear Medicine Communicationsi (published January 2012), researchers found that fluoride may be associated with an increased cardiovascular risk as it causes hardening of your arteries." http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21946616
Dr. Mercola goes on to list the 20 "most commonly mentioned health hazards and diseases associated with fluoride exposure...", then goes on to tell us what is really in our water:
"It's important to understand that the "fluoride" added to your drinking water is NOT the natural mineral, nor a pharmaceutical grade fluoride...
"Sodium fluoride (with other common uses for sodium fluoride include: Rat and cockroach poisons, Anesthetics, Hypnotics and psychiatric drugs), ...was the first of the fluoride waste materials to be used for fluoridation, but now is rarely used. It's the most well known, as this is the compound used as pharmaceutical grade in toxicology studies and other research into the potential health dangers of fluoride.
"The other two, sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluorosilicic acid, are the compounds actually used for water fluoridation, with hydrofluorosilicic acid being the most commonly used additive, according to the CDC.xvi Sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluorosilicic acid are the waste products from the wet scrubbering systems of the fertilizer industry, and are classified as hazardous wastes. Contamination with various impurities such as arsenic is also common in these products.
"Hydrofluorosilicic acid is one of the most reactive chemicals known to man. Its toxicity is well known in chemical circles. It will eat through metal and plastic pipes, and corrode stainless steel and other materials. It will dissolve rubber tires and melt concretexvii. This is what is added to your water—all in the name of saving children from cavities!"
(SIDEBAR NOTE from me, Ken, in case you missed that very important point that has been confirmed by the CDC: Therefore, since sodium fluoride was used for the original toxicology studies, but is NOT the form of fluoride actually used in the water any more, according to the CDC themselves, then that nullifies all former studies with regards to what is used in today's water supply--in other words, there have been NO studies using the fluoride materials that the CDC states is "most commonly used" in today's tap water.)
Dr. Mercola then goes on to share once again the latest strategy that has been producing results in getting rid of fluoride in the drinking water---which is Shifting the Burden of Proof >>
"According to Jeff Green, National Director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water...a more successful strategy has been to hold those making claims, and the elected officials who rely on them, accountable for delivering proof that the specific fluoridation chemical being used fulfills their health and safety claims, and is in compliance with all regulations, laws, and risk assessments already required for safe drinking water.
"For example, a couple of years ago, a Tennessee town stopped adding the hydrofluosilicic acid fluoride product they had been using, while still keeping its resolution to fluoridate its water supplies intact (meaning they didn't make a decision on whether it might be harmful). They just haven't been able to find a replacement product that is compliant with existing laws, regulations and safe-water requirements, and they will not add any fluoride product that is not in compliance. To learn more, please see this previous article, which discusses these strategies more in-depth."
(Emphasis added to the above are my own)
(Referred to article in that last paragraph is here:)
Dr. Mercola's This Daily Habit Can Damage Your Brain, Disrupt Your Bones, and Stain and Pit Your Teeth, reports on the latest news in April 2012 with New Hampshire ready to pass a mandated requirement of "infant fluoride warning," as well as discussing the strategy of "shifting the burden of proof" in more detail:
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/24/fluoride-warnings-on-water-bills.aspx
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