There is much concern about the effects of
fluoridated water nationally. Ken Howard of Abundant Living is one of those
concerned people.
“There have been no warnings issued in
Utah to date. Your public water supply is fluoridated. Fluoridated water should
not be used or added to infant formula, foods or drinks intended for babies 12
months of age or younger, in order to avoid dental fluorosis,” Ken says.
Why the urgent warning?
“Dental fluorosis is not a cosmetic
effect, but the first visible sign that a child has been overexposed to
fluoride,” Ken says.
Ken first became aware of the issue of
fluoridation in the 1990s. He understood the government’s explanation that the
purpose of fluoridating the public water supply was to reduce cavities, but
nagging doubts persisted. He began to research the issue, and what he found was
troubling to him.
“The toxicity of fluoride is comparable to
arsenic and lead. In fact, it’s in the same category, and it seems illogical to
put it in water, even in a diluted state,” Ken says.
Fluoride was used in the 1940s as a
necessary ingredient to enrich uranium to build the atomic bomb. The U.S.
government backed research to show fluoride was safe in highly diluted amounts,
and would be effective in reducing dental cavities.
“It became a political campaign to push
adding fluoride in public water supplies, but it was done without adequate
scientific testing. The sad and corrupt part is that the testing experiments
were terminated early, and water fluoridation was whitewashed. Subsequent
testing was short term, and used a different compound than what was being used
in over 90 percent of the fluoridated water systems. The effects of highly
diluted fluoride are very subtle and slow acting. It takes time to see the signs
of damage. Research shows fluoride produces dental fluorosis and increases susceptibility/vulnerability to
cancer, kidney damage, neurologic/brain impairments, bone fractures, lowered
thyroid function, increases infertility, hyperactivity or lethargy,” Ken
says.
It remains against the law to dump
fluoride on the ground, in streams or in the ocean. Fluoride is also a
by-product of the fertilizer industry.
“This is mass medication without a chance
of choice. This violates the standard in doctor-patient relationships. There are
other ways to get fluoride, but water fluoridation removes freedom of choice.
Ingesting fluoride via drinking water has little or no effect on the prevention
of dental cavities. Topical application, as in toothpaste, has some beneficial
effect,” Ken says.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s
Union of Water Safety Scientists spent 11 years researching fluoride, and
unanimously voted against using it in the water supply in 2000. Their warnings
remain unheeded.
“I asked the Salt Lake County Health
Department to post the warnings issued in 2006 and 2010 by the Centers for
Disease Control and the American Dental Association advising against mixing
formula with fluoridated water. They declined,” Ken says.
“Please pass the fluoride warning for
infants to everyone. Please take note there is a study showing serum fluoride
can potentially damage a child’s IQ,” Ken says.
Contact Ken Howard at Abundant Living
Information Services, 502 South State Street, Suite 900, in Orem. Ken and his
staff are also available by phone at
801-765-1995 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 
801-765-1995 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting or online at
abundantlivinginfo.com.
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