Canada - Fluoridation is foolhardy
Fluoridation is foolhardy
By James Winter, The Windsor Star April 14, 2012 12:00 AM
If Mayor Eddie Francis and company decide to keep fluoridating our water supply, they may well have to raise our taxes to pay for the class action lawsuits which will result. In the U.S., there are several lawsuits against municipal governments for the damages caused by fluoride, and the unauthorized dispensation of drugs.
Lawsuits are currently underway in Clallam County, Washington, Gallatin, Tennessee and the southern district of California.
Another U.S. federal court case has been filed against Nestle U.S.A. and Gerber product company for selling fluoridated bottled water and causing fluoridosis.
What damages, you ask? In 2006, the U.S. National Research Council documented numerous negative effects of fluoride on many organ systems including increased potential risk for bone fractures (the well-documented disease of skeletal fluorosis) possibly increased risk of osteosarcoma, reduced IQ, thyroid dysfunction, endocrine dysfunction and more.
Windsor is adding fluorosilicic acid to our water, a toxic waste byproduct collected from the smokestack scrubbers of the phosphate fertilizer industry.
Has this drug called "fluoride" ever received Health Canada approval as a drug? Have medication doses and drug interactions been considered?
Has anyone even written a prescription for this drug?
University of Toronto professor of dentistry, Dr. Hardy Limeback, is a leading Canadian fluoride authority who is often cited by health officials in their defence of fluoridated water. He is also a long-standing consultant to the Canadian Dental Association.
Limeback says fluoride may be destroying our bones, our teeth and our overall health. Although he still believes fluoride in toothpaste is effective against tooth decay, he says it doesn't need to be added to our water and we may be taking unnecessary risks by doing so.
"There is no point swallowing fluoridated water. The only benefit comes with direct contact with the teeth," Limeback says.
How long will this foolhardiness continue?
JAMES WINTER, LaSalle
By James Winter, The Windsor Star April 14, 2012 12:00 AM
If Mayor Eddie Francis and company decide to keep fluoridating our water supply, they may well have to raise our taxes to pay for the class action lawsuits which will result. In the U.S., there are several lawsuits against municipal governments for the damages caused by fluoride, and the unauthorized dispensation of drugs.
Lawsuits are currently underway in Clallam County, Washington, Gallatin, Tennessee and the southern district of California.
Another U.S. federal court case has been filed against Nestle U.S.A. and Gerber product company for selling fluoridated bottled water and causing fluoridosis.
What damages, you ask? In 2006, the U.S. National Research Council documented numerous negative effects of fluoride on many organ systems including increased potential risk for bone fractures (the well-documented disease of skeletal fluorosis) possibly increased risk of osteosarcoma, reduced IQ, thyroid dysfunction, endocrine dysfunction and more.
Windsor is adding fluorosilicic acid to our water, a toxic waste byproduct collected from the smokestack scrubbers of the phosphate fertilizer industry.
Has this drug called "fluoride" ever received Health Canada approval as a drug? Have medication doses and drug interactions been considered?
Has anyone even written a prescription for this drug?
University of Toronto professor of dentistry, Dr. Hardy Limeback, is a leading Canadian fluoride authority who is often cited by health officials in their defence of fluoridated water. He is also a long-standing consultant to the Canadian Dental Association.
Limeback says fluoride may be destroying our bones, our teeth and our overall health. Although he still believes fluoride in toothpaste is effective against tooth decay, he says it doesn't need to be added to our water and we may be taking unnecessary risks by doing so.
"There is no point swallowing fluoridated water. The only benefit comes with direct contact with the teeth," Limeback says.
How long will this foolhardiness continue?
JAMES WINTER, LaSalle
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