Fluoride
Fluoride is found in almost all commercial toothpastes. It is also added to the water supply in some areas and our Government are currently trying to increase this fluoridation of our water supply.
We are told that fluoride (sodium fluoride) is good for us and our teeth. The truth is fluoride is extremely poisonous and inflicts damage on every cell, organ and system in our body and is especially damaging to the brains of young children. Fluoride can cause fluorosis (discoloured spots on the teeth) but is has serious adverse effects on our neurological (nervous) and endocrine (hormonal) systems.
Other common uses of Fluoride include it's use as an insecticide, wood preserver and cleaning compound. Fluoride is officially classes as an acutely toxic substance.
Interestingly, the active ingredient of Prozac (that anti-depressant, sedentary drug that is so widely prescribed) is fluoxetine hydrochloride; this if just fluoxetine in salt form: C17H18F3NO. Fluoxetine is a compound of fluorine and is listed as acutely toxic, a health hazard, corrosive and an environmental hazard.
References:
- A 2012 study from Harvard found a strong connection that fluoride may negatively affect cognitive development in children: "children in high-fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low-fluoride areas."
- A 2006 study by the US National Research Council of the National Academies found evidence that fluoride affects normal endocrine function.
- Dr. Dean Burke, who spent 34 years researching at the National Cancer Institute: “In point of fact, fluoride causes more human cancer death, and causes it faster than any other chemical.”
Key to symbols
Non toxic.
Danger, Toxic.
Endocrine Disruptor, affects the hormonal and chemical balance.
Neurotoxin, affects the brain and nervous system.
Poisonous.
Cancer risk.
Reproductive issues.
Heart risk.
Inflamation.
Skin irritation.
