Fluorides – why are we drinking this stuff! Are we nuts?
Fluoride toxicity will manifest as any combination of Dental Fluorosis: Dental Fluorosis is usually caused by over-exposure to Fluoride when the dental enamel is actively mineralizing during early childhood.
Skeletal Fluorosis: involves abnormal mineralization of bone and soft tissues and/or the disruption of normal activity of the osteocytes. For this reason, Skeletal Fluorosis often mimics «generic» osteoarthritis and/or osteoporosis in relatively young adults.
Systemic Fluorosis: due to the chemical nature of Fluoride and its action(s) within mammals which are not limited to teeth and bone, Fluoride toxicity may potentially be linked to every major multiple cause ailment of the 20th century from cancer to Attention Deficit Disorder.
Fluoride toxicity may be acute or chronic, with affects ranging from cosmetic damage, to disability and even death. With the exception of Dental Fluorosis, Fluoride-related illness is often attributed to other diseases or syndromes (i.e. osteoarthritis for Skeletal Fluorosis, cardiovascular failure for death by acute Fluoride poisoning) making Fluorosis in itself very difficult to track epidemiologically in the absence of an ecosystem health framework.
In agriculture, many commonly-used agricultural pestiticides, including rat poisons, and fertilizers both contain significant quantities of Fluoride and are responsible for local Fluoride pollution near the processing plants. The more obvious destination of agricultural Fluoride is into food and beverage products, but incorporation into drinking water sources is perhaps less obvious. Not only is it suspected that the Fluoride associated with the application of some phosphate fertilizers and cryolite-based insecticides may «leach» into surface waters and shallow groundwater, but by-products of the phosphate fertilizer industry are the primary source of «artificial» Fluoride for many municipal water fluoridation programs.
NOTE! Coastal Areas, where the human population consumes large quantities of marine plants and animals as dietary staples and inhales Fluoride-rich water vapor. Salt water contains relatively large amounts of dissolved Fluoride which is imparted to marine plants and animals or which may enter the blood stream through respiration. Also, bones contain up to 3 times the amount of Fluoride as soft tissues, and so eating whole fish, especially small fish like sardines and anchovies, results in a greater Fluoride intake.
Children are worth special mention with respect to Fluorosis. With less body mass and decreased overall metabolic capacity, they are particularly susceptible to Fluoride toxicity as they undergo critical stages of rapid cell reproduction and differentiation. UNICEF attributes Fluorosis in 20 mostly Developing World countries around the globe to toxic amounts of Fluoride, primarily in drinking water. The United Nations acknowledges Fluorosis as a major threat to public health in those demographically «youth-full» countries where the majority of the world’s population lives. [ Visit Website ]
Fluoride found in Glacier National Park
Because Glacier National Park is 6 miles downwind from Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. (CFAC), gaseous and particulate fluoride emissions (byproducts of aluminum reduction) have been of major concern to the park and surrounding areas. Animals and plants that accumulate significant levels of fluoride may exhibit tissue death, inhibited growth or greater susceptibility to disease or insects. [ Visit Website ]
Mar 16, 2003, 09:49
Canadian Dental Association Advises AGAINST Fluoride Supplements in Young Children
To avoid permanent tooth discoloration, the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) is now advising AGAINST fluoride supplement use for children before their permanent teeth have erupted, usually at about 6 or 7 years of age.
The CDA states in its revised guidlines: There is «…weak scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of fluoride supplements.»
old ski jump hill
Require a photo of burns lake ski jump hill in 1930s for a history project. photos of some top jumpers would be appreciated too.