Vitamin D : The Sunshine Vitamin

YOU MAY NOT BE GETTING THE VITAMIN D YOU NEED!

The Vitamin D Revolution




By Dr. Zoltan P. Rona, M.D., M.Sc. 

“We estimate that vitamin D deficiency is the most common medical condition in the world.”
Dr. Michael F. Holick, Vitamin D expert

When the June 8, 2007 front page of the Toronto Globe and Mail proclaimed the cancer preventing 
benefits of vitamin D (a.k.a.“the sunshine vitamin” or D3) and the Canadian Cancer Society chirped in with their modest recommendation for everyone to take
1100 IU of vitamin D daily, the natural health community may have felt vindicated. Many scientists felt hoodwinked.

This cancer preventive property of vitamin D was 
no big news to world experts and researchers who 
have been touting the numerous benefits of the 
vitamin for well over a decade. The medical 
profession and its various antiquated societies are,
unfortunately, far behind in applying scientific 
data to clinical health concerns. It’s a nice gesture 
on their part to recommend 1100 IU of vitamin D 
a day to prevent cancer but it’s far from enough. 
Current research indicates that the figure for 
cancer prevention should be closer to 10,000 IU daily.

Vitamin D is really not a vitamin but a steroid
hormone precursor that plays a major role in many
diseases. It is created under the skin by ultraviolet
light and is found in few foods commonly
consumed by most Canadians. Vitamin D
deficiency or insufficiency (sub-optimal levels)
plays a role in causing seventeen types of cancer 
(especially breast, prostate and colon) as well as 
heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune 
diseases like multiple sclerosis, diabetes, 
depression, especially seasonal affective disorder,
chronic pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, osteo-
porosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth 
defects, and periodontal disease.

In my practice, at least half the patients I see for 
chronic health problems have insufficient blood 
levels of vitamin D despite consuming vitamin D
fortified dairy products or taking a multiple 
vitamin supplement. Sun phobia, a condition 
imposed on the population by sun paranoid 
dermatologists, sunscreens and spending too 
much time indoors have all contributed to the 
vitamin D insufficiency problem. One of the worst
offenders in creating vitamin D deficiency is the 
use of commercial sun blocks. Studies now 
indicate that while these may prevent sunburns, 
they do virtually nothing to prevent melanoma, 
the most dangerous form of skin cancer.

Research indicates that to get 4000 IU of vitamin D
daily if you totally avoid the sun, you must drink 40
glasses of milk a day or take 10 typical multivitamin
pills daily. As mentioned earlier, a more optimal 
daily dose of vitamin D is 10,000 IU daily. If your
blood levels of vitamin D are below the optimal 
levels research indicates that it will take at least 4000
IU of vitamin D daily to push the levels back to the
desirable range.

The purported toxicity of vitamin D is overstated. 
According to well documented research, a person 
standing in the summer sun for an hour at noontime
in a southern latitude in swim trunks, would 
naturally produce about 10,000 IU of vitamin D 
through skin exposure but sun poisoning from 
vitamin D overdose has never been reported anywhere.

For those who cannot tolerate the sun and prefer 
to take supplements, Dr. Reinhold Vieth PhD, 
researcher at the University of Toronto, notes that 
vitamin D toxicity begins at 40,000 IU daily only 
after many weeks of use. Taking 10,000 IU daily 
for months at a time provided there is no sun 
exposure is perfectly safe. Blood levels can be 
done periodically to verify this.

“Because vitamin D is so cheap and so clearly
reduces all-cause mortality, I can say this with 
great certainty: Vitamin D represents the single
most cost-effective medical intervention in the
United States.”
Dr. Greg Plotnikoff, Medical Director,
Penny George Institute for Health and Healing,
Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis.

Besides Cancer, Why Take Vitamin D?

Vitamin D supplementation is not only effective
for cancer prevention (60% of all cancers 
prevented) and treatment but for a long
list of other conditions. Below are a rapidly growing number of health problems that have been proven to be either prevented or
treated effectively by boosting the blood levels of vitamin D:

1. Rickets – even conventional medicos know this childhood bone disease is caused by vitamin D 
deficiency and was the major reason why milk became fortified with tiny doses of the supplement.

2. Osteoporosis – even though this is common knowledge numerous individuals who suffer from 
osteoporosis are low in their D levels and simply need to take more.

3. Heart disease – hardening of the arteries is caused by calcium deposition and vitamin D is an 
anticalcifying agent when at optimal levels in the bloodstream; both extremely high and low intake
levels of vitamin D induce calcification of arteries but calcification from overdose of vitamin D
requires many hundreds of thousands of international units and is rare; vitamin D 
deficiency is common and calcified arteries are a direct result of deficiency. Also, as is noted below, heart disease 
is often triggered and perpetuated by inflammation and vitamin D is anti-inflammatory.

4. Diabetes – evidence is mounting that vitamin D can improve insulin resistance and favorably affect Type 2 diabetes.

5. Hypertension – emerging evidence has 
compared the blood pressure lowering effects of 
vitamin D to ace (angiotensin converting enzyme) 
inhibitors, a class of blood pressure lowering 
drugs commonly prescribed by conventional 
doctors; don’t go off your blood pressure pills yet 
but consider high dose supplements of vitamin D 
and get the blood levels checked along with your blood pressures.

6. The common cold and the flu – ditch that 
mercury and formaldehyde laden flu shot; vitamin 
D has strong antibiotic properties and some studies
indicate that optimal blood levels will prevent the 
flu far better than those toxic flu shots. Dr. John 
Cannell, the director of the Vitamin D Council, 
suggests high-dose vitamin D (50,000 IU) be 
consumed for 3 days at the first sign of a cold or 
the flu. If you have an infection, you need more 
vitamin D. That’s a given.

7. Arthritis – Any kind of arthritis, especially
osteoarthritis, benefits from optimal levels of 
vitamin D. Ideally, vitamin D supplementation 
should be accompanied by omega-3 from the diet 
or supplements.

8. Autism - Research has shown that low maternal
vitamin D levels can adversely affect the 
developing brain and lead to autism and that 
vitamin D supplements can improve some of the 
signs of autistic behavior. Since most of the medical
and conventional treatments for autism are so 
dismal, supplementing with vitamin D may be well worth a try.

9. Inflammation – vitamin D is anti-inflammatory; 
if you have inflammation (arthritis, iritis, 
thyroiditis, pancreatitis, anything ending in “itis”), 
you need more vitamin D.

10. Autoimmune Disease – multiple sclerosis, 
psoriasis, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, 
fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and 
numerous other diseases where the immune 
system attacks various organs involves inflam-
mation that can be arrested by high dose vitamin D.

11. Melanoma – this most deadly form of skin 
cancer is now thought to be caused by a sunlight/
vitamin D deficiency coupled with a deficiency in
omega-3 oils; safe sun exposure actually helps 
prevent melanoma, a counter intuitive finding 
confusing the heck out of dermatologists.

12. Obesity – vitamin D levels are significantly
lower in overweight individuals; taking a 
vitamin D supplement certainly beats dieting but 
check your blood levels first.


For more info on the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and disease, see my book, “Vitamin D, The Sunshine Vitamin.”




“No other method to prevent cancer has been identified that has such a powerful impact.”
Dr. Cedric Garland, Vitamin D expert

The Bottom Line

The only way to ensure vitamin D adequacy is to expose yourself to the sun regularly. In Canada and other northern latitude countries, this is next to impossible at any time other than the summer. As discussed earlier, drinking milk is not the answer.

For people who are not making frequent trips south, there are oral supplements that will do the trick. One choice would be cod liver oil or halibut liver oil liquid or capsules. The only problem here might be the high vitamin A (each capsule may contain as much as 5000 IU of vitamin A) that comes along with the vitamin D (usually 200 – 400 IU per capsule). If you want to take 2000 IU daily of vitamin D, this might be suitable. If you want to push the dose up to 10,000 IU of vitamin D daily, you might be getting too much vitamin A. There is also some new evidence indicating
that excessive amounts of vitamin A will interfere with the action of vitamin D in the body.

An alternative to cod or halibut liver oil would be 
a capsule containing only vitamin D3 (cholecalci-
ferol). These usually come in dosages of 400 IU 
or 1000 IU per capsule. Higher potencies per 
capsule are available by prescription only.

Why Micro Emulsified Vitamin D?

There are many individuals who have a problem
absorbing vitamin D from the gastrointestinal 
tract. In my practice, certain people taking even
50,000 IU of vitamin D daily for months fail to
boost their blood levels sufficiently. This may be
due to various bowel diseases like celiac disease
or various forms of inflammation (Crohn’s disease
or colitis), food allergies, bacterial flora
imbalances, candidiasis, digestive enzyme 
deficiencies or because of the use of numerous 
drugs affecting the gastrointestinal tract. These 
people can only achieve successful absorption 
with a micro emulsified form of vitamin D. 
Essentially, this converts a fat soluble vitamin 
into a water soluble form.

This most bioavailable form of vitamin D is most
suitable for people who have problems with 
absorption. The liquid form can be taken straight 
from the bottle or mixed into any food or 
beverage. Emulsified Vitamin D used to be only 
available at a high price from some health care 
practitioners or pharmacies specializing in natural
remedies. It is now available at much more 
reasonable prices at your neighborhood health 
food store without a prescription.

Conclusion

If you are suffering from any chronic health 
problem, ask your doctor to check your blood level
of 25-hydroxy vitamin D, the most accurate indicator of vitamin D status. The optimal blood levels should be between 100 and 250 nanomoles/ml. Levels below
75 are considered insufficient and levels below 25 are definitely in the deficiency category. With continued research, I predict
these numbers will all change, so stay tuned.

Dr. Zoltan P. Rona practises Complementary Medicine in Toronto and is the medical editor of
“The Encyclopedia of Natural Healing.” He has also published several Canadian best-selling
books, including “Return to The Joy of Health” and “Vitamin D - The Sunshine Vitamin.”







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Vitamin D, disease and therapeutic opportunities


The major source of vitamin D3 is through ultraviolet irradiation of 7-dehydrocholesterol in skin. The liver 25-hydroxylase enzyme (possibly encoded by CYP2R1) then converts vitamin D3 to 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25-OH-D3), the major circulating form of the vitamin. Generation of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 occurs primarily in the kidney by the 25-OH-D-1α-hydroxylase enzyme (encoded by CYP27B1), which is tightly regulated by blood calcium and phosphorus levels, and transcription of this enzyme is directly altered by parathyroid hormone (PTH).

I was told my heart had been damaged : John Fox

Mr. John Fox's case is very unusual in that his severe case of heart disease was reversed sufficiently to make life once again normal for him—without the bypass surgery that is now in vogue. Mr. Fox is in his sixth decade of life.

He is a retired electronics engineer who has spent many highly responsible years with the Navy. Today, he is one of the 50 living Bates-Trained Natural "Vision specialists. At some point in time, he was nearly blind in one eye and losing vision in the other. He became intrigued with the Bates method of vision training because of his own needs.

As a result of his training, he is not going blind anymore and his eyesight is saved—virtually normal now.

A few years back, he was considered hypertensive. He received medication to reduce his blood pressure. He could not take the medications; they made him worse. His problems started when he suffered his heart attacks. His letter explains what happened to him and how he is better now. The highlight of this letter is that after two months of taking increased water, and a slight adjustment to his diet, in addition to his daily walks, his coronary arteries must have cleared sufficiently for him to feel normal. 

He now enjoys normal activity without having to endure any pain, and all of that without the use of any medication or suffering by-pass surgery.

Imagine that a person with such a severe heart problem as Mr. Fox could in about two months get back to normal life and not need invasive treatment even though chemical treatments failed! The proposed nature-designed approach to the problem scientifically and logically seems to depend on physiological reversal of the disease process. It's an ideal way of offering cures for some degenerative disease conditions.

BATES-FOX
Natural Vision Training
2945 North Lexington Street
Arlington Virginia 22207
Telephone 703 536 7482
Attestation: 25 March 1992

It was in the spring of 1991 when I first learned from a member of the Foundation For the Simple In Medicine the value of water as a form of medication. Six months before, I had suffered two heart attacks and had undergone angioplasty surgery. After the operation, I was prescribed heavy dosages of calcium and beta blockers, baby-aspirin, nitroglycerine (for pain), and cholesterol-reducing medicine for recovery. The angiogram before the angioplasty had shown one of the arteries of my heart was 97 percent blocked by cholesterol deposits. 

I was told my heart had been damaged.

After six months of strict attention to my prescribed "recuperation" program, I noticed that my condition was rapidly deteriorating, to the extent that I had difficulty sleeping because of pain in my left arm, back and chest, and also felt these same pains when I took my daily walks. I visualized myself going for bypass surgery at the scheduled time for reevaluation of my condition. By this time, I also suffered from serious side effects caused by the medications, such as: my prostate created retention and blocking problems; I had also developed problems with my vision and memory recall.

I first began my rehabilitation through diet by a regular intake of six to eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day for three days. I was told to drink water a half-hour before eating my daily meals. I cut off my anti-cholesterol pills, aspirin and nitroglycerine pills. Judging by the effect of the water, it seemed I did not need them. I also started taking orange juice and started using salt in my diet again (I had been on a sodium-free diet). After the first three days, I
was feeling more comfortable about all of that added water. After three weeks of gradually reducing the calcium and beta-blockers, I noticed some very favorable/ changes. Whenever I felt pain, I would drink water and /get instant relief. My diet remained the same—fruits, vegetables, chicken, fish, orange juice, and carrot juice. To get more tryptophan, I was asked to add cottage cheese and lentil soup to my diet.

Dr. Batmanghelidj requested that I take two one-hour walks (25 min. mile) a day. After the second month, I noticed no more pain—even walking up steep hills. After the fifth month, I changed my walks to 1/2 hour and increased my pace to a 15-minute mile. No constrictions were noticed during my walks and my energy had increased two-fold.

Much of my power to recall had been reestablished, and my vision returned to normal.

In October 1991, I had a series of chemical and physical tests, including x-rays, sonogram, echo-cardiogram and electrocardiogram, to determine the state of my heart. The tests showed that my heart had restored to its normal state and I did not need any form of medication to cope with my daily routine. My doctor could not believe how simply all this change had taken place.

John 0. Fox
Bates-Fox Natural Vision Training

Adding the statements of Mr. Wahby to the results presented by Mr. Fox, Mr. Paturis, Mr. Liguori, Mrs. Johnson, Col. Burmeister and Mr. Peck, one begins to recognize the fact that common tap water has medicinal values hitherto unrecognized. Water is a readily available natural medicine for some of the prevalent and very serious medical conditions that are known to kill many thousands of people every year. 

Is it heart disease or dehydration that is killing people? In my professional and scientific view, it is dehydration that is the biggest killer, more than any other condition you could imagine. The different aspects and "chemical idiosyncrasies" of each individual's body reaction to the same pattern of dehydration have received different professional labels and have been treated differently—and ineffectively.

Dehydration is the common factor. It is the difference in the "chemical blueprint" in the design of each body that initially demonstrates the signs of chronic dehydration by different outward indicators. Later in the process, other indicators of the same dehydration become apparent. The reason for this difference in the initial pattern may well be the selective process of "shower-head" emergency hydration of some cell types in the body. 

If you take a second look at the letters by Mr. Peck, Mr. Paturis and Mr. William Gray (page 152), you will see that the individuals in question had multiple problems that got better by the regulation of daily water intake. 

You are now privy to information on where the mistake lies in the creation of monstrous problems within the health care systems in scientifically advanced countries. They seem to allow the arrogant treatment of a simple dehydration of the human body by chemical mallets until real diseases are born.

*****

Hardens Your Arteries - Odds Are 6 in 10 You're Consuming This Poison Ingredient Daily

Story at-a-glance

• Recent research shows that fluoride may be associated with an increased risk of heart disease as it causes hardening of your arteries
• Fluoride is a cumulative poison—approximately 98 percent of the fluoride you ingest in water is absorbed into your blood through your gastrointestinal tract, from where it then enters and accumulates in your body’s cellular tissues, including your kidneys, teeth and bones, pineal gland, and the walls of your blood vessels
• Common health hazards of fluoride include reduced IQ, increased lead absorption, dementia, bone fractures, dental and skeletal fluorosis, immune system disruptions, and many other health problems
• It’s important to understand that the “fluoride” added to your drinking water is not the natural mineral, nor a pharmaceutical grade fluoride. Instead, the fluoride compound most commonly used is the toxic waste product from phosphate fertilizer plants

By Dr. Mercola

It's no secret that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. But how many people realize that fluoride—which is still added to many municipal water supplies in the U.S.—is linked to heart disease?
In a new study published in the journal Nuclear Medicine Communicationsⁱ, researchers found that fluoride may be associated with an increased cardiovascular risk as it causes hardening of your arteries.
Reviewing the imaging data and cardiovascular history of patients who received whole-body sodium fluoride PET scans, the researchers found a significant correlation between a history of cardiovascular events and presence of fluoride uptake in coronary arteries.
While there are certainly many factors contributing to the rise in heart disease—poor diet likely being the most important—it certainly doesn't help to add a chemical to water supplies that will be consumed by everyone in the area regardless of health status, from toddlers to seniors, that might contribute to the problem.
The primary issue here is that there's a lack of evidence supporting the use of fluoride, and an awful lot of evidence stacked against the indiscriminate use of it, including these latest findings.
The practice of adding fluoride to tap water began in 1945. With more than 70 percent of U.S. public water supplies currently fluoridated, chances are you're one of the 170 million Americans who drink and bathe in fluoride on a daily basis.ⁱⁱ
Most likely, your dentist—along with countless government and public health officials—has praised and promoted the use of fluoride, both in toothpaste and drinking water, as one of your must-do regimens to promote strong and healthy teeth.
But let's make this point clear right from the start: fluoride is not an essential nutrient needed for your health—dental or otherwise. There is not one single process in your body that requires fluoride.

Fluoride is a Cumulative Poison

It's important to realize that fluoride is a cumulative poison. Approximately 98 percent of the fluoride you ingest in water is absorbed into your blood through your gastrointestinal tract. From there, it enters your body's cellular tissues. On average, about 50 percent of the fluoride you ingest each day gets excreted through your kidneys.
Whether this happens or not is highly dependent on the presence of calcium, magnesium, Vitamin C, and selenium in your bloodstream, to which the fluoride will bind so that it no longer is seeking calcium-rich tissues that make up so much of your body. The remainder accumulates in your teeth and bones,ⁱⁱⁱ pineal gland,^iv and other tissues, including your blood vessels.
According to the featured study:

"Fluoride uptake in vascular walls was demonstrated in 361 sites of 54 (96%) patients, whereas calcification was observed in 317 sites of 49 (88%) patients. Significant correlation between fluoride uptake and calcification was observed in most of the arterial walls, except in those of the abdominal aorta. Fluoride uptake in coronary arteries was demonstrated in 28 (46%) patients and coronary calcifications were observed in 34 (56%) patients."

The amount deposited into your bones and teeth varies depending on your age. In children, more than 50 percent of an ingested dose of fluoride is deposited in bone, but in adults only about 10 percent is stored there. As the number of research studies into the toxic effects of fluoride has increased, there is now support for a rather long list of potential health problems related to fluoride accumulation in your body.
Here's a list of 20 of the most commonly mentioned health hazards and diseases associated with fluoride exposure:^v,^vi

Lowers IQ	Hyperactivity and/or lethargyviii	Increases lead absorptionix	Disrupts synthesis of collagen
Brain damage	Dementia	Muscle disorders	Arthritis
Bone fracturesvii	Bone cancer (osteosarcoma)	Dental fluorosis (staining and pitting of teeth)	Lowers thyroid function
Disrupts immune system	Inhibits formation of antibodies	Genetic damage and cell deathx	Inactivates 62 enzymesxii
Increases tumor and cancer rate	Increases aging process	Reduces melatonin production and leads to earlier onset of pubertyxi	Damages sperm, increases infertility

Fluoride—the Toxic Drug in Your Water Supply

Prior to 1945 when communal water fluoridation took effect, fluoride was a known toxin. For example, a 1936 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association stated that fluoride at the 1 ppm (part per million) concentration is as toxic as arsenic and lead. The Journal of the American Medical Association stated in their September 18, 1943 issue, that fluorides are general protoplasmic poisons that change the permeability of the cell membrane by certain enzymes.^xiii And, an editorial published in the Journal of the American Dental Association, October 1, 1944, stated:

"Drinking water containing as little as 1.2 ppm fluoride will cause developmental disturbances. We cannot run the risk of producing such serious systemic disturbances. The potentialities for harm outweigh those for good."

How community water fluoridation ended up being so widely implemented, and eventually even became heralded as one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century, is explained in-depth in Christopher Bryson's book The Fluoride Deception.^xiv In it, he describes the intertwined interests that existed in the 1940's and 50's between the aluminum industry, the U.S. nuclear weapons program, and the dental industry, which resulted in fluoride being declared not only safe, but beneficial to human health. Once you understand the historical context, it becomes easier to grasp why anyone would ever promote water fluoridation as "a good idea."
Due to the massive amounts of fluoride required to produce bomb-grade uranium and plutonium for nuclear weapons, the Manhattan Project conducted various experiments to determine its toxic effects in 1946.
There were already several instances on record of fluoride being toxic to crops, livestock and people living downwind from the polluters, so the public concern over fluoride emissions needed to be quelled in order to avoid potentially crippling lawsuits. 
Within the now declassified files of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Energy Commission, Christopher Bryson found that the toxicology department at the University of Rochester, under the direction of Harold Hodge, was asked to produce medical information about fluoride that could help defend the government against lawsuits where they were charged with fluoride pollution. Back in 1957, Harold Hodge was the nation's leading, most trusted scientist, and when he declared that fluoride was "absolutely safe" at 1 ppm, everyone believed him.
So, the endorsement of fluoride as a nutrient that will grace you with brilliant pearly whites, rather than the poison it really is, was born from the need to address increasingly debilitating political and industrial problems relating to fluoride pollution. The rest, as they say, is history.

What's Really Added to Your Water Supply?

It's important to understand that the "fluoride" added to your drinking water is NOT the natural mineral, nor a pharmaceutical grade fluoride. Instead, the product most commonly used is another chemical fluoride compound—a toxic waste product from phosphate fertilizer plants.
There are three basic compounds that can be used for fluoridating water supplies:^xv

1. Sodium fluoride (NaF)
2. Sodium silicofluoride
3. Hydrofluorosilicic acid

The first one of these, sodium fluoride, 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 concrete^xvii. This is what is added to your water—all in the name of saving children from cavities! But even the less reactive sodium fluoride is a deadly poison, even in small quantities, and in the form used for fluoridation also contains additional impurities. Other common uses for sodium fluoride include:

• Rat and cockroach poisons
• Anesthetics
• Hypnotics and psychiatric drugs

The Way Forward: Shifting the Burden of Proof

Still despite all the evidence, getting fluoride out of American water supplies has been exceedingly difficult. And it's no wonder, really, when you factor in the considerable liability the U.S. government could face were they to suddenly admit that water fluoridation was a way to hide toxic pollution, and there are detrimental health effects associated with drinking these pollutants...
Fortunately, there is a way forward.
According to Jeff Green, National Director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, a repeated theme in some of the recent cases where communities successfully removed fluoride from their water supply is the shifting of the burden of proof. Rather than citizens taking on the burden of proving that fluoride is harmful and shouldn't be added, 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.

Join the Fight to Get Fluoride Out of Drinking Water

In summary it would seem like most rational people would conclude you should avoid using fluoride for its "preventive" benefits. You can easily choose not to take fluoride supplements or buy fluoride-free toothpaste and mouthwash. You can also dramatically reduce your fluoride exposure by opting for organic foods, on which fluoride-based pesticides are not permitted to be used. However, you're still going to be stuck with whatever your community puts in the water, and as discussed, it's very difficult to filter out of your water once it's added. Many do not have the resources or the knowledge to do so.
It's really time to stop the archaic practice of water fluoridation.
Earlier this year I joined forces with Dr. Paul Connett to help put an END to water fluoridation in the U.S and Canada. The Fluoride Action Network has a game plan to do just that. Our fluoride initiative will primarily focus on Canada since 60 percent of Canada is already non-fluoridated. If we can get Calgary and the rest of Canada to stop fluoridating their water, we believe the U.S. will be forced to follow. I urge you to join the anti-fluoride movement in Canada and the United States by contacting the representative for your area below.
Contact Information for Canadian Communities:

• If you live in Ontario, Canada, please join the ongoing effort by contacting Diane Sprules at diane.sprules@cogeco.ca.
• The point-of-contact for Toronto, Canada is Aliss Terpstra. You may email her at aliss@nutrimom.ca.
• The point-of-contact for the Peel region in Ontario, Canada is Rob Brewer. You may email him at FluorideFreePeel@ymail.com. Also see Fluoride Free Peel's Facebook pagei.

Contact Information for American Communities:
We're also going to address three US communities: New York City, Austin, and San Diego:

• New York City, NY: The anti-fluoridation movement has a great champion in New York City councilor Peter Vallone, Jr. who introduced legislation on January 18 "prohibiting the addition of fluoride to the water supply."
  
  A victory there could signal the beginning of the end of fluoridation in the U.S. If you live in the New York area I beg you to participate in this effort as your contribution could have a MAJOR difference. Remember that one person can make a difference.
  The point person for this area is Carol Kopf, at the New York Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation (NYSCOF). Email her at NYSCOF@aol.com. Please contact her if you're interested in helping with this effort.
  
• Austin, Texas: Join the effort by contacting Rae Nadler-Olenick at either: info@fluoridefreeaustin.com or fluoride.info@yahoo.com, or by regular mail or telephone:
  POB 7486
  Austin, Texas 78713
  Phone: (512) 371-3786
  
• San Diego, California: Contact Patty Ducey-Brooks, publisher of the Presidio Sentinel at pbrooks936@aol.com.

References:

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• ⁱ Nuclear Medicine Communications January 2012
• ⁱⁱ CDC, Fluoridation Statistics 2002: Status of Water Fluoridation in the United States, December 31, 2002
• ⁱⁱⁱ Journal of Public Health Dentistry 52 (5), 288–291, September 1992, Dennis M. Eble BS, Thomas G. Deaton BS, Frank C. Wilson Jr. MD, James W. Bawden DDS, PhD, Fluoride Concentrations in Human and Rat Bone, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^iv Caries Research 2001;35:125-128, J. Luke, Fluoride Deposition in the Aged Human Pineal Gland, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^v Fluoride Action Network, Paul Connett PhD, 50 Reasons to oppose fluoridation,  (Accessed October 26, 2007)
• ^vi Chemical and Engineering News, August 1, 1988, pp 26-42, Hileman B., Fluoridation of water: Questions about health risks and benefits remain after more than 40 years,, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^vii THE IMPACT OF WATER-BORNE FLUORIDE ON BONE DENSITY, W Czarnowski,a J Krechniak,a B Urbańska,a K Stolarska,a M Taraszewska-Czarnowska,b A Muraszko-Klaudelb Gdańsk-Wrzeszcz, Poland, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^viii Fluoride Journal, Vol.35 Number 3 (2002) 204-211, Bhatnagar M. et al., Neurotoxicity of fluoride: neurodegeneration in hippocampus of female mice, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^ix Neurotoxicology 2000 Dec;21(6):1091-100, Masters et.al., Association of silicofluoride treated water with elevated blood lead, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^x Archives of Toxicology, Volume 74, Numbers 4-5, July 2000, Fluoride induces apoptosis by caspase-3 activation in human leukemia HL-60 cells, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^xi The Effect of Fluoride on the Physiology of the Pineal Gland, Luke J., Ph.D Dissertation, School of Biological Sciences, University of Surrey, UK. 1997, (Accessed October 30, 2007)
• ^xii Waldbott GL, et. Al., 1978, Fluoridation: The Great Dilemma. Coronado Press, Inc.
• ^xiii LewRockwell.com, Donald W. Miller Jr., MD, Fluoride Follies, July 15, 2005,(Accessed October 27, 2007)
• ^xiv Fluoride Action Network, The Fluoride Deception – an interview with Christopher Bryson, April, 2006,  (Accessed October 27, 2007)
• ^xv Fluoride Action Network, Paul Connett PhD, 50 Reasons to oppose fluoridation, (Accessed October 26, 2007)
• ^xvi CDC fact sheet, Community Water Fluoridation, (Accessed October 29, 2007)
• ^xvii Mercola.com, Dr. Ted Spence, The fluoride controversy, (Accessed October 26, 2007)

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jwillie   ⋅ Joined On Jan 13, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message It's time to retire fluoridation because it doesn't work, wastes money and is harmful to health. Drinking it to prevent tooth decay is as foolish as drinking sunscreen to prevent sunburn. City council members may not take much interest in the science proving how dangerous fluoride is to health, but they definitely take an interest in their budgets. Consider the following:  As a Civil Engineer, I know that people drink only 1/2% (one-half percent) of the water they use. The remaining 99 ½ % of the water with this toxic industrial waste fluoride chemical (Hexafluorosilicic acid) is dumped directly into the environment through the sewer system.   For example, for every $1000 of fluoride chemical added to water, $995 would be directly wasted down the drain in toilets, showers, dishwashers, etc., $5 would be consumed in water by the people, and less than $0.50 (fifty cents) would be consumed by children, the target group for this outdated practice.  That would be comparable to buying one gallon of milk, using six-and-one-half drops of it, and pouring the rest of the gallon in the sink. The company CEO would be arrested immediately if they dumped their toxic waste fluoride into a river. The only way they can do it legally is to run it through the community drinking water system first. It is an absolutely insane condition. Fluoridation surely is in contention as the most wasteful and most polluting government program. Giving away fluoride tablets free to anyone who wants them  or adding it to salt would be far cheaper and certainly more ethical, because then we would have the freedom to choose. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 20, 2012 11  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike ymiranthis   ⋅ Joined On Aug 01, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message Well said, jwillie! Would you mind if other people borrow your thoughtful analogy and illustration to help convince City Councils to stop adding hydrofluorosilicic acid to muni water supplies? The pen can be mightier than the sword . . . Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend us your ears . . . We come not to bury Fluoridation, but to erase him! Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

badboy2   ⋅ Joined On Nov 15, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message If you have ever looked at the warning labels on fluoride toothpaste where it states, "that if you swallow more than a pea size amount of paste, or .25 milligrams of fluoride, which by the way, is the equivalent dose of 8 ounces of fluoridated water, you should contact the poison control center "immediately". But should I call if I drink an 8 ounce glass of fluoridated water? (Gov. says) Naw, that's OK. It's liquid, so it's better for you and your family. (sic) If that isn't bad enought, a lot of our fluoride has been coming in from China since 2007. Why China, as if the US Gov. does not have enought of our own waste to get rid of? It's because it's cheaper! Huh!!?? The fluoride chemicals coming out of China have Arsenic and Lead levels of 40 and 50 milligrams per bag, and non-existent regulatory monitoring of the salt or acid compounds from these imports. This is insane!The definition of "insanty" is, doing the same thing over and over again, expecting to get results. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 5  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

herbalist123   ⋅ Joined On Jun 10, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message Linda Rector Page, ND writes in her book Healthy Healing, on page 148, 11th edition: "Historically, water fluoridation is mandated by governments but rejected by citizens. The controversy has raged since fluoride was introduced in 1945. Most developed countries have banned flouride in their water. Japan has rejected fluoridation. Europe is 98% fluoridation-free, with active opposition in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Yet, today in the US, the federal government continues to push for the mass fluoridation of the American water supply. "On July 2, 1997, the union representing all toxicologists, chemists, biologists and other professionals at the Enviornmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC, went on record against the practice of adding fluoride to public drinking water, stating "As the professionals who are charged with assessing the safety of drinking water, we conclude that the health and welfare of the public is not served by the addition of fluoride to the public water supply". " It just goes to say, that the countries that have to foot the bill for the peoples' medical care, are much more careful about chemical exposure of their people. I have seen this repeatedly. Canada also trains their naturopathic doctors to look at root causes of disease, and not just to bandaid symptoms. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as they say. In America,  they want the cures coming in by the pounds and even by the tons. Illness is great business. This ought to be legislated on a par with violent crime, a felony. Our government allows more than 300 new *untested* chemicals into the environment every year. In Europe, manufacturers must log into a d-base if they exceed one or two tons per year. Which of these countries profits, and which foots the bill for medical care? Bingo, we've got it. Puzzle solved. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 5  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

amigrin   ⋅ Joined On Nov 10, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message Just 60 seconds on fluoride and Nazi Germany:  The very first occurrence of purposefully putting fluoride into drinking water was in the German ghettos and in Nazi Germany's infamous prison camps, and was later spread to all occupied countries under the Riech. Their reason for mass-medicating water with fluoride was to STERILIZE HUMANS and force the people in their concentration camps into calm, bovine, docile submission. (See for reference: "The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben" written by Joseph Borkin.) In the 1930's Hitler and the German *** envisioned a world to be dominated and controlled by a Nazi philosophy of pan-Germanism. The German chemists worked out a very ingenious and far-reaching plan of mass-control which was submitted to and adopted by the German General Staff. This plan was to control the population in any given area through mass medication of drinking water supplies. By this method they could control the population in whole areas, reduce population by water medication that would produce sterility in women, and so on. In this scheme of mass-control, fluoride occupied a prominent place. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 3  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

herbalist123   ⋅ Joined On Jun 10, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message I think it's very wise to let them make their own decisions about fluoride and health impacts, rather than tell them the facts. I had an experience of the futility of the latter strategy. Trust me, I was soft in my approach and far from coming on strong, as a zealot, etc. I was mild-mannered and very ready to listen to them. All I did was present the facts, that fluoride and also calcium chloride in the waters, are linked with hardening of the arteries. My god, you should have heard them go on the defensive! I mean, instantly! When our house water began to taste funky for the very first time in decades, and when we suddenly got white spots at hte bottom of our pans/pots which had never been there before, the water district sent chemists to our home to check into it.  They did their token testing, for about 6 contaminants/metals and declared us clean. They attributed the white spots in our cookware to calcium chloride in the water. I thought I would be doing them a favor by letting them know what the studies are about it. Far from being concerned about public health, they got very defensive. "It will never happen. Water filtration is too costly. Money is a precious commodity" they said. "So is heart disease" I shot back. At this point, I was starting to talk rather directly with them. Prior to this ,I had been deliberately very soft. I was mad at their lack of concern, which I consider to be criminal, if heart attacks are one of the main killers USA-wide! They responded that hey, they are not the ones that are responsible, there are many contributors. As if this is a way to shake off responsibility. I suggested that we all have to do our part, everywhere, out of public duty and concern.  They wouldn't hear of it. My own experience.  Thank God the water quality here is very good, and eventually this change in the water cleared up. Must have been some construction going on, THey denied any contamination, but I raise my eyebrows and know better. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 3  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Dr. Mercola, thank you for this exciting  information. The study mentioned in your article provides additional , although  indirect evidence that fluoride is likely contributing to the epidemic of cardiovascular disease by stimulating calcification of the vascular system, including the coronary arteries. It is already well-known that vascular calcification is highly correlated with cardiovascular disease mortality. The hardening of the arteries associated with atherosclerosis is in part due to the calcification of plaque which subsequently becomes brittle and susceptible to breaking off into an artery-obstructing clot. The study  found that there was a signification correlation between fluoride uptake and calcification observed in most of the arterial walls, indicating that the fluoride  might itself  stimulate  the precipitation of calcium within the arteries. I´t should be noted that morphologic imaging techniques mainly provide information about STRUCTURAL ASPECTS  of calcified atherosclerotic lesions, such as the extent of plaque and the degree of stenosis, but fail to identify ACTIVE CALCIFICATION  of plaque. For these reasons  18F-sodium fluoride PET/CT may  may provide relevant additional information regarding plaque physiology. Thus this new   study  provides a rationale to conduct further prospective studies to determine whether 18F-sodium fluoride uptake can predict vascular events, or if it may be used to monitor  various  therapeutic and preventive  interventions. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Here is another useful link for more information on the subject  preventdisease.com/news/12/011812_Fluoride-Linked-To-A-Leading-Cause-o.. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Fluoride-induced extraskeletal calcification is not a new finding. Back in 2001, autopsies on cadavers revealed that fluoride accumulation in the pineal gland is associated with enhanced calcification of that endocrine organ.  By old age, the pineal gland has readily accumulated F and its F/Ca ratio was  higher than bone."  This study has added new knowledge on the fate and distribution of fluoride in the body. It has shown for the first time that fluoride readily accumulates in the human pineal gland,  although there was considerable inter-individual variation (14-875 mg F/kg). Source full text:  www.icnr.com/.../fluoride-deposition.html By old age, the average pineal gland contains about the same amount of fluoride as teeth (300 mg F/kg) since dentine and whole enamel contain 300 and 100 mg F/kg, respectively [Newbrun, 1986]. Unlike brain capillaries, pineal capillaries allow the free passage of fluoride through the endothelium. If there had been a bloodbrain barrier in the pineal, it would have prevented the passage of fluoride into the pinealocytes and the pineal fluoride content would have been similar to or lower than muscle. The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain, and is sometimes called the "THIRD EYE" as it is a light sensitive, centrally-located organ with cellular features resembling the human retina. The pineal gland is best known for its role in producing the hormone  MELATONIN  from serotonin (triggered by the absence of light) and affects wake/sleep patterns and seasonal/circadian rhythms. Like a tiny pea-sized pine cone it is located near the center of the brain, between the two hemispheres and is a unique brain structure insofar as it is not protected by the blood-brain-barrier. This may also explain why it is uniquely sensitive to calcification via fluoride exposure. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Fluoride (F)  may also accumulate in a child's pineal because significant amounts of calcification have been demonstrated in the pineals from young children.  In fact, calcification of the developing enamel organs and the pineal gland occur concurrently. If  F does accumulate in the child's pineal, the pinealocytes will be exposed to  high local concentrations of F. This could affect pineal metabolism in much the same way that high local concentrations of  F in the developing enamel organ affect ameloblast function. Research is presently underway to discover whether F affects pineal physiology during childhood. F exposure is now ubiquitous, thanks to the fluoridation of public drinking water, medications like Prozac (fluoxetine), non-stick cookware, to name but a few common routes of exposure. „Prozac may represent an archetypal example of how F  affects the personality/soul. This drug (chemical name fluoxetine) is approximately 30% F by weight and marketed as an "antidepressant," even while a major side effect of its use and/or withdrawal is suicidal depression.  Modern psychiatry often treats depressive disorders - the "dark night of the soul" - as an organic disorder of the brain, targeting serotonin reuptake by any chemical means necessary. Fluoride and fluoxetine, in fact,  may accomplish their intended "therapeutic effects" by poisoning the pineal gland.  Animal studies confirm that when mice have their pineal glands removed they no longer respond to fluoxetine.“   Fluoride should be completely removed from the international water supply as it is a threat to public health. Until the proper legislation is passed, acquiring a high-quality water filter that removes fluoride is vital for the health perseverance of you and your family. GreenMedInfo from which the above mentioned  excerpt was taken  contains research on natural substances which may attenuate Fluoride Toxicity and Ectopic Calcification.: www.greenmedinfo.com/.../fluoride-calcifier-soul Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike typodrive   ⋅ Joined On Apr 24, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message The pineal gland also produces, among other hormones, seratonin and dimethyltryptamine(DMT). Seratonin helps us to maintain our sanity and DMT allows us to be aware and tuned into this "fourth dimensional" universe. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

dividingcricker   ⋅ Joined On Feb 25, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message I have converted a few parents to SPRY tooth paste and got them to read labels but we all consume flouride /aluminum everday. I have been reading the levels are 100times the amount the federal government allows. California has been montering the lakes and snow , hawaii has been testing there farms and children . This is alarming and more alarming is monsanto has already been desigining seeds for this high aluminum . It could be the seed companys are going to use these seeds in areas that are high in aluminum! Maybe ? What I have been doing to remove metals in the system IODINE is a chelator but I have been reading about the dangers of too much , So I really don t know ! Zeolite powder is a mined minerial -powder that I have been taking also Ditomaceios earth both minerials are negitively charged and attract metals. Now they also are used in radiation removal so you could be helping your body remove radiation and metals at the same time. Taking these require large ammounts of water with prunes and you can still have some bowl problems, I have been using these for a month or so with just a few problems. Good luck /research it and find out !!! Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 20, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike dividingcricker   ⋅ Joined On Feb 25, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message A few tips for flouride There are a few new filters that remove flouride I feel that its in your best intrest to complain to the water board and have them remove it . Most of the world has made it illegal to add to water . Plants don t fare well either, my sister has complained for years about the plants dying and I told her it was the flouride causing it she has started to write letters to everbody to have it removed. i have been reading about the first uses of flouride Rat poison. calm prisoners down fungucides. I might be wrong on a few things but everthing I read is usually no good. In dentistry the new white fillings are loaded with flouride. and there have been cases of people dying in the chair fron flouride poisioning...Should be banned!!! Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike Towellie   ⋅ Joined On May 26, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message I took on the topic of the various threats to health fluoride poses in my latest book.  It's a very emotional topic and a lot of people can't wrap their minds around the concept that fluoride is harmful. I have installed shower filters and only drink reverse osmosis water.  I have chelated with EDTA and use iodine as well. I use zeolite in my gardens. My book talks about how to heal your pineal gland from the damage fluoride has caused it in order to normalize melatonin production.  Melatonin is a powerful antioxidant and is linked to reducing biological aging.  The GMO angle in regard to this fluoride and aluminum issue is another scary concept. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

Catryna   ⋅ Joined On Jul 25, 2006 Add as Friend | Send Message Recently, Flouride was added to the water in San Diego County For many decades it has been fought tooth and nail not to have this poison added to the water. But, with the advent of voters of the brain washed younger generation, it finally passed. What a shame. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 04, 2012 2  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike herbalist123   ⋅ Joined On Jun 10, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message Regarding the brainwashed generation, I think you are making a very good point, Catryna. thank you. I suggest that posting to blogs, and writing letters to the editor, with facts based on research, and quoting highly credible sources (liked by the mainstream), is key. This will affect how the public receives it, so diligence and who the sources are, is key. With education, will come change.  Just my two cents worth. Those who believe they are not good enough writers to be published by an editor, may be wrong. Editors like to represent different cross-sectors of public opinion. (I am talking about letters to the editor, not articles in the biased mainstream. You get my point). A group writing party can be really effective. Recruit friends to all write letters together, then read your letters out loud to each other. The group becomes the editor, and this can reinforce confidence. Just ideas..... Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 3  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message I would say brainwashed generationS. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 4  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike elwolf101   ⋅ Joined On Oct 21, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message Catryna: Isn't what happened in your county was caused by relentless media disinformation? "Four legs good, two better, ba, ba, ba". "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

remitrom   ⋅ Joined On Dec 13, 2009 Add as Friend | Send Message I live in a small city that has excellent water quality-rather progressive in that they go out of their way to ensure flouride and other harmful things don't make it into our water. The city also recruits everyday citizens by ballot to accompany the workers who check and test the water to ensure transparency. HOWEVER, I still invested in a water filtration system for my entire home AND I have an extra filter on my refrigerator so my ice and cold water is of the highest quality possible. I will also be making a trip a natural spring just a few hours away to "stock up" on some of the cleanest, natural water possible, which I will use for camping and other outdoor trips where water quality is questionable. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

lorenehas15   ⋅ Joined On Nov 02, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Dr. Mercola, I appreciate your e-mails, they are so informative and usually explain "why" in detail. I didn't see it mentioned as to what can be done to filter this out?  Do regular filters do a pretty good job of filtering out these pollutants and poisons i.e. flouride, chlorine, etc.? Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike Mercola.com Tony R   ⋅ Joined On Apr 25, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Dr. Mercola's recommendations for water testing and filtering are discussed in the attached article in further detail.  articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/01/02/tap-water-neti-.. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message „Tooth decay is a disease of poor nutrition and high fluoride. Like most things American, fluoride is overblown, over-prescribed, and over-used. Along with the expansion of fast food restaurants and American waistlines, fluoride's expansion into the food supply via the water supply is out of control and may be creating instead of curing tooth decay. It's time to stop water fluoridation. Fluoride can't fix a poor diet.“ Excerpted from the article which is usefull to read: fluoridedangers.blogspot.com/2005/12/fluoride-causes-cavities.html Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

TomPetrie   ⋅ Joined On May 21, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message This is a very good summary of the health hazards of fluoride compounds.  As for fluoride accumulating in blood vessels and contributing to heart disease, Waldott (The Great Dilemma, referenced here), described this in his 1978 book.  It is also the subject of one chapter of a forthcoming book on reversing heart disease (co-authored with Dr. Schachter). Be sure to NOT drink fluoridated water, but be careful, fluoride is also in many foods, drinks, drugs...even teflon (at high heat), releases numerous dangerous compounds,most (15 of them) of which contain fluoride.  It's also a major source of air pollution, so avoiding fluoride will take some extra effort and education.   (Go to some of the aforementioned references for more on this topic.) Tom, Nutritionist  60 Reasons to Oppose Fluoridated Drinking Water: http://tompetrie.net/page9.php Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

Doug900   ⋅ Joined On Feb 24, 2007 Add as Friend | Send Message How about the chlorine that these poor souls that live in the cities consume?  that's responsible for many cancers, and I wouldn't be surprised if it contributes to hardening of your organic piping. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

marvellous   ⋅ Joined On Nov 23, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message Is the Flouride found in tea any different to the flouride added to the water supply? Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike Doug900   ⋅ Joined On Feb 24, 2007 Add as Friend | Send Message Good question!  I love my green tea (organic, but does it matter, if the fluoride thing is true)?. Makes you want to stop eating all together!  It's not even safe to breath any more! Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike Mercola.com Tony R   ⋅ Joined On Apr 25, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Extreme caution is still urged as black and green teas are naturally high in fluoride, even if organically-grown without pesticides. This is because the plant readily absorbs fluoride through its root system, including naturally-occurring fluoride in the soil. According to Jeff Green, there are reports of people who have developed crippling skeletal fluorosis from drinking high amounts of iced tea alone.  articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/02/04/jeff-green-on-f.. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike jamdenison   ⋅ Joined On Nov 03, 2009 Add as Friend | Send Message Why not require all tea mfgrs to test for fluoride yearly and post on product?  This would seem like a good solution.  Same for mercury in fish. If we're gonna pollute the world, there will be needed much more testing.  Parents, advise your children to become chemists and chemical engineers.  I would love a mercury tester for when I buy tuna fish or salmon. If it's too high in mercury, I want to ask for a refund. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 3  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike kolibakoliba   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Although it is not directly related  to the theme, it might be interesting to note that in one case study, a patient who consumed 4 litres of Earl Grey tea per day reported muscle cramps, which were attributed to the function of the BERGAPTEN  in bergamot oil as a potassium channel blocker. The symptoms subsided upon reducing his consumption of Earl Grey tea to 1 litre per day. Earl Grey tea – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike typodrive   ⋅ Joined On Apr 24, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message One cup of black tea using unfluoridated water can contain close to 8 mg. of fluoride, enough for over 11 days worth of fluoride based on the EPA's recommended 0.7 mg/day.  Catechins be damned, green, black and white teas should be eliminated from everyone's diet.  Maybe Monsanto can genetically modify tea to eliminate fluoride absorption (hah). Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

godislove   ⋅ Joined On Oct 24, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message If only I had the information and wisdom 23yrs ago. I fed my children fluoride daily in their multi vitamin prescribed by my pediatrician. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

jamNjim   ⋅ Joined On Feb 20, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message What burns me up is that I can't drill my own well on my own property. I have to get a permit and permits are only given to people who don't get city water.  More proof of conspiracy! They force you to buy their water! Why? So they can poison you. What's even more compeling to me is the history and life expectancy of my own family. Everyone who lived in the country and had wells for their water supply lived way beyond 80. Almost everyone who lived near the city and had city water is DEAD! Even the cousins my age that live in/near the city suffer from severe heart disease, diabetes, obesity, liver failure, kidney failure, etc....Besides the fact that they drink city water they also eat tons of carbohydrates. 80% of my parents siblings and cousins are dead as well. Same statistic with them. The ones that lived in the country and have well water are doing quite well and the ones who live most or all of their lives in the city are dead. Most died by the age of 60. Parkinsons. RA, MS, and Lupus are the 4 biggest killers on both sides of my familly and all of those cases except one were relatives that lived in the city and drank city water. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike jamdenison   ⋅ Joined On Nov 03, 2009 Add as Friend | Send Message One of the ways you can shore up your cardiovascular system is the following supplements (in order of importance): Lypospheric or lyposomal vitmain C 1 to 3 mg per day, more if you have cancer, heart disease or dementia--up to 6 gr per day; vitamin d3 in the area of 80 to 100 mg/mL per day, B vitamins and probiotics are the basics.  I have more supplements listed on my Mercola Blog I am taking. MSM sulfur tabs are great too.  I take those 2x per day.  I wish you and your family healing and good health. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike Islander   ⋅ Joined On Mar 26, 2007 Add as Friend | Send Message Jamdenison, I question your dosages. There are 60 mg of vitamin C in a glass of orange juice! Recommended intake would be in the 4-gram range, separated (I.e. one g. 4x/day). Vitamin D3 DOSAGE needs to be in the 6000-8000 IU/day range (what you're posting is the serum level, not the dosage). Liposomal vitamin C is very pricey; I recommend it for emergencies, and suggest you make your own, which is easy to do and very economical. For daily use, vitamin C caps from a reputable supplier work just fine. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike elwolf101   ⋅ Joined On Oct 21, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message Yeah, JamNjim: The pro fluoride people will say anecdotal. They say the same about H.J.Roberts and his stats on aspartame. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

genevieved   ⋅ Joined On May 21, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message Fluoride is documented in many studies to be harmful to teeth and used in prisoner of war camps to keep prisoners 'subdued'. Lets stop being prisoners of war. Sign the petition and share to remove this poison from Australian water supplies. We do not need to be subdued or have our children's health, and our DNA compromised for generations. Brisbane recently put fluoride in its water supply and accidentally overdosed in North Brisbane sending many people to hospital. www.avaaz.org/en/petition/Cease_the_Noxious_Fluoridation_of_our_Water_.. Please help us Australians! Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

Darin Steen   ⋅ Joined On Apr 21, 2009 Add as Friend | Send Message Thanks for the great reminder Doc...  I can't believe how this is still such unknown information...  When I tell some people, they look at me like I have 3 heads... Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 20, 2012 1  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

Patrick McGean   ⋅ Joined On Dec 18, 2006 Add as Friend | Send Message Why is fluoride causing arterial disease?  Our Arteries take oxygen from the blood flow, no blood vessels for blood vessels.  Fluoride atomic number 9 blocks the uptake of oxygen, atomic number 8 everywhere in our brain and in our arteries.  Stephenie Seneff discussed the evils of statins which prevent our vessels from using its food, cholesterol. and the oxygen necessary for our blood vessels cells to regenerate. City councils won't listen, they are pragmatic, but if we should capture Donald Rumsfeld and feed him fluoride until he realizes the errors of his ways.. Fluoridegate, and Donald is responsible. Donald Rumsfeld is a murderer.  Donald Rumsfeld is a murderer of those fine citizens who have died from heart disease and  his efforts to get rich. Donald you will come clean..  No place on God's Green Earth will be safe of the man who sold man down the river full of fluoride. Donald Rumsfeld is the epitome of evil, his spawn may be forced to change their names, "Rumsfled" will be spoken with the same derision as Satan, Hitler, Stalin, get the idea? City councils? write to the President and inform him that fluoride will be eliminated or we will eliminate every lying agency of which is on his watch and even his daughters don't appreciate being poison by a Republican, a slave holder, a ***, with no redeeming value. The Agents of the Crystalline Matrix ask for the head of Donald Rumsfled on a Charger, the man is without virtue, without integrity and his actions are killing the ones you love.   If the President does not have Donald arrested for murder, we can find a leader who will, and Mit is not such a man. Jesse Ventura and his Seals, has no riches to desire other than life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.  How?  if you are dead? Donald Rumsfeld is a Traitor.  Lets treat him like traitor. Got Sulfur? Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

forbiddenhealing   ⋅ Joined On Feb 21, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message    Fluorine also binds readily to aluminum, AlF crosses blood brain barrier and lodges in the brain. Alzheimer's brains display high aluminum content, easy to remember, both start with Al.    Humates like shilajit and borax have been used to clear fluoride.  Overwhelming intake of antioxidant electrons help satisfy the most electron hungry element, see greenmedinfo.com list. Mineral complexes found in nature bind it and are probably not as harmful as free fluoride ions we are so graciously supplied with in tap water.    Since fluoride makes you as stupid as the evening network news, this information is likely useless and the FDA/CDC ignores any burden of proof or even their own statistics.    Expecting corporate gangsters to come clean is like asking a pit bull to let go of your leg...try a tire iron. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

Bilby   ⋅ Joined On May 03, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message As far as possible I drink rainwater. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

elwolf101   ⋅ Joined On Oct 21, 2008 Add as Friend | Send Message Folks: The pro fluoride people go: "Four legs good, two better". Ba, ba, ba, to ad nauseum. Dr Mercola and all sensible people must put a stop to the fluoride lies. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

Jo Bee   ⋅ Joined On Jun 19, 2006 Add as Friend | Send Message My comment: Mass Medication! My Solution: Order and Install a Flouride Filter in my already 5-star all-home Filter System! I was furious when the QLD (Aust) Govt arbitrarily Flouridated our water not long ago!  Shouldn't have to go to that expense! Grrrr... Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

pacdor   ⋅ Joined On Feb 27, 2012 Add as Friend | Send Message Yes, they'll ban fluoride when they come up with something else that they can sneak past us and put into our water supply. Seems they have a quota of some sorts to make sure there is enough poison out there for us, to keep us sick. No more Jacuzzi, with all the chlorine, ammonia, fluoride getting absorbed through our skin and inhaled. A great way to get us sick, and where is the government to ban such things. The Government wants us sick, it's very obvious by how they protect those who are making us sick, and by the way they stop those who try to make us better. Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike jamdenison   ⋅ Joined On Nov 03, 2009 Add as Friend | Send Message Sign my petition to ban Fluroide and pass it on to your friends: www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-flouride-in-drinking-water-and-toothpas.. Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 21, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike

newyorkguy   ⋅ Joined On Jul 17, 2010 Add as Friend | Send Message What happens when we shower? Is fluoride absorbed through the skin and if so, how much compared to drinking tap water? Reply | Mark as Spam ⋅ Posted On May 20, 2012 0  Points ⋅ Like | Dislike debnkay   ⋅ Joined On Jan 23, 2011 Add as Friend | Send Message Absolutely!  Biggest problem though is that the fluoride and chlorine is vaporized by our shower heads and we inhale the stuff!  Another problem with our water...our area just moved from chlorine to chloramine... a combo of chlorine and ammonia! I had a hand held shower wand with a charcoal filter that was wonderful for filtering out the chlorine & fluoride.  What I've been told though is that only a reverse osmosis filter will remove the chloramine.   Geez, looks like if you want safe water for your shower you need to spend thousands on a water filtering system for the entire house.  I have a water distiller with charcoal filters that removes the fluoride and chlorine for drinking but the jury is still out as to whether or not it actually removes the chloramine.  Any ideas out there ya'll?