FLUORIDE...
Making Toothpaste a Toxic Drug
by Jim Lynn
If you haven't read the back of your toothpaste label recently,
you are in for shock. On my desk in front of me is a tube of
Kids Crest, billed as a "Sodium FLUORIDE Anticavity Toothpaste."
Straight forward enough except for one thing...there's a new
WARNING LABEL on the back that reads;
"WARNINGS: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age.
If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing, seek
PROFESSIONAL HELP or contact a POISON CONTROL center
immediately."
If the words "professional help" and "poison control center"
don't grab your attention, they should. Since mid-1997, the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated all toothpastes
containing FLUORIDE to carry this warning. And for good reason.
An overwhelming, growing body of evidence, plus old WWII secret
government documents now available all point to FLUORIDE as
being a toxic drug NOT FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. (1) Even
the FDA has finally raised an eyebrow...enough to mandate this
warning be included on labeling. The mandate is significant
because it means the FDA now regards fluoride laden toothpaste
as a potential toxic drug!
The percentage of fluoride cannot be above 1000 ppm for adult
and 500 ppm for children. The Crest "Kid's" formula contains
0.15% w/v fluoride ion. (2) So how is that legally possible?
It's obvious that Crest is deliberately targeting small children
...the same group of kids the WARNING LABEL is pointing to.
If the formulation contains fluoride ion higher than 1000 ppm,
it can cause poison; and the fluoride ion can react with calcium
ion and magnesium in the human body and cause low level calcium
ion and magnesium ion in blood. In some cases it has caused heart
and muscle problems. If a child were to take a big spoonful of
this fluoride and get it down, it is a poison that could kill the
child. That is why the government has finally decided to act on
this long standing issue regarding fluoridation.
Of course, many communities have fluoridated their drinking water
for many years now, supposedly to fight tooth decay. But, John R.
Lee, M.D. a fluoride toxicity researcher since 1972, calls that a
myth. He further states the myth has been perpetuated via "clever
propaganda." He believes adding fluoride to water supplies was a
contrivance to dispose of waste byproducts from the fertilizer and
aluminium industries. There is a large volume of evidence to
support his belief. (3)
Dr. Lee has established a direct link between fluoride use,
osteoporosis and increased incidence of hip fractures in his
report, A Brief Account of the Fluoridation And Hip Fracture
Problem.
Today a growing number of doctors and researchers are expressing
concern over public exposure to the chemical, which has led some
cities to vote against water fluoridation. Jonathon Wright, M.D.,
medical researcher of the Tahoma Clinic in Kent Washington says
that, "When folks are fully informed (about fluoride), they usually
turn it down." (4)
Even so, fluoridation of water and toothpaste continues to be
endorsed by various health officials and the American Dental
Association (ADA).
How much fluoride are you ingesting? There's no way to know if
you are ingesting over the recommended levels or not. Even if
you don't use a fluoride toothpaste or routinely drink water
from a source that is fluoridated, you still may be ingesting
unknown levels of fluoride. Many commercial sodas, juices and
other water-based food products may contain fluoride if they
are produced where the water is fluoridated.
As for toothpaste, I recommend you use a proven formula of
natural ingredients, free of harmful chemicals. (see what
EOO's disclaimer above says about chemicals and drugs)
Resources:
- Fluoride, Teeth and the Atomic Bomb
http://www.trufax.org/catalog/fluoro.html
- Weber State Annual Laboratory Research Report 1996-97
- Fluoridation: A Cash Crop for Industrial Pollution
Weber State University abstract for Thieves Toothpaste
- Newsweek, November 2, 1998
Health+Fitness Winter Edition, p 18
- Additional Information available at
Leading Edge International Research Group
http://www.trufax.org
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