Is Your Dentist Poisoning You, Part 2: A Look at Fluoride & Some Solutions to the Danger
Yesterday we took a look at the mercury used in "silver" fillings, and today we want to share some info about another chemical commonly used in dental practice: fluoride.
Fluoride is actually a negatively charged ion of the naturally occurring element fluorine.
Many people are aware that fluoride is added to municipal water, is present in some toothpastes, and is applied to teeth in dental offices to allegedly prevent tooth decay, but evidence continues to mount that the risks of this neurotoxin outweigh the purported benefits.
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Need to knows about fluoride:
1. Tooth decay is not caused by a lack of fluoride. In fact, fluoride is not an essential nutrient, is not made by the body, and does not need to be consumed at all. It has been shown that while topical application of fluoride may strengthen teeth, swallowing it does not. Swallowing too much of it can actually cause dental fluorosis, or discoloration & pitting of the teeth.
2. Fluoride is an endocrine disruptor that effects hormone production and response, especially in the pancreas & thyroid, parathyroid, and pineal glands. Hormones are the chemical messengers of the body, and without appropriate amounts of functional hormones, normal processes cannot run efficiently.
3. Fluoride accumulates in the body, specifically in the skeleton and pineal glands. Fluoride in the pineal gland disrupts melatonin production and may lead to earlier onset of puberty.
4. Fluoride can damage the skeleton and can cause arthritis-like symptoms. People with kidney disease are especially susceptible to skeletal damage because their impaired organs cannot properly filter fluoride.
5. Fluoride can decrease fertility in both men and women.
6. Fluoride may damage the brain. At least 33 studies show an association between fluoride exposure and lowered IQ in children. Even the EPA admits there is “substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity" with fluoride exposure. Here's a link to the studies.
7. While fluoride treatments at the dentist and fluoridated toothpaste pose real danger to human health, the biggest threat for fluoride exposure comes from tap and bottled water. 70% of municipal water is treated with fluoride, and people drink this & shower in it, plus it gets drained & flushed away to contaminate the environment. This is a very important topic with a number of factors to it that we will go into in more depth in an upcoming post.
Potential solutions to limit fluoride exposure or damage:
1. Obviously, stop using fluoridated products.
2. Protect your oral health! Proper oral hygiene, proper diet, & oil pulling are all accessible lifestyle changes you can adopt to take care of your mouth, and eliminate or minimize the need for a dentist.
3. One of the best, if not the best, remedies to fluoride exposure is nascent iodine. This is a required nutrient, and nascent iodine is one of the most important supplements you can take for a myriad of reasons. Iodine is absolutely vital to human health, and just one of it's incredible properties is its ability to detox heavy metals and halogens including fluoride!! If you want to know more about the really profound nature of this element, check out this site: http://www.intothegardenofeden.com/iodine1.html
We hope this will inspire you to do additional research and work towards the best possible health for yourself!
For additional resources on the topic please check out some of these links:
http://fluoridealert.org/articles/50-reasons/
http://fluoride.mercola.com/
http://www.mbschachter.com/dangers_of_fluoride_and_fluorida.htm
www.intothegardenofeden.com
I agree with you, that fluoride is a highly toxic substance that can cause a range of adverse health effects.
And in addition it also cause; Gastrointestinal Effects, Hypersensitivity, Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Arthritis, and Acute Toxicity
Yes, this is by no means a comprehensive list of the dangers of fluoride! There are so many ways in which it actually harms health that far outweigh whatever tiny benefits it might have for teeth.
And yet its still a common part of humans lives...........
One day it will seem impossible to believe that people were drinking such a toxic substance......
If you are using a fluoridated product, please think again. Fluoride is thinning to your bones and whether you are 20 or 70 you really want to protect the strength and long-term density of your bones. And honestly, medical studies show it’s not that great for your heart either.
There are so many ways in which fluoride is detrimental to health! It damages the skeletal, cardiovascular, endocrine, and nervous systems. The science is there to show its many ill effects.
We changed dentists because my wife didnt want mecury fillings and he told her she was being stupid and had nothing to worry about with the mecury filling
Wow, that's incredible and unfortunately too common. The establishment is actually taught that people who question their authority are whackos who deserve to be disregarded.
And in reality some people just want to know why toxins are being applied to their bodies.
OMG!!!!!
F*&K That dentist and GOOD on your daughter!
So awesome you trusted and respected your daughter enough. She is far more intelligent than these money grubbing doctors!
Eating raw vegetables and fruit can heal cavities naturally. I read that somewhere, but I can't remember where.
Thank you very much for sharing your very useful knowledge. Your post is very interesting because it talks about dental health problems. I myself have a toothache that has for many years. Even until now my teeth have a lot of holes and some of them have been dislodged. This science is very useful for myself and others as well. Keep sharing my friends
Do you practice oil pulling, and have you changed your diet? There are options for reversing some damage.
Our Family Dentist advised us not to rinse after brushing our teeth, in order not to flush the fluoride that protects our teeth from decay. It's horrible! Thanks for the info... @gardenofeden
Another example of how misinformed some people are and how important it is to do your own research! Even if the information comes from an "authority"...maybe especially if the info comes from an authority.
This is really a valuable article. Thank you....I saw this once on the internet but was doubting. And also I have 3 childeren I do anything to protect my girls.
yes very very valuable. Children are of the utmost importance and the western medicine is of great danger. There are so many more holistic alternatives.
Hope to see you around soon!
Have done some research of my own and bought some things to make my own toothpaste. Going to try it first and then give it to my girls. But a real eyeopener your story. I am following you. Really...thank you for sharing this.
This is why we share such information. We help inspire and even change lives on a daily basis. There is nothing more valuable than conscious evolution!
Hope to continue to contribute content of real life value!
I really appriciate your information. As a parent I know I can't protect my daughters 24?7 but what I can do to help them and improve their health I will certainly do.
Yes, you can't protect them from EVERYTHING and something is bound to happen one day though there is a LOT you can prevent and set up educated awareness for that will help them off to a much healthier start!
Very inspiring read! Seeing such good content makes me want to write follow up pieces to help fill out people's knowledge.
Great!! The more people talking about this things, the better!
Do it!
Hopefully you feel inspired to invest in your health!
This seems to be common knowledge but elected party's keep ignoring it .
EXACTLY!
So what does that mean???
That it's done willfully & intentionally to negatively impact health, for one.
What an atrocity!
I kind of feel blessed for having good oral health and not needing a dentist for the past 13 years. Well excluding the semi regular checkups I guess.. but they are just watching what's happening in my mouth on them
Good health is so important and absolutely priceless! It's important to protect it and it's so much easier to make lifestyle choices towards that rather than healing damage after it's been done.
That is very true! I jus had quite bad experiences with doctors and am trying to avoid them at any cost any prevent being ill or in need of treatment. It's been almos 3 years since the last time I visited one.
Health is accessible! There are so many ways to access, maintain, and protect it. We share a lot of the sustainable solutions we know towards real thrival, instead of dependency on the "health"care industry.
I acknowledge that you have been being preventative with your health and thats AWESOME!
Though I haven't been to a doctor or a dentist in over 20 years!
it truly is a LAST resort option, of which normally only occurs because of lack of dedication to an alternative.
great series... keep educating!
Thanks for the support, @fraenk!
how could I not support this!