Dr. John Yiamouyiannis
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 Jumping the Gun: The Beginning of a Cruel Hoax
"Perhaps the greatest deterrent to meaningful political engagement of dentists in the promotion of water fluoridation is the mistaken hut widespread assumption that to do so they must have full and complete knowledge of the detailed and voluminous scientific literature on the relationship of water fluoridation to dental and general health. They do not. ...as soon as dentists recognise their responsibility in the politics of fluoridation, their performance will be outstanding. In politics, the emphasis is on propagandising rather than on education. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| The practice of water fluoridation was further justified by more glowing studies claiming to show that communities using fluoridated drinking water had a much lower rate of tooth decay than those using unfluoridated water. The fluoride and cavity myth has been perpetuated by the fact that the rate of dental cavities has dropped steadily in the past 30 years, approximately the amount of time that our water has been fluoridated. So it must be good for us, right? Wrong.
The studies that were supposed to show how well fluoridated communities did are highly suspect. The original U.S. |
Walter Last
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 In countries where water fluoridation is common, we can suspect that all commercial liquids with added water contain fluorides. Commonly, these include all soft drinks, soy milk, and even 100 percent fruit juice, which is usually reconstituted by adding water to concentrates. However, municipal tap water also contains other added chemicals and a good water filter is recommended.
Our magnesium intake has greatly declined since the 1940s because calcium fertilizers have been overused. |
Nicola Reavley
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 Fluoride
Some evidence suggests that water fluoridation may be linked to some types of cancer, although this is controversial. A study published in 1996 reported on the relationship between fluoride concentration in drinking water and deaths from uterine cancer in Okinawa, Japan. Fluoride was added to the water supplies in the region in the period from 1945 to 1972. The results showed significant links between the time of water fluoridation and deaths from uterine cancer.74
Iodine
Hypothyroidism and iodine deficiency are associated with a higher incidence of breast cancer. |
Walter Last
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| The United States is one of a very few countries that still promote water fluoridation. Most of Western Europe has outlawed it; even most of U.S. communities, when allowed to vote, have rejected fluoridation; this has happened in more than 50 communities since 1999. (For further information on the health dangers of fluoride and a good bibliography of the scientific literature on fluoride, see: www.fluoridealert.org.)
Aluminum: Another mineral harmful to our health that is added to our drinking water to precipitate impurities is aluminum. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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 Fluoride used in water fluoridation was initially associated with the fluorides used to kill insects, mice and rats. These insecticides and rodenticides, however, used poisonous organic fluorides, not inorganic fluorides, which are significantly less toxic, and which are the forms used for water fluoridation. At one point, it was thought by a few that fluoridation of the U.S. water supply was a plot by the Russians to take over the country. That speculation was, of course, utter nonsense. Later on, a couple of researchers claimed that fluoridation of water causes cancer. |
Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg
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 These Eleven Major American Associations Stopped Endorsing water fluoridation back in 1996
• American Heart Assoc. • American Academy of Allergy & Immunology
• American Cancer Society • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Action Network
• American wwes Assoc. • National Institute of Law Municipal Officers
• American ChiropracticAssoc. • American Civil Liberties Union • Soc. of Toxicology , • National Kidney Foundation • American Psychiatric Association
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Dr. John Yiamouyiannis
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| Instead of the big truth, that water fluoridation has never harmed anyone, he will espouse untruths and say it causes cancer and hundreds of ailments."
If this sounds familiar, it is probably because the words are merely parroting Dr. Barrett's "Newspeak" (see page 145).
This gives some idea of how the distortions and defamations of Dr. Barrett are used in an attempt to prevent discussion of the hazards of fluoridation from coming before the public.
Academic Freedom?
In a related action, Dr. Jukes and his "gang" went after Dr. |
Ann Blake Tracy, Ph.D.
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| He stated: "Because of the inhibitory effects of NaF on phagocytosis and leukotaxis (the movement of white blood cells), which are basic defense mechanisms, I have doubts about the absolute safety of water fluoridation on a long-term basis." If he voiced that much concern over the amounts of fluoride in water, how much more concern should there be if fluoride toxicity is what is happening when a patient uses Prozac? Blood and urine need to be tested for AMP levels and fluoride levels in those who are using or have used Prozac. |
Dr. John Yiamouyiannis
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| John Colquhoun, former Chief Dental Officer of the Department of Health, in Auckland, New Zealand pointed out that dental "treatment levels have continued to decline in both fluoridated and unfluoridated areas, and are related to social class factors rather than to the presence or absence of water fluoridation. In the unfluoridated areas all the children, and in the fluoridated areas only selected children, had received regular topical fluoride treatments. In both areas the use of fluoride toothpastes and oral hygiene had been encouraged. |
| In addition to studies showing a link between water fluoridation and cancer, Drs. T. Okamura and T. Matsuhisa were able to show that gastric cancer is associated with foods contaminated with fluoride. Dr. Cecilioni as well as Dr. N.N. Lit-vinov and co-workers from the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences and the Department of Air Hygiene in Moscow have linked lung cancer to high airborne fluoride levels. Dr. P. |
| In 1980, he published a paper and stated:
"Because of the inhibitory effects of NaF on phagocytosis and leukotaxis (the migration of white blood cells), which are basic defense mechanisms, I have doubts about the absolute safety of water fluoridation on a long-term basis."
The Effect of Fluoride on Phagocytosis
This destruction of bacteria and other foreign agents by white cells is called phagocytosis. The process of phagocytosis is illustrated in the diagram below.
Upon reaching a foreign agent, the white blood cell encapsulates and "swallows" it in the form of a globule. |
| In other words, water fluoridation was not related to any significant difference in child dental health."
According to the most recent report available at this time, most of the advanced Western European countries have banned fluoridation or given it up. Belgium, West Germany, and Sweden have abandoned their pilot fluoridation experiments on human populations and are not fluoridating any public water supplies. Sweden, Denmark, and Holland have banned it completely. Many other countries, such as France, Italy, and Norway have never fluoridated their drinking water. |
Arthur C. Upton, M.D.
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| The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences summed up its position: "After 45 years of water fluoridation involving scores of human epidemiological studies both in the United States and in other countries, there has not been any evidence that shows a relationship between fluoridation and cancer or other diseases in humans."
The resurgence of controversy surrounding fluoridation prompted the U.S. Public Health Service to conduct an in-depth study on the benefits versus risks of fluoride in water. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 Hypothyroidism may be caused by poor general nutrition, especially too little high-quality protein. water fluoridation is also thought to be a potential thyroid suppressant. Huge quantities of foods in the cabbage family can suppress thyroid function as well, but this is extremely rare.
Standard treatment for hypothyroidism consists of prescription synthetic thyroid hormone. Natural thyroid hormone is much more efficacious, but this has become increasingly difficult to obtain. Patients may be started on the lowest possible dosage of thyroid hormone and gradually built up. |
Dr Bernard Jenson and Mark Anderson
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 Enzymatic and mutagenic effects: Produced "a transient decrease in human serum enzyme activity associated with the advent of water fluoridation." (Page 40.) "Tests . . . show sodium fluoride mutagenic for cultured lymphoma cells." (Page 41.)
Birth defects and cancer: There was "a higher rate of Down's syndrome births among mothers in fluoridated areas." (Page 41.) "After correcting for age, race, and sex, the death rate from cancer of the digestive system was 9% higher with fluoridated water." (Page 42. |
Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland
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| Several studies have found no association between water fluoridation and cancer in humans, which is comforting. However, those studies could only have detected major increases in cancer, not modest ones.
If fluoride is a carcinogen at all, it is a very weak one. But even weak carcinogens shouldn't be added to the food or water supply. If fluoride is confirmed to promote cancer, safer methods—such as the use of dentifrices—must be adopted to protect growing teeth.
Cancer aside, if children get too much fluoride, they can get dental fluorosis, or mottled and discolored teeth. |
Nicola Reavley
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| Fluoride supplements may be useful in areas where the water is not fluoridated but, as with water fluoridation, their use is controversial. Sodium fluoride is the least toxic form of fluoride supplement.
Fluoride is not classed as an essential nutrient but because of its strengthening effect on bones and teeth it is officially considered to be a beneficial element in humans. Fluoride is found in the teeth, bones, thyroid gland and skin. The average body contains about 2.6 g of fluoride.
What it does in the body
Teeth
Fluoride helps in the formation of strong teeth. |
| The results showed significant links between the time of water fluoridation and deaths from uterine cancer.1
A study published in 1997 in the Journal of the American Dental Association suggest that some commercially available infant foods contain high levels of fluoride which may put babies at risk of fluorosis. Some foods, particularly those containing chicken, are processed in ways which lead to high fluoride concentrations. Adding water to dry baby food also increases fluoride content. |
| The results showed significant links between the time of water fluoridation and deaths from uterine cancer.74
Iodine
Hypothyroidism and iodine deficiency are associated with a higher incidence of breast cancer.
Iron
In some population studies, high iron levels have been associated with an increased risk of throat and gastrointestinal cancers while others have not shown links. |
Paul Pitchford
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 Germany and Belgium have discontinued their fluoride experiments on the human population, and France and Norway have never found sufficient evidence to warrant water fluoridation. In truth, most tests are difficult to interpret since the mineral content of the water itself is one of the deciding factors. If there is adequate calcium in water, fluoride will form calcium fluoride, which may be of some benefit. Nevertheless, studies indicate that fluoride per se is one of nature's principal aging factors. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler and David Rorvik
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 In 1945, water fluoridation began in Grand Rapids, Michigan as a public health measure to reduce the incidence of caries. Presently, approximately 60% of community water supplies in the United States contain fluoride from 0.7 to 1.2 parts per million or 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams per liter.
Fluoride is the anionic form of fluorine. Fluorine is a halogen gas with atomic number 9 and an atomic weight of 19 daltons. Its symbol is F. Fluorine is the most electronegative element in the periodic table and, in size, it is very similar to the first element, hydrogen. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 The practice of water fluoridation was further justified by more glowing studies claiming to show that communities using fluoridated drinking water had a much lower rate of tooth decay than those using unfluo-ridated water. The fluoride and cavity myth has been perpetuated by the fact that the rate of dental cavities has dropped steadily in the past 30 years, approximately the amount of time that our water has been fluoridated. So it must be good for us, right? Wrong.
The studies that were supposed to show how well fluoridated communities did are highly suspect. The original U.S. |
Sheldon Saul Hendler
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| These insecticides and rodenticides, however, used poisonous organic fluorides, not inorganic fluorides, which are significantly less toxic, and which are the forms used for water fluoridation. At one point, it was thought by a few that fluoridation of the U.S. water supply was a plot by the Russians to take over the country. That speculation was, of course, utter nonsense. Later on, a couple of researchers claimed that fluoridation of water causes cancer. There is absolutely no evidence that this is true. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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 New research is not really needed to expose the many dangers of water fluoridation. Instead, following the current published recommendations in the mainstream dental literature would go a long way toward resolving the continuing insanity of fluoridating everybody's water." the injection of saline water, weak local anesthetics, or sterile complex homeopathic remedies into specific acupuncture points of the oral mucous membrane. It can also be combined with neural therapy. Drs. Arana and Ravins use oral acupuncture to relieve pain during dental procedures with great success. |
| An online international coalition that seeks to end water fluoridation and alert people to fluoride's health and environmental risks.
Holistic Dental Association P.O. Box 5007 Durango, Colorado 81301 (970) 259-1091
Website: www.hohsticdental.org
Advocacy group promoting holistic approaches to dentistry. Membership is open to dentists, physicians, and other healthcare practitioners, as well as the general public.
International Academy of Oral Medicine and
Toxicology (IAOMT)
P.O.Box 608531
Orlando, Florida 32860-8531
(407) 298-2450
Website: www.iaomt. |
Nicola Reavley
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| However, water fluoridation is a controversial issue and many experts feel that the practice should be discontinued.
Children living in areas were the water is fluoridated are at increased risk of dental fluorosis, in which teeth become mottled with yellow or brown spots. Bottle fed babies are at particular risk if formula is made with fluoridated tap water. Breast milk and ready-to-feed formula contain safe fluoride levels and experts recommend using low fluoride filtered or distilled water with formula. Fluoridation may also increase the risk of dermatitis in sensitive people. |
David Brownstein
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 J. Dent. Res. 1990 Feb;69 No. 723-7
2 Gray, AS. Canadian Dental Association Journal. 1987. Oct:76-83
3 Seppa, L, et al. Caries trends 1992-1998 in two low-fluoride Finnish towns formally with and without fluoridation. Caries Res. 2000, Nov-Dec;34(6):462-8
4 Limeback, H. Why I am now officially opposed to adding fluoride to drinking water. April 2000. www.fluoridealert.org/limebasck.htm.
5 Sutton, P.R.N. Is the ingestion of Fluoride an Immunosuppressive Practice? Medical Hypothesis, 1991, 35, 1-3
6 Interview of Dr. Yiamouyiannis. Nutrition and Healing, Vol. 4, No. 11. |
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