Fluoride In Our Drinking Water?

Fluoride in Water: A very scary Truth

2016-01-12 By Bev Da Silva In Health /  

You may, or may not be familiar with the presence of fluoride in our drinking water and it’s potential threat’s. I mean, we buy toothpaste because it’s got fluoride, it’s a great mineral, right?

Why is Fluoride Bad?

This is a great question to start off with. Thanks to Mercola we have come across quite a comprehensive list of dangers of fluoride. Directly curated from point #3 of the dangers of fluoride mentions “Many assume that consuming fluoride is only an issue that involves your dental health. But according to a 500-page scientific review, fluoride is an endocrine disruptor that can affect your bones, brain, thyroid gland, pineal gland and even your blood sugar levels.”
There have been over 34 human studies and 100 animal studies linking fluoride to brain damage,3 including lower IQ in children, and studies have shown that fluoride toxicity can lead to a wide variety of health problems, including: Increased lead absorption, disrupted synthesis of collagen, hyperactivity and/or lethargy, muscle disorders, thyroid disease, arthritis, dementia, bone fractures, lowered thyroid function, bone cancer (osteosarcoma). Fluoride inactivates 62 enzymes and inhibits more than 100. It inhibits formation of antibodies, can cause genetic damage and cell death and carries an increased tumor and cancer rate. Now, bear in mind that is ONE factor of the dangers of fluoride. It’s also listed that “for Infants, fluoridated water provides no benefits, only risks”. This surely made every parent’s skin crawl upon reading it. Infants being fed formula containing fluoridated tap water may consume up to 100 times more than the recommended amounts – which can lead to dental fluorosis and possible reduced IQ levels. – with literally not one single benefit! Read up on why alternative water sources may be a good route to go for babies.

Why is Fluoride added to Drinking Water?

So, with all this information listed above and the clearly skewed ratio of benefits to dangers – why are we still adding fluoride to drinking water? This is incredible to me: it is to prevent tooth decay. Yes, you read that right. Fluoride literally has no other function than calcification – and is the only medicine added to drinking water. Yes, fluoride occurs naturally and small amounts of it are naturally absorbed into passing water – but other than what we have mentioned above – the addition of fluoride to water serves one single purpose – which has also been shown to be a false representation of information. Ingesting fluoride does diddly squat for your teeth!

What’s the Verdict?

In true neutrality, fluoride is neither beneficial nor deadly. Yes, in small amounts it may pass scrutiny and be passed off as safe; however, more and more evidence is suggesting that fluoride in water has no real health benefits. The alleged most comprehensive fluoride-related report can be found here – as published by the National Academies Press in 2006. (it’s over 500 pages so get comfy!)
What’s your opinion? Is fluoride harmful, beneficial or neutral? We love hearing from you!