The Health and Well being of the Israeli public is at stake here!!!
By Jonathan Ben Moshe,
When fluoride is added to municipal water supplies it supposedly is to reduce tooth decay. However, studies and scientific evidence shows fluoride in the water supply to be of no benefit but to actually be destructive to people’s health and to be the cause of many serious maladies including Cancer.
Fluoride is a toxic waste byproduct of Aluminum production. Its use as an additive in drinking water became a very convenient method of disposal that otherwise would have been very expensive to get rid of.
As far back as 2006, according to a report by the United States ‘National Research Council “Fluoride in Drinking Water” the following is presented:
“Fluoride appears to have the potential to initiate or promote Cancers, particularly of the Bone.”
Fluoride is a cumulative toxin that acts as an endocrine-disrupting, neurotoxic, bone-weakening substance. It is no wonder that Thyroid Cancer rates in the U.S. have more than tripled in the past 30-years and show a clear connection to the confirmed toxicity of water Fluoridation.
Over 70% of people in the U.S. have a nutritional deficiency in Iodine. So where the Thyroid gland would normally receive the necessary iodine, it instead has toxic fluoride in its place! That makes the use of Fluoride especially alarming!
The proper function and good health of the Thyroid Gland is critical. A malfunction of the Thyroid Gland can lead to a laundry list of health problems such as weight gain and obesity, low energy, cognitive decline, heart disease, higher incidence of miscarriage, cancer and much more!
Most European countries do not engage in, and have banned the unethical practice of Fluoridating their water! The Israeli public cannot allow itself to be duped, and needs to be fully informed.
For Special Interest Groups, to protect the use of Fluoride is not surprising.
Unfortunately any support that comes from the public is mostly out of sheer ignorance and continuous media brainwashing.
Usually, however, it is the very people pushing Fluoridation who stand to gain in some way, financially or politically, and have no scruples about causing harm. Those individuals are despicable, lack integrity and should not be serving in any government positions!
Yaakov Litzman upon entering the government as Health Minister Immediately proceeded to overturn the existing ban on the use of Fluoride in drinking water, which was put in place by the previous Minister of Health.
To see Poor judgment, Incompetence or Corruption in government is not an unusual situation, however, the outrageous chutzpa by Health Minister Yaakov Litzman really takes the cake!
Health Minister Yaakov Litzman has acted in a very precipitous and irresponsible manner with his instantaneous uncalled for move by putting peoples health into harms way.
Of all things a new Minister can choose to first do, and he decides for Fluoride in drinking water?
Obviously there is something going on that is not kosher and necessitates an investigation and his resignation!
The Health and Well being of the Israeli public is at stake here!!!
Ted, there is a wealth of research available at the American Dental Association website, or at that of the American Academy of Pediatric dentistry (aapd.org), supporting the benefits of water fluoridation.
Please understand that this was a measure first introduced to lower the caries rate among the masses. It mostly benefited the poor and less educated who normally exhibit the highest rate of caries. Their access to dental care is also the lowest. As a result, historically, they have been the ones who suffered most from dental problems. Consequently, they benefited the most.
Some european countries may have removed fluoride supplementation from their water supply but did so while offering free universal dental care for children up to the age of 16 (I believe). This access to care and dental education renders the water fluoridation less relevant. But in Israel, where access to dental care is far from ideal, the most effective way to provide an improvement in oral care is water fluoridation. The poor in Israel suffer greatly from dental problems, I can tell you from personal professional experience. The fear mongering of some “experts” who can never get their research published in refereed journals, if followed, would only hurt those who need the greatest help.
While I stopped using dental amalgam as a filling material in my office about 20 yrs ago, I did so not because I find the dangerous but because I like the white materials better. As a matter of fact, the canadian dental association considers it malpractice to suggest that someone replace his otherwise fine dental amalgam fillings for white fillings for reasons of safety.
The dental concerns of the writer are very suspicious at best.
The author provides a Supplement.
@ drjb:
Thank you for this critical comment. I also lived in Toronto and can attest to what you report.
@ drjb:
I don’t know the numbers in the USA, but fluoride mania is still part and parcel of the lunatic fringe – along with vaccinating children against many childhood diseases.
I live in Toronto where the water supply has been fluoridated for 50 years. It has greatly benefited the population of this city.
I’m a pediatric dentist and I can tell you that the author of this article is full of crap.
I have volunteered, as a dentist, in a Jerusalem clinic, many times and I can tell you that the rate of cavities, and severity of cavities, among children and adolescents is much higher than Toronto. Water fluoridation is an inexpensive and safe way to provide better oral health to the majority of Israelis.
CuriousAmerican Said:
That’s why one should use Bourbon or Shine..
Flouride in toothpaste is topical, and has some benefit. Moreover, toothpaste is NOT swallowed, but usually spit out.
Floride in water is systemic throughout the body. Different mechanism, different results.
Rubbing alcohol to clean a wound can be helpful; but do not drink it.
I guess Fluoride toothpaste will have to be taken down from the shelves too!