The Risks of Fluoride

    In 1974, Congress passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, to make it possible to add fluoride to our public drinking water. Fluoride was added to our water in order to help prevent tooth decay, but fluoride also has many dangerous health risks and adverse effects on teeth. 

     In 2006, a study done by The Lancet identified fluoride as "an emerging neurotoxic substance" that causes severe brain damage. Also The National Research Council concluded that "it is apparent that fluorides have the ability to interfere with the functions of the brain and the body by direct and indirect means."  Another study published a month later found a definitive link between fluoride intake and reduce IQ levels, another example that fluoride intake causes cognitive damage.

Health Risks Associated with Fluoride:

Joint Pain

Bone Disease

Poison resulting in Death

Fertility Problems

Alzheimer's Disease

Reduced IQ

Reduce the activity of the Thyroid Gland

It is believe by many that fluoride can be avoided by simply eliminating your intake of tap water. But there are many other products and foods that contain fluoride.

Foods and Products Containing Fluoride:

Soda pop and soft drinks

Food cooked in fluoride

Baby Formula

Food cooked in Teflon cookware

Toothpaste with fluoride

Canned soup/Soup in restaurants

Chicken Nuggets (mechanically deboned chicken)

Coffee and tea (when made with fluoridated water)

Beer and wine (unless its imported from Europe because they don't fluoride the water)

Juice (unless it is fresh-squeezed)

Anesthetics

Cigarettes

Packaged and processed foods.

Fluoridated salt

Ways to Avoid Fluoride Intake:

Buy fluoride free toothpaste

Filter all water used in cooking and used as drinking water

Don't drink bottled water as it is also treated with fluoride

Opt out of fluoride treatments at the dentist

Avoid the products and foods above

Fluoride is not the only chemical that is present in our public drinking water.Chlorine, is also added to water to kill bacteria in the water. Some water supplies may also contain organic chemicals, radionuclides, inorganic chemicals, and disinfections.