According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 41 percent of children in the U.S, aged 12 to 15, continue to suffer from tooth decay, even though as of 2006, nearly 70% of the U.S. population on public water systems were receiving fluoridated water.
Yet no significant before and after research has ever been published to support the official 1951 policy of the U.S. Public Health Service that adding fluoride to public water supports oral health.
This US policy was based mainly on limited private research from the 1930’s and 40’s that is considered incomplete and biased.
The CDC’s 2018 Evidence Supporting the Safety and Effectiveness of Community Water Fluoridation refers to the old above research plus comparison studies of different city communities as well as studies of minority communities that are based solely on water fluoridation levels.
None of these studies even consider other obvious factors, such as general malnutrition or specific nutritional deficiencies.
I grew up in Philadelphia drinking public fluorinated water during the late 1950’s and 1960’s.
During grade school, I developed extremely fragile tooth enamel that cracked and chipped easily, becoming extremely sensitive to cold.
About 20 years ago, I had about 1/3 of an upper tooth crack off.
That’s when I started questioning why my teeth had always been brittle with cracked enamel.
I ruled out genetics because neither of my parents, nor their parents, had brittle teeth.
I started researching why the fluoride that I had been drinking most of my life didn’t provide me with the benefits that dental and governmental authorities had claimed.
All of the research I came across was actually unsupportive because it showed that diets high in fluoride contributes to the formation of brittle teeth as well as bones, as well as causing spots on teeth.
I chose to avoid drinking water and stopped using toothpaste that contained fluoride and I have never regretted it.
Other mineral supplementation concerns
When I developed an inflamed gall bladder with small stones about 15 years ago, I also chose to stop taking calcium supplements.
(Fortunately my gall bladder issue was diagnosed early enough that it didn’t need to be removed.)
I started taking calcium in my late 20’s as prenatal supplements as recommended by my obstetrician.
I continued because all my medical doctors told me that supplementing with calcium would help keep my bones strong as I developed early onset osteoarthritis during my 30’s.
Now I completely believe that my body was trying to rid itself all the mostly un-absorbable calcium from those supplements.
My body was heroically trying to flush out the unneeded calcium via my gall bladder as well as store calcium in my joints.
Many people end up with many organs that form “stones” or eventually become calcified from all the minerals we take in excessive amounts.
Most of the minerals added to cheaper supplements (the ones that most health insurance companies cover) are in the form of “oxides”.
Oxide forms of minerals are very difficult for the body to utilize.
The majority of these minerals actually just pass right through the digestive tract.
Those that do get absorbed through the intestinal wall (especially if we have a “leaky gut”), tend to just get carried around in our blood until an organ system stores it.
If you do take mineral supplements, they should be derived from whole food or be “chelated”.
Most people should be able to consume the minerals that their body needs by eating a healthy diet of a variety of nutritious real foods.
For example, green vegetables and all animal meats are particularly high in calcium and magnesium, both used by the body to build healthy teeth and bones.
This blog post reflects my personal thoughts and opinions triggered by this article:
Scientists Reveal That Fluoride Causes Hypothyroidism, Depression & Weight Gain
