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If you are on a municipal water supply that is fluoridated (most are in the U.S.), the following information may come as a shock. After all, we are continually told that fluoride is harmless and that it protects the teeth of disadvantaged youth. However, the overwhelming amount of research proving that fluoride is highly toxic, cannot be ignored any longer. Most European countries have already banned the fluoridation of water- what is taking the United States so long?

This article contains an enormous amount of data regarding the toxic effects of fluoridated water. Most of you will not read the entire article before arriving at the conclusion that fluoride must be removed from your water. At that time, the question will arise, “how can fluoride be removed in the safest manner possible?” Please allow me to answer this question first, before presenting the data.

Fluoride is difficult to remove, so most purification brands avoid mentioning it. Standard purification methods, such as Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and Carbon Blocks, will NOT remove fluoride. This includes all PUR, Brita, Aquasana, etc. filters on the market.

Outside of Distillation and Reverse Osmosis, both of which also remove ALL beneficial trace minerals, there are two primary ways to remove Fluoride. Activated Alumina and BC-Carbon.

Activated Alumina
Activated Alumina is the most commonly used fluoride removal media today. This media is essentially granulated or powdered aluminum (aluminum oxide) that is preconditioned with chemicals. It is generally quite effective at removing fluoride, but is a toxic compound in its own right. In fact, if you are considering any filter system with Activated Alumina, be sure the system has KDF media DOWNSTREAM of the Activated Alumina. This will offer some level of protection when Alumina makes its way into your water, as it will. You can expect a greater than 90% removal of Fluoride with Activated Alumina.

Summary:
Effective, Toxic, Contaminates Landfills & Groundwater

Bone-Char Carbon
BC-Carbon has been used for centuries (ancient Egypt) to remove naturally occurring fluoride from water, although most companies have never heard of it. In addition to being little known, BC-Carbon is not more widely used because it only removes Fluoride to greater than 70%. This is because BC-Carbon also likes to bond with heavy metals. We have found this limitation can be overcome by removing most contaminates, including heavy metals, BEFORE water reaches the BC-Carbon, in addition to using more of it. In properly designed systems, you can also expect to achieve a greater than 90% removal of Fluoride with BC-Carbon.

Summary:
Effective (when used correctly), Non-Toxic, Environmentally Friendly, Renewable Resource

We previously used Activated Alumina on all of our Fluoride filters here at AquaLiv Inc., but have since re-engineered our entire line for use with BC-Carbon. When it comes to designing filters systems, our commitment is to create the most effective, natural, and safe, systems possible- for you and the planet.

Customer Verified: We knew our all-natural fluoride reducing technology could remove near 100% of municipally added fluoride without also removing beneficial minerals. A customer with over five times that amount had our system tested and it still removed 81%! The testing laboratory was so impressed, they inquired about the make and model of filter. (test report available upon request)

You can view our entire line of fluoride removing filters here: InCleanHealth.com/water-filters/fluoride-filters

The following data reprinted from holisticmed.com.

Fluoride compounds which are put in water (fluoridation), toothpaste and supplement tablets (including some vitamins) were never tested for safety before approval. Recent independent research by scientists not associated with dental trade organizations has shown the following:

Neurotoxic, Lowers IQ
In 1995, neurotoxicologist and former Director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston, Dr. Phyllis Mullenix published research showing that fluoride built up in the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels. Damage to the brain occurred and the behavior patterns of the animals was adversely effected. Offspring of pregnant animals receiving relatively low doses of fluoride showed permanent effects to the brain which were seen as hyperactivity (ADD-like symptoms). Young animals and adult animals given fluoride experienced the opposite effect — hyperactivity or sluggishness. The toxic effects of fluoride on the central nervous system was subsequently confirmed by previously-classified government research. Two new epidemiological studies which tend to confirm fluoride’s neurotoxic effects on the brain have shown that children exposed to higher levels of fluoride had lower IQs.

Neurotoxic
A study published in Brain Research shows that rats drinking only 1 part per million fluoride (NaF) in water had histologic lesions in their brain similar to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In addition, evidence was seen pointing to possible damage to the blood brain barrier from extended fluoride exposure. This study was the third in a series of papers published by Varner et al. Brain Research Vol. 784 No. 12 p 284-298 (1998). Results of this recent study and other studies showing significant dangers from low-level fluoride exposure were presented at a recent scientific symposium.

Causes Cancer
The Department of Health in New Jersey found that bone cancer in male children was between two and seven times greater in areas where water was fluoridated. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) researchers confirmed the bone cancer-causing effects of fluoride at low levels in an animal model. A new study has shown that fluoridation of water is linked to uterine cancer deaths.

Changes Bone Structure and Strength
Fluoride gradually builds up in the bones and causes adverse changes to the bone structure. Quite a few studies have shown that fluoridation leads to increases in hip fractures. The tensile strength of the hip is destroyed over time by fluoride ingestion.

Causes Birth Defects and Perinatal Deaths
A toxicologist in the United Kingdom recently found that perinatal deaths in a fluoridated area was 15% higher than in neighboring non-fluoridated areas. The fluoridated area had a higher socio-economic status and would have been expected to have less perinatal deaths. The fluoridated area also had a 30% higher rate of Down’s Syndrome. Chile banned fluoridation because of research by the world-renowned researcher, Dr Albert Schatz, which showed a link to infant deaths due to fluoridation.

Proven Ineffective
Fluoride compounds in water and in supplements do not provide any significant cavity-protecting effects. All of the recent large-scale studies of water fluoridation have shown that there are no positive effects. That is why countries without fluoridation have shown an equal improvement in dental health as those with fluoridation. (See Research Item #5.) There is scientific evidence that excessive fluoride exposure leads to increased levels of caries. Even pro-fluoridation scientists admit that there is not any properly-conducted research showing that fluoride supplements help prevent cavities. (Note: check vitamins carefully to be sure they do not include fluoride.)

Impairs Immune System
Independent research has shown that fluoride impairs the functioning of the immune system. In the United States, where toxic fluoride compounds are regularly added to water and given to children since the 1960s and 1970s, we are beginning to see an overwhelming number of people of that generation who are developing chronic immune system disorders.

Causes Acute Adverse Reactions
Several double-blind studies have shown that fluoridated water can often cause acute adverse reactions (in addition to the chronic poisoning effects discussed below). Some of the effects seen in double-blind studies include: gastrointestinal symptoms, stomatitis, joint pains, polydipsia, headaches, visual disturbances, muscular weakness, and extreme tiredness. An enlightening review of a book by one famous and well-respected researcher from The Netherlands who found adverse reactions in double-blind experiments can be read here.

Causes Initial Stages of Skeletal Fluorosis
Fluoride can cause severe skeletal fluorosis at high levels. Chronic, long-term exposure to levels of fluoride commonly found in water and food in the U.S. can cause the beginning stages of skeletal fluorosis including: pains in bones and joints, sensations of burning, pricking, and tingling in the limbs, muscle weakness, chronic fatigue, gastrointestinal disorders, reduced appetite, backache, osteoarthritis, etc. In fact, decades of ingestion of fluoride from water and other common sources can be expected to cause these symptoms in large numbers of people based on calculations of fluoride intake and excretion. (Keep in mind that fluoride is a cumulative poison since it builds up in the body of years.) Very few healthcare practitioners are capable of diagnosing such a condition because healthcare practitioners are not trained to test for or recognize the effects chronic poisoning from fluoride.

Increases Lead and Arsenic Exposure
Fluoride compounds put into water are often contaminated with lead, arsenic and radio nuclides since the fluoride compounds are toxic waste byproducts which largely come from pollution scrubbers of fertilizer plants. Astudy published in 2000 showed that the dumping of toxic silicofluoride compounds into water (“fluoridation”) causes an increase in blood lead levels in children.

Fluoride Causes Osteoarthritis
In a study published in Rhuematology International in 2001, researchers found a link between fluoride exposure and the development of osteoarthritis. The level of exposure that caused osteoarthritis is common in the United States.

Contributes to the Development of Repetitive Stress Injury
A clinical study in New Zealand showed that fluoride ingestion may be a contributing factor in the development of Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) since such ingestion may encourage the development of apatite crystal formation. Elimination of fluoride plus regular supplementation of magnesium appeared to help RSI patients considerably.

Causes Permanent Disfigurement of the Teeth in Many Children
A very large and increasing number of children are experiencing dental fluorosis which is a permanent adverse structural change to the teeth.

Inhibits Key Enzymes
As fluoride builds up in different parts of the body over decades it can disrupt the actions of many key enzymes. This fact has been known for a long time.

Suppresses Thyroid Function
Fluoride was given at low levels during the early to mid 20th century as an effective way of suppressing thyroid function and treating hyperthyroidism. Articles and research can be found on the Thyroid web page.

Causes Large Numbers of Acute Poisonings
Fluoride is an extremely poisonous substances at exceptionally low doses and has caused a large number of acute poisonings. This is why a poison warning is now required on fluoridated toothpastes sold in the U.S.

Independent Experts Oppose Dumping Fluoride Into Water
Over 1500 professionals at the US EPA, including toxicologists and risk assessment experts, voted unanimously to oppose the fluoridation initiative in California because of the health risks involved. See summary or official EPA union statement. Even a Canadian Dental Association Consultant and Researcher urged people to avoid drinking fluoridated water.

Unethical
Fluoridation amounts to forced medication of the water supply. Such practices demonstrate a complete lack of ethics on the part of its promoters. Studies as early the 1930s showed extreme hazards to man and the environment due to fluoride dumping and exposure. Companies and organizations involved used the promotion of “fluoridation” as a way to avoid lawsuits due to dumping toxic wastes and later for economic gain. Please read the short history of fluoridation for more detailed information.

Banned in Many Countries
Fluoridation is not legal or not used in the overwhelming number of countries including industrialized countries. Please see Fluoride Status of Countries web page.

Many independent researchers, organizations, holistic healthcare experts, and a growing number of dentists are warning their patients to avoid fluoridated water and fluoridated toothpaste. Definitely do not give children any fluoride since they appear to be more susceptible to the neurological toxicity.

More detailed information about fluoride and proper dental care:
Fluoridation Does Not Prevent Tooth Decay
Fluoride: Detailed General & Scientific Information
Fluoride: Journal of the International Society for Fluoride Research
Parents of Fluoride Poisoned Children
Scientific Statement Signed By 1,500+ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Scientists and Professionals
NoFluoride.com (Statements by Scientific and Medical Experts)
Fluoride Action Network
Fluoride Issues Web Page
Citizens for Safe Drinking Water
Fluoride: The Deadly Legacy by Gary Null
Book Review: The Fluoride Deception
History of Fluorine, Fluoride and Fluoridation
Article & Resources for Eliminating Dental Disease

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