Fluoridation - Bait and Switch
High-grade sodium fluoride (NaF) was used in virtually all the laboratory research to determine the effects of fluoride in the drinking water. In the real world, what was used to fluoridate the water was the contaminated silicofluorides (SiF) coming from the fertilizer industry's waste by-products. So we can call it faulty research and faulty conclusions because
• The fluoride compounds were switched because of costs.
• The compounds actually used are not only different, but the one used is contaminated.
• No long-term studies were made before a stamp of approval was given saying “there are no dangerous health effects from long-term use of fluoridated water.”
The EPA water safety scientists unanimously have gone on record citing the health damage being caused by water fluoridation.
Without the money and “ostrich-like behavior” of the political heads of the agencies charged with protecting health, this kind of bait and switch science would be blasted into oblivion. The money bought research, funded grants, propaganda, and career security.
Because of a much lower cost and because of the early gross misconception and miscalculation that all fluoride compounds break down, or disassociate, almost all of the fluoridated water systems use the cheaper, waste derived SiF compound, which as stated, comes from the fertilizer industry and is also used as the killing element in various insecticides.
Fluoridated toothpaste uses pharmaceutical grade sodium fluoride. Still, the toothpaste label carries a warning to not swallow the toothpaste, as well as a phone number to call if you or your child does. Yes, it is true that the fluoride in toothpaste is highly concentrated and the silicofluorides in drinking water are highly diluted (1 ppm). This dilution greatly slows down the toxic effect of the fluoride.
So, it has taken many years for many of the bad effects to develop and more time for the research to confirm the health damage coming from water fluoridation. Insidious is a good word for this. The Belgium Health Minister labeled it a "slithering poison." To repeat, its effects usually take years to show up. It's only after years of use that scientists have been able to connect the use of fluoride to illness and disease.
In the beginning, some could honestly hope and believe that highly diluted fluoride would not be a health hazard to those who drank it. Yet, even then, some knew better, and others should have exercised the restraints that good science demands. But today, for the proponents of water fluoridation to not recognize the serious, serious downside of fluoridated water is an unconscionable act; some are like ostriches, “hide and maybe it will go away and I can save face.”
