Week in Review THIS WEEK IN THE HSI HEALTHIER TALK COMMUNITY "The Fluoride Bomb" That's the title of a Healthier Talk community thread that starts off a conversation based on a surprising new report about fluoride levels in drinking water. As detailed in the e-Alert "Urban Legend" (4/5/06), the report is surprising because it's the first time that scientists associated with the U.S. government have indicated that fluoridation is not entirely safe. A member named Howard writes, "A new report from the National Academy of Sciences, no less, has just painted fluoride as a health hazard. The report is issued by the Environmental Working Group (ewg.org). This might be the chink in the armor that we have been waiting for. It will be fun watching BigChem and BigPharma jump in to defend the use of this poison for the last 60 years or so. In the end, it will probably become the biggest payday for the lawyers since the tobacco settlements." Rkcannon: "Amazing fluoride is still in water. What's sad is it gets into everything that way. Your garden produce if you use the hose. Into the streams. Into everything made from concentrate. The original work in 40s reported decreased tooth decay, but they did not mention the reduced number of teeth. I think it was an accidental exposure or something. It's linked to a rare bone cancer, a spinal growth in elderly." WillowS: "Unfortunately, the ADA still believes that fluoride is the way to go. In my state, there has been an all out assault by the ADA to make it mandatory to add fluoride to the water. Up till now, there have only been a few communities who add fluoride. There has been a lot of opposition so the committee considering it has shelved it for now." Gziagos: "back in the late forties-early fifties, the newest thing out for children's teeth was a fluoride application directly onto the emerging adult tooth! I had this done by a well-known dentist in Chicago - end result: I have NO teeth! Always had horrible cavities, then caps where the teeth continued to crumble under the caps until, finally, all were gone. I had lost the uppers when I was in my twenties; I hung onto the lowers (with - excuse the expression - my eye teeth) until I was 50 - still way too early." Dr. H.F. Wombat: "The EWG press release states, 'Boys who drink water with levels of fluoride considered safe by federal guidelines are five times more likely to have a rare bone cancer than boys who drink unfluoridated water, according to a study by Harvard University scientists published in a peer-reviewed journal.'" Rgbriggs: "In case you haven't thought about it: Even if the 'stuff' added to the water significantly reduced dental decay, administering it through public water systems is most stupid on at least a couple counts. First, it is like a physician prescribing to someone he/she doesn't even know, with instructions to take as much as you wish, as often as you wish and for as long as you live. Absolutely no dose control. And secondly, it is throwing money away, in that, on average, less than one percent of the fluoridated water is ingested. This means that more than ninety-nine percent of the money spent, is spent to fluoridate water that misses the targets. Think about this, of each $1000.00 spent, $990.00 is simply thrown away." Other topics being discussed this week in the Healthier Talk community forums include: - Cancer: Omega 3 for liver cancer treatment
- Hormones: Bio-identical hormones
- Memory: Sage oil capsules
- General Health Topics: Why flaxseed is good medicine
- Vitamin Questions: Vitamins for energy boost?
- Diabetes: Unexplained muscle burning
To reach the HSI Healthier Talk community forums, just go to our web site at www.hsibaltimore.com, choose "Forum," and add your comments to the wide range of topics concerning health care and nutrition. | 
