Healthy Water – Is Water Fluoridation Rally Safe?
Fluoride in water, benefit or risk?
The benefit in fluoride is through a topical contact with teeth. But once swallowed, risks arise. The body they say can only accumulate a certain amount of fluoride. When ingestion of such is above the recommended rate, it will bring damage to our health.
One of issues with fluoride is its adverse effects on the Intellectual Quotient (IQ) level among children. Fluoride also disrupts the performance of the endocrine, thus, it is then considered a risk to our thyroid gland. Fluoride doses acquired through drinking fluoridated water reduces the function of the thyroid gland of individuals especially those with a low-iodine intake. This reduction of the activity of the thyroid is said to bring about or lead to loss of mental acuity, weight gain and also depression. That’s pretty alarming!
Chemicals of water fluoridation…
The chemicals used to fluoridate drinking water are actually industrial waste products from the industry of phosphate fertilizers. It was linked to higher blood lead levels in children. Fluoride which comes from a mother’s milk is natural and is recommended, but ingestion of chemicals thru fluoridated water will cause harm on our health. It is, like lead, a cumulative poison.
Fluoride in water will mean uncontrolled dose of use…
Once fluoride is in the water, the possibility of controlling the dose that each individual should receive will be out of hand since fluoride has other sources too. Food, drinks and fluoridated dental products – besides drinking fluoridated water- are the sources of fluoride. Some foods and drinks are prepared and cooked with fluoridated water.
Effects of fluoridated water to our health….
Too much exposure to fluoride will harm its consumers. Fluoride intake is excreted in our kidney but 50% of our total ingest only. What happens to the other half? These are accumulated in our bones and other tissues of our body. What about people with kidney problems? Their kidney is not functioning 100 percent thus putting them into a higher risk of toxicity. As toxic level of fluoride intensifies thru accumulation in the bones, the toxicity of aluminum build up also intensifies which may cause bone disease such as renal osteodystrophy. Fluoride in the body could also reduce bone strength which means increased risk of bone fracture.
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December 24, 2009 at 8:50 am Comments (2)