I did not know that for the last 30 years the fluoride used to fluoridate community drinking water is not pharmaceutical grade sodium fluoride, or naturally occurring calcium fluoride, but untested silicofluorides (hexafluorosilicic acid and its sodium salt, sodium hexafluorosilicate). These fluoridating agents are waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry and contain trace amounts of arsenic and lead. Fertilizer plants sell these unpurified silicofluorides to municipal water systems at a profit, rather than, at considerable expense, having to dispose of them as toxic waste.
Did you know that only a minority of countries practice fluoridation. In Europe, nearly all countries either have never fluoridated their water or have ceased doing so. Yet the incidence of tooth decay has declined just as much in those countries as in countries that practice fluoridation.
How can health authorities continue to be wrong about fluoride? Before fluoride it was mercury. Mercury was used to treat a variety of conditions. It was considered to be safe and effective. The little reddish-brown bottle of mercury-laden Mercurochrome was used to treat the odd cut or scratch. Finally recognized as the poison it is, medications containing mercury are no longer used, except, sad to say, mercury is still used in some multi-dose vaccines as a preservative.
Likely what happened with mercury, however, will also happen with fluoride.
This is one more example of why the Libertarian Party has for many years now, called for the replacement of harmful government agencies like the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) with more agile, free-market alternatives. If you just voted for the same old Big Government parties, you may want to ask if they care about your health. If you recently voted Libertarian, thanks for joining the Millions of Americans that wanted their vote to count.
