A dentist tells the truth
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Thought this might interest some of you... I got rid of this stuff
from my house 4 months ago and want to pass the info on.
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Prominent Researcher Apologizes for Pushing
Fluoride
by Barry Forbes
"Why'd you do it, Doc? Why'd you toss the fluoride
folks overboard?"
I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback, B.Sc.,
Ph.D in Biochemistry,
D.D.S., head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry
for the University
of Toronto, and president of the Canadian Association
for Dental Research.
(Whew.)
Dr. Limeback is Canada's leading fluoride authority
and, until recently, the
country's primary promoter of the controversial
additive. In a surprising
newsmaker interview this past April, Dr. Limeback
announced a dramatic
change of heart.
"Children under three should never use fluoridated
toothpaste," he
counseled. "Or drink fluoridated water. And baby
formula must never be
made up using Toronto tap water. Never."
Why, I wondered? What could have caused such a
powerful paradigm shift?
"It's been building up for a couple of years,"
Limeback told me during a
recent telephone interview. "But certainly the
crowning blow was the
realization that we have been dumping contaminated
fluoride into water
reservoirs for half a century. The vast majority of
all fluoride additives come
from Tampa Bay, Florida smokestack scrubbers. The
additives are a toxic
byproduct of the super-phosphate fertilizer industry."
"Tragically," he continued, "that means we're not just
dumping toxic fluoride
into our drinking water. We're also exposing innocent,
unsuspecting people
to deadly elements of lead, arsenic and radium, all of
them carcinogenic.
Because of the cumulative properties of toxins, the
detrimental effects on
human health are catastrophic."
A recent study at the University of Toronto confirmed
Dr. Limeback's worst
fears. "Residents of cities that fluoridate have
double the fluoride in their hip
bones vis-a-vis the balance of the population. Worse,
we discovered that
fluoride is actually altering the basic architecture
of human bones."
Skeletal fluorosis is a debilitating condition that
occurs when fluoride
accumulates in bones, making them extremely weak and
brittle. The earliest
symptoms?
"Mottled and brittle teeth," Dr. Limeback told me. "In
Canada we are now
spending more money treating dental fluorosis than we
do treating cavities.
That includes my own practice."
One of the most obvious living experiments today, Dr.
Limeback believes, is
a proof-positive comparison between any two Canadian
cities. "Here in
Toronto we've been fluoridating for 36 years. Yet
Vancouver - which has
never fluoridated - has a cavity rate lower than
Toronto's." And, he pointed
out, cavity rates are low all across the
industrialized world including Europe,
which is 98% fluoride free. Low because of improved
standards of living,
less refined sugar, regular dental checkups, flossing
and frequent brushing.
Now less than 2 cavities per child Canada-wide," he
said.
"I don't get it, Doc. Last month, the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) ran
a puff piece all across America saying the stuff was
better than sliced bread.
What's the story?"
"Unfortunately," he replied, "the CDC is basing its
position on data that is 50
years old, and questionable at best. Absolutely no one
has done research on
fluorosilicates, which is the junk they're dumping
into the drinking water."
"On the other hand," he added, "the evidence against
systemic fluoride
in-take continues to pour in."
"But Doc, the dentists..."
"I have absolutely no training in toxicity," he stated
firmly. "Your
well-intentioned dentist is simply following 50 years
of misinformation from
public health and the dental association. Me, too.
Unfortunately, we were
wrong."
Last week, Dr. Hardy Limeback addressed his faculty
and students at the
University of Toronto, Department of Dentistry. In a
poignant, memorable
meeting, he apologized to those gathered before him.
"Speaking as the head
of preventive dentistry, I told them that I had
unintentionally mislead my
colleagues and my students. For the past 15 years, I
had refused to study the
toxicology information that is readily available to
anyone. Poisoning our
children was the furthest thing from my mind."
"The truth," he confessed to me, "was a bitter pill to
swallow, but swallow it
I did."
South of the border, the paradigm shift has yet to
dawn. After half a century
of delusion, the CDC, American Dental Association and
Public Health
stubbornly and skillfully continue to manipulate
public opinion in favor of
fluoridation. Meantime, study after study is
delivering the death knell of the
deadly toxin. Sure, fluoridation will be around for a
long time yet, but
ultimately its supporters need to ready the life
rafts. The poisonous waters of
doubt and confusion are bound to get choppier.
"Are lawsuits inevitable?" I asked the good doctor.
"Remember tobacco," was his short, succinct reply.
Welcome, Dr. Hardy Limeback, to the far side of the
fluoride equation. It's
lonely over here, but in our society loneliness and
truth frequently travel
hand in hand. Thank you for the undeniable courage of
your convictions.
Barry Forbes
The Tribune, Mesa, AZ
Reproduced With Permission
Blessings to you,
Kandy
Earn income from home - FREE info:
http://www.zibgib.com/grab.html?4891-4
UNLIMITED long-distance - flat monthly rate:
http://www.cditelecom.com/261301
from my house 4 months ago and want to pass the info on.
****************************
Prominent Researcher Apologizes for Pushing
Fluoride
by Barry Forbes
"Why'd you do it, Doc? Why'd you toss the fluoride
folks overboard?"
I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback, B.Sc.,
Ph.D in Biochemistry,
D.D.S., head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry
for the University
of Toronto, and president of the Canadian Association
for Dental Research.
(Whew.)
Dr. Limeback is Canada's leading fluoride authority
and, until recently, the
country's primary promoter of the controversial
additive. In a surprising
newsmaker interview this past April, Dr. Limeback
announced a dramatic
change of heart.
"Children under three should never use fluoridated
toothpaste," he
counseled. "Or drink fluoridated water. And baby
formula must never be
made up using Toronto tap water. Never."
Why, I wondered? What could have caused such a
powerful paradigm shift?
"It's been building up for a couple of years,"
Limeback told me during a
recent telephone interview. "But certainly the
crowning blow was the
realization that we have been dumping contaminated
fluoride into water
reservoirs for half a century. The vast majority of
all fluoride additives come
from Tampa Bay, Florida smokestack scrubbers. The
additives are a toxic
byproduct of the super-phosphate fertilizer industry."
"Tragically," he continued, "that means we're not just
dumping toxic fluoride
into our drinking water. We're also exposing innocent,
unsuspecting people
to deadly elements of lead, arsenic and radium, all of
them carcinogenic.
Because of the cumulative properties of toxins, the
detrimental effects on
human health are catastrophic."
A recent study at the University of Toronto confirmed
Dr. Limeback's worst
fears. "Residents of cities that fluoridate have
double the fluoride in their hip
bones vis-a-vis the balance of the population. Worse,
we discovered that
fluoride is actually altering the basic architecture
of human bones."
Skeletal fluorosis is a debilitating condition that
occurs when fluoride
accumulates in bones, making them extremely weak and
brittle. The earliest
symptoms?
"Mottled and brittle teeth," Dr. Limeback told me. "In
Canada we are now
spending more money treating dental fluorosis than we
do treating cavities.
That includes my own practice."
One of the most obvious living experiments today, Dr.
Limeback believes, is
a proof-positive comparison between any two Canadian
cities. "Here in
Toronto we've been fluoridating for 36 years. Yet
Vancouver - which has
never fluoridated - has a cavity rate lower than
Toronto's." And, he pointed
out, cavity rates are low all across the
industrialized world including Europe,
which is 98% fluoride free. Low because of improved
standards of living,
less refined sugar, regular dental checkups, flossing
and frequent brushing.
Now less than 2 cavities per child Canada-wide," he
said.
"I don't get it, Doc. Last month, the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) ran
a puff piece all across America saying the stuff was
better than sliced bread.
What's the story?"
"Unfortunately," he replied, "the CDC is basing its
position on data that is 50
years old, and questionable at best. Absolutely no one
has done research on
fluorosilicates, which is the junk they're dumping
into the drinking water."
"On the other hand," he added, "the evidence against
systemic fluoride
in-take continues to pour in."
"But Doc, the dentists..."
"I have absolutely no training in toxicity," he stated
firmly. "Your
well-intentioned dentist is simply following 50 years
of misinformation from
public health and the dental association. Me, too.
Unfortunately, we were
wrong."
Last week, Dr. Hardy Limeback addressed his faculty
and students at the
University of Toronto, Department of Dentistry. In a
poignant, memorable
meeting, he apologized to those gathered before him.
"Speaking as the head
of preventive dentistry, I told them that I had
unintentionally mislead my
colleagues and my students. For the past 15 years, I
had refused to study the
toxicology information that is readily available to
anyone. Poisoning our
children was the furthest thing from my mind."
"The truth," he confessed to me, "was a bitter pill to
swallow, but swallow it
I did."
South of the border, the paradigm shift has yet to
dawn. After half a century
of delusion, the CDC, American Dental Association and
Public Health
stubbornly and skillfully continue to manipulate
public opinion in favor of
fluoridation. Meantime, study after study is
delivering the death knell of the
deadly toxin. Sure, fluoridation will be around for a
long time yet, but
ultimately its supporters need to ready the life
rafts. The poisonous waters of
doubt and confusion are bound to get choppier.
"Are lawsuits inevitable?" I asked the good doctor.
"Remember tobacco," was his short, succinct reply.
Welcome, Dr. Hardy Limeback, to the far side of the
fluoride equation. It's
lonely over here, but in our society loneliness and
truth frequently travel
hand in hand. Thank you for the undeniable courage of
your convictions.
Barry Forbes
The Tribune, Mesa, AZ
Reproduced With Permission
Blessings to you,
Kandy
Earn income from home - FREE info:
http://www.zibgib.com/grab.html?4891-4
UNLIMITED long-distance - flat monthly rate:
http://www.cditelecom.com/261301
aworthen
----- Original Message -----
From: <naturalmom@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 5:01 PM
Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] A dentist tells the truth
Funny you should post this now. I just stopped using flouride because I
found out I'm allergic to it.
Amy
Mom to Samantha, Dana, and Casey
The World Is Our Classroom
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Do we have a reference for this article? (sorry if I missed one...if you'll
send it again, I'll try to read more carefully so I see it!)
Thanks.
Eiraul
send it again, I'll try to read more carefully so I see it!)
Thanks.
Eiraul
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In a message dated 09/25/2000 3:08:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
braunville@... writes:
<<
Do we have a reference for this article? (sorry if I missed one...if you'll
send it again, I'll try to read more carefully so I see it!)
Thanks. >>
I don't have references for this particular article but there is tons of stuff
on the internet. Go to Askjeeves.com and put in fluroide. It will come up
with several links. Also you can go to saveteeth.org or .com can't remember/
this is my dentist, he is awesome and has written an incredible book that
everyone IMO should read.
Kathy
braunville@... writes:
<<
Do we have a reference for this article? (sorry if I missed one...if you'll
send it again, I'll try to read more carefully so I see it!)
Thanks. >>
I don't have references for this particular article but there is tons of stuff
on the internet. Go to Askjeeves.com and put in fluroide. It will come up
with several links. Also you can go to saveteeth.org or .com can't remember/
this is my dentist, he is awesome and has written an incredible book that
everyone IMO should read.
Kathy