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Nov-Dec 2001 Edition

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PUTTING THE TOOTHPASTE BACK IN THE TUBE

The difficulty of putting the fluoride toothpaste back in the tube after its escape with your help, and the Fluoride Genie out of the bottle, becomes an international health hazard by those attempting to put them back where they belong, in the evil history of fluoridation and fluorides.

You will never put the toothpaste back in the tube but with your cooperation we can bust open the tube with scientific pressure in spite of political, medical, dental and media protection.

Interestingly, when fluorides were first used in Australian toothpaste, the normal toothpaste tubes badly corroded, resulting in different materials necessary to stop fluoride corrosion.

Nothing can withstand honest science, democracy and human endeavour, the day will come!

The desperate world-wide coordinated fluoridation pantomime, with well known leading actors, both professional and amateur, well paid and using their unique moral character of talking without thinking, a kind of "he said so" and "they said so" like trained parrots.

The honest days of fluoride science disappeared when fluoride toothpaste packaging was allowed to "remove" the "S5" POISON warning on the tube.

Consider the following data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 1936:

"Conclusion

Fluorine is one of the widely distributed elements. It occurs in many funds in small amounts. It occurs in many water supplies, and, in certain regions, its presence in the water is the cause of mottling of the enamel of the teeth. Fluorine is a general protoplasmic poison, but the most important symptoms of chronic fluorine poisoning known at present are mottling of the teeth and interference with bone formation.

It is virtually impossible to avoid a small fluorine intake, just as it is virtually impossible to avoid a small lead intake, but when the threshold value is exceeded, as it is in drinking water containing one or more parts of fluorine per 1,000,000 (1 p.p.m.) detectable signs of toxicity appear."

Before fluoride commercialism superseded medical science, the official medical position was openly documented in leading medical journals.

The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society 6th June, 1957:

"The catch was, and still is, the unwarranted assumption that this powerful chemical, in such small doses, has no harmful effect upon other organs and tissues of the body; while at the same time it is capable of profoundly affecting the teeth, and in some unknown but supposedly harmless way, of significantly reducing the incidence and retarding the pathological process of caries. Just why fluoride selects only the teeth to thus favourably affect or how this beneficial action by it is brought about have remained confused or unrecognised."

The original medical perception of a human fluoride safety threshold is illustrated in the documented data by "UNICEF on Fluoride": "2001" (United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund)

"Fluoride in water: An overview

Throughout many parts of the world, high concentrations of fluoride occurring naturally in ground water and coal have caused widespread fluorosis - a serious bone disease - among local populations. We purposely fluoridate a range of everyday products, notably toothpaste and drinking water, because for decades we have believed that fluoride in small doses has no adverse effects on health to offset its proven benefits in preventing dental decay. But more and more scientists are now seriously questioning the benefits of fluoride, even in small amounts.

"According to 1984 guidelines published by the World Health Organization (WHO), fluoride is an effective agent for preventing dental caries if taken in 'optimal' amounts. But a single 'optimal level for daily intake cannot be agreed because the nutritional status of individuals, which varies greatly, influences the rate at which fluoride is absorbed by the body. A diet poor in calcium, for example, increases the body's retention of fluoride."

"Fluoride: good or bad for health?

Fluoride was first used to fight dental cavities in the 1940's, its effectiveness defended on two grounds:
Fluoride inhibits enzymes that breed acid-producing oral bacteria whose acid eats away tooth enamel. This observation is valid, but some scientists now believe that the harmful impact of fluoride on other useful enzymes far outweighs the beneficial effect on caries prevention.

In many countries, fluoride is purposely added to the water supply, toothpaste and sometimes other products to promote dental health. It should be noted that fluoride is also found in some foodstuffs and in the air (mostly from production of phosphate fertilisers or burning of fluoride-containing fuels), so the amount of fluoride people actually ingest may be higher than assumed.

It has long been known that excessive fluoride intake causes serious toxic effects. But scientists are now debating whether fluoride confers any benefit at all.

Fluoride ions bind with calcium ions, strengthening tooth enamel as it forms in children.

Many researchers now consider this more of an assumption than fact, because of conflicting evidence from studies in India and several other countries over the past 10 to 15 years. Nevertheless, agreement is universal that excessive fluoride intake leads to loss of calcium from the tooth matrix, aggravating cavity formation throughout life rather than remedying it, and so causing dental fluorosis. Severe, chronic and cumulative over-exposure can cause the incurable crippling of skeletal fluorosis.

Symptoms or fluorosis

Dental fluorosis, which is characterised by discoloured, blackened, mottled or chalky-white teeth, is a clear indication of overexposure to fluoride during childhood when the teeth were developing. These effects are not apparent if the teeth were already fully grown prior to the fluoride overexposure; therefore, THE FACT THAT AN ADULT MAY SHOW NO SIGNS OF DENTAL FLUOROSIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT HIS OR HER FLUORIDE INTAKE IS WITHIN THE SAFETY LIMIT.

CHRONIC INTAKE Of EXCESSIVE FLUORIDE CAN LEAD TO THE SEVERE AND PERMANENT BONE AND JOINT DEFORMATIONS OF SKELETAL FLUOROSIS. Early symptoms include sporadic pain and stiffness of joints; head-ache, stomach-ache and muscle weakness can also be warning signs. The next stage is osteosclerosis (hardening and calcifying of the bones), and finally the spine, major joints, muscles and nervous system are damaged.

Whether dental or skeletal, fluorosis is irreversible and no treatment exists. The only remedy is prevention, by keeping fluoride intake within safe limits." (Emphasis added)

We can categorically state the only way of "keeping fluoride intake within safe limits" is to ban its use on humans.

UNICEF highlights one important aspect of chronic fluoride poisoning. Children have a "window to the body their mouth and teeth" and mottled teeth is a clear barometer of fluoride poisoning of cells in the teeth, but that barometer is restricted only when teeth are forming in the child.

The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council, in their publication "The Effectiveness of Water Fluoridation 1991" stated:

"A greater prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis is not only the first sign of toxicity but has the advantage of being readily diagnosed.

"Hence, a substantial increase in dental fluorosis would be sufficient grounds for concern over total fluoride intake and would suggest the need for altering the current pattern of exposure to fluoride vehicles."

They agree there is an increase of mottled teeth but do not nominate the extraordinary increase, not only in Australia, but world wide in fluoridated countries.

The latest inquiry into fluoridation by the U.K. Government "2000" reported 48% increase in dental fluorosis in children. That means just on half of the children are poisoned with fluoride.

After tooth formation there is no obvious indicator of chronic fluoride poisoning. Doctors and in particular hospitals, do not routinely or ever, check patients blood or urine for fluoride.

What or who prohibits such an obvious necessary medical procedure? Why should this be kept a secret - again read the Health Minister's Conclusions on deaths in hospitals through doctors' errors!

What is excessive fluoride intake?

That has been the centre of medical debate from the very beginning of fluoridation.

There is no declared human scientific threshold of fluoride toxicity which means there is no known safe dose.

The dose differs enormously caused by different people's thirst which, in reality, is the medical cum pharmaceutical scientific dose control! The only such medical dose control ever established.

Your politician expects you to accept this scientific nonsense as "scientific fact".

We should go back to the old National Anthem singing and praying - "God Save Australia".

The claimed dose alone, indicates the lowest possible situation to which a Government can stoop, in promoting fluoride drugs by compulsion without proof of safety.

No wonder they change Laws and Constitution to protect themselves and their well endorsed fluoride elixir!

Wednesday, 1st August, 2001 became a famous medical-Government history day. Australian State Health Ministers announced after their meeting, the release of their document - "Safety in numbers" (whatever that means).

This begs the question of "safety" when that consortium of Australian heads of State Health Departments, representing and responsible for the health of every citizen of Australia, failed to consider the common denominator, fluoride, as a health risk by compulsory drugging of all people every day via all kitchen taps with an unproven safe drug.

Their Report states their plan is to "reduce the extent and massive financial cost of medical errors, doctors and nurses and hospitals will have to provide comprehensive reports on mistakes that harm and kill thousands of patients every year."

Medical errors in hospitals 1997-1998 contributed to the deaths of "almost 5400 Australians".

What kind of industry are we financing and accepting?

It was reported that Professor Barraclough, Chairman of the Committee stated:

"There's anything up to 80,000 unnecessary admissions to hospitals a year because of adverse drug events." (The Age, 2nd August, 2001)

Frightening statement when the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, refused to follow most of the world in forcing packaging of fluoridated toothpaste to print a warning about the health hazards of fluoride toothpaste.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration made it mandatory:

"... requires fluoride toothpaste to carry the health notice - Warning: Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than used for brushing (whatever that amount is), seek professional assistance or contact Poison Control Centre immediately."

The world followed except Australia.

The Sunday Age, 29th June 1997, quoted this author:

"President of the Victorian Anti-Fluoridation Association (A.FA.) said the U.S. ruling was a strong dis-endorsement of fluoride and A. FA. supports claims that fluoride was dangerous to humans."

The Anti-Fluoridation Association and The Freedom From Fluoridation Federation of Australia presented, 30th March, 1998, submissions to the Therapeutic Goods Administration on the matter but were ignored in favour of submissions from the fluoride toothpaste manufacturers.

Why should Australia not join all the scientifically advanced countries in such a matter of human health!!! Ask your politician.

An earlier Government Report had estimated the medical mistakes contributed to 18,000 patients deaths a year and (50,000), fifty thousand cases of permanent disability.

The Victorian Minister for Health, Mr John Thwaites, was reported:

"I think there's a clear demonstration that we want to do better and reduce errors and improve safety for patients."

That Health Department under Mr Thwaites, endorses artificial fluoridation as safe, which is contrary to his latest statement suggesting "safety" when he endorses fluoridation as "safe" without any knowledge of the forced daily fluoride dose of fluoride per person in the community, and pharmaceutical proof of the safety of sodium silicofluoride.

Perhaps the fact of fluoridation Government promotion, is all disclosed in the published statement relative to the Health Minister Conference.

"There is no standard national structure for mandatory reporting medical errors."

Some people say doctors bury their mistakes.

However, there are Australian mandatory laws of compulsory drugging 80% of the Australian population, with an uncontrolled and unknown daily dose of a poisonous fluoride pollutant collected from fertiliser factories, a waste by-product tat is delivered into every kitchen compliments of your political representative, and his political party, together with the endorsement of the Australian Medical Association.

The mechanics of political gobbledegook is illustrated in a report on 29th July, 2001 in the Herald-Sun:

"More than 500 reviews and inquiries ordered by the Government during the past 20 months."

The continuous health fluoridation questions sent to Government, have little opportunity of entering that 500 important reviews, which include, "a review into the cost of flowers for Government Offices, strategies for controlling blackberries and the suitability of bathing boxes on Mt Martha Beach etc., etc."

Pretty heavy stuff that keeps the wheels of Government moving and their allotted priorities in the inner sanctum where the word fluoridation is banned.

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POST CARD FROM SAN ANTONIO / Canadian study: Stop fluoridation in water

BRIEF ANALYSIS OF YORK REVIEW [Located in York Review section]

Fluoride products lack F.D.A. approval for safety and effectiveness / STOP PRESS: THE DECAYED STATE OF SCIENTIFIC, POLITICAL AND DENTAL HONESTY

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Chemical Additives

May-Jun 2001 Edition

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PULP SCIENCE: When does a scientist become a science fiction writer?

THE FLUORIDATION SCIENTIFIC FRAUDSTERS

Letter from a reader / THE TALE OF THE CENTURY

Mar-Apr 2001 Edition

The U.K. Government York Review On Fluoridation [Located in York Review section]

Australia's new Advertising Code / There is movement at the Station

The Prime Minister's Federation Message 2001 / Poll for Wyong Shire / Dental Week Australian Style 2000 / Obituary: John Yiamouyiannis

Jan 2001

Letter from Sweden [Located in Statements section]


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