Fibromyalgia and Fluoride By Tina Elmore-Wright

I recently discovered that fluoride toxicity has the same "symptoms" as the very allusive fibromyalgia diagnosis. Fluoridation is also being blamed for the rise in thyroid problems because it interferes with iodine absorption.

Fluoride was once used to treat thyroid problems and many of today's medications, such as Flovent, Cipro and Prozac, contain levels of fluoride.

It was once a common rat poison. . .

While most experts believe water fluoridation to be associated with minimal risk, a handful of scientists disagree. This growing group believe fluoridation to be associated with an unacceptable risk of skeletal damage.

In exchange for a modest dental benefit, the risks include fractures and bone tumors. Personally, I know this has been debated since AT LEAST around 1993-1994. While working in a hospital, I happened onto an article in one of the radiology trade magazines. The article correlated the percentage of cities with fluoridation versus those without, and the relative percentage of hip fractures and low bone density. The findings revealed that cities having the lowest bone density and highest bone fractures also fluoridated the water.

Also interesting is how fluoride is linked to the aluminum industry and Teflon, which I did not know. I read recently that fluoride is theorized to assist aluminum in crossing the brain-blood barrier because of how they bind once ingested. This is interesting because of the Alzheimer's and aluminum connection.

Recent studies have compared dental cavity rates in areas that do not fluoridate versus those that do. Although the incidents of bone fractures, thyroid abnormalities, Alzheimer's, fibromyalgia, childhood cancers, and so on, has increased; the communities that fluoridate show a marginal benefit in reduced cavities over those that do not.

Has anyone stopped to think that maybe, just maybe, the popularity of the toothbrush after WWII and consequent oral hygiene is the reason for fewer cavities ?! If you think it couldn't be that simple, stop to realize that many households prior to the end of WWII did not have toothbrushes. Oral hygiene was very basic and usually consisted of tooth powders and a rag or fingertip to cleanse. Even as late as the 1950's many dentist did not recommend nylon toothbrushes because they had the opinion it was too harsh for the enamel. Fluoride coincides with improved dental care through nationwide programs in the 1970's to dispense toothbrushes to school-age children in rural communities. Perhaps we have been praising the wrong thing?!

Many believe that fluoride was the worst mistake of the century, me being one of them. If this topic intrigues you, stay tuned; I have much more to share in future articles!