Water Fluoridation – Fluoride Facts, Toxic Fluoride in Water and Where Fluoride Comes From

When I began researching the controversy surrounding water fluoridation several months ago, and learned where fluoride comes from, I was not at all prepared to discover the real truth about fluoride. To say that I was shocked to learn what fluoride really is and how artificial, man-made (not naturally occurring) fluoride in drinking water, baby foods, infant formulas, baby nursery bottled water, juices, mouthwashes and processed foods is actually a toxic substance, is an enormous understatement.

A more accurate description of my reaction to learning about fluoride’s toxicity, its structure and well-documented harmful effects on the human body over time, is that everything I’ve been taught about fluoride and its claimed benefits as a dental professional, have been turned upside down and inside out.
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Re-Thinking Fluorides: Fluoride Toothpaste, Water Fluoridation Toxicity, Fluoride Dangers

The fluoride controversy has been going on for years, completely unbeknownst to me until a few months ago. As I mentioned in my post about my summer reading list, a longtime reader of Telling It Like It Is emailed me with a long list of websites, news article links, books about fluoride dangers and documentary videos discussing the high levels of fluoride in water supplies, fluoridated foods and drinks consumed on a daily basis by children and adults alike.

As a dental professional for over 21 years, but not an actual dentist nor a dental hygienist, the email I received caused me to really delve deeply into the controversy surrounding what fluoride is, where fluoride comes from and if its naturally occurring or man-made, the real cause of dental fluorosis, why the water fluoridation issue is such a heated debate, etc.
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7 Things Meme – 7 Things You May Not Know About Me

7-things-memeI’ve been tagged with the 7 Things Meme by Todd Morris from Success With Todd, so I thought I’d participate in this meme since I forgot to do the 25 Random Things Meme that circulated Facebook pages not too long ago that I was also tagged with.

The 7 Things Meme Rules:

  1. Link to your tagger and post these rules on your blog
  2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird
  3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs
  4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog

Okay, here goes. 7 things about me you may not know, or maybe don’t care to know. ;)

1. The first record I ever owned was Mony Mony by Tommy James & The Shondells. I’m aging myself here, since the record was a Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single of the hit song. For the “last day of school party” in the 7th grade, my image of being a “cool kid” took a serious hit when students were told to bring in their favorite record to play during the party, and Mony Mony was the only record I owned at that time.
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