Mounting evidence suggests fluoride may be hampering brain development and reducing kids’ IQ. The US needs to rethink this exposure for pregnant women and children. The debate on the fluoridation of drinking water—one of the most polarized, long-running, and high-decibel controversies in public health—has been reignited as new studies find that fluoride is toxic to […]
Abstract Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous drinking water contaminants of concern due to mounting evidence implicating adverse health outcomes associated with exposure, including reduced kidney function, metabolic syndrome, thyroid disruption, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. PFAS have been produced in the U.S. since the 1940s and now encompass a growing chemical family comprised of […]
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In 2019, the National Toxicology Program (NTP), the research arm for U.S. government agencies, performed the first systematic government review on fluoride’s neurotoxicity and concluded that it “is presumed to be a cognitive neurodevelopmental hazard,” according to Fluoride Action Network’s (FAN) director Paul Connett, PhD. This NTP review was sent […]
Labour and National party leaders have both agreed fluoridation of water is needed, but Jacinda Ardern has stopped short of promising it will happen. The consensus emerged during The Press Leaders Debate hosted by Stuff on Tuesday night, when both leaders were asked if they would progress the Fluoridation Amendment Bill, which has stalled in […]
During a time of cultural and political polarization, a class of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, may be one of the few commonalities shared by all Americans. These human-created industrial chemicals are found in the blood of 99 percent of U.S. adults, as well as babies in the womb and children. But […]
Health officer: Fluoridation is ‘safe, beneficial, has great value’ Bari Wrubel, the supervisor of the Marysville water and wastewater treatment plant, wants the city to discontinue fluoridating its public water supply. Fluoride is added in small amounts to the water treatment process in Marysville — and in plants producing the water that 73% of Americans […]
Abstract The practice of adding fluoride in drinking water treatment has spanned 75 years and improved public health. Adjusting fluoride content involves using one of three additive products. This year marks the 75th anniversary of water fluoridation, which entails adjusting the fluoride level in drinking water to the recommended level of 0.7 mg/L to improve […]
Scientists have analysed breast milk from women living in cities in China and Sweden to check for 20 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs). The study detected significant levels of legacy PFASs and alternatives to those older PFASs, and is one of the first studies to detect 9-chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (F53-B) and 3H-Perfluoro-3-[(3-methoxy-propoxy)propanoic acid] (ADONA) in human […]
Link to interview with RFK Jr.and Michael Connett at top of article. • Read full article on Dr Mercola’s site Story at a Glance After a four-year process, a landmark fluoridation trial was held in federal court in June 2020. Fluoridation’s neurotoxic risk to vulnerable subpopulations was confirmed, along with the U.S. EPA’s failure to […]
Found myself on the last stagecoach out of quiet Montana with a recently handicapped husband and unloaded in Spokane five years ago. Albeit a bit overwhelmed by the sounds of traffic, especially from the always-busy I-90 corridor, I thought, “Maybe this can work. A bit urban for us, but at least the governor cares about […]
