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  • Infant And Fetal Pathologist Warns All Women to Avoid Fluoride Before And During Pregnancy

    About three hundred people turned up to Otago University on Tuesday night to hear three overseas experts talk about the evidence and the potential mechanisms of how fluoride effects the brain. The three experts were unanimous in their recommendation that fluoride is a developmental neurotoxin that lowers the IQ of children and warned that evidence […]

  • Why the anti-fluoride haters are attacking a Calgary academic, calling her a ‘fraud’

    For a mild-mannered public health researcher, Lindsay McLaren attracts more than her share of haters. Google the University of Calgary professor’s name and the fourth entry declares that she is a fraud, a fanatic and a “bald-faced liar.” Another website proudly declares one of her studies “debunked.” And the emailed feedback she receives contains “an […]

  • FAN Sets the Science Straight: Calgary Study Fatally Flawed

    This year FAN continued to fight back against bogus science claims by fluoridation boosters. In a pattern reminiscent of the poor study methods used in early fluoridation trials of the 1940s, a new study made questionable claims that fluoridation reduces tooth decay because after fluoridation was halted in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, decay increased [Measuring the […]

  • Dr Paul Connett, Dr Vyvyan Howard & Declan Waugh: “Fluoride is a neurotoxin that reduces the IQ of children”

    What is it about New Zealanders that say fluoridation is good for us? Why ignore and dismiss the European Union who ban it and note that it is a significant health issue? How is it that New Zealanders are now agreeable to mass medication of fluoride in their drinking water, whilst 41 nations of Europe […]

  • Bashash 2017 Study: Fluoride Exposure in Utero Linked to Lower IQ in Kids

    Above Video: FAN, Paul Connett React to NIH Fluoride In Utero Study See also: • The Study (9-19-17) • FAN Press Release (9-22-17) • FAN Bulletin (9-21-17) • Follow Up ADHD Study (10-10-18) • Clinical Trial giving Fluoride Supplements to Pregnant Women (Oct 2015)   In a study published on September 19, 2017, in the […]

  • For Optimal Health, Mind Your Oral Microbiome and Avoid Fluoride, Harsh Mouth Rinses and Amalgam Fillings

    Story at-a-glance Thousands of studies have linked oral disease to systemic disease, including Alzheimer’s, stroke, heart disease and diabetes To optimize your oral microbiome, stop using antibacterial mouth rinses. Also avoid fluoride-containing toothpaste and fluoridated water Mercury is another dental-related substance that can wreak havoc with your health. About 50 percent of the amalgam filling […]

  • Low Prenatal Exposures to Fluoride: Are There Neurotoxic Risks for Children?

    As a trace element, fluoride can help ward off dental cavities. Exceptionally high pre- and postnatal exposures, as seen in populations whose drinking water supplies are contaminated by natural fluoride sources, have been implicated in a number of adverse health effects.1,2,3,4 However, less is known about fluoride’s neurotoxic risks at lower levels of exposure. A […]

  • Using Private Wells: A Drinking Water Safety Guide

    Nearly one in seven Americans get their drinking water from private wells. Federal and state governments set legal limits for contaminants in public water systems, but those laws don’t cover private wells. If you’re one of the 44 million people relying on a private well for drinking water, here’s what you should know and do […]

  • Fluoride is being added to more everyday products. How much is too much?

    December 27, 2017 12:28 PM, Updated December 31, 2017 10:12 AM In the early 1900s, a young dentist named Frederick McKay moved to a Colorado town where the residents’ teeth — though in some cases stained chocolate brown — had far less decay than was typical back then. He and other researchers eventually linked the […]

  • Professionals, We Need Your Help with NHMRC Review

    In a statement released today in Brisbane, Australia, Merilyn Haines issued a damning critique and analysis of the NHMRC’s 2017 “Sham” review of water fluoridation.  See below summary of this 23-point critique of the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (a government agency) defense of this discredited policy. Haines explains that this is the latest […]