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  • Pharmacies Called Out for Selling and Misrepresenting Unapproved Fluoride Drugs

    Note from FAN: Dr. Mercola has published a brilliant article on the new Citizen’s Petition to the Food & Drug Administration from FAN and the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. The Petition requests that all fluoride supplements be taken off the market. There is a link for you to sign the Citizen’s Petition […]

  • Fluoride, the Only Drug Intentionally Added to Your Tap Water

    Following the recent water crisis in Flint, it’s no wonder that the U.S. public has begun to question exactly how safe our drinking water actually is. What was once taken for granted — the idea of safe, pure, drinkable water for everyone — is now in serious question. In addition to the continuing problems with […]

  • Is Fluoride the New Mercury? 10 Natural Toothpaste Alternatives That Are Playing It Safe

    See original article for full presentation Whether it’s part of the tidal wave of new naturals taking over the beauty realm or fluoride’s classification as a neurotoxin (the same eyebrow-raising category that lead, arsenic, and methylmercury fall into) this year, there’s no denying that natural toothpastes are having a moment. Though it’s long been added […]

  • Evanston: Council considers adding fluoride to city water supply

    Evanston City Council members weighed in on the introductory water fluoridation proposal at the work session on Tuesday, March 8. The special council session to vote on the second reading of Ordinances 16-01 and 16-02, reducing the size of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments was overshadowed, as local physician Dr. Michael […]

  • Petition Calls on FDA to Pull All Fluoride Supplements From the Market

    The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and the International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology (IAOMT) are calling on the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite the removal from the market all unapproved, unsafe, unnecessary and ineffective sodium fluoride-containing drops, tablets and lozenges sold for the intended purpose of preventing tooth decay. The petition, […]

  • Prosperous Mexican Farms Suck Up Water, Leaving Villages High and Dry

    SAN ANTONIO DE LOURDES, Mexico — In the dappled shade of mesquite trees by the side of a pale yellow schoolhouse, the children finished a song and waited for the priest’s blessing. The Rev. Juan Carlos Zesati began with a gentle exhortation, citing Pope Francis. “Water is part of God’s creation,” he said as he […]

  • Short Film Reveals the Lunacy of Water Fluoridation

    See original article The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has hailed water fluoridation as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 20th century. Beginning in 1945, it was claimed that adding fluoride to drinking water was a safe and effective way to improve people’s dental health. Over the decades, many bought […]

  • Fluoride May Be Toxic for Seniors

    Throughout most of our lives, we hear dentists tell us to use fluoride rinses and to drink tap water because the fluoride in it protects our teeth. When we go to the dentist, at our bi-annual cleanings, we often get a fluoride treatment for this reason. The hygienist also often recommends we purchase a fluoride […]

  • Fluoridation (Re)education

    The lady is pissed. “Somebody has to point out that the fluoridation emperor has no clothes,” she says. She’s taken this job on herself. But I’m ahead of myself… The 2008 Material Safety Data Sheet for HYDROFLUOROSILICIC ACID states: “EMERGENCY OVERVIEW: DANGER! CORROSIVE. Causes severe burns to eyes, skin, and respiratory tract. Harmful if inhaled. […]

  • Taking Medicaid From the Poor to Fund Fluoridation

    By Ellen Connett (Managing Director) & Carol Kopf (Media Director) A very concerning development has occurred in New York State which we suspect may become a toxic blueprint for other states: New York has approved the use of scarce Medicaid dollars for fluoridation programs in a dangerously misguided attempt to provide low-income communities with “dental […]