| When I heard it I couldn't believe it. But it was true. | | | | have the opposite effect. Millions are suffering in India |
| Everyday my kids and I were drinking rat poison and | | | | and China from a condition called skeletal fluorosis. |
| we didn't even know it! | | | | This is a crippling bone disease that comes from |
| And the source of this was not from some | | | | moderate to high levels of fluoride in their drinking |
| environmental hazard that we were unaware. The | | | | water. |
| source was the city water company. That's right, | | | | Skeletal fluorosis has several stages of severity, with |
| there is rat poison in my drinking water and it's | | | | the less severe being chronic joint pain, and the more |
| probably in yours also. | | | | severe being hip fractures and bone cancer. Because |
| The people at say that, "If your city puts fluoride in | | | | the symptoms mimic arthritis, the first two clinical |
| your water... you are drinking rat poison!" | | | | phases of skeletal fluorosis could be easily |
| That is a powerful quote worth repeating: | | | | misdiagnosed. Arthritis, hip fractures, and bone cancer |
| IF YOUR CITY PUTS FLUORIDE IN YOUR DRINKING | | | | are now at epidemic levels in the United States. |
| WATER, YOU ARE DRINKING RAT POISON. | | | | Some scientists believe that there may be a link |
| Fluoride is a by product aluminum, and was originally | | | | between some of these problems and fluoride. |
| used as rat poison. However, there was not enough | | | | Fluoride has been linked to cancer and may not really |
| demand for rat poison, so manufacturers had to find | | | | aid in preventing tooth decay. In fact, tooth decay |
| a place for this stuff. In the early 1930's, an | | | | percentages have dropped in some countries that do |
| executive of one of these aluminum companies, was | | | | not use fluoride, compared to those that do. |
| put in charge of public health for the united states. | | | | Whether or not you continue to drink rat poison is up |
| Using his leverage and some willing scientist, he made | | | | to you. The most important thing is you must be |
| fluoride in our water public policy. | | | | conscious of your dental plan. Your dental insurance |
| There is a huge movement across the country to | | | | company will not give you any advice on proper care |
| eliminate rat poison from the water systems of this | | | | of your teeth, so make sure you seek out the help |
| country. | | | | of a qualified dental health professional. |
| Fluoride is supposed to help improve your dental | | | | This article may be freely distributed as long as the |
| health. However, research has shown that is can | | | | resource box and all hyperlinks remain in place. |