Representative Anne Cartwright of New Hampshire has introduced HB 1416, a bill that would indirectly prohibit fluoride in water, among other substances. Further explained by the bill’s summary: “This bill prohibits the introduction of any substance into the public water supply of New Hampshire unless it is required by the department of environmental services to make the water potable.” Currently the majority of the public water supply within the United States and much of Canada is fluoridated, whereas Europe has uniformly said no to fluoridation. The goal behind water fluoridation is the reduction of tooth decay, based on research the health and science communities have conducted over the past few decades and back before 1951, when the policy of water fluoridation was instituted. The controversy around water fluoridation exists for a few different reasons. For one, water fluoridation is technically a form of public medication, especially for the many people who cannot afford to buy bottled water or central filters. The idea that we should mass-fluoridate the water supply, and the population, goes against any logical progression I’ve seen before in Medicine. Isn’t it generally accepted by the professional Medical community that pharmaceutical treatment comes after you identify the problem in the individual? Since when is [...]
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The FDA and Fluoride, Is that Fluoride being Added to the Water?
Today, I want to talk about the FDA and fluoride. I want to touch on the subject of rights, and whether or not there is fluoride being added to the water, and what the situation is with fluoride and the brain/body. The topic of water fluoridation is growing more and more popular with law suits and court cases popping up all over the place. These cases are all based around two questions, is fluoride bad for you, and if so, why is it in our water? In-fact, many of these cases are claiming to already have the answer to the first question and are angered over the lack of attention and care they are receiving. These are justified questions that are within the rights of every citizen to ask of their local Governments. [Is Fluoride bad for you? This is a question that requires much research and in the end, a decision by the respective individual.] Is Fluoride added to water and what is the situation with the FDA and fluoride? Fluoride is indeed being added to the public water supply around the United States of America and its purpose is to prevent against tooth decay. The US Center [...]
