The addition of toxins like fluoride can turn this healthful beverage into a poison.  Some say it is best to go thirst than drink fluoridated tap water.  Fluoride, which is an ingredient in many pesticides is more poisonous than lead.  In fact, over fluoridation of water is one of the sources of acute fluoride poisonings.  So, what are the toxic effects of fluoride on the human body?

             Fluoride is supposedly added to drinking water for its beneficial dental effects however, excess exposure to fluoride in early childhood can cause discoloration of the teeth and a defect in tooth enamel known as dental fluorosis,  The CDC estimates that as many as 32% of American children have some form of dental fluorosis.  The pineal gland is a major site of fluoride accumulation which can reduce the glands ability to synthesize melatonin.  Melatonin regulates many functions within the body including sleep and puberty.  Early onset of puberty is now being linked to fluoride damage to the pineal gland.  The thyroid is another gland that is also affected by fluoride.  Even doses as low as 2mg per day were found effective at reducing thyroid function, and fluoride was once used in Europe to reduce thyroid function in hyperthyroid patients for this very reason.           

            Unfortunately, it gets worse.  Cases of bone cancer in young boys were between two and seven times higher in areas in which the municipal water supply was fluoridated.  The association between fluoridated water and bone cancer was proven by the Environmental Protection Agency.  Over time, fluoride accumulates in the bones and causes deformities in the structure and strength of the bone. Long-term exposure can also lead to skeletal fluorosis,.  Symptoms of skeletal fluorosis include:

           A toxicologist in the UK found the areas in which the municipal water supply was fluoridated experienced 15% more prenatal deaths than in non-fluoridated towns.  It was also found that these fluoridated areas also experience 30% more cases of Down’s syndrome than their fluoride-free neighbors.  World-renowned researcher, Dr. Albert Schatz found a link between fluoride and infant death.  Because of this research, fluoride was banned in Chile.

            Dr. Phyllis Mullenix, former director of toxicology at Forsyth Dental Center in Boston proved that fluoride accumulates in, and damages the brains of animals when exposed to moderate levels.  Symptoms similar to Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) were seen in the offspring of animals exposed to low levels of fluoride during pregnancy and the opposite effect, sluggishness/fatigue/hypoactivity, was seen in adult animals who received low levels of fluoride.  This may explain why so many children are now diagnosed with ADD yet, the majority of adults are diagnosed with chronic fatigue. 

This research on fluoride’s toxic effects on the Central Nervous System was confirmed previously classified government research.  These documents state that: “Clinical evidence suggests that uranium hexafluoride may have a rather marked central nervous system effect…It seems most likely that the F component [fluoride] rather than the T [uranium] is the causative factor.”  Chinese research supports the research of Mullenix by showing a correlation between low IQ scores in children and exposure to low levels of fluoride.