What is fluoride?
Fluorides are compounds that combine the element fluorine with another substance, usually a metal. Examples of these compounds include sodium fluoride, stannous fluoride, and fluoride monofluorophosphate (MFP fluoride). The levels of fluoride can vary widely. Just about all water has some fluoride.
Once inside the body, fluorides are absorbed into the blood through the digestive tract. They travel through blood and tend to collect in areas high in calcium, such as the bones and teeth.
Decades after fluoride was initially introduced to drinking water in certain areas of the United States, debates regarding its potential health impacts continue. People hold passionate opinions both in favor of and against water fluoridation. Their concerns stem from a range of factors, including credible scientific studies, issues of personal choice, and theories of government conspiracy.
​Fluoride is now used in the public drinking water supplied to about 3 out of 4 Americans. The decision to add fluoride to drinking water is made at the state or local level. The types of fluoride added to different water systems include fluorosilicic acid, sodium fluorosilicate, and sodium fluoride.
"A federal agency determined 'with moderate confidence' that there is a link between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in kids."
Local News Article concerning Fluoride
*Courtesy of Corey Sturmer
POLITICAL NEWS
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children.
"It is becoming increasingly clear, fluoridating water supplies is an outdated, unnecessary, and dangerous relic from a 1950s public health culture that viewed the mass distribution of chemicals much differently than scientists do today. The few nations that still fluoridate their water should end the practice immediately."
Testimony of Corey Sturmer, an activist in the fluoride community and long time customer of Exquisite Air & Water Services Inc
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