Poison in our tap water

First, let me introduce you to my idea of what my blog will be about. You may have noticed the name of my blog- "didjuno?"... don't laugh! It's supposed to mean "Did you know", but I thought it would be cute if I wrote it differently. So it's kinda gonna be about whatever my current interests are, and if you know me well, my interests are worldly, varied, and they are always about something new, informative and exciting. (Well, I hope you think it's exciting.) I feel this desire to inform people about things they may not have the time to research, and I hope that if you are reading this, you find the information I present to be useful. My main goal is just to have my close friends investigate a little further the issues I discuss, so that maybe I can make a small change for the better in the lives of the people I love. :)


OK, so I've never done this blogging thing before, but a friend of mine has been telling me for a long time that I should be posting my thoughts online for the world to see... I'm not sure if she's right. :) So here I go...


My first topic is fluoride in our tap water. Fluoride is a well-known treatment for cavities. Used as an oral rinsing agent, studies have shown that fluoride helps reduce the number of cavities. As far as I know, no one has ever presented evidence that ingesting fluoride helps with cavities. (Why do you think you're supposed to spit your toothpaste out, and call the poison control center if you ingest more than a pea size amount?!?!?)


Didjuno that they put fluoride in our tap water? It's true. What's wrong with this? Well, what if someone told you that there was a vaccine you could get that would keep you from getting sick- not something terminal, just something minor... like a cold, would you want them to give you a choice of whether or not you get the vaccine? Of course you would want to choose! What if there are side effects? What if the risks outweigh the benefits? You want to make an informed decision, right? Well, with fluoride, you don't get to. They just pour it right into our water, and then they want us to thank them! In principle, it does not matter if fluoride is good for us. We should be able to choose.


So, what's actually wrong with ingesting fluoride? Well, it's poison. Yeah... It causes all kinds of serious health problems.


From zerowasteamerica.org, authors Lynn Landes & Maria Bechis state;

The more serious health  concern is that dental fluorosis is not the only harmful health effect that results from overexposure to fluoride. Fluoride has been linked in government and scientific reports to a wide range of harmful health effects, including: bone and tooth decay (including dental and skeletal fluorosis, bone pathology, arthritis, and osteoporosis) Alzheimer's, memory loss and other neurological impairment, kidney damage, cancer, genetic damage, and gastrointestinal problems. In addition, fluoride has been found to leach lead from old water pipes and soldering material, which has resulted in increased lead levels in people.

Many of America's organizations have made statements concerning the dangers of ingesting fluoride, including the CDC and the EPA, just to name a couple. So why, when there is so much controversy over fluoride, do they continue to dump it into our water supply? Maybe because it is a waste product of the manufacturing industries. They don't know where else to put it, so they force it down our throats. Disgusting. Shameful. Outrageous.

What can you do? Well, on a small scale, you can purchase a Reverse Osmosis water filter system to take the fluoride out of your water. You can find them for under 200 bucks. (Regular water filters, such as Brita, do not filter fluoride.) On a large scale, I'm not sure... write an email to your local municipal water district, write an email to your local political officials, and tell your friends about fluoride.

You can also do more research to inform yourself about fluoride: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dangers+of+ingesting+fluoride


OK, so although fluoride is a boring subject, I think it is important. My next blog will hopefully be funnier, or less boring at least. :)