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  • They just voted to be fluoride free!

    Latest Fluoride-Free Victories

    • Battlefield, Missouri (June 21)– The water district board voted unanimously to end fluoridation for the town of 6,000 due to corrosion caused by the chemical, and because of the availability of safer and more effective alternatives to reduce decay.  The dental lobby and regional health officials who have received grants to promote the practice have vowed to fight the vote, despite the significant health risks to residents, the water infrastructure, and water employees.
    • Nipawin, Saskatchewan (July 13)– After months of consideration and a presentation by public health administrators, the Mayor and Council in Nipawin, Saskatchewan (pop. 4,401) voted 4-1 to reject a proposal by the Saskatchewan medical health officer to fluoridate the drinking water. As one councilor said, “It’s not our job to supply medication.”  The Mayor also voted against the proposal because she felt the decision should be made by residents via a ballot referendum, not by councilors.
    • Johnstown, Pennsylvania (July 21)– The Greater Johnstown Water Authority voted unanimously (11-0) to end the addition of fluoridation chemicals to the drinking water.  The vote was influenced by significant opposition to the practice by water consumers, which was highlighted by the results of a customer survey on the issue in which 70% of respondents opposed fluoridation. 

    The Greater Johnstown Water Authority serves an estimated population of 52,657. In Cambria County: the City of Johnstown (19,712), Brownstown Borough (700), Dale Borough (1,160), Ferndale Borough (1,600), Lorain Borough (714), Westmont Borough (4,876), East Conemaugh Borough (1,145), Franklin Borough (300), Southmont Borough (2,150), Conemaugh Township (2,000), Middle Taylor Township (800), Stonycreek Township (2,000), Lower Yoder Township (2,500), Upper Yoder Township (5,000) and West Taylor (6,000).  Also included is Conemaugh Township in Somerset County (2,000).

    FAN Senior Advisor and chemist, Paul Connett, PhD, was recently in Pennsylvania for a public debate against retired Florida dentist and fluoridation propagandist Johnny Johnson, DDS.  Click here to watch the 90-minute debate.

    Residents and campaigners in Pennsylvania have supplied steady wins for our movement, and have made it one of the most active states for fluoridation votes and decisions. Here are the additional Pennsylvania victories since 2011:

    In 2016, Guilford & Greene Township, with a combined population of 26,000

    In 2015, Bellefonte with a population of 6,224

    In 2015, Brackenridge Borough with a population of 3,240

    In 2015, Schuylkill Haven with a population of 5,340

    In 2014, Ford City with a population of 3,000

    In 2014, Bucks County with a population of 385,000

    In 2013, Tyrone with a population of 5,500

    In 2012, West Manheim with a population of 8,000

    In 2012, Myerstown with a population of 3,500

    In 2011, Pottstown with a population of 15,500

    In 2011, Schuylkill Haven with a population of 5,500

    New Fluorosis Video

    Do your teeth, or your child’s teeth have white spots, white streaks, cloudy splotches, brown stains, or pitting? If so, you or your child may be among the millions of Americans who now have a condition called dental fluorosis.

    Fluorosis is a defect of tooth enamel caused by too much fluoride intake during the first 8 years of life, and in the U.S. fluorosis rates have increased by 600% in just the last 60 years.  

    Watch this new short video to learn more, and please share our Facebook and Twitterposts on the video to help warn others via social media.  You can also visit our webpage on dental fluorosis to learn more. 


    2017 Chilean review: fluoridation is ineffective & harmful

    A team of experts from Chile–including doctors, biologists, a lawyer, a civil engineer, a toxicologist, an environmental expert, and a chemist–have published a damning review of water fluoridation in the Medical Journal of Chile, February 2017.  The review was financed by the Medical College of Chile.

    Chile is considered a pioneer in the fluoridation of drinking water, starting in 1953 when Curico was fluoridated.  By 1958, nearly 60% of the country was fluoridated, and constant expansion has led to a current rate of 82.5%.

    Despite the long history of national support for the practice, the article entitled, “Consequences of Fluoridation of Drinking Water on Human Health,” concludes that artificial fluoridation of drinking water and milk has not only been ineffective at reducing dental decay in children, but is likely harmful to health.  According to the researchers:

    “A) The effects of fluoride intake pose risks of various diseases in the asthmatic-skeletal, neurological, endocrine and skin systems. Dental and skeletal fluorosis are signs of chronic and excessive ingestion of fluoride.

    B) Infants, children and adolescents are at high risk of diseases due to over-intake of fluorides, through drinking water and / or fluoridated milk, as the deterioration of health is proportional to the dose and the time of exposure .


    C) The fluoridation of drinking water does not significantly impact on caries prevention. For their effectiveness is rather a topical and non-systemic effect, as demonstrated by countries that do not fluoride drinking water, and do not use milk or fluoride salts, decreasing dental deterioration at the same rate as those that fluoride drinking water.”

    The research team based their analysis on a review of all available studies that included control of confounding variables.  They discuss fluoride’s ability to cause bone, thyroid, neurological, and skin damage.  There is also in indepth analysis of WHO data that shows, “fluoridation of drinking water and salts have no incidence at all in reducing dental [decay].”

    There was also a brief discussion on the legal aspects of water fluoridation, which found the following:

    “The fluoridation of drinking water in Chile forces citizens to involuntarly consume a chemical they do not require.  For decade the majority of the Chilean population has been overexposed to this potentially unhealthy element, transgressing constitional guarantees.”

    In response to their findings the research team made the following recommendations:


    “
    1. To amend Decree No. 735 of November 7, 1969, updating it with Supreme Decree No. 131 of 2006, and the Regulations for Services for Human Consumption of 2007, to avoid fluoridation of drinking water and avoid fluoridation Of milk, in all regions of the country.


    2. Prioritize the use of dental hygiene products containing the necessary, but minimal, amounts of fluoride to maintain dental health, strengthen education for better dental care and better nutrition.


    3. Educate health and education professionals about the adverse consequences of fluoride intake.


    4. To carry out epidemiological studies in Chile, to evaluate the adverse effects on health, through ingestion and use of fluorides, for decades.”

    READ THE FULL STUDY


    FAN’s Fluoride Conference in September

    If you missed July’s International Fluoride Free Teleconference, the audio is now available to download or stream.  During the call, Paul and Ellen Connett made some exciting announcements about the upcoming 6th Citizen’s Conference on Fluoride in Washington, D.C. from September 16th through 18th.

    The three-day Conference will focus on Science (Saturday, Sept 16), Strategy(Sunday, Sept 17), and Action (Monday, Sept 18), with two days of speakers followed by a day of lobbying and sightseeing on Capital Hill. 

    Hotel rooms are available at significantly discounted rates, but availability is limited and rooms will return to full price on August 24th, so CLICK HERE to make your arrangements before it’s too late.  


    To listen to July’s teleconference audio and register for next month’s call, CLICK HERE.


    Latest Fluoride News:

    –Public Takes Out Fluoride Frustration at Meadville Council Meeting (Pennsylvania)

    –Some Businesses and Individuals Plan to Remove Fluoride (Pennsylvania)

    –Northern Tasmania: Fluoride Could Be Put to the People (Australia)

    –Tasmanian Council Says Towns Should Decide What is Added to Water (Australia)

    –Jonesborough Fluoride Battle Continues as Town Ends Addition (Tennessee)

    –Lead, Arsenic, Fluoride Found in Water Under Memphis Power Plant (Tennessee)

    –11.5 Million People in India at High Risk of Fluorosis Due to Water (India)

    –In Some Areas, Fluoride Debate Rages (Indiana)

    –Dentist: Water Fluoridation – Reduce or Eliminate? (Ohio)

    –Port Angeles City Council Candidates Debate Fluoridation (Washington)

    –Fluoride as a Ballot Measure in Sheridan (Wyoming)

    –Fluoridation to Appear on Petersburg Ballot (Alaska)

    –Kidney Calamity Caused by Fluoride in Water (Vietnam)

    –Franklin, Windsor, and Courtland City Have High Fluoride Levels (Virginia)

    –Actress Olivia Munn Cut Fluoride From her Diet to Clear Acne (USA)

    –Eau Claire Fluoridation Debate (Wisconsin)

    –Sheridan Still Mulling Fluoride Options (Wyoming)

    For more fluoride related media, please visit FAN’s News Archive.


     

    Sincerely,

    Stuart Cooper
    Campaign Director
    Fluoride Action Network

    See all FAN bulletins online

  • March

    Come join us on June 17 at Julia Davis Park as IDAHO JOINS NATIONWIDE MARCH & COMMUNITY EVENT for Children’s Health!

    Join us for encouraging speakers and family activities. We will learn how toxins effect our children’s health, discover way to protect, and heal our kids from the everyday toxicity that bombards their systems. Live Music, Engaging Speakers, Family activities and a local vendor marketplace will allow us to come together as a community to invoke a change in the environment for the sake of our children’s future.

    Free Family Event with encouraging speakers and children’s activities.
     Join us in the park across from the Boise Zoo.

    Children’s March For Humanity RSVP to this free event

    Health Freedom Idaho Hosts this FREE family event in the park across from Zoo Boise! Learn about the effects of toxins we are constantly bombarded with that affect our health and the health of our children. Be encouraged with practical ways to protect and heal our kids from the everyday toxicity present in our environment and food.
     Lots of kids activities such as bounce houses, bubbles, arts and crafts, park games, live music, and yummy healthy food vendors!
     **JOIN THE PARADE! Have your kids dress up as professionals or grown ups and join our parade**

    Speakers Include: 

    9:00 am Chelsi Goddard, Health Freedom Idaho, will open with what the Children’s March For Humanity is all about as well as going over the rules and safety protocol. 9:10 am Lucas Baumbach, Treebrook Farm, will teach the kids about organic farming.9:25 am Dr Rosie Main, Main Health Solutions, will bring the solution as she educates parents and children about what to do about all of these toxins bombarding our bodies.9:40 amGovernor elect Russ Fulcher will be educating the citizens about why and how to get involved politically to protect our children.  9:55 am Miste Karlfeldt, Executive Director of Health Freedom Idaho, give a send off to the parents and children to march to the around the City.

    11:oo am Marti Hinckley, Million Mom Movement, shares about protecting our food supply

    11:10 am Julie True, Health Freedom Idaho, directions for days activities including easy action steps each family can take today to protect the future

    Afternoon Activities: Community Building. Family and Kids Activities. Information tables.

    Bring your own picnic or enjoy foods from vendors Boise Fry Company and Organic Idaho Juice and Java

    REGISTER YOUR FAMILY TODAY!

    Thanks to Our Sponsors!

  • 9 Toxins Found In Most Homes

    9 Toxins Found In Most Homes

    We’ve had a noticeable improvement in our health since we began to remove ‘hidden’ toxins that were slowly poisoning us from our home over the past year and a half.  These days most people are generally aware about environmental concerns. And still there is always more to learn…

    The short list of toxins under your roof may surprise you:

    Formaldehyde offgasses (evaporates) from cushions, particleboard and the adhesives used to manufacture most inexpensive wood-based products. Carpets and carpet cushions may also offgas formaldehyde, causing eye and upper respiratory irritation. According to the EPA, formaldehyde may even cause cancer;

    Radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, warns the Surgeon General. Radon is a natural radioactive gas that can seep into homes through cracks in the basement, the surrounding foundation and in well water. It enters the body quietly through the airways;

    Lead keeps epidemiologists returning to the drawing board, says Soloway, “mostly because we know more now about the adverse effects of low-level exposure.” Levels once thought to be acceptable are now known contributors to learning disabilities and behavioral problems. Lead is found in paint in older houses, old plumbing and soil near highways and busy roads. It causes neurological and kidney damage, high blood pressure, disrupted blood cell production and reproductive problems; 

    Carbon monoxide will kill an estimated 660 Americans this year. Don’t look for exhaust fumes in the attached garage; the biggest culprit is the unserviced furnace burning propane, butane or oil; Arsenic is still lacing many household pesticides and is increasingly used as a wood preservative. Low levels of inorganic arsenic “may cause lung cancer risk,” according to the CDC. The Department of Health and Human Services agrees, adding arsenic compounds to the list of unknown carcinogens;

    Vinyl chloride is the source of “new car smell”: The plastic interior of a new car offgasses this known carcinogen. Water sitting in PVC pipes overnight may also be steeping into a toxic tea. Very large exposures can lead to “vinyl chloride disease,” which causes severe liver damage and ballooning of the fingertips;

    Hydrofluoric acid “can cause intense pain and damage to tissues and bone if the recommended gloves happen to have holes in them,” says Soloway. This highly corrosive substance is the active ingredient in many household rust removers.

    But even the most liberal list of known toxins pales next to the order of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs comprise hundreds of natural and man-made, carbon-based agents. They react quickly with other carbon-based compounds, and evaporate easily, making them ideal solvents. VOCs can be found in disinfectants and pesticides, too. 

    Solvents: Benzene and methyl ethyl ketome traverse cell walls unchecked by normal cell defense. Both are known carcinogens. Cousins toluene, xylene, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichloroethylene make up the lion’s share of the solvent market;

    Disinfectants: Phenols, which include biphenyl, phenolics and the preservative pentachloraphenol, are found in disinfectants, antiseptics, perfumes, mouthwashes, glues and air fresheners;

    Pesticides: Chlordane, aldrin, dieldrin, though all banned for nearly two decades, continue to show up airborne in older houses.

    Don’t be a statistical figure on the CDC’s tracking list: Be aware of what substances, from pesticides to cleaners, pose threats in your household. Maintain ingredient awareness. Many poisonings still occur because of product combinations, like the ammonia-chlorine bleach reaction, which produces the deadly respiratory irritant chloramine (a problem labeling practices have not addressed).

    Replace toxic agents with non-toxic alternatives. Above all, educate your household to reduce risk and exposure.