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The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep It There

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This book will shock you!

I used to drink my tap water without concern, thinking it was safe and free of toxic chemicals. Then I read "The Case Against Fluoride" only to find out that 72% of public water supplies in the United States add an unregulated drug--fluoride--to the drinking water. Worst of all, its not the same fluoride you find in toothpaste, but instead 90% of communities use the cheapest, lowest-grade fluoride they can find, which happens to be unfiltered and unregulated toxic waste from the fertilizer industry (primarily from China and India). You can imagine my shock when I looked into whether my community fluoridated, and if so what chemicals they used (anyone can look this information up through the CDC website here:[...]). I found out that a town I lived in for nearly 7 years dumped this toxic waste into the water supply without any notification to the public or warnings regarding the huge volume of scientific and medical research pointing to serious health problems. What's worse, fluoride is also in processed food, soda, beer, and juice bottled in fluoridated communities, so we're consuming it whether we live in a fluoridated community or not.

The book was comprehensive, easy to read and understand, and supported every step of the way by the best and latest medical and scientific research. If you drink anything, you need to read this book.

Fluoridation opponents are often told that peer-reviewed published science doesn't support them. But that's a lie. This book is heavily referenced with such data. When fluoridationists with professional sounding titles testify before city councils, citizens are often intimidated and legislators confused. This book provides all the evidence required to refute any fluoridationist's false claims.

Because Dr. Connett, who is a chemist and very scientifically literate, was frustrated by fluoridationists who refused to read up-to-date fluoride science, he knew the average citizen could be equally frustrated. This book is meant for all of us who want a professional by our side when we tell elected officials, community and environmental groups that water fluoridation is ineffective at reducing tooth decay, harmful to health and a huge waste of money. Dr. Connett can't be everywhere, although he tries; but, if you buy this book, it will seem like he's by your side.

Fluoride chemicals are added to 70% of US public water supplies and, therefore, virtually 100% of the food and beverages made with that water in restaurants and supermarkets. As a result, fluoride is the most consumed drug in America. Yet, few American know fluoride's adverse effects, side effects, contraindications, proper individual dosage and where it comes from. Don't expect your dentist or physician to know. Most haven't learned this either.

I suggest you find out if your water is fluoridated, by calling your water company. If it is, take this book to your local legislative body and start reading from it, a little at every meeting until you reach the end or until they agree to stop fluoridation.

Fluoridationists often use name-calling and personal insults to denigrate people opposed to fluoridation. Don't let that stop you. Remember, Intelligent people, if they really understood science, wouldn't need to resort to such sophomoric tactics.

I have had the great privilege of meeting one of the co-authors of this book, Dr. Paul Connett, on several occasions; including international conferences on water fluoridation. He has even visited Waterloo, Ontario twice this year in connection with local concerted efforts to remove fluoridation from our municipal drinking water (we have a vote on October 25, 2010). I had a chance to read pre-publication copy of this book and it is a wonderful handbook for citizens who want a readable piece which explains the intertwined science and politics on this alarming issue. Rather than going into my own review I think the one that appears in "booklist" a publication of the American Library Association parallels my own views completely:

*Starred Review* On the eve of the new millennium, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), listed water fluoridation as one of the twentieth-century's 10 greatest public-health achievements. Yet according to the authors of this painstakingly researched exposé of fluoridations overall ineffectiveness and toxicity, endorsements such as these from the CDC and other health organizations are motivated more by face-saving politics than credible research. Fluoridation advocates who have previously branded detractors as conspiracy theorists and shills for junk science will be hard pressed to debunk the hundreds of peer-reviewed studies and sound scientific reasoning presented here. In demonstrating fluoridations ineffectiveness, the authors cite exhaustive evidence proving fluorides only benefits are topical, as in tooth brushing, as opposed to swallowing. But the case against fluorides alleged safety, even in small doses, is more alarming, with multiple studies showing fluorides probable complicity in lowered intelligence scores, thyroid dysfunction, hip fractures, and the ominously rising incidence of osteosarcoma in boys. The authors' academic, hyperbole-free writing style serves them well in marshalling a series of facts that, all by themselves, expose fluoridation as a false panacea. It remains to be seen, however, whether the public-health community will give this landmark work due credit or continue to rubber stamp an outdated policy that, like bloodletting and trepanation, properly belongs on the scrap heap of sham medical interventions. (Booklist, Sept 1, 2010)

I urge anyone who lives in a fluoridated community to read this book. The unethical, unnecessary and potentially dangerous practice of fluoridation has to be stopped. This book should help to do this, not only in Canada and the U.S. but also in the handful of other countries that still continue this outdated and unsafe practice.

Robert J. Fleming (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada)

Here it is; the book that took retired Professor Paul Connett and an army of researchers and activists fourteen years to compile and write. This is the one that rips the cover off the cover up conceived by the U. S. Public Health Service and maintained by corporate industrial giants after World War II to protect one of the most flawed public policies ever conceived in the United States. It reveals one of the saddest mass public deceptions in our history.

For more than 60 years the idea of fluoridation has been supported, promoted, advertised and force fed to an unsuspecting public until the very mention of adverse health effects seemed like an affront to the very integrity and expertise of the practice of dentistry and public health itself. Yet, during its entire run as a public policy, fluoridation has continually attracted the thoughtful challenge of intelligent and respected scientists and researchers who did not take blindly accepted dogma at face value. Rather, their sense of ethics and professional responsibility compelled them to read with deep understanding the few well-planned scientific reports that were allowed to slip through the veil of contradictory and skewed tests that were accepted without opposition by an entire medical discipline. Those who came to the conclusion that "fluoridation must stop" were ignored, threatened, and given a very cold shoulder by the very officials whose job it was, and is, to protect the public health.

Connett and his co-authors remind us that dentistry is not the enemy here. The enemy, instead, is a system that is geared to perpetuate a belief in fluoridation by using professional peer pressure, tremendous amounts of promotional money, and the subtle threat of ostracism. Maintenance of the policy of fluoridation continues by use of the tools of professional licensure and legal pressure in a long chain of workers who are compelled to continue a practice many of them know is wrong. And, some are compelled to follow state mandates that have been poorly understood, poorly written, yet strongly enforced by professionals who were responsible for twisting laws and ethics that should have signaled a poor and failing medical policy many years ago. Only the politics of face-saving seems to have formed the basis for the continuation of fluoridation, especially in the U. S.. The ignorance by officials of the basic science, law and ethics concerning this issue are unbelievably glaring.

Having been a victim of fluoride poisoning myself, the group of people who helped compose this book are the ones who helped me recover my life. I stopped using fluoridated toothpaste and now only drink distilled water. With the application of several other common sense diet changes that have reduced other toxins from my environment, my health has improved to a startling degree since I became aware of this scam back in 2007. My teeth have actually gotten stronger and whiter. I have no additional cavities. In fact, I was so impressed with the honesty and forthright integrity of this dedicated group as compared to the treatment I received from public officials when I questioned fluoride, that I became involved with the movement to end fluoridation. I was eventually asked by Paul Connett to help with many aspects of this publication. We worked exhaustively on its content. And, I know we are all proud and respectful of the final product.

To my mind, this is the most comprehensive and detailed collection of facts and figures ever placed in one printed volume for the public's analysis of fluoridation. It reveals in great detail the other side of an issue that fluoridation pundits hedge or avoid altogether. It is highly readable. Its logic and meticulously chosen studies bring the entire issue into crystal clear view for all to see. If anything, the authors could be faulted for being too wary of their evidence with the expectation that their work will be challenged severely by the behemoth of the fluoride establishment. Not only is this an eye-opener for the common public, but also for all those medical professionals who may not have had the time to carefully review the decades of information brought together in this one volume.

This book marks the beginning of the end of a long running scam whose details are now clearly revealed.

(Note: This reviewer has not yet purchased the product described from Amazon.com because he was involved in the book's production and knows its content).

COMMENTS ON The Case Against Fluoride by Paul Connett, PhD, James Beck, MD,PhD, H.S. Micklem, DPhil

I have just read The Case Against Fluoride by Drs. Paul Connett, James Beck and H.S. Micklem. I quickly became caught up in the drama of this 60- year-old fluoride story and found myself, even without a scientific background, clinging with interest to the various aspects of the story as told by these three scientists (and Peter Meiers on historical aspects). I found Chapter 23 "Promoters' Strategies and Tactics" with its description of the two chains of command fascinating indeed.

In this work I appreciated the generous supply of supporting facts and arguments that continue to hold one's interest and curiosityto the very end of the book. I am not a scientist, but as a victim of water fluoridation I am intensely interested in every aspect of the practice. These authors don't 'talk down' to people like me and are able to explain the science on this issue in a way the ordinary person can understand.

At the same time I recognize that readers with a scientific background will surely be gratified by the carefully documented wealth of research, studies and analyses - carefully compiled in the end notes by Ellen Connett- that back up every scientific statement presented by the three authors. Connett, Beck and Micklem have now taken on the role of professors to the world with regard to the unnecessary, unethical and potentially dangerous practice of adding fluoride to the drinking water. (Appendices, Endnotes and Index - 102 pages).

I am very grateful to all of them for such a rich collaboration in this very troublesome subject.

D.J. Jones

I have been active in the fluoridation debate since 1988. I am currently the President of the Pure Water Committee of Western Maryland, Inc. The Case Against Fluoride by Paul Connett, James Beck, & H.S. Micklem is a masterpiece. This book along with the Fluoride Deception by C. Bryson are must reads for every citizen in the United States that has been exposed to the flawed practice of water fluoridation. The Case Against Fluoride should be the book that makes the most impact on the political level regarding this issue in years. It was well thought out and researched and is a gripping book detailing the most important arguments against the practice of water fluoridation. My hat is off to Paul, James & H.S. for crafting such a riveting book for the ages. Thank you!!!

Very well researched book outlining the politics and fraudulent science behind the questionable practice of water fluoridation. With all the new information about the harm caused by the fluoridation chemicals, the industrial toxic waste called fluosilicic acid we are dumping in our drinking water, it's apparent that this practice needs to end the same way as asbestos and leaded gas and DDT. The powerful industry forces behind water fluoridation has more to do with sustaining the money flow that keeps it in our water than reducing dental decay. If 98% of Europe is unfluoridated, and has better dental health, why are we still doing it? This book shines a light on the politics of this failed public health measure.

This book is by far the best ever written on the subject of water fluoridation. The authors are some of the world's foremost experts on fluoride toxicity, and have provided a very thorough and readable review. I am a scientist myself, and have spent a great deal of time reading through the scientific literature on this subject. The presentation of the science in this book is extremely accurate. The authors make no claim to be unbiased, yet have provided a remarkably balanced explanation of the science. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in knowing the facts about water fluoridation.

This book gives me all the ammo I needed to stand in front of our water board and make the case against fluoride . I hope everybody will use this tool in there community to get this poison out of your tap water .

Few Americans know that the story of water fluoridation is far different than what they have been told by dentists and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). This book by three authors plus guest experts carefully dissects the excessive claims and whitewashing of harms done in the name of dental health. This is not a "Communist conspiracy" book. Fluoridationists don't tell us that dental decay has declined dramatically in many developed nations, with or without fluoridation, and that very few fluoridate. They prefer to credit fluoride. They admit that dental fluorosis in school children (tooth discoloration caused by fluoride) has increased from rare in the 1940s to 23% in 1986 to 41% in 2002, but they spin it as a mere "cosmetic" problem. Actually it is the end result of disordered tooth formation in young children, and severe cases are not only highly disfiguring, the tooth structure is clearly damaged and weakened. Mother nature carefully keeps fluoride out of breast milk, but not until 1996 did the American Dental Association quietly caution that infants under 1 year of age should receive no fluoride. If you and your friends with babies do not know that, it is because the ADA has not aggressively informed dentists and the public, apparently to avoid weakening support for their nostrum. For decades the CDC said that "optimal" fluoride in water is 0.7 to 1.2 parts per million. Now, 20 years after is was clearly causing increased dental fluorosis, their new idea of "optimal" is 0.7 p.p.m. Thanks, but too little, too late. Read this book to find out why the real optimal is probably zero. There is emerging evidence that fluoride damages not only teeth, but thyroid glands, bones, kidneys and brains. The authors conclude that fluoridation is a house of cards waiting to fall. The collapse is waiting for enough Americans to learn the truth and demand that they not be forced to consume uncontrolled doses of a proven harmful substance. Read this book and spread the word far and wide.