Thanks for the links Val and I am not concerned about vaccines here, I already made an informed decision to vaccinate my kids long ago. Could you please re-post the first link as it doesn't work. The 2nd link seems to support some of the concerns raised in the "50 reasons" article (my first link above), primarily that infants and children are getting a lot more than they need- over 100 times more than what is found in breast-milk.
Jack'smom, I am aware that dentists and others say that fluoride is great for preventing cavities. My DD just got her first cavity at 19 and she was never a good toothbrush-er so I am not disagreeing there either. But the graph in #12 on the first link shows World Health Organization data indicating the same level of cavity reduction across children in all countries whether they had fluoride in their water or not - so I am not so sure I am convinced it is the addition of fluoride to drinking water that is to credit for this. Also #11 states:
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 1999, 2001) has now acknowledged that the mechanism of fluoride's benefits are mainly topical, not systemic"
I am hoping for more than anecdotal feedback here, I find it so difficult and exhausting to digest the information in the technical studies. Has anyone here actually looked into the hard data on this issue?
The links to studies on the CDC page are somewhat dated and hard to read but as far as I got before my brain shut down, it appeared that the studies were actually consistent with the health concerns against adding fluoride to the water. I will try to plow through it some more as time permits.
I appreciate your input!
