Fluoride and Government Misinformation by Frank Rowson

There is a malevolent, malicious and dangerous piece of misinformation which has been used as by proponents of fluoridation in recent court cases where the NZ Government is attempting to push through the fluoridation of drinking water, without consent from the public. That claim is stated generally along the lines of: “there are no adverse effects of fluoridation of drinking water other than mild dental fluorosis”.

That statement is an absurdity which has misled Parliament, the judiciary and the people of Aotearoa New Zealand.

The flow chart below illustrates some of the complex processes in the body that are negatively impacted by fluoride; the effects are all cumulative. Cadmium and Arsenic in liver and kidney, Mercury in cardiac muscle cells and fluoride in teeth, bones, thyroid and pineal gland.

The pineal gland is prevented from producing adequate levels of the hormone melatonin by fluoride accumulation. Perhaps this could partly explain why so many can’t sleep and are being prescribed melatonin? Sleep is essential for a child’s physical and emotional development. You can see from the diagram that fluoride also reduces the production of serotonin, dopamine and other neurotransmitters which research has confirmed are important factors for mental health. Could it be that the consumption of this toxic chemical fluoride is exacerbating our existing public health problems?

Fluoride is demonstrated to have negative impacts on health, and hence why this substance has never been approved by the US EPA. The use of fluoride in drinking water has been ruled as a compulsory medical treatment in NZ Supreme Court and therefore requires informed consent. The practice of water fluoridation without such consent is illegal and all decision makers from the Attorney General to local Councillors have misled Parliament, the judiciary and the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. They are contravening many statutes and knowingly putting millions at risk of injury or illness.

We know that numerous toxic substances, such as lead, have been approved over the years only to be banned when conclusive evidence of the severe negative long-term health impacts could no longer be ignored. The research on fluoride is where lead was when it was banned.

Fluoride presents a costly and unnecessary risk for no benefit. We urgently need to inform our representatives of the legal actions they may face if they continue to add this unapproved chemical to drinking water. The risks to the unborn, and the new-born when using fluoridated water to reconstitute infant formula, are particularly concerning.