With councils around the country being ordered to implement fluoridation programmes, members of the public are asking “why do they need to this?”. Is dental health in their area worse than fluoridated areas? And if the Government wants to improve dental health, there are plenty of other ways to do it. However, when all is said…
Read detailsIt is now known that fluoride does not work by swallowing so adding it to the water supply is like adding sunscreen to drinking water in an attempt to prevent sunburn. Fluoridation was originally based on the theory that fluoride should be swallowed while children’s teeth were growing, so that it could be incorporated into…
Read detailsDr Hans Moolenburgh led the fight against fluoridation in the Netherlands.
For more information see Evidence Based Medical Science Used To End Policy Of Fluoridation Of Drinking Water In The Netherlands
With fluoride chemicals recently added to the Oamaru water, research from the Netherlands suggests some people could have acute symptoms over the next few months. Dr Hans Moolenburgh was a Medical Physician, Cancer Specialist, and Clinical Ecologist who led a team of medical doctors and researchers in the 1970s. Using double blind trials they showed…
Read detailsFluoride Action Network (FAN) are the preeminent group opposed to fluoridation in the world. FAN are our “parent” group. Prof Paul Connett was the Director of FAN for many years and was instrumental in forming Fluoride Free New Zealand in 2003. At that time we called ourselves Fluoride Action Network NZ but changed to Fluoride…
Read detailsMost people don’t realise, but 50% of fluoride ingested is stored in the bones and soft tissue. Accumulation of fluoride can cause a disease called skeletal fluorosis. The first symptoms of skeletal fluorosis are identical to osteoarthritis. “Long-term accumulative exposures to fluoride even at low levels carries a risk of sub-clinical or stage-1 musculo-skeletal fluorosis…
Read detailsThe late Dr John Colquhoun is a New Zealand hero. He was an ardent advocate of fluoridation and instrumental in it being introduced in most of the big cities in New Zealand. However, he ended up studying the facts and finding the data did not support what he was saying. He is one of those…
Read detailsWellington resident, Paul Wedel, explains to Wellington city councillors the economic madness of fluoridation. This was at a meeting in Wellington on the 8th of August 2012.
Up until 2021 local councils were responsible for deciding whether their area was fluoridated or not. However, in 2021 the Labour Government introduced the Fluoridation of Drinking Water Amendment to the Health Act. This put all decision making into the hands of the Director-General of Health. This move happened as a result of increased debate…
Read detailsIf you or your child have white spots on the teeth, or the tips of your teeth have white marks, this is probably a condition called dental fluorosis. In 2017, Fluoride Free New Zealand ran some billboards to try and alert the public to the issue. The only way a person gets dental fluorosis is…
Read detailshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOGy9kSskhY Sir Iain Chalmers was one of the scientists invited to participate in the York Review, a U.K. Government review of fluoridation in 2000. A number of studies, particularly those published between the 1930s and 1970s, purported to demonstrate very large benefits from drinking fluoridated water. In 2000, these studies were critically reviewed by an expert…
Read detailsLinda Birnbaum is a former National Toxicology Program (NTP) Director. Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., is one of the most highly-respected scientists in the USA. A board certified toxicologist and microbiologist, she served as a federal scientist for 40 years. “We lowered the recommended levels from 1.2ppm to 0.7ppm. I think they need to go way down…
Read details
