Fluoride in drinking water may trigger depression and weight gain, warn UK scientists. Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) in women was at least 30% more likely in areas with fluoride levels in excess of 0.3 mg/l, confirms new research just published in Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Hypothyroidism causes weight gain and depression, among other things.…
Read detailsOn invitation from public health education and advocacy organisation Fluoride Free New Zealand, international fluoridation experts Professor Emeritus Paul Connett and Dr Bill Hirzy will be in New Zealand next week, 22nd to the 28th of February. Dr Bill Hirzy is a former senior scientist with the US Environmental Protection Agency who was invited to…
Read detailsFluoride compounds are medicines when given to you in a pill but not when put in your water supply – this is the absurd Regulation passed into law on the word of the Minister of Health, Dr Coleman. Last week (27th January) Dr Coleman exempted fluoride chemicals from the Medicine’s Act. However, in doing so…
Read detailsFluoride Free NZ calls for an open transparent public discussion of fluoridation where both sides of the argument can be heard. To date Sir Peter Gluckman and Sir David Skegg, authors of last year’s NZ Report on Fluoridation, have declined an invitation to debate or discuss the errors found in the Report with international fluoridation…
Read detailsA royal blunder The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor and the Royal Society of New Zealand admitted yesterday, Thursday 15th January, that a serious blunder had been made in their report “Health effects of water fluoridation: a Review of the scientific evidence”. A new version[1] is available on the Royal Society’s website where…
Read detailsWe have only until Friday to contribute to the consultation the Government is undertaking with regard to the Ministry of Health’s proposal to exempt fluoridation chemicals, hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFA) and sodium silico fluoride (SSF) from being subject to the Medicines Act. That leaves only tonight and two more days to get a submission in. We…
Read detailsIn February 2014, Professor Paul Connett’s public presentation in Auckland lead to the Royal Society and the Prime Minister’s Chief Scientist scrambling to defend fluoridation. See the NZ Review timeline. Professor Connett returns in February 2015 bringing with him Dr William Hirzy, former Senior Vice-President of the Union for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).…
Read detailsThe New Zealand Government has announced that it is taking public submissions on a pending application to exempt fluoridation chemicals (HFA and SSF) from the New Zealand Medicine’s Act, even though their sole stated purpose is to treat people to prevent dental decay. Closing date is the 9th January 2015. http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/consultations/medicine-regulations-fluoride-in-drinking-water.asp See submission form below…
Read detailsA guest post on Whale Oil by a Mr David Whyte appeared a couple of weeks ago. Read here . This is our response to David. David Whyte’s arguments for fluoridation proved to suffer from exactly the same criticisms he levelled at the arguments against fluoridation. “Most, but not all, fall under the title…
Read detailsPress Release: Fluoride Free NZ 1 December 2014 An international panel of science and medical professionals has published a critical analysis of the 2014 New Zealand fluoridation report, Health effects of water fluoridation – A review of the scientific evidence. The peer reviewed critique published today outlines the failures of the Fluoride Report published…
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