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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Green Living / Densely Populated Florida County Rejects Water Fluoridation

Densely Populated Florida County Rejects Water Fluoridation

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

My home county of Pinellas County Florida, the most densely populated in the state, voted to end fluoridation of its drinking water to about 700,000 residents by a margin of 4-3.  The move will save taxpayers $270,000 per year.

The vote to end water fluoridation happened despite heavy opposition by dentists who insisted the move would cause more rotten teeth and harm the health of disadvantaged children.

The rise of a “New Conservatism” is credited with the reversal.   Todd Pressman, a Pinellas County activist, describes it as a mood shift that is occurring across the country with the Tea Party representing only the tip of the iceberg.

The vote attracted nationwide attention likely due to the large number of people affected and the fact that Florida is a swing state and represents the pulse of the nation on many issues.

County Commissioner John Morroni who changed his mind on the issue the last time a vote was taken in 2003, said that the county should not be in the business of doling out medicine to the public any more than the federal government should mandate health insurance.

“People are not dying because they don’t have fluoride,” Morroni said.

Other commissioners who voted against water fluoridation noted conflicting evidence presented by both dentists and national health organizations.   They also cited repeated complaints by taxpayers over the years about the overreach of government in putting drugs in the drinking water.

The Safety of Fluoride is Questionable at Best

Activists have lobbied for the removal of fluoride from drinking water for years and this victory in Pinellas County Florida is a huge win for the anti-fluoridation movement.

Even if water fluoridation really did reduce cavities – which is doubtful and it very well may increase tooth problems such as fluorosis (white spots) over the long term – the many health problems associated with exposure to the fluoride levels present in drinking water patently override any such questionable benefit.

Probably the most disturbing complication from exposure to fluoride in drinking water is the likely reduction in the IQ of children who drink it.

Click here for a list of 23 published studies showing reduced IQ from fluoride exposure.

The other huge health concern is the depression of thyroid function in those drinking fluoridated water.   Hypothyroidism is at epidemic levels in modern society and contributes to weight issues among other serious health challenges.

In a nutshell, fluoride is an enzyme poison.  Its presence in the body even in small amounts competes for the receptor sites on the thyroid gland.  If fluoride occupies these sites instead of thyroid stimulating hormone, less thyroid hormone is manufactured resulting in a slow but steady decline in thyroid function.

Here’s the really scary part.

Fluoride displaces iodine in the body.   Without sufficient iodine, even less thyroid hormone will be produced and even taking iodine supplements may not help much if a constant infusion of fluoride is occurring via the drinking water, toothpaste, dental fluoride treatments etc.

In short, water fluoridation is an unmitigated public health disaster.

I applaud the Pinellas County Commissioners for eliminating fluoridation of the drinking water of its citizens.   It’s so nice to be able to write glowingly for a change about a government action as forward thinking and beneficial to the public – especially our children.

 

Source:  Pinellas County Nixes Fluoride in Water After Heated Debate

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Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (65)

  1. Holly

    Sep 11, 2019 at 6:25 pm

    Hi, I can’t find the link to the ” Click here for a list of 23 published studies showing reduced IQ from fluoride exposure.”

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope MGA

      Sep 12, 2019 at 7:47 am

      Actually, there are over 60 studies now! Here you go: http://fluoridealert.org/studies/brain01/

  2. Liz

    Sep 15, 2012 at 12:10 pm

    How effective is a refrigerator filter that filters the drinking water?

    Reply
  3. Fluoride Free Florida

    Apr 28, 2012 at 3:48 pm

    There is NOTHING healthy about INGESTING fluoride
    Time to get Fluoride out of out water. It is NOT good to ingest fluoride!
    If you are in Florida, join us Fluoride Free Florida and help STOP this practice at

    or Floridians can join us at our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/fluoridefreeflorida/
    (click request to join in upper right)

    Reply
  4. Janet Bennett

    Dec 5, 2011 at 2:39 pm

    Interestingly, when I moved to NJ in 1958, papers were full of letters from a dentist in town about the horrors of fluoridation of the water supply! That was my first exposure to the issue and I’ve been on his side every since.

    Reply
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