Fluoride freedom libertarians fight Dallas City Hall
Posted by freedomforall 10 years, 3 months ago to Government
One fact is indisputable: public water fluoridation IS forced government medicalization.
(Medicalization is a social process through which a previously normal human condition (behavioral, physiological or emotional) becomes a medical problem in need of treatment under the jurisdiction of medical professionals.)
(Medicalization is a social process through which a previously normal human condition (behavioral, physiological or emotional) becomes a medical problem in need of treatment under the jurisdiction of medical professionals.)
Ingestion is actually important, as the F is laid down in the developing teeth, making them decay resistant throughout life. Ingestion is important only in the years that the teeth are developing within the jaws.
If you are on well water, the ideal would be to have your water tested for F. If there is naturally occurring F, You can then determine the correct level of F supplementation to acheive the optimum level.
Topical fluorides are helpful but do not provide the benefits of systemic F during tooth development.
A completely sugar free diet would be beneficial but is hardly realistic. Egyptian mummies show significant amounts of tooth decay even though they had no sugar in their diet.
I hope this answers some of your questions. This is my opinion, of course.
Please be aware there is a lot of misinformation on the Internet.
That's the practical side.
My philosophical side is aganist any government intervention and/or coercion, and I would be against fluoridation on that basis.
But arent' there about a million more important issues to address?
I know it to be the case from past research,and also from 39 years of observing the difference in decay rates between patients on fluoridated water and those not on it, but I am not willing to take the time to prove it to you. And actually my point was philosophical, that even though I believe fluoridation is beneficial, I don't believe it should be imposed by government.