I urge discontinuing
fluoride addition to water supply.
Here is an article
supporting my view:
Fluoride
Fluoride is found in many
things around us. It is in our toothpaste, water and
tea to name just a few. In the 1930's it was used to treat over-active
thyroidglands. In 1937 the use of fluorotyrosine further emphasized its
effectiveness. Many patients suffered complete loss of thyroid function with
this treatment. Consequently this drug was given a new role and renamed as
Pardinon and became used as a pesticide.
Fluoride acts as an enzyme
poison. Enzymes are protein compounds thatspeed up biochemical processes. There
are chains of amino acids within our body that make up these complex proteins.
These complex proteins are linked to simple ones called amides. It is within
the amides that fluoride reacts by splitting and distorting them. This damages
the enzymes and their activity.
Fluoride is cumulative and
builds up steadily in our bodies through what we eat and breath. The use of
fluoride toothpastes and dental fluoride teethtreatments only further assault
or already overloaded bodies. It is thought that the body can only eliminate
1/2 of the total amount taken in so as you age the amount being stored
increases.
Why is all this important?
The changes in the protein structure create an issue within our body. It
creates proteins that the body does not recognize so consequently it tries to
get rid of them by creating antibodies that will lead to an autoimmune
reaction. Common forms of thyroid autoimmune (AI) are Hashimotos (underactive
AI) and Graves (over-active AI).
The enzyme poisoning effect
can eventually extend to our genes - DNA cannot repair itself and chromosomes
are damaged. This can have all kinds of ramifications from fetal development to
cancer.
Applying fluoride to thyroid
function we can walk through these steps:
1. There is an enzyme
process that occurs within the thyroid
gland. This occurs when iodine attaches to the amino acid
tyrosine. It is then converted into thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4) and
triiodothyronine (T3). Fluoride slows down this process.
2. The toxic effect of
fluoride will stimulate the "G" proteins who's normal function is to
control the uptake of substances into the body's cells. The effect of this will
be to switch off the uptake of the active thyroid hormone into the cells. This
will cause fatigue and a slowing of the metabolism in the body.
3. Fluoride also inhibits
the TSH output from the pituitary gland. This reduces the amount of thyroid
hormones being put out.
4. Another issue with
fluoride is due to its competition for receptor sites in the thyroid gland that
respond to TSH. When less TSH reaches the gland less thyroid hormone is
created. This will cause a slow decline into hypothyroidism.
Finally, fluoride also
displaces iodine. Iodine is also a key nutrient in the manufacturing of thyroid
hormones (see page on iodine & the thyroid). The resulting iodine deficiency not
only effects the thyroid gland but all parts of the body that depend on thyroid
hormone to operate at full capacity.
Great website of the history
of fluoride, thyroid & Iodine -
History of the fluoride / iodine
antagonism
Thank you for taking time to
review this
James R. Bell, MD
