|
How Fluoride Kills Human Cells
Seems these days that the "powers that be" are out to destroy the human body and our children in any way they can ! Control the health = control the people ! My policy is - - if the FDA approves of it - - I won't touch it !! The government's FDA branch is one of the most dangerous branches of the government ! Pretending to 'protect' the citizens of this nation, their agenda to promote the drug companies, and being paid well to do it, is nothing more than setting up the people to be the test lab rats for the drug companies, and at the same time they are experimenting on us, they are making billions on our suffering !
| ||
|
Researchers uncovering mechanisms behind fluoride's toxicity Fluoride, the "Golden Child" of dental professionals around the world, seems to have a "dark side" that few outside a very specialized field of the scientific community are aware of. As disturbing as it may be, fluoride apparently has the ability to cause DNA damage and even "cell death" in human cells. In a new study, researchers from the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan note that
You might think that most everything would be known about a chemical that is being added to our water and prescribed for our children, but regrettably this is not the case. Even though it has shown damage to children's teeth, it is STILL being used with passion ! (Why not ? It makes for MORE business for the dentist and the chemical makers !) Researchers decided to investigate the mechanism by which fluoride is able to kill cells by observing how it affects human leukemia cells. Cancerous cells are often used in research on toxicity because they are more active than normal cells. They found that the fluoride induced a form of cell death known as "apoptosis" in a dose-dependent and time dependent manner. Other studies have shown a clear POSITIVE link of Fluoride to cancer and to Alzheimer's as well ! Now, if fluoride killing cancerous cells were the "end of the story", this would be a great breakthrough in cancer treatment and would likely save many lives. Unfortunately, things are not quite so simple. Lead researcher Dr. C.D. Anuradha, in comments to the Optimal Wellness Center, explains that "fluoride in general is harmful to any type of cell. We have seen that fluoride causes cell death in other non-cancerous cells but however the mode of death has been found to be different." Instead of causing apoptosis, in normal cells fluoride seems to kill cells through a different mechanism, known as "necrosis".
Cell Death - Murder or Suicide? Apoptosis, also known as "programmed cell death" in a process governed by genes in which the cell dies from within upon activation by some stimulating factor. It is a useful phenomenon, which occurs often as part of the normal functioning of the human body, as it gets rid of unwanted cells. The term apoptosis is derived from the Greek word that signifies "the dropping of leaves from the trees." The falling leaves are no longer needed, just as is the case with the unwanted cells, so they are gotten rid of, and recycled back into the earth. Necrosis, on the other hand, is an externally influenced death, which occurs through some type of local injury (as loss of blood supply, corrosion, burning, or the local lesion of a disease). A useful analogy between apoptosis and necrosis might be to compare suicide (apoptosis) to murder (necrosis). Both end in DEATH ! Is it Still Dangerous at Much Lower Doses ? Now many readers may ask the intelligent question of - How does this affect me? Are the much lower concentrations found in fluoridated water and toothpaste a danger to my family and me? Dr. Anuradha states that, although the concentrations are quite low "…still we expect some amount of damage even at lower concentrations, since at higher concentrations the results are quite clear that the difference is enormous and very significant." But it has been shown a fact that Fluoride does effect the brain cells, and breaks down bone ! She notes that the issue of therapeutic fluoridation (such as dentists do to children's teeth) is the subject of much debate. Could this be the reason that Japan does not fluoridate ANY of its water supplies ? This doesn't make sense, does it, to keep a potentially dangerous substance in the water and FORCE the entire population to consume it ? In the United States currently about 70% of the population drinks fluoridated water, although if the federal government has its way, that percentage will rise dramatically ! This is especially true with states like California, New York, and Florida MANDATING the fluoridation of the public water supplies over a certain size. It is pretty hard to find a city in the U.S. that does not have Fluoridated drinking water ! But in the case of toothpaste, you cannot find a toothpaste these days that does not have Fluoride in it, which is why I stopped using toothpaste a long time ago ! Baking Soda does a better job anyway ! Anyone who truly cares about their health and their children, should never use anything with Fluoride in it ! It has shown to DESTROY BONE, NOT STRENGTHEN THEM ! Teeth are bone ! How it Caused Cell-Death Dr. Anuradha and colleagues found that fluoride caused apoptosis in the human leukemia cells by activating an enzyme called caspase-3, which has been identified as a key mediator of apoptosis of cells in humans and other mammals. The authors note that "The results clearly suggest that fluoride causes cell death in HL-60 (human leukemia) cells by causing the activation of caspase-3 which in turn cleaves PARP leading to DNA damage and ultimately cell death."
Except for readers with strong scientific backgrounds, most people don't realize that there is really no such thing as plain "fluoride". When it said that "fluoride" is added to the water, in reality it is a fluoride-compound such as sodium fluoride (NaF), which is the form used in these toxicity experiments !! While this may be the most well known and well-studied of all the fluoride compounds, it is actually rarely used for water fluoridation. In over 90% of the fluoridated water in the US, the chemicals used are one of the silicofluorides (either fluosilicic acid or sodium silicofluoride). However, these chemicals have been shown to act much differently from the much simpler sodium fluoride. In one study, it was shown that these chemicals enhance the cellular uptake of lead (http://www.fluoride-journal.com/98-31-3/313-s25.htm). Being that there is evidence that silicofluorides may be even more toxic than NaF, it is possible that the DNA damage and cell-killing ability might be even greater in the type of fluoride used in the water supplies.
What Can I Do About it ? Whether you believe that water fluoridation is a vast conspiracy or that it is a dangerous substance that you would just rather avoid, the question remains the same - what to do about it? The best advice would be to go to Dr. Mercola's Fluoride Links Page and get involved.
Related Articles:
|