> BULLETIN # 18 Dec. 6, 1999 > DR. HARDY LIMEBACK'S APOLOGY > > Dear All, Jeff green forwarded us this article, > and says: We had pre-arranged with Barry Forbes to > obtain his permission to reproduce this column > throughout > the world. We hope that if you find his writing > style and > the specific text of this column as persuasive as we > have, > that you will consider having this article > reproduced as a > guest column in your favorite(or previously > ungrateful) > media outlet. Thank you Barry, and thank you Hardy. > > We also urge you to send a copy to your local > dentist, > doctor, decisionmaker and any one else you can think > of. > Let's get this message around the world. Paul > Connett. > > Prominent researcher apologizes for pushing fluoride > by Barry Forbes The Tribune, Mesa, AZ Sunday, > December > 5, 1999 > > "Reproduced With Permission" > > "Why'd you do it, Doc? Why'd you toss the fluoride > folks > overboard?" > > I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback, B.Sc., > Ph.D in > Biochemistry, D.D.S., head of the Department of > Preventive > Dentistry for the University of Toronto, and > president of > the Canadian Association for Dental Research. > (Whew.) > > Dr. Limeback is Canada's leading fluoride authority > and, > until recently, the country's primary promoter of > the > controversial additive. > > In a surprising newsmaker interview this past April, > Dr. > Limeback announced a dramatic change of heart. > "Children > under three should never use fluoridated > toothpaste," he > counseled. "Or drink fluoridated water. And baby > formula > must never be made up using Toronto tap water. > Never." > > Why, I wondered? What could have caused such a > powerful > paradigm shift? > > "It's been building up for a couple of years," > Limeback > told me during a recent telephone interview. "But > certainly > the crowning blow was the realization that we have > been > dumping contaminated fluoride into water reservoirs > for > half a century. The vast majority of all fluoride > additives > come from Tampa Bay, Florida smokestack scrubbers. > The > additives are a toxic byproduct of the > super-phosphate > fertilizer industry." > > "Tragically," he continued, "that means we're not > just > dumping toxic fluoride into our drinking water. > We're also > exposing innocent,unsuspecting people to deadly > elements of > lead, arsenic and radium, all of them carcinogenic. > Because > of the cumulative properties of toxins, the > detrimental > effects on human health are catastrophic." > > A recent study at the University of Toronto > confirmed Dr. > Limeback's worst fears. "Residents of cities that > fluoridate > have double the fluoride in their hip bones > vis-a-vis the > balance of the population. Worse, we discovered > that > fluoride is actually altering the basic architecture > of > human bones." > > Skeletal fluorosis is a debilitating condition that > occurs > when fluoride accumulates in bones, making them > extremely > weak and brittle. The earliest symptoms? > > "Mottled and brittle teeth," Dr. Limeback told me. > "In > Canada we are now spending more money treating > dental > fluorosis than we do treating cavities. That > includes my > own practice." > > One of the most obvious living experiments today, > Dr. > Limeback believes, is a proof-positive comparison > between any > two Canadian cities. "Here in Toronto we've been > fluoridating > for 36 years. Yet Vancouver - which has never > fluoridated - has > a cavity rate lower than Toronto's." And,he pointed > out, cavity > rates are low all across the industrialized world > including Europe, > which is 98% fluoride free. Low because of improved > standards of > living, less refined sugar, regular dental checkups, > flossing and > frequent brushing. Now less than 2 cavities per > child Canada-wide, > he said. "I don't get it, Doc. Last month, the > Centers for > Disease Control (CDC) ran a puff piece all across > America > saying the stuff was better than sliced bread. > What's the story?" > > "Unfortunately," he replied, "the CDC is basing its > position > on data that is 50 years old, and questionable at > best. Absolutely > no one has done research on fluorosilicates, which > is the junk > they're dumping into the drinking water." > > "On the other hand," he added, "the evidence against > systemic > fluoride in-take continues to pour in." > > "But Doc, the dentists." "I have absolutely no > training in > toxicity," he stated firmly. "Your well-intentioned > dentist is > simply following 50 years of misinformation from > public health and > the dental association. Me, too. Unfortunately, we > were wrong." > > Last week, Dr. Hardy Limeback addressed his faculty > and students > at the University of Toronto, Department of > Dentistry. In a > poignant, memorable meeting, he apologized to those > gathered > before him. > > "Speaking as the head of preventive dentistry, I > told them that > I had unintentionally mislead my colleagues and my > students. For > the past 15 years, I had refused to study the > toxicology information > that is readily available to anyone. Poisoning our > children was > the furthest thing from my mind." > > "The truth," he confessed to me, "was a bitter pill > to swallow. > But swallow it I did." > > South of the border, the paradigm shift has yet to > dawn. After > half a century of delusion, the CDC, American Dental > Association > and Public Health stubbornly and skillfully continue > to manipulate > public opinion in favor of fluoridation. > > Meantime, study after study is delivering the death > knell of the > deadly toxin. Sure, fluoridation will be around for > a long time yet, > but ultimately its supporters need to ready the life > rafts. The > poisonous waters of doubt and confusion are bound to > get choppier. > > "Are lawsuits inevitable?" I asked the good doctor. > "Remember > tobacco," was his short, succinct reply. Welcome, > Dr. Hardy Limeback, > to the far side of the fluoride equation. It's > lonely over here, > but in our society loneliness and truth frequently > travel hand > in hand. Thank you for the undeniable courage of > your > convictions. > ===========P.S. There are numerous sources of > flouride free tooth > pastes. If you're interested in the one we > recommend, simply send a > reply with your request for more information. _______________________________________________________ > Your FREE Personal Lifestyle Upgrade Available > Want BIG MONEY and the time to enjoy it? 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