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ABOUT THE BOOK (publication date Sept. 29, 2010, Chelsea Green Publishing)
When the U.S. Public Health Service endorsed water fluoridation in 1950, there was little evidence of its safety. Now, six decades later and after most countries have rejected the practice, many cities and towns across the United States continue to fluoridate their water supply and the Center for Disease Control and the American Dental Association continue to endorse it, despite increasing evidence that it is not only unnecessary, but potentially hazardous to human health.
In this timely and important book, Dr. Paul Connett takes a new look at the science behind water fluoridation and argues that just because the medical establishment endorses a public health measure, that doesn't mean it's safe. In the case of water fluoridation, the chemicals used to fluoridate the water that more than 180 million people drink each day are not pharmaceutical grade, but rather hazardous waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry; it is illegal to dump them into rivers and lakes or release them into the atmosphere. And water fluoridation is a prime example of one of the worst medical practices possible-forced medication with no control over the dose or who gets it. Perhaps most shocking of all, it is not subject to any federal regulation.
At once painstakingly-documented and also highly-readable, The Case Against Fluoride brings new research to light, including links between fluoride and harm to the brain, bones, and kidneys, and argues that while there is possible value in topical applications like brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste, the evidence that swallowing fluoride reduces tooth decay is surprisingly weak. The Case Against Fluoride doesn't question the good intentions of dentists who support fluoridation, but rather explores the poor science, bizarre tactics, biased reviews, and puzzling motivations of a relatively small number of influential people who continue to push this practice on a largely ill-informed public.
About the Authors
Paul Connett
Dr. Paul Connett is the Director of the Flouride Action Network (FAN), and the Executive Director of its parent body, the American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP). He has spoken and given more than 2,000 presentations in forty-nine states and fifty-two countries on the issue of waste management. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College and is a retired professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at St. Lawrence University. He lives in Canton, New York.
James Beck
Dr. James S. Beck is a Professor Emeritus of Medical Biophysics at the University of Calgary and holds doctorates in medicine from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) and biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Spedding Micklem
H. Spedding Micklem is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He holds a D.Phil from the University of Oxford. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In this timely and important book, Dr. Paul Connett takes a new look at the science behind water fluoridation and argues that just because the medical establishment endorses a public health measure, that doesn't mean it's safe. In the case of water fluoridation, the chemicals used to fluoridate the water that more than 180 million people drink each day are not pharmaceutical grade, but rather hazardous waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry; it is illegal to dump them into rivers and lakes or release them into the atmosphere. And water fluoridation is a prime example of one of the worst medical practices possible-forced medication with no control over the dose or who gets it. Perhaps most shocking of all, it is not subject to any federal regulation.
At once painstakingly-documented and also highly-readable, The Case Against Fluoride brings new research to light, including links between fluoride and harm to the brain, bones, and kidneys, and argues that while there is possible value in topical applications like brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste, the evidence that swallowing fluoride reduces tooth decay is surprisingly weak. The Case Against Fluoride doesn't question the good intentions of dentists who support fluoridation, but rather explores the poor science, bizarre tactics, biased reviews, and puzzling motivations of a relatively small number of influential people who continue to push this practice on a largely ill-informed public.
About the Authors
Paul Connett
Dr. Paul Connett is the Director of the Flouride Action Network (FAN), and the Executive Director of its parent body, the American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP). He has spoken and given more than 2,000 presentations in forty-nine states and fifty-two countries on the issue of waste management. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College and is a retired professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at St. Lawrence University. He lives in Canton, New York.
James Beck
Dr. James S. Beck is a Professor Emeritus of Medical Biophysics at the University of Calgary and holds doctorates in medicine from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis) and biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Spedding Micklem
H. Spedding Micklem is a Professor Emeritus in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He holds a D.Phil from the University of Oxford. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"Sweden rejected fluoridation in the 1970s and, in this excellent book, these three scientists have confirmed the wisdom of that decision. Our children have not suffered greater tooth decay, as World Health Organization figures attest, and in turn our citizens have not borne the other hazards fluoride may cause. In any case, since fluoride is readily available in toothpaste, you don't have to force it on people."--Arvid Carlsson, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology (2000) and Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg
"Alfred North Whitehead said the scientific method means leaving 'options open for revision.' An ancient Roman adage says that 'whatever touches all must be approved by all.' These characterizations of science and democracy are the reasons for reading this book. Especially if you and your family are drinking administratively mandated fluoridated water."--Ralph Nader
"This book clearly shows that water fluoridation is poor public policy and must end. As a concerned citizen, I applaud the authors for bringing this issue to the world's attention."--Ed Asner
For anyone who has ever wondered why cities add fluoride to water-and questioned whether they should. Written with clear and easy-to-read prose, and supporting citations, The Case Against Fluoride carefully lays out the arguments against fluoridation and reasons why it should be discontinued. The authors examine the evidence on fluoridation and conclude convincingly that it should now be considered 'harmful and ineffective.'--Dr. Hardy Limeback, Professor and Head of Preventative Dentistry, University of Toronto
Here's a new review of Dr. Connett's book from the July-Sept. 2010 issue of the journal Fluoride.
The reviewer, Dr C Vyvyan Howard, MB ChB, PhD, FRCPath, is the Professor of Bioimaging, Nano Systems Biology, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Ulster. He is a toxico-pathologist specializing in the problems associated with the action of toxic substances on the fetus and the infant.
On November 8, 2010, Donald W. Miller Jr., MD, author of the classic 2005 essay "Fluoride Follies," extensively cited and reviewed THE CASE AGAINST FLUORIDE in another excellent essay, "Fighting Fluoride" in LewRockwell.com.
Dr. Paul Connett spent a week in Texas in
November!
Director of the Fluoride Action Network and the book's principal author, he visited Austin and San Antonio from Nov. 4-9, 2010. His Texas schedule included book signings and a variety of other special events (see below.
Austin Schedule:
THURSDAY, NOV. 4
noon - Citizens Communication (citizens speak before the City Council)*
7 pm - Lecture/panel discussion - Thompson Conference Center, U.T. Campus*
FRIDAY, NOV. 5
11: 30 am radio interview -"Gary Null Show"
1:00 pm - meeting with director of Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Dept.
4:00 pm - book signing at Borders Books*
(on-site free parking)
SATURDAY, NOV. 6
9:00 am - private meeting with environmentalists
11:05 am - radio interview "Good News Health Show" - KGLO 98.5 & 99.3 FM
2 pm - Lecture & book signing at Casa de Luz*
(parking on street and in free lot across the street)
5:05 pm - radio interview "Let's Get Healthy" - Talk Radio 1370 AM
5:30 pm - radio interview "Healthy Choices" - KLBJ 590 AM
7 pm - book signing at Brave New Books*
(1 hr. validated parking at parking garage 1904 San Antonio St.)
MONDAY, NOV. 8
8:00 pm - radio interview "Rule of Law Radio Show." Hear on 90.1 FM in Austin, or via Internet
TUESDAY, NOV. 9
9:00 am Citizens Communication - Travis County Commissioners Court*
1:00 pm in-studio Alex Jones radio interview. Hear on 90.1 FM in Austin, or via Internet
2:30 pm - meeting with environmental aide to Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez
7:00 pm - Lecture/panel discussion - King-Seabrook Chapel, Huston-Tillotson University Campus*
(parking available on Chalmers Street- curbside and in free lot; limited on-campus parking)
SAN ANTONIO - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
3:00 PM - meeting with the San Antonio activist community at Grady's Barbecue*
*free and open to the public. All public events have free parking available nearby.
**************
SUMMARY OF DR. CONNETT'S VISIT TO THE
AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL 11/18/2010
Good afternoon, Mayor and Councilmembers. Much has happened since I last stood here. From November 4-9, Professor. Paul Connett, the nation’s foremost critic of water fluoridation, a distinguished environmentalist, and co-author of The Case Against Fluoride, visited Austin. On his first day, he spoke here during citizens communication—as those of you who were present will remember—and on his last day, he spoke before the Travis County Commissioners’ Court, where he was accorded great respect. All this is now on You Tube, just Google Connett + Austin to bring it up.
While here, he had a packed schedule. There were moments of levity, as when he was presented with The Cake Against Fluoride, but mostly it was a serious and busy week for him. He had a wide variety of speaking engagements and radio interviews in various venues.
He also participated in in some small-group events, and one I want especially to mention is the meeting with several City Council members’ aides that’s on the CD I’ve passed out. It took place on November 9 and was recorded openly by Linda Greene. Representatives from the offices of Council members Cole, Spelman, Morrison and Shade attended and if I’ve left anyone out I apologize; I wasn’t there. But this CD seems to record a genuinely fruitful meeting, with Dr. Connett making his points convincingly and those present paying attention, even to asking probing questions. One point he dwells on—apart from the fact that ingested fluoride does nothing to improve teeth—is that fluoridated water—health threat though it is—not the only, or even the gravest such threat facing us. Today, we’re beset by environmental toxins at every turn: in food, water, air. But, it’s the one most easily remedied, “if we had the political will,” because it involves nothing more than turning off a tap. And by the CD’s end, voices can be heard beginning to agree. As the writer Victor Hugo put it, “Armies cannot stop an idea whose time has come.” We’re not asking for armies: we’re just asking the City to turn off the fluoride tap. Thank you. (Rae Nadler-Olenick, founder of Fluoride Free Austin)
*****************
DR. CONNETT WILL VISIT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA ON
WED., FEBRUARY 23 AND THUR., FEBRUARY 24, 2011.
SEE WWW.FLUORIDEFREESACRAMENTO.ORG FOR DETAILS.
For more information, contact info@fluoridefreeaustin.com
site last updated February 19, 2011
"Sweden rejected fluoridation in the 1970s and, in this excellent book, these three scientists have confirmed the wisdom of that decision. Our children have not suffered greater tooth decay, as World Health Organization figures attest, and in turn our citizens have not borne the other hazards fluoride may cause. In any case, since fluoride is readily available in toothpaste, you don't have to force it on people."--Arvid Carlsson, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology (2000) and Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg
"Alfred North Whitehead said the scientific method means leaving 'options open for revision.' An ancient Roman adage says that 'whatever touches all must be approved by all.' These characterizations of science and democracy are the reasons for reading this book. Especially if you and your family are drinking administratively mandated fluoridated water."--Ralph Nader
"This book clearly shows that water fluoridation is poor public policy and must end. As a concerned citizen, I applaud the authors for bringing this issue to the world's attention."--Ed Asner
For anyone who has ever wondered why cities add fluoride to water-and questioned whether they should. Written with clear and easy-to-read prose, and supporting citations, The Case Against Fluoride carefully lays out the arguments against fluoridation and reasons why it should be discontinued. The authors examine the evidence on fluoridation and conclude convincingly that it should now be considered 'harmful and ineffective.'--Dr. Hardy Limeback, Professor and Head of Preventative Dentistry, University of Toronto
Here's a new review of Dr. Connett's book from the July-Sept. 2010 issue of the journal Fluoride.
The reviewer, Dr C Vyvyan Howard, MB ChB, PhD, FRCPath, is the Professor of Bioimaging, Nano Systems Biology, Centre for Molecular Biosciences, University of Ulster. He is a toxico-pathologist specializing in the problems associated with the action of toxic substances on the fetus and the infant.
On November 8, 2010, Donald W. Miller Jr., MD, author of the classic 2005 essay "Fluoride Follies," extensively cited and reviewed THE CASE AGAINST FLUORIDE in another excellent essay, "Fighting Fluoride" in LewRockwell.com.
Dr. Paul Connett spent a week in Texas in
November!
Director of the Fluoride Action Network and the book's principal author, he visited Austin and San Antonio from Nov. 4-9, 2010. His Texas schedule included book signings and a variety of other special events (see below.
Austin Schedule:
THURSDAY, NOV. 4
noon - Citizens Communication (citizens speak before the City Council)*
7 pm - Lecture/panel discussion - Thompson Conference Center, U.T. Campus*
FRIDAY, NOV. 5
11: 30 am radio interview -"Gary Null Show"
1:00 pm - meeting with director of Austin/Travis County Health & Human Services Dept.
4:00 pm - book signing at Borders Books*
(on-site free parking)
SATURDAY, NOV. 6
9:00 am - private meeting with environmentalists
11:05 am - radio interview "Good News Health Show" - KGLO 98.5 & 99.3 FM
2 pm - Lecture & book signing at Casa de Luz*
(parking on street and in free lot across the street)
5:05 pm - radio interview "Let's Get Healthy" - Talk Radio 1370 AM
5:30 pm - radio interview "Healthy Choices" - KLBJ 590 AM
7 pm - book signing at Brave New Books*
(1 hr. validated parking at parking garage 1904 San Antonio St.)
MONDAY, NOV. 8
8:00 pm - radio interview "Rule of Law Radio Show." Hear on 90.1 FM in Austin, or via Internet
TUESDAY, NOV. 9
9:00 am Citizens Communication - Travis County Commissioners Court*
1:00 pm in-studio Alex Jones radio interview. Hear on 90.1 FM in Austin, or via Internet
2:30 pm - meeting with environmental aide to Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez
7:00 pm - Lecture/panel discussion - King-Seabrook Chapel, Huston-Tillotson University Campus*
(parking available on Chalmers Street- curbside and in free lot; limited on-campus parking)
SAN ANTONIO - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7
3:00 PM - meeting with the San Antonio activist community at Grady's Barbecue*
*free and open to the public. All public events have free parking available nearby.
**************
SUMMARY OF DR. CONNETT'S VISIT TO THE
AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL 11/18/2010
Good afternoon, Mayor and Councilmembers. Much has happened since I last stood here. From November 4-9, Professor. Paul Connett, the nation’s foremost critic of water fluoridation, a distinguished environmentalist, and co-author of The Case Against Fluoride, visited Austin. On his first day, he spoke here during citizens communication—as those of you who were present will remember—and on his last day, he spoke before the Travis County Commissioners’ Court, where he was accorded great respect. All this is now on You Tube, just Google Connett + Austin to bring it up.
While here, he had a packed schedule. There were moments of levity, as when he was presented with The Cake Against Fluoride, but mostly it was a serious and busy week for him. He had a wide variety of speaking engagements and radio interviews in various venues.
He also participated in in some small-group events, and one I want especially to mention is the meeting with several City Council members’ aides that’s on the CD I’ve passed out. It took place on November 9 and was recorded openly by Linda Greene. Representatives from the offices of Council members Cole, Spelman, Morrison and Shade attended and if I’ve left anyone out I apologize; I wasn’t there. But this CD seems to record a genuinely fruitful meeting, with Dr. Connett making his points convincingly and those present paying attention, even to asking probing questions. One point he dwells on—apart from the fact that ingested fluoride does nothing to improve teeth—is that fluoridated water—health threat though it is—not the only, or even the gravest such threat facing us. Today, we’re beset by environmental toxins at every turn: in food, water, air. But, it’s the one most easily remedied, “if we had the political will,” because it involves nothing more than turning off a tap. And by the CD’s end, voices can be heard beginning to agree. As the writer Victor Hugo put it, “Armies cannot stop an idea whose time has come.” We’re not asking for armies: we’re just asking the City to turn off the fluoride tap. Thank you. (Rae Nadler-Olenick, founder of Fluoride Free Austin)
*****************
DR. CONNETT WILL VISIT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA ON
WED., FEBRUARY 23 AND THUR., FEBRUARY 24, 2011.
SEE WWW.FLUORIDEFREESACRAMENTO.ORG FOR DETAILS.
For more information, contact info@fluoridefreeaustin.com
site last updated February 19, 2011
