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IQ Lowered in Children with High Fluoride Intake: Neurotoxin Studies x2 for YOU
Sat, 09/01/2012 - 1:39am
Recent studies on the IQ of children indicate that fluoride is a neurotoxin when consumed in high quantities: I have provided the abstracts and sources along with links to where I found them at PubMed in order to encourage people to look further if they wish. To streamline things and guide you to the most pertinent information/highlights of these abstracts, I have bolded the highlights/gems of information.
The summer of 2012, which I have called the "Summer of Love" here at Lumigrate in other articles due to our 'activism' about fluoride, began with my co-founding a group called SWIG: Safe Water is Great with the three gentlemen shown below.
In mid-May, I reached out to Grand Junction's holistic/'cranial academy' dentist, Dr Jim Kennedy/DDS (on left) and neuro- and nutrition-focused chiropractor Dr. Jeff McCloskey/DC (on right), who asked Kevin King (next to me and Jeff), a wastewater systems entrepreneur, to meet about 'doing something about' fluoride chemical still being added to the water at three of the four water plants in our area, the Grand Valley of Western Colorado.
Typical of what I have learned from our researching and educating each other first, the trend in the United States remains that the larger plants continue to add fluoride and the smaller plants sometimes never started adding it and tend to be the first to stop 'feeding it'. While about half of the plants in the US add or do not add, most people are drinking fluoride-added water from these plants serving huge numbers of people.
I have enjoyed educating people in small groups or individually as well as the thousands who have, so far, read about the various topics we have posted at Lumigrate from our perspectives and suggesting resources we turned to in our learning more about this in order to present it to people in our pursuit to 'make positive changes' related to water safety and wellness in our community and beyond.
I hope you will read ALL about what we have prepared at Lumigrate related to applying it to teeth in toothpaste or dental office procedures, or ingesting it through liquids and foods prespared with water. Just type 'fluoride' in the search box, or 'SWIG', and see the many topics by our dentist, chiropractor, medical doctor/environmental medicine specialist (Marc Spurlock, MD) and science/medical researcher and wellness expert Robin Thomas of USANA Health Sciences. The SWIG Grand Junction's collaborative 'statement and story and photo' are a GRATE place to get the overview.
I am also reporting at Lumigrate on each step of the way, so that people elsewhere might more easily form a similar group; we are hoping to educate the community of consumers and providers and get support from the public to encourage the people make decisions about what is added at treatment plants reconsider their supplementation of our water and provide us with safe water -- that is great! And we're having FUN doing it, as you'll see in the photos of the dinners meetings and discussions we have had this summer 2012, our 'Summer of Love".
Article Source: Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (link to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22820538). From: Environ Health Perspect. 2012 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Source
Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract
Background: Although fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in animal models, and acute fluoride poisoning causes neurotoxicity in adults, very little is known of its effects on children's neurodevelopment.
Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies to investigate the effects of increased fluoride exposure and delayed neurobehavioral development.
Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE, Water Resources Abstracts, and TOXNET databases through 2011 for eligible studies. We also searched the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, as many studies on fluoride neurotoxicity have been published in Chinese journals only.
In total, we identified 27 eligible epidemiological studies with high and reference exposures, endpoints of IQ scores or related cognitive function measures with means and variances for the two exposure groups. We estimated the standardized mean difference (SMD) between exposed and reference groups across all studies using random effects models. We conducted sensitivity analyses restricted to studies using the same outcome assessment and having drinking water fluoride as the only exposure. Cochran test for heterogeneity between studies, Begg's funnel plot and Egger test to assess publication bias were performed. Meta-regressions to explore sources of variation in mean differences among the studies were conducted.
Results: The standardized weighted mean difference in IQ score between exposed and reference populations was -0.45 (95% CI -0.56 to -0.35) using a random-effects model. Thus, children in high fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low fluoride areas. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses also indicated inverse associations, although the substantial heterogeneity did not appear to decrease.
Conclusions: The results support the possibility of an adverse effect of high fluoride exposure on children's neurodevelopment. Future research should include detailed individual-level information on prenatal exposure, neurobehavioral performance, and covariates for adjustment.
Article Source: Found at PubMed at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18695947, from Biol Trace Elem Res. 2008 Winter;126(1-3):115-20. Epub 2008 Aug 10.
Fluoride and Children's Intelligence: A Meta-Analysis.
Source
Department of Pathology, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, People's Republic of China.
Abstract
This paper presents a systematic review of the literature concerning fluoride that was carried out to investigate whether fluoride exposure increases the risk of low intelligence quotient (IQ) in China over the past 20 years. MEDLINE, SCI, and CNKI search were organized for all documents published, in English and Chinese, between 1988 and 2008 using the following keywords: fluorosis, fluoride, intelligence, and IQ.
Further search was undertaken in the website www.fluorideresearch.org because this is a professional website concerning research on fluoride. Sixteen case-control studies that assessed the development of low IQ in children who had been exposed to fluoride earlier in their life were included in this review.
A qualitative review of the studies found a consistent and strong association between the exposure to fluoride and low IQ. The meta-analyses of the case-control studies estimated that the odds ratio of IQ in endemic fluoride areas compared with nonfluoride areas or slight fluoride areas. The summarized weighted mean difference is -4.97 (95%confidence interval [CI] = -5.58 to -4.36; p < 0.01) using a fixed-effect model and -5.03 (95%CI = -6.51 to 3.55; p < 0.01) using a random-effect model, which means that children who live in a fluorosis area have five times higher odds of developing low IQ than those who live in a nonfluorosis area or a slight fluorosis area.
Live and learn. Learn and live better! as I 'always say and sign off'. I encourage you to find the Statement and Story/Photo of SWIG at Lumigrate, and Dr Kennedy's and Dr McCloskey's articles, as we each have focused on slightly different areas, such as fluoride and obesity/thyroid, and the HISTORY of how this came to be added to water decades ago. This is why I say Live and Learn -- we've learned more about it in recent years and decades and so let's simply do differently now that we know better! ~~ MardyTo ease you in your search, here's the link to the section/forum that has the cache of fluoride/water info at Lumigrate: www.lumigrate.com/forums/preventive-medicine-concepts/nutrition/supplementing-what-you-eat-and-drink
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Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better! is my motto. I'm Mardy Ross, and I founded Lumigrate in 2008 after a career as an occupational therapist with a background in health education and environmental research program administration. Today I function as the desk clerk for short questions people have, as well as 'concierge' services offered for those who want a thorough exploration of their health history and direction to resources likely to progress their health according to their goals. Contact Us comes to me, so please do if you have questions or comments. Lumigrate is "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" for increasing numbers of people. Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate and Facebook. (There is my personal page and several Lumigrate pages. For those interested in "groovy" local education and networking for those uniquely talented LumiGRATE experts located in my own back yard, "LumiGRATE Groove of the Grand Valley" is a Facebook page to join. (Many who have joined are beyond our area but like to see the Groovy information! We not only have FUN, we are learning about other providers we can be referring patients to and 'wearing a groove' to each other's doors -- or websites/home offices!) By covering some of the things we do, including case examples, it reinforces the concepts at Lumigrate.com as well as making YOU feel that you're part of a community. Which you ARE at Lumigrate!
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Some of fluoride's affect on lowering IQ can be because it interferes with the thyroid gland's use of iodine by blocking receptor sites for iodine in the formation of thyroid hormones T3 and T4. This results in lowered thyroid function - hypothyroidism.
If a pregnant woman is hypothyroid, then the child can be born with cretinism, which is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to an untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (congenital hypothyroidism), usually due to maternal hypothyroidism.
It can then be concluded that acquired hypothyroidism early in life can interfere with mental and physical development.
Dr Kennedy moved to Grand Junction in 2003 with his wife, Liz, a registered nurse. Previously, he had practices in Detroit and Denver. He has limited his dental practice to the treatment of TMJ dysfunction, dental orthopedics and orthodontics, and the fabrication of dental appliances for snoring and sleep apnea. Office phone: 970/242-1900; Website: www.dentocranial.net
His pieces on Lumigrate can be found in the forum related to things of the head in the section related to chronic pain, fatigue and fibromyalgia at http://www.lumigrate.com/forums/health-issuesdis-eases/head/.... Please also refer to The Cranial Academy for providers in your area who have similar treatment approaches at: http://www.cranialacademy.com/
I received this today from Dr Jim Kennedy/above, with a simple note on the email saying "I just received this email". And I was SO thrilled to see that there is a documentary coming out about this topic, as part of a trilogy about air, food, water quality. I thought I'd share it here and suggest everyone go and watch the YouTube video (it is just over 9 minutes) and check out their website. I'll also bring my favorite part of their website forward for you to see a sample, below. (Or maybe NOT, I reviewed their website and found really good information to cite and link to and when I went back to bring it this way, their site was 404-ing and then today I got more of a message like there's not a website at that location SO keep that in mind. And that I'd not known any more about it than you do as I've shared 100% of what I knew about it here!)
Please join us for the world premiere of "The Great Culling: Our Water"
A new film from the director and producer of "What in the World are they Spraying?", Paul Wittenberger.
At:
Denver Film Center/Colfax
2510 E. Colfax Ave.
Denver CO, 80206
Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at 6:45pm
A second showing is also scheduled at:
First Universalist Church
4101 East Hampden Avenue
Denver CO, 80222
Friday, October 5th, 2012 at 7:00pm
We are lucky enough to have introductions by Dr. David Kennedy, Gary Pittman and local Denver fluoride activist Lisa Brumfiel. Following the film, we will have a Q&A with members of the cast and crew including Director and producer Paul Wittenberger and producer Chris Maple. Members of We are Change Colorado will also be on hand.
View The Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy-uzSf1tDE
Website:
http://www.thegreatculling.org/index2.php#/home/
The Great Culling our Water includes interviews with past president of International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology Dr. David C. Kennedy DDS, injured phosphate mining supervisor and author of "Phosphate Fluorides Toxic Torts" Gary O. Pittman. We have Natural News editor in chief Mike Adams "The Health Ranger", also Former Senator and Congresswoman Karen Johnson will be making an appearance in our WATER film.
We have co-founder of the Fluoride Action Network Dr. Paul Connett PhD along with co-founder of PureRain bottled water Dr. Laura Pressley PhD. Our good friend Dr. Charlie Goetschel PhD organic chemistry, New York Times best selling author Dr. Doris Rapp M.D. and National Director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water Jeff Green with Holistic and Mercury Free dentist Dr. James E. Rota DDS.
Last but not least our very good friends and activist Luca Zanna and Mary E. Moore rounding out the cast for this explosive Part 1 of The Great Culling series, our WATER.
Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better! is my motto. I'm Mardy Ross, and I founded Lumigrate in 2008 after a career as an occupational therapist with a background in health education and environmental research program administration. Today I function as the desk clerk for short questions people have, as well as 'concierge' services offered for those who want a thorough exploration of their health history and direction to resources likely to progress their health according to their goals. Contact Us comes to me, so please do if you have questions or comments. Lumigrate is "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" for increasing numbers of people. Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate and Facebook. (There is my personal page and several Lumigrate pages. For those interested in "groovy" local education and networking for those uniquely talented LumiGRATE experts located in my own back yard, "LumiGRATE Groove of the Grand Valley" is a Facebook page to join. (Many who have joined are beyond our area but like to see the Groovy information! We not only have FUN, we are learning about other providers we can be referring patients to and 'wearing a groove' to each other's doors -- or websites/home offices!) By covering some of the things we do, including case examples, it reinforces the concepts at Lumigrate.com as well as making YOU feel that you're part of a community. Which you ARE at Lumigrate!
Another study! Dr Mercola... The Huffington Post, are covering this topic too! www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/fluoride_b_2479833.html (Posted: 01/28/2013 11:20 am)
Harvard Study Confirms Fluoride Reduces Children's IQ
A recently-published Harvard University meta-analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded that children who live in areas with highly fluoridated water have "significantly lower" IQ scores than those who live in low fluoride areas.
In a 32-page report that can be downloaded free of charge from Environmental Health Perspectives, the researchers said:
Studies Have Repeatedly Linked Fluoride to Reduced IQ and Brain Damage
There are so many scientific studies showing the direct, toxic effects of fluoride on your body, it's truly remarkable that it's NOT considered a scientific consensus by now. Despite the evidence against it, fluoride is still added to 70 percent of U.S. public drinking water supplies.
It amazes me that the medical (and dental) communities are so stubbornly resistant to connect the dots when it comes to the skyrocketing increase of cognitive decline in adults and behavioral issues in children (ADD, ADHD, depression and learning disabilities of all kinds). In fact, there have been more than 23 human studies and 100 animal studies linking fluoride to brain damage. Fluoride can also increasemanganese absorption, compounding problems, since manganese in drinking water has also been linked to lower IQ in children.
Reported effects of fluoride on your brain include:
• Reduction in nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
• Damage to your hippocampus
• Formation of beta-amyloid plaques (the classic brain abnormality in Alzheimer's disease)
• Reduction in lipid content
• Damage to purkinje cells
• Exacerbation of lesions induced by iodine deficiency
• Impaired antioxidant defense systems
• Increased uptake of aluminum
• Accumulation of fluoride in your pineal gland
Six Facts You Need to Know About Water Fluoridation .... Mardy here, breaking in to say "please go to the blog at www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/fluoride_b_2479833.html
Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better! is my motto. I'm Mardy Ross, and I founded Lumigrate in 2008 after a career as an occupational therapist with a background in health education and environmental research program administration. Today I function as the desk clerk for short questions people have, as well as 'concierge' services offered for those who want a thorough exploration of their health history and direction to resources likely to progress their health according to their goals. Contact Us comes to me, so please do if you have questions or comments. Lumigrate is "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" for increasing numbers of people. Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate and Facebook. (There is my personal page and several Lumigrate pages. For those interested in "groovy" local education and networking for those uniquely talented LumiGRATE experts located in my own back yard, "LumiGRATE Groove of the Grand Valley" is a Facebook page to join. (Many who have joined are beyond our area but like to see the Groovy information! We not only have FUN, we are learning about other providers we can be referring patients to and 'wearing a groove' to each other's doors -- or websites/home offices!) By covering some of the things we do, including case examples, it reinforces the concepts at Lumigrate.com as well as making YOU feel that you're part of a community. Which you ARE at Lumigrate!
Fluoride was one chemical specifically addressed in this early 2014 publication in The Lancet Neurology which reports on a review performed by well established researchers. I'm ALSO providing a response / followup which has some criticality about this review. This is a distilled version of what you will find if you go to the link in order to allow YOUsers to see what you'll be getting if you take the trip to 'see the sites', so to speak:
This is from The Lancet Neurology, Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 330 - 338, March 2014, by Phillippe Grandjean, MD and Philip J. Landrigan, MD.
Summary
About ACC
The American Chemistry Council's (ACC's) mission is to deliver business value through exceptional advocacy using best-in-class member performance, political engagement, communications and scientific research. We are committed to sustainable development by fostering progress in our economy, environment and society.
ACC is America’s oldest trade association of its kind, representing companies engaged in the business of chemistry—an innovative, $812 billion enterprise that is helping solve the biggest challenges facing our nation and the world.
The business of chemistry:
The products of chemistry will make it possible to satisfy a growing world population by providing a healthy and plentiful food supply, clean air and water, safe living conditions, efficient and affordable energy sources and lifesaving medical treatments in communities around the globe.
To enable these ongoing innovations, ACC supports public policies that will drive creation of groundbreaking products that improve lives and our environment, enhance the economic vitality of communities and protect public health.
AGAIN, please go to the link to see what they've stated there, and more about the ACC in general, or other information they're providing. Always good to be reminded that it's to our benefit to have an idea what the opposition might say, or hopefully an objective, neutral organization. Knowing what the ACC 'is', would you think this was objective? YOUsers will benefit from forming the opinion that is right for YOU.
Live and Learn. Learn and Live Better! is my motto. I'm Mardy Ross, and I founded Lumigrate in 2008 after a career as an occupational therapist with a background in health education and environmental research program administration. Today I function as the desk clerk for short questions people have, as well as 'concierge' services offered for those who want a thorough exploration of their health history and direction to resources likely to progress their health according to their goals. Contact Us comes to me, so please do if you have questions or comments. Lumigrate is "Lighting the Path to Health and Well-Being" for increasing numbers of people. Follow us on social networking sites such as: Twitter: http://twitter.com/lumigrate and Facebook. (There is my personal page and several Lumigrate pages. For those interested in "groovy" local education and networking for those uniquely talented LumiGRATE experts located in my own back yard, "LumiGRATE Groove of the Grand Valley" is a Facebook page to join. (Many who have joined are beyond our area but like to see the Groovy information! We not only have FUN, we are learning about other providers we can be referring patients to and 'wearing a groove' to each other's doors -- or websites/home offices!) By covering some of the things we do, including case examples, it reinforces the concepts at Lumigrate.com as well as making YOU feel that you're part of a community. Which you ARE at Lumigrate!