Real Health: EPA Taken to Court on Fluoride Safety - Flu Vaccines - Osteoporosis

THE GREATEST MEDICINE OF ALL… IS TEACHING PEOPLE HOW NOT TO NEED IT

EPA Taken To Court Over Safety of Fluoride for Humans

After over 40 years of lying to the American public about the safety of Fluoride, the EPA has finally been forced to go to court to prove they have safety data showing Fluoride is safe to ingest and be added to our drinking water.

Now, thanks to an abundance of new research, a landmark lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the sustained education efforts of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and its supporters, it looks like we may finally be looking at an end to this toxic practice.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

After a four-year process, a landmark fluoridation trial was held in federal court in June 2020. Fluoridation’s neurotoxic risk to vulnerable subpopulations was confirmed, along with the U.S. EPA’s failure to take action to protect citizens from these risks
A collection of some of the strongest fluoride studies in history have been published in 2019 and 2020, showing that fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk and hazard to all, but to fetuses and infants in particular
A landmark U.S. government-funded study published in 2017 found a strong relationship between pregnant women’s exposure to fluoride and the subsequent IQ of their offspring. The higher the fluoride levels of the urine of the women, the lower the IQ of the children
A 2020 Canadian study reported that children who were bottle-fed in fluoridated communities lost up to 9.3 IQ points compared to those in nonfluoridated communities

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promotes water fluoridation as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century when, in reality, it’s one its greatest failures. Yet, in the face of solid scientific evidence of harm, politics and public relations have kept the practice alive.

Proponents such as the American Dental Association and the Oral Health Division of the Centers for Disease Control have spent millions of dollars on promotion and public relations to sell fluoridation using half-truths and misleading talking points.

While the U.S. is still trying to hold on to the fallacy that water fluoridation is a public health service, it’s one of the most widely rejected health interventions in the world, with 95% of the global population consuming nonfluoridated water.

Fluoride on Trial

The trial began June 8, 2020. During the trial, Connett argued the EPA must, based on the evidence, eliminate the unreasonable risk of neurotoxicity posed by fluoride by banning the addition of fluoride to drinking water.

Interestingly, among the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses were the EPA’s own in-house experts on fluoride who, when asked to comment on the latest evidence, agreed that the animal data support the biological plausibility that fluoride causes neurotoxic effects in human beings.

Joyce Donahue, an EPA scientist with the Office of Water, also admitted that studies showing harm to the brain warrant a thorough reevaluation of the theory that bone and teeth are the most sensitive to fluoride damage.

Depositions by CDC officials, which took place in 2018, also confirmed the agency does not have any safety data on fluoride intake and neurotoxic effects. Neither does the EPA have safety data on fluoride intake and effects on the brain.

FDA Scientist Comments on Flu Vaccines

“There is a great deal of evidence to prove that immunization of children does more harm than good.” “There is no evidence that any influenza vaccine thus far developed is effective in preventing or mitigating any attack of influenza. The producers of these vaccines know that they are worthless, but they go on selling them, anyway.”

This is a quote by Dr. J. Anthony Morris, former Chief Vaccine Control Officer and research virologist, U.S. FDA

My Comment:
As usual, don’t believe all the hype about needing to get flu shots. They are woefully ineffective and dangerous. As is the case with Fluoride, as long as there is money to be made and politics are involved, we will not be told the truth. Government agencies are not interested in our health. The best advice is to build your immune system for the most effective approach to avoiding illness. Use supplements of vitamin C, vitamin D, zinc and a Whole Food multivitamin. Avoid processed food and eat a Mediterranean diet as discussed later in the issue.

Osteoporosis Is Scurvy of the Bone, Not Calcium Deficiency

Written By: Suzanne Humphries, MD for GreenMedInfo LLC, 2020

"A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones."~Proverbs 17:22

It saddens me to see older women diagnosed with "osteopenia" or "osteoporosis" listening to their doctors and taking supplemental calcium and even problematic drugs called bisphosphonates. These are irrational, dogmatic, harmful approaches to the problem of degrading bone as we age. In my time practicing nephrology and internal medicine, I saw numerous patients suffering from vascular disease while taking the recommended doses of calcium. X-rays revealed perfect outlines of calcified blood vessels and calcified heart valves.

Osteoporosis Is Scurvy of the Bone, Not Calcium Deficiency

Calcified breast arteries, are often seen in women who are being treated for hypertension. The primary drug used in high blood pressure, a thiazide diuretic, causes the body to retain calcium and lose magnesium and potassium. We incidentally note these types of calcifications in the large arteries of the entire body, not just the breasts. I believe these problems are avoidable.

The matrix of bone will incorporate calcium and nutrients where they belong as long as the proper hormones and nutrients are present. Needless to say gravitational force in the form of weight bearing exercise is essential and should be the foundation to a healthy skeleton. Don't be afraid to exercise with some weight in a backpack if you have no disk disease or low back pain.

You still have to look at what you can do nutritionally, and in interpersonal relationships to help your body heal itself. Supplements are no replacement for good nutrition. After all, scientists are constantly discovering new things about food and its interaction with the body that we don't know.

The first thing to do is either google or look in your reference books to find foods right in Vitamin C, Vitamin K2, magnesium and minor minerals such as boron and silica. Silica is also important for bones. Remember too, that depression has many causes. Sometimes the cause can be nutritional deficiencies and sometimes depression can result from entrapment in unhealthy family dynamics. Controversially, I would also say that depression can also have spiritual origins.

But if time feels of the essence, then supplementation is one route which could be taken. While the medical profession supplements with calcium and fosomax, in my opinion, a more constructive supplementation regimen could include Vitamin C, Vitamin K2, vitamin D3( in winter months, sun in summer) and boron, silica and magnesium. These are all far more important to preventing fracture and keeping bone healthy than calcium.

Calcium will ultimately land in the muscles of the heart, the heart valves and the blood vessels, leading to cardiovascular disease. However if you are getting enough vit C, D3 and K2, your body will direct the calcium you ingest from your food, to where it belongs, not in your heart and blood vessels.

Vitamin C does several things to strengthen bones

It mineralizes the bone and stimulates bone forming cells to grow.
Prevents too much degradation of bone by inhibiting bone absorbing cells.
Dampens oxidative stress, which is what aging is.
Is vital in collagen synthesis.

When vitamin C is low, just the opposite happens. Bone cells that degrade bone called osteoclasts proliferate, and bone cells that lay down mineral and new bone called osteoblasts are not formed.

Studies have shown that elderly patients who fractured bones had significantly lower levels of vitamin C in their blood than those who haven't fractured. Bone mineral density- the thing that the tests measure, is higher in those who supplement with vitamin C, independent of estrogen level. Typical dosage is 2,000 to 10,000 milligrams per day taken in split doses.

Vitamin K2 is well known among holistic practitioners to be important in cardiovascular and bone health. Supplementing this is also a good idea if bone or heart issues are a concern.

And of course good old vitamin D3 with a level around 50-70 mg/ml will help keep the immune system functioning well and the bones strong. Typical dosage is 2,000 to 8,000 IU per day. And take more if you are sick.

This may seem like a lot of supplementing, yet to me is a worthwhile endeavor that will keep much more than the bones strong. These days getting enough vitamin C is not so easy with diet alone. With the toxic load we all have, even with the most pristine diets, we are requiring more vitamin C internally than our ancestors did. Adults would do well to take 2-5 grams per day of sodium ascorbate as a general supplement. If you have active kidney stones, or kidney disease please check with your doctor first.

Humans, monkeys and guinea pigs don't make any vitamin C. This leaves us on our own to get our needs met. Cats weighing only about 10-15 pounds, synthesize more than 15 times the RDA of vit C recommended for humans. Goats are about the size of a human adults, and under no stress they synthesize 13G per day. Under stress it can rise to 100G. Do not fear taking vitamin C. It is the one of the most non-toxic and safe supplements known. Use liposomal vitamin C, sodium ascorbate or ascorbic acid, never Ester-C or calcium ascorbate. If you prefer a natural plant-based source, Amla Fruit and Rose Hips are very high in C, and so is Camu-Camu. However its harvest does threaten the rainforest. All three are available in supplement form.

Avoid Type II diabetes by eating like you're on a Mediterranean holiday

Recently, I told you about an osteopath who is helping to usher in a paradigm shift within the American Diabetes Association (ADA) by talking about the real cause of Type II diabetes…A diet high in foods made with added sugars and processed carbs.

I'm still rather amazed that it took the ADA 80 years to come to this realization. After all, just a quick look back at history would have saved them a whole lot of time and trouble…

For example, ancient hunter-gatherer populations followed a simple, healthy diet high in protein and fat and low in carbohydrates. And Type II diabetes only became a massive problem in the 20th century, when ultra-processed foods made with added sugars, processed carbs, and artificial fats came to dominate grocery store shelves.

Plus, studies show that people who follow a diet high in ultra-processed foods eat 500 more calories a day compared to those who follow a diet filled with wholesome, unprocessed foods. And lab experiments show that the artificial ingredients in these foods cause increases in insulin resistance and blood sugar as well as endocrine problems.

In my view, ultra-processed foods made with added sugars and carbs simply don't belong in the human diet. In fact, I would hardly even consider these processed concoctions (or the new plant-based fake meats) as real foods.

Eat like you're on holiday in the Mediterranean

The easiest way to prevent weight gain and blood sugar problems is to enjoy all the delicious foods in a Mediterranean-type diet, including:

Full-fat dairy, including butter, eggs, cheeses, and yogurt (Remember, in the Mediterranean, they eat cheese at each and every meal. But health experts typically overlook that point because it doesn't fit their "anti-fat" narrative.)
Wild-caught fish and seafood (never farm raised)
Grass-fed and -finished, free-range, organic beef, chicken, and especially lamb, which has the best nutritional profile of all meats
Nuts and seeds
Six to eight servings of fresh fruits and vegetables each day
Alcohol, in moderation

An easy way to adopt this type of healthy, balanced diet is by avoiding the center aisles at the grocery store. Instead, stay with the whole, unprocessed foods that require refrigeration, located around the perimeter of the store. Or better yet, find a local farmer's market!

Eating "clean," as in cutting out processed fake foods, is the way to go if you truly want to lower your risk of diabetes and other metabolic diseases.

Until next time, stay healthy and happy

JD Roma

The information on this blog is provided for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical care, and medical advice and services are not being offered. If you have, or suspect you have, a health problem you should consult your physician (preferably a Naturopath).