186: The problem with fluoride
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2019
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
For decades we've been told that fluoridation of water helps prevent cavities, but science doesn't support that claim. As a matter of fact, fluoride is a waste product that is so toxic it is not allowed to be dumped in our landfills, and yet somehow it is routinely added to our water supply. Today, Integrative Biological Dentist Dr. Griffin Cole explains the history of water fluoridation and how this practice is negatively impacting our health. Systemic fluoride interferes with our hormone balance, the thyroid, kidneys, and more. He also explains how we can personally avoid fluoride in our diets and the water, and how to defend our rights to clean, fluoride-free water in our communities.
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| 0:00.0 | Let's look at everybody's medical history. Let's see what's happened since |
| 0:03.4 | water fluoridation started. Let's see the the amount of thyroid cancers, of just |
| 0:08.4 | bad thyroid function, problems with the kidneys, bone cancers. |
| 0:13.0 | Let's look at all that, because there's been enough studies to show that that has increased. |
| 0:17.0 | So you can look at timelines of things, you know, you can look at when Mercury villains were first introduced, |
| 0:21.0 | and problems and all these cases of MS and things like |
| 0:24.4 | that are neurological problems you can look at timing and go huh is it cause |
| 0:28.2 | an effect I don't want to say it's direct cause an effect but I would definitely |
| 0:31.0 | say it plays a role. |
| 0:33.0 | From the Weston A Price Foundation, |
| 0:41.0 | welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, |
| 0:45.8 | and The Healing Arts. |
| 0:47.1 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal |
| 0:51.8 | health. Hey everybody, I'm Hilda Librato Gore and this is episode 186. |
| 1:04.0 | Our guest today is Dr. Griffin has been in the biological dentistry field for over 25 years. |
| 1:11.0 | He earned his dental degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center, is |
| 1:14.8 | board certified in naturopathic medicine, and has a postdoctoral degree in Integrative |
| 1:20.1 | biological dental medicine. He is a popular speaker and it is no wonder why he |
| 1:25.3 | really knows his stuff. Today we focus on the issue of fluoride in the water. |
| 1:29.7 | Fluoride has been added to our tap water for decades as a cavity fighting measure. |
| 1:35.2 | Today, Griffin takes issue with this practice. |
| 1:38.0 | He points to numerous studies, including reports on the websites of the Center for Disease Control and the American Dental Association |
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