Fluoride Tablets

Ok wierd one, i'm somehow searching yahoo for the emerald tablet's. Scrolls down a little and boom i see Fluoride Tablets link, so the curious me clicks it, it's a .gov.au site and here is a quote :

Emerald Shire Council has fluoride tablets available for children from two to 16 years of age (tablets can be dissolved in liquid for children under the age of 2. These tablets are provided to residents of Emerald Shire Council free of charge.

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I didnt think fluoride was given to children under the age of 2 ??????

I grew up in rural New Zealand during the 70's and my mother was told to take Fluoride Tablets when she was pregnant with me. The hospital also pulled out all her teeth and gave her false ones! My mother said she took them because the doctors told her that I was absorbing all her calcium and she had to replace it. I was always suspicious about this!

Years later my teeth were mottled and had yellow stains, caused by the Fluoride, dentists have told me. It's called Fluorosis!

Later through investigating something else I discovered that in New Zealand government are not allowed to add chemicals to the water, as water is sacred to the Maoris. If indeed there is a Fluoride "Conspiracy" then it would explain why my mother was persuaded to take the tablets.

(edit: for punctuation)



[edit on 7-8-2009 by deessell]

All i know is that its not good, thats why it has the warning on toothpaste etc, but to give it to children under 2 is shocking when u read this -

Potentially fatal dose = 5 mg of fluoride per kg of bodyweight.

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