16 days late, any ideals>?

Roxie

At my last period I was 8 days late. I am usally on a 30-33 day cycle. So the day before I got my peroid march 30, i had blood test, it came back neg. Now again, this time i am 16 days late this time, hpt neg. having headaches, somewhat lower back ache, feeling a little sickly during afternoon to evening but no vomitting. some light cramping every now and then but no spotting or anything like that. Also I had a gastric bypass for weight loss 2.5yrs ago and weight is stable. Any ideals?

Answer
Since this question is in the TTC section I am assuming you are trying to conceive and are therefore actively trying. Your periods sound fairly irregular and I don't know if you can get this product where you live but in Ireland where I live I bought a "Clearblue Fertility Monitor". Basically you pee on a stick every day for the first 13 to 15 days of your cycle and the monitor works out whether or not you are ovulating. I had to keep peeing on the stick till day 24 which shocked me but it turned out I was only ovulating very late in my cycle and that is why I wasn't getting pregnant. I was doing all my "babymaking" around days 11 to 16 when if my cycle was normal I would have been producing an egg but I wasn't making my eggs till much later so I was wasting my time. I got pregnant the first month I used the monitor. It was pricey â¬170 for the monitor and â¬30 for the test sticks but I am due this baby in just 7 weeks and it's a tiny price to pay for this huge event to finally happen. I was trying for 7 months before getting the monitor. Hope this helps and good luck!

How common is it to have a stillborn?

Q. And do women often have signs that this is going to happen, or is it totally unexpected?

I just read a question about a woman who gave birth to a still born at 34 weeks, and being 34 weeks all of a sudden I became alarmed. I can't begin to imagine that heartache. So, what are the signs, if any that this might happen to you??

Answer
Approximately one in 150 births result in being stillborn.

http://www.missingangelsbill.org/news/20060306.html

Further informationEmployment Lifestyle Miscarriage Pre-eclampsia Premature Birth Toxoplasmosis
Stillbirth Statistics

~70% of stillbirths are unexplained

In 1999, 71.3% of stillbirths in England, Wales & Northern Ireland were classified as unexplained fetal death. [CESDI 8th Annual Report]

Around 3,500 babies are stillborn in the UK each year.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the stillbirth rate is five babies for every 1,000 births (one in 200 babies).

In Scotland the stillbirth rate is six babies for every 1,000 births.

There are ten times more stillbirths each year than cot deaths (also known as sudden infant death syndrome).

Higher risk factors
The rate of stillbirth is much higher in multiple pregnancies - about 21 babies are stillborn for every 1,000 multiple births.

Research suggests that stillbirth is also a more common occurrence for women who smoke or for women over 35 years of age or women with some pre-existing medical conditions.
http://www.tommys.org/media/statistics/key-statistics/stillbirth-statistics.htm

Causes
The causes of a large percentage of human stillbirths remain unknown, even in cases where extensive testing and autopsy have been performed. The term used to describe these is sudden antenatal death syndrome or SADS. In cases where the cause is known, some possibilities of the cause of death are:

*bacterial infection
*birth defects
*chromosomal aberrations
*growth retardation
*Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
*maternal diabetes or high blood pressure
*maternal consumption of nicotine, alcohol, recreational drugs (excluding cannabis[1]), or pharmaceutical drugs contraindicated in pregnancy
*postdate pregnancy
*placental abruption
*physical trauma
*radiation poisoning
*Rh disease
*umbilical cord accidents

Prenatal diagnosis
A decrease or cease of fetal activity may be an indication of fetal distress or death, though it is not entirely uncommon for a healthy fetus to exhibit such changes, particularly near the end of a pregnancy when there is considerably little space in the womb for the fetus to move about. Still, medical examination, including a nonstress test, is recommended in the event of any change in the strength or frequency of fetal movement, especially a complete cease; most midwives and obstetricians recommend the use of a kick chart to assist in detecting any changes. Fetal distress or death can be confirmed or ruled out via fetoscopy/doptone, ultrasound, and/or electronic fetal monitoring. If the fetus is alive but inactive, extra attention will be given to the placenta and umbilical cord during ultrasound examination to ensure that there is no compromise of oxygen and nutrient delivery.

Prenatal maternal treatment
An in utero fetal death does not present an immediate health risk to the mother and labour will usually begin spontaneously after two weeks, so the mother may choose to wait and deliver the child naturally. After two weeks, the mother is at risk of developing blood clotting problems, and induction is recommended at this point. In many cases, the mother will find the idea of carrying a dead fetus emotionally traumatizing and will elect to be induced. Cesarean delivery is not recommended unless complications develop during vaginal birth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillbirth

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16 days late, any ideals>?

Roxie

At my last period I was 8 days late. I am usally on a 30-33 day cycle. So the day before I got my peroid march 30, i had blood test, it came back neg. Now again, this time i am 16 days late this time, hpt neg. having headaches, somewhat lower back ache, feeling a little sickly during afternoon to evening but no vomitting. some light cramping every now and then but no spotting or anything like that. Also I had a gastric bypass for weight loss 2.5yrs ago and weight is stable. Any ideals?

Answer
Since this question is in the TTC section I am assuming you are trying to conceive and are therefore actively trying. Your periods sound fairly irregular and I don't know if you can get this product where you live but in Ireland where I live I bought a "Clearblue Fertility Monitor". Basically you pee on a stick every day for the first 13 to 15 days of your cycle and the monitor works out whether or not you are ovulating. I had to keep peeing on the stick till day 24 which shocked me but it turned out I was only ovulating very late in my cycle and that is why I wasn't getting pregnant. I was doing all my "babymaking" around days 11 to 16 when if my cycle was normal I would have been producing an egg but I wasn't making my eggs till much later so I was wasting my time. I got pregnant the first month I used the monitor. It was pricey â¬170 for the monitor and â¬30 for the test sticks but I am due this baby in just 7 weeks and it's a tiny price to pay for this huge event to finally happen. I was trying for 7 months before getting the monitor. Hope this helps and good luck!

How common is it to have a stillborn?

Q. And do women often have signs that this is going to happen, or is it totally unexpected?

I just read a question about a woman who gave birth to a still born at 34 weeks, and being 34 weeks all of a sudden I became alarmed. I can't begin to imagine that heartache. So, what are the signs, if any that this might happen to you??

Answer
Approximately one in 150 births result in being stillborn.

http://www.missingangelsbill.org/news/20060306.html

Further informationEmployment Lifestyle Miscarriage Pre-eclampsia Premature Birth Toxoplasmosis
Stillbirth Statistics

~70% of stillbirths are unexplained

In 1999, 71.3% of stillbirths in England, Wales & Northern Ireland were classified as unexplained fetal death. [CESDI 8th Annual Report]

Around 3,500 babies are stillborn in the UK each year.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the stillbirth rate is five babies for every 1,000 births (one in 200 babies).

In Scotland the stillbirth rate is six babies for every 1,000 births.

There are ten times more stillbirths each year than cot deaths (also known as sudden infant death syndrome).

Higher risk factors
The rate of stillbirth is much higher in multiple pregnancies - about 21 babies are stillborn for every 1,000 multiple births.

Research suggests that stillbirth is also a more common occurrence for women who smoke or for women over 35 years of age or women with some pre-existing medical conditions.
http://www.tommys.org/media/statistics/key-statistics/stillbirth-statistics.htm

Causes
The causes of a large percentage of human stillbirths remain unknown, even in cases where extensive testing and autopsy have been performed. The term used to describe these is sudden antenatal death syndrome or SADS. In cases where the cause is known, some possibilities of the cause of death are:

*bacterial infection
*birth defects
*chromosomal aberrations
*growth retardation
*Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy
*maternal diabetes or high blood pressure
*maternal consumption of nicotine, alcohol, recreational drugs (excluding cannabis[1]), or pharmaceutical drugs contraindicated in pregnancy
*postdate pregnancy
*placental abruption
*physical trauma
*radiation poisoning
*Rh disease
*umbilical cord accidents

Prenatal diagnosis
A decrease or cease of fetal activity may be an indication of fetal distress or death, though it is not entirely uncommon for a healthy fetus to exhibit such changes, particularly near the end of a pregnancy when there is considerably little space in the womb for the fetus to move about. Still, medical examination, including a nonstress test, is recommended in the event of any change in the strength or frequency of fetal movement, especially a complete cease; most midwives and obstetricians recommend the use of a kick chart to assist in detecting any changes. Fetal distress or death can be confirmed or ruled out via fetoscopy/doptone, ultrasound, and/or electronic fetal monitoring. If the fetus is alive but inactive, extra attention will be given to the placenta and umbilical cord during ultrasound examination to ensure that there is no compromise of oxygen and nutrient delivery.

Prenatal maternal treatment
An in utero fetal death does not present an immediate health risk to the mother and labour will usually begin spontaneously after two weeks, so the mother may choose to wait and deliver the child naturally. After two weeks, the mother is at risk of developing blood clotting problems, and induction is recommended at this point. In many cases, the mother will find the idea of carrying a dead fetus emotionally traumatizing and will elect to be induced. Cesarean delivery is not recommended unless complications develop during vaginal birth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stillbirth

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Taylor C

I have chosen the question : are we too dependent on life simplifying devices? Im not looking for someone to write my paper just I want to know if anyone has any Idea about some things that I should touch on in my paper

thanks in advance.

Answer
Hi Taylor,

Yes, I believe we are (too) dependent on life simplifying devices. I've bracketed the word 'too' because I believe there are some devices that add to daily life stresses and yet have a place in our life style.

Take Communications:
I guess the ability to be able to communicate with and actually see the person you are communicating with (Skype) is really a marvelous experience. (My daughter lives in Dublin Ireland and I live in Perth Western Australia, so we connect frequently using Skype).

If we look at 'e-mail', it can be seen as a 'blessing or curse'. A blessing for the speed of sending messages and receiving replies'. A curse for people who work, because in today's business climate where time = profit, many senders expect a prompt reply and this increases the stress and work-load of the recipient.

Home Appliances:
Again, the speed of preparing meals, boiling water, cooking and cleaning all are made possible through the use of modern devices.

The drudgery of laundry compared to a time before the development of 'washing machines' is a boon to those who have to do the laundry.

Devices that help to monitor that a baby is sleeping safely, that help people with 'sleep apnea disorders' offer an early warning in the event of something going wrong.

Similarily, devices that provide an 'early warning' system for the elderly who live alone or who are impaired in some way, provide a measure of early warning and not least, comfort for their families.

In the home: Smoke detectors are essential safety protectors.

Hope this helps.

How would you start this novel? Would you read it? (Continued in additional comments)?

Lucy

I have a novel that I'm writing. I can't think of a good beginning. Help?
----
The year is 2096 in an alternate world that greatly differs from our own.
European democracy has completely crumbled. The leaders were corrupt and greedy, always increasing taxes until most of the continent is impoverished, starving, homeless and unemployed. Death and disease run rampant throughout the cities, and the economy is in shambles. The people no longer trust the government and are in agreement that they needed a better leader. However, no one wanted to step up and start overthrowing their government. Except for one brave man in Russia.
The man was a high-ranking army official, and he gave speeches to his men on how the time for a new kind of leadership was upon them. With his charisma, he convinced the army to help him overthrow the Russian government. It was a bloody revolution in which many people were injured or killed. The army made the citizens relocate to save the people, but drafted the strongest young men that they could find. After a bloody coup d’état, the brave man established himself as the tsar.
After the new tsar helped rebuild the economy with his advisors (the men he trusted most after the revolution) and the level of hunger, unemployment, and homelessness decreased drastically, the other European countries began to start military takeovers themselves, reestablishing monarchies in every country in Europe.
The new Europe is clean and peaceful. The media is heavily censored, as are school history textbooks. The textbooks over-dramatize and exaggerate the democratic government’s atrocities, and the heroes of the revolution are greatly glorified. The people are taught that the monarchs are close to gods, and that the countries they live in are perfect utopias. The information they receive or send on their cell phones is heavily monitored by the government. New Europe is a prospering and happy place to live.
Where there are royal families, there are heirs in need of spouses. The heir’s parents are in charge of finding someone who is good enough to marry their son or daughter. That’s where the Reproducers come in.
When the royal families had just been established all across Europe, Ian Lewis was visiting the Irish royal family, to whom he was a close friend. The prince of Ireland was ranting to Lewis about how his son, the heir, was in utero, and how he had to find him an heir. This sparked an idea in Lewis: he could breed spouses for heirs, should his wife agree to be the surrogate.
Lewis went and asked his wife if she would be interested in being the surrogate. She desperately wanted children but couldn’t have any of her own, so she agreed almost immediately. Mrs. Lewis had an artificial female embryo implanted in her, and soon, the Lewis’ were moving to a secluded part of the United States. The baby was born, and the Lewis’ raised her to be a Spouse. She was raised to be elegant and a good wife. The Irish royal family found the Spouse perfect, and soon the word spread. The Reproducers soon became a rich and popular family business.
The current Reproducers are Michael and Cynthia Lewis, who carry on the tradition well. Their daughter is Katherine Lewis, who is betrothed to the heir to the Russian throne, Leonas. She is quickly approaching her eighteenth birthday, and is one of the best Spouses in the company’s history. She’s visited Russia multiple times a year, and considers Leonas to be her best friend. They’ve been together secretly since she was fifteen and he sixteen.
It’s two weeks before Katherine’s eighteenth birthday when she moves to Russia permanently. She quickly changes her name to Ekaterina Mikhailovna, and becomes fairly popular with the Russian citizens, who have nicknamed her Katya. Katya immediately enjoys her new home and her husband-to-be.
Three days before she turns eighteen, the current tsar dies of pancreatic cancer. Katya and Leonas are stunned, but agree that they should marry as soon as possible. They get married on her birthday in an almost impromptu ceremony. Later that evening, Leonas is crowned the tsar.

This life is not as Katya expects. She had spent her life learning everything from Russian history from old European history textbooks. She had learned politics, leadership skills, everything that she could possibly need. She expected, as tsarina, to have more of a political hand. Instead, she is expecting to do the frivolous things that she had never enjoyed. Expectations for Katya are elevated to keep a perfect palace, have children, and maintain a perfect aesthetic appearance.
She is exhausted. To make matters worse, Leonas wants to extend the censorship of the Russian people to a more personal level. Things that they write and speak to each other will be closely monitored to ensure loyalty to the royal family. It’s almost a Soviet level of censorship. Katya, used to the free speech culture of the United States, wants to convince her husband otherwise. All eyes are on her. Can she maintain her image, and attempt to defy the tsar?

---
Also, this takes place in the winter time, in St. Petersburg

Answer
Hmm, kind of like a modern day Esther. I like the premise, but there isn't enough conflict. Everything is peachy except she is forced to live in luxury and doesn't get a political opinion? Not enough. You need something else. Like maybe she finds out after she is married that she isn't a company girl after all. The surrogate had sex with a Russian reporter and that is her father, not the factory girl everyone think she is. She runs into her family, her father has been tortured and maybe killed because he tries to speak out and resists the censors. So now the whole thing is personal and the Tsar isn't the wonderful man she thought he was. But he's not totally evil either. Can she stand up for her people?

You should start your story with her birth. In a super sterile factory room, whisked away, her mom doesn't get to hold her. They discover something (we don't know what) panic and decide to cover it up. Flash forward to her in the same factory environment getting ready for a visit from Leonas, coming to get her as she moves to Russia.

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what should I write about in my research paper?

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Taylor C

I have chosen the question : are we too dependent on life simplifying devices? Im not looking for someone to write my paper just I want to know if anyone has any Idea about some things that I should touch on in my paper

thanks in advance.

Answer
Hi Taylor,

Yes, I believe we are (too) dependent on life simplifying devices. I've bracketed the word 'too' because I believe there are some devices that add to daily life stresses and yet have a place in our life style.

Take Communications:
I guess the ability to be able to communicate with and actually see the person you are communicating with (Skype) is really a marvelous experience. (My daughter lives in Dublin Ireland and I live in Perth Western Australia, so we connect frequently using Skype).

If we look at 'e-mail', it can be seen as a 'blessing or curse'. A blessing for the speed of sending messages and receiving replies'. A curse for people who work, because in today's business climate where time = profit, many senders expect a prompt reply and this increases the stress and work-load of the recipient.

Home Appliances:
Again, the speed of preparing meals, boiling water, cooking and cleaning all are made possible through the use of modern devices.

The drudgery of laundry compared to a time before the development of 'washing machines' is a boon to those who have to do the laundry.

Devices that help to monitor that a baby is sleeping safely, that help people with 'sleep apnea disorders' offer an early warning in the event of something going wrong.

Similarily, devices that provide an 'early warning' system for the elderly who live alone or who are impaired in some way, provide a measure of early warning and not least, comfort for their families.

In the home: Smoke detectors are essential safety protectors.

Hope this helps.

How would you start this novel? Would you read it? (Continued in additional comments)?

Lucy

I have a novel that I'm writing. I can't think of a good beginning. Help?
----
The year is 2096 in an alternate world that greatly differs from our own.
European democracy has completely crumbled. The leaders were corrupt and greedy, always increasing taxes until most of the continent is impoverished, starving, homeless and unemployed. Death and disease run rampant throughout the cities, and the economy is in shambles. The people no longer trust the government and are in agreement that they needed a better leader. However, no one wanted to step up and start overthrowing their government. Except for one brave man in Russia.
The man was a high-ranking army official, and he gave speeches to his men on how the time for a new kind of leadership was upon them. With his charisma, he convinced the army to help him overthrow the Russian government. It was a bloody revolution in which many people were injured or killed. The army made the citizens relocate to save the people, but drafted the strongest young men that they could find. After a bloody coup d’état, the brave man established himself as the tsar.
After the new tsar helped rebuild the economy with his advisors (the men he trusted most after the revolution) and the level of hunger, unemployment, and homelessness decreased drastically, the other European countries began to start military takeovers themselves, reestablishing monarchies in every country in Europe.
The new Europe is clean and peaceful. The media is heavily censored, as are school history textbooks. The textbooks over-dramatize and exaggerate the democratic government’s atrocities, and the heroes of the revolution are greatly glorified. The people are taught that the monarchs are close to gods, and that the countries they live in are perfect utopias. The information they receive or send on their cell phones is heavily monitored by the government. New Europe is a prospering and happy place to live.
Where there are royal families, there are heirs in need of spouses. The heir’s parents are in charge of finding someone who is good enough to marry their son or daughter. That’s where the Reproducers come in.
When the royal families had just been established all across Europe, Ian Lewis was visiting the Irish royal family, to whom he was a close friend. The prince of Ireland was ranting to Lewis about how his son, the heir, was in utero, and how he had to find him an heir. This sparked an idea in Lewis: he could breed spouses for heirs, should his wife agree to be the surrogate.
Lewis went and asked his wife if she would be interested in being the surrogate. She desperately wanted children but couldn’t have any of her own, so she agreed almost immediately. Mrs. Lewis had an artificial female embryo implanted in her, and soon, the Lewis’ were moving to a secluded part of the United States. The baby was born, and the Lewis’ raised her to be a Spouse. She was raised to be elegant and a good wife. The Irish royal family found the Spouse perfect, and soon the word spread. The Reproducers soon became a rich and popular family business.
The current Reproducers are Michael and Cynthia Lewis, who carry on the tradition well. Their daughter is Katherine Lewis, who is betrothed to the heir to the Russian throne, Leonas. She is quickly approaching her eighteenth birthday, and is one of the best Spouses in the company’s history. She’s visited Russia multiple times a year, and considers Leonas to be her best friend. They’ve been together secretly since she was fifteen and he sixteen.
It’s two weeks before Katherine’s eighteenth birthday when she moves to Russia permanently. She quickly changes her name to Ekaterina Mikhailovna, and becomes fairly popular with the Russian citizens, who have nicknamed her Katya. Katya immediately enjoys her new home and her husband-to-be.
Three days before she turns eighteen, the current tsar dies of pancreatic cancer. Katya and Leonas are stunned, but agree that they should marry as soon as possible. They get married on her birthday in an almost impromptu ceremony. Later that evening, Leonas is crowned the tsar.

This life is not as Katya expects. She had spent her life learning everything from Russian history from old European history textbooks. She had learned politics, leadership skills, everything that she could possibly need. She expected, as tsarina, to have more of a political hand. Instead, she is expecting to do the frivolous things that she had never enjoyed. Expectations for Katya are elevated to keep a perfect palace, have children, and maintain a perfect aesthetic appearance.
She is exhausted. To make matters worse, Leonas wants to extend the censorship of the Russian people to a more personal level. Things that they write and speak to each other will be closely monitored to ensure loyalty to the royal family. It’s almost a Soviet level of censorship. Katya, used to the free speech culture of the United States, wants to convince her husband otherwise. All eyes are on her. Can she maintain her image, and attempt to defy the tsar?

---
Also, this takes place in the winter time, in St. Petersburg

Answer
Hmm, kind of like a modern day Esther. I like the premise, but there isn't enough conflict. Everything is peachy except she is forced to live in luxury and doesn't get a political opinion? Not enough. You need something else. Like maybe she finds out after she is married that she isn't a company girl after all. The surrogate had sex with a Russian reporter and that is her father, not the factory girl everyone think she is. She runs into her family, her father has been tortured and maybe killed because he tries to speak out and resists the censors. So now the whole thing is personal and the Tsar isn't the wonderful man she thought he was. But he's not totally evil either. Can she stand up for her people?

You should start your story with her birth. In a super sterile factory room, whisked away, her mom doesn't get to hold her. They discover something (we don't know what) panic and decide to cover it up. Flash forward to her in the same factory environment getting ready for a visit from Leonas, coming to get her as she moves to Russia.

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Are toothpaste and mouthwash really necessary?

Why does our government force medicate us?

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Fluoride is the only forced medication in the country. Especially for poor people who have no other source of water than the tap.

Why arent people given the choice if they want flouride in their water or not?

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The day communities were forced to drink fluoridated water was the day they lost their freedom. Here is why:
http://qualityassurance.synthasite.com/fluoride-and-the-atomic-bomb.php

See what the country of Ireland thinks of the "wonders" of fluoridation:
http://www.thenhfireland.com/?p=454

"Fluoridation is the greatest case of scientific fraud of this century, if not all time."
â Robert Carton, Ph.D., Toxicologist

There are actually MORE dentists per capita in fluoridated areas of the USA than non-fluoridated areas because it INCREASES business. And it DOESN'T reduce tooth decay!! The fluoride hypothesis is based on a statistical illusion. It's fraudulent science and it causes many health problems in both children and adults. Trendley Dean, DDS, (the "father of fluoridation"), the original promoter of water fluoridation as an effective tool in fighting dental decay, admitted over 50 years ago under oath, that his evidence purporting to prove the fluoridation hypothesis were not valid. (H. Trendley Dean: Proceedings, City of Oroville vs. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Oroville, California, Oroville, California, October 20-21, 1955.)⦠also⦠(See 4-1: âFluoridation Benefits â Statistical Illusion.â Testimony of Konstantin K. Paluev, Research and Development Engineer, Mar. 6, 1957).

All Trendley Dean's research showed was that fluoride delayed (or retarded), the eruption of individual teeth in children by six months to two years, therefore teeth are only delayed at getting cavities. If teeth haven't come through the gums yet, teeth will naturally not be capable of forming cavities. After the teenage years, there are actually more cavities in those who use fluoridation. Fluoride is toxic and makes both teeth and bones brittle. To paraphrase Dean's findings, "As children's teeth disintegrate, they may have fewer cavities". It's good money for the dental industry. Fluoride is more toxic than lead yet they dump it in our tap water. It lowers the IQ's of children. It increases a woman's chances of having a Down's Syndrome baby by 30%. It allows aluminum to cross the blood-brain barrier thus increasing one's risk for Alzheimer's Disease. It causes hypothyroidism. (once used to treat hyperthyroidism) It causes arthritis and bone fractures. It kills the protective enzymes naturally in your mouth which fight cavities. You absorb fluoride through your skin while bathing and under your tongue when using a fluoridated toothpaste. There is a warning on toothpaste that if a pea sized amount is ingested by a child under six to contact poison control. This is the same amount of Fluoride in a glass of water! The fluoride being put in tap water is an industrial waste by-product...mostly from the fertilizer industry. Much of it is imported from China. Worse yet, no one is monitoring our levels of fluoride... not the medical profession or the dentists. There are over 500 peer-reviewed studies showing the adverse effects of fluoride but not one double blind study showing it's benefits. Most of the countries that at one time fluoridated tap water have now discontinued the practice and there has been no increase in cavities. The use of fluoride in tap water hasn't even been approved by the FDA!

When considering how over-fluoridated Americans are, do doctors ever use Ion Chromatograpy to diagnose a patient's symptoms or diseases? Especially in the overweight population? Do doctors even know that bathing in fluoridated tap water causes hypothyroidism in adults and children? That's why children's teeth erupt later than normal... by up to two years later. These are questions you should be asking your doctors and dentists.

Does adding Fluoride to water really reduce tooth decay?

rusty_1491

or is it an Industry scam to profit from a waste product.

Answer
"Fluoridation is the greatest case of scientific fraud of this century, if not all time."
â Robert Carton, Ph.D., Toxicologist

There are actually MORE dentists per capita in fluoridated areas of the USA than unfluoridated areas because it INCREASES business. And it DOESN'T reduce tooth decay!! The fluoride hypothesis is based on a statistical illusion. It's fraudulent science and it causes many health problems in both children and adults. Trendley Dean, DDS, (the "father of fluoridation"), the original promoter of water fluoridation as an effective tool in fighting dental decay, admitted over 50 years ago under oath, that his evidence purporting to prove the fluoridation hypothesis were not valid. (H. Trendley Dean: Proceedings, City of Oroville vs. Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, Oroville, California, Oroville, California, October 20-21, 1955.)⦠also⦠(See 4-1: âFluoridation Benefits â Statistical Illusion.â Testimony of Konstantin K. Paluev, Research and Development Engineer, Mar. 6, 1957).

All Trendly Dean's research showed was that fluoride delayed (or retarded), the eruption of individual teeth in children by six months to two years, therefore teeth are only delayed at getting cavities. If teeth haven't come through the gums yet, teeth will naturally not be capable of forming cavities. After the teenage years, there are actually more cavities in those who use fluoridation. Fluoride is toxic and makes both teeth and bones brittle. To paraphrase Dean's findings, "As children's teeth disintegrate, they may have fewer cavities". It's good money for the dental industry. Fluoride is more toxic than lead yet they dump it in our tap water. It lowers the IQ's of children. It increases a woman's chances of having a Down's Syndrome baby by 30%. It allows aluminum to cross the blood-brain barrier thus increasing one's risk for Alzheimer's Disease. It causes hypothyroidism. (once used to treat hyperthyroidism) It causes arthritis and bone fractures. It kills the protective enzymes naturally in your mouth which fight cavities. You absorb fluoride through your skin while bathing and under your tongue when using a fluoridated toothpaste. There is a warning on toothpaste that if a pea sized amount is ingested by a child under six to contact poison control. This is the same amount of Fluoride in a glass of water! The fluoride being put in tap water is an industrial waste by-product...mostly from the fertilizer industry. Much of it is imported from China. Worse yet, no one is monitoring our levels of fluoride... not the medical profession or the dentists. There are over 500 peer-reviewed studies showing the adverse effects of fluoride but not one double blind study s