The State Guarded Secret Which Makes You As Docile As A Lamb For The Slaughter

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NEW THOUGHT CONTROL

Distracted by so many things in life most do not even consider breathing, eating or drinking water. Down the hatch and off we go. This common event is being exploited by those who know human beings are habitual. People never thinking twice about downing a cool glass of water after hard exercise or that overly salty piece of pizza. Dark scientists working in cooperation with your government have developed a medium of control never really considered by the common citizen. A look behind the scenes is a good start to unravel a guarded practice carried out now for years.

Many are told not to drink water from the tap because it is fluorinated. Fluoride was used on death camp inmates during the third Reich Nazi regime to make inmates unable to produce offspring and pacify them among other lethal effects. Fluoride we are told protects teeth when used in small safe quantities. Users not familiar with the fact are also not told that they are using a poison to clean their teeth. Water is treated with chlorine also to eliminate dangerous bacteria which grows in the water supply.

Community water supplies are sifted through sophisticated filtering systems separating urine and feces. Useable drinkable water now as highly cleansed water safe to drink. Many survivalists and boy-girl scouts are familiar with the tiny round chlorine tablets used to purify water in the rough from lakes and streams which could have questionable bacteria in them. House wives and husbands are familiar with radical flash floods hitting urban communities; rendering water supplies unsafe to drink. Instructions given by civil defense networks on how to clean water with emphasis on always keeping at least 50 gallons of useable non contaminated drinking water supplies stored in the house at all times.

Water water water; do this to water. Do not drink filtered water. Do drink filtered water. Drink ionized water. Ionized water will kill you if you drink too much of it. If you drink too much of any water that will kill you. You need to drink at least 8 tall glasses of water a day. No, forget it, new findings show if you eat plentiful amounts of fruit and veg you only need 3 tall glasses of water. My British colleague research counterparts have many arguments against the use of fluoride in water supplies which they have gladly shared with me along with their toothless British smiles. One colleague in the United States best friend died from drinking heavily chlorinated water constantly in the Portland metropolitan area. She drank it faithfully from mainstream advice specifying the drinking of lots and lots of water. She forgot to investigate before use into the heavy off the charts scale of chlorine pumped into that particular water supply. Excessive chlorine consumption a big component in the BIG C.

I can tell you EVERYONE has missed the plot.

Forget about the concept of cleaning the water you are about to drink. Leave all that old school nonsense way behind as it will not help you in the real world present time. That water you are about to drink is a suicide weapon. You are about to do yourself in by drinking that full glass of water. All your chemical treatment and loving gyrations cleansing with charcoal or other variations is superficial rubbish for all future times now. Come with me and look past what you know about consuming this liquid. To really survive you need to examine the hidden side and nature of water. Water is being used against you as it is a critical necessary commodity.

Things are being added to the water that dumb us down and make us sick and that is being done on purpose. Water will also soon be rationed and you won’t have a choice of the water you drink plus many of the chemicals being added cannot simply be filtered out. Fluoride, chlorine and other additives are making us sick, controlling our behavior, dumbing us down and even killing us.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_purification

www.forbes.com/2008/04/14/water-cities-drinking-forbeslife-cx_avd_0414health.html

environment.about.com/od/earthtalkcolumns/a/chlorine.htm

www.relfe.com/A06/drinking_water_treatment_chlorine.html

www.globalhealingcenter.com/health-hazards-to-know-about/chlorine-cancer-and-heart-disease

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This Daily Habit Can Damage Your Brain, Disrupt Your Bones, and Stain and Pit Your Teeth

Story at-a-glance

• On March 15, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 253-23 in favor of mandating infant fluoride warnings on all water bills in fluoridated communities. The bill will now go to the Senate
• According to the text of the bill, the warning would read, in part: “According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if your child under the age of 6 months is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there may be an increased chance of dental fluorosis.” But dental fluorosis is not “just cosmetic.” It can also be an indication that other tissues, such as your bones and internal organs, including your brain, has been overexposed to fluoride as well
• A repeated theme in recent cases where communities successfully removed fluoride from their water supply is the shifting of the burden of proof. Rather than citizens taking on the burden of proving that fluoride is harmful and should be removed, champions in positions of some authority have managed to end water fluoridation in their communities by demanding that any fluoride product used must be able to prove its compliance with the regulations, laws, and risk assessments already required for safe drinking water

By Dr. Mercola

The largest state legislature in the U.S. recently passed a bill mandating infant fluoride warnings on all water bills in fluoridated communities. On March 15, the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 253-23 in favor of the bill.

Thanks to a 13-2 recommendation from the House Resources, Recreation, and Development committee, there was no debate over the bill on the House floor. The bill will now go to the Senate. According to the text of the billⁱ , the warning would read:

"Your public water supply is fluoridated. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if your child under the age of 6 months is exclusively consuming infant formula reconstituted with fluoridated water, there may be an increased chance of dental fluorosis. Consult your child's health care provider for more information."

Why Infants Should Not Drink Fluoridated Water

Two years ago, a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association found that fluoride intake during a child's first few years of life is significantly associated with fluorosis, and warned against using fluoridated water in infant formulaⁱⁱ.

Dental fluorosis - a condition in which your tooth enamel becomes progressively discolored and mottled - is one of the first signs of over-exposure to fluoride. Eventually, it can result in badly damaged teeth, and worse... It's important to realize that dental fluorosis is NOT "just cosmetic."

It can also be an indication that the rest of your body, such as your bones and internal organs, including your brain, have been overexposed to fluoride as well. In other words, if fluoride is having a visually detrimental effect on the surface of your teeth, you can be virtually guaranteed that it's also damaging other parts of your body, such as your bones. After all, bone is living tissue that is constantly being replaced through cellular turnover.

Bone building is a finely balanced, complicated process and fluoride has been known to disrupt this process ever since the 1930s.

While generally supportive of water fluoridation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does admit that using fluoridated water to mix infant formula may not be in the best interest of your baby's developing teeth. According to their websiteⁱⁱⁱ:

"Recent evidence suggests that mixing powdered or liquid infant formula concentrate with fluoridated water on a regular basis may increase the chance of a child developing ... enamel fluorosis."

The CDC also states:

"In children younger than 8 years of age, combined fluoride exposure from all sources - water, food, toothpaste, mouth rinse, or other products - contributes to enamel fluorosis."

The lack of formal and easy-to-find warnings about the hazard of using fluoridated water to make infant formula has, and continues to be, a major source of contention. New Hampshire will set a marvelous example for other states if their bill mandating infant fluoride warnings on water bills in fluoridated communities is enacted.

Shifting the Burden of Proof

In writing this article, I was in contact with Jeff Green, National Director of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, who kindly shared a couple of other success stories with me. A repeated theme in some of the recent cases where communities successfully removed fluoride from their water supply is the shifting of the burden of proof. Rather than citizens taking on the burden of proving that fluoride is harmful and shouldn't be added, a more successful strategy has been to hold those making claims accountable for delivering proof that the specific fluoridation chemical being used fulfills their health and safety claims, and is in compliance with all regulations, laws, and risk assessments already required for safe drinking water.

"It's important to accentuate that these strategic actions focused on the accountability for the actions surrounding the selection and use of the specific substance, rather than just opposition to the public policy where supporters routinely find cover for their actions," Green says.

The word 'Champion' may elicit reverie-like thoughts of a bygone era, but Champions—while rare—can still be found today. A true Champion can be defined as a person in a position of some authority who can reasonably make a probing request, and, most importantly, has the authority to declare that a distorted response—one that does not answer questions directly, or a non-response, simply isn't good enough.

Frank Mora, previous Chairman of a joimt water board in the State of New York, is one example of such a Champion. While neither 'easy' nor 'fast,' Mora's dedication to the ethics of stewardship eventually led to the discontinuation of the addition of fluoride to their water supply in October 2009. The water board, who originally supported the public policy of fluoridation based on endorsements, rejected the use of the hydrofluosilicic acid fluoridation chemical without taking any stance on whether or not it might do harm... Rather the rejection was based on the Board's inability to confirm the compliance of the product with already established laws and regulations for safe drinking water.

Ironically, water fluoridation continued for about a month after the Board made their decision. The reason for this was because the hydrofluosilicic acid they still had on hand would have to have been disposed of as hazardous waste. The cost of proper disposal was considered excessive, so they used up their last reserves before discontinuing it. It's rather amazing to consider that the hazardous waste facility was more committed to identifying the contents and contaminants of the product before they would accept it for treatment than water departments are before adding it to our drinking water!

Endorsements Versus Due Diligence...

A town in Tennessee also found a Champion in its Mayor Robinson, and the town, while keeping its resolution to fluoridate intact, unanimously ended its use of its chosen hydrofluosilicic acid fluoridation substance a couple of years ago, and as of yet have not found a product that is compliant. According to a press release dated June 10, 2011:

"The shift was to a process of sequentially challenging various authorities to dig deeper into the factual basis for endorsements and assurances, and to provide specific documents.

... The Town exchanged letters with the Tennessee Municipal League Risk Management Pool (TML) explaining the Town's inability to extract information on the content and impurities of the product, the refusal of the chemical supplier to provide specific documents required for compliance with law, and evidence that contaminants such as lead and arsenic are admittedly a part of the product. This resulted in TML's lawyerly response that they wouldn't be able to answer with any certainty what liability coverage the Town could count on until TML received a claim.

Not good enough.

"A point that had to be considered," said Robinson, "is that all of these endorsements, and even assurances and guidance from health agencies, doesn't alter the fact that we as the water operator are the only ones that can select and ultimately be responsible for the benefits or harm from consumption of the product. So while it might be nice to take potshots from the sideline, or to repeat the assurances from someone who has no accountability, if we are going to take our role as stewards of the water supply seriously, we don't get to substitute endorsements for due diligence."

What You Might Find if a Champion Performs Due Diligence

Mayor Robinson makes an excellent point, which is that the stewards of the water supply cannot simply substitute endorsements of safety, effectiveness, and regulatory compliance for the public policy, for due diligence on the actual product used. Questions must be asked, and answers must be provided. Ditto for proof in terms of documentation. If it's all on the up-and-up, this should be a fairly straight-forward process. However, those who have taken on the task of performing due diligence on the actual fluoridation chemical have been surprised by the lack of responsiveness and clarity from the very sources of the safety claims. In addition, in the case of the joint water board in New York, they couldn't even get a single straight answer from the chemical manufacturer about their own product.

This isn't surprising when you consider that there's virtually no evidence supporting the safety or effectiveness of the fluoridation chemical used.

"I don't believe we would have known how to navigate through this process without guidance from someone who is fully informed of all of the regulations that should be considered in our decision-making, as even though we are in the business of delivering water, we were not aware of all of the factors, which were not divulged by the sources we usually rely upon," stated Robinson.

First of all, swallowing fluoride provides little or no benefit to your teeth. It works topically, and not particularly effectively at that. According to the findings of a groundbreaking 2010 study published in the journal Langmuir^iv, the benefits of even topical application of fluoride are highly questionable. The study discovered that the fluorapatite layer formed on your teeth when you apply fluoride is a mere six nanometers thick. To put that into perspective, you need 10,000 of these layers to get the width of a strand of your hair! Scientists now question whether this ultra-thin layer can actually protect your enamel and provide any discernible benefit, considering the fact that simple chewing will quickly eliminate it.

Secondly, swallowing fluoride exposes every tissue in your body to both a drug and a toxic substance.

There is pharmaceutical-grade fluoride, which is used in certain drugs, and adding it to the public water supply equates to forcing a medication on the entire population, without regard for dose or frequency. However, pharmaceutical grade fluoride is not typically what's added to water supplies... No, the fluoride added to municipal water supplies is the toxic byproduct from the fertilizer industry—a rarely-discussed fact that effectively nullifies most if not all studies pertaining to fluoride—they simply have not studied the correct type of fluoride being added to our water.

Another eye-opening fact is that a pea-sized dollop of fluoridated toothpaste contains about the same amount of fluoride as a large glass of water. The difference is that if you swallow more than a pea-sized amount of toothpaste, you're instructed to immediately contact Poison Control, while there are no warnings issued for fluoridated water, even though there's no way to control the dose any given person will receive on any given day or throughout their lifetime.

Often Overlooked

Advisory from Jeff Green: One element to be addressed is that many of us who are first exposed to issues such as this enter into a world of anger at injustice, where we see the problem so passionately and so clearly that we carry the burden of proof and are in a hurry to tell others to set it right, viewing anyone who does not immediately agree with our view as opposition that must be overwhelmed with facts and a list of "shoulds."

In this state we look angry, and are easily characterized as a zealot, probably because we are. Asking someone without our passion to join us may not be that inviting.

Should we expect that this would be any different when speaking to authorities and asking them to act?

If you are able to suspend your anger at injustice, able to switch your focus from stating the problem to addressing solutions, there are avenues available.

If you would like to elevate your discussions from the argumentative "he said, she said" to letting the facts declare themselves, and you are in a position of authority from which you can champion the performance of due diligence, contact us for access to guidance and further information.

If you are capable of being an advocate of safe drinking water and would like to assist in identifying a champion for due diligence in your community, contact us for approaches and further information.

10 Facts About Water Fluoridation Everyone Should Know

1. Bottle-fed infants receive the highest doses of fluoride as they rely solely on liquids for food, combined with their small size. A baby being fed formula receives approximately 175 times more fluoride than a breast-fed infant
2. There is not a single process in your body that requires fluoride
3. A multi-million dollar U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) -funded study found no relation between tooth decay and the amount of fluoride ingested by children
4. Water fluoridation cannot prevent the oral health crises that results from inadequate nutrition and lack of access to dental care
5. Water fluoridation is a violation of your individual right to informed consent to medication
6. Forty-one percent of all American children aged 12-15 are now impacted by dental fluorosis, rising to more than sixty percent of children in fluoridated communities
7. The chemicals used to fluoridate water supplies are largely hazardous by-products of the fertilizer industry and have never been required to undergo randomized clinical trials for safety or effectiveness by any regulatory agency in the world
8. The U.S. FDA classifies ingested fluoride for purposes of reducing tooth decay as an "unapproved drug"
9. Ingesting fluoride has been found to damage soft tissues (brain, kidneys, and endocrine system), as well as teeth (dental fluorosis) and bones (skeletal fluorosis). There are also 24 studies demonstrating a strong relationship between fairly modest exposure to fluoride and reduced IQ in children
10. Fluoridation discriminates against those with low incomes. People on low incomes are least able to afford avoidance measures, such as reverse osmosis filters or bottled water

Dr. Mercola - April 24 2012

References:

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• ⁱ HOUSE BILL 1416-LOCAL, AN ACT relative to a required fluoride statement
• ⁱⁱ Journal of the American Dental Association October 14, 2010; 141(10):1190-1201
• ⁱⁱⁱ CDC May 28, 2010
• ^iv Langmuir. 2010 Dec 21;26(24):18750-9

Source: New Hampshire State Legislature

Austin’s Fluoridated Water Supply is Poisoning Our Children

Infowars.com | Should Austin’s infants and children be drinking our tap water when it tastes moldy and more like the bottom of Lake Austin than healthy, pure water? 

But this should be a concern for all Americans, fluoride is added to the water systems of more water districts throughout American than not and with more and more people moving to Texas and Austin specifically, it could be a direct problem for more and more people moving there!

Video:  Austin's Fluoridated Water Supply is Poisoning Our Children

Should Austin’s infants and children be drinking our tap water when it tastes moldy and more like the bottom of Lake Austin than healthy, pure water? According to the Environmental Working Group, Austin’s tap water exceeds the EPA’s health limits for chlorinated compounds, lead, and coliform bacteria.

Also, many may not be aware that City Council distributes a one size fits all medication, fluoride, through our water supply. Because of the distribution method for fluoride, children and adults get the same amount in a glass of water.

And, because there is no dose adjustment or control for size, weight, height, or sensitivity, fluoride causes multiple side effects such as dental fluorosis, hypothyroidism, osteosclerosis and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has issued a powerful Resolution against fluoridation.

In addition, the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) of the fluoride chemical, hydrofluorosilicic acid, that is added to Austin’s water supply, recently included a health warning for children.

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6. New Hampshire bills would ban foreign substances & fluoride from water supply
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12. Teenagers want fluoride-free water

Don’t Drink the Water

By now I’m sure you’ve heard about the investigation conducted by the Associate Press that revealed an incredible variety of pharmaceuticals––including everything from antidepressants and sex hormones, to anti-seizure medications and ibuprofen––was found in the drinking supply of 41 million Americans.

How are these materials ending up in the water in the first place?  Well, it’s not because of illegal dumping by pharmaceutical companies––it’s because we’re an overmedicated society. 

The simple truth is that Americans take a lot of drugs, and not all of those drugs are absorbed into your body. Those that aren’t absorbed are expelled through urine and feces. The fact is, water purification systems have no way of specifically screening out these elements from the water, so they remain a presence––a trace presence to be sure––but they’re there.

I don’t care that the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are so miniscule that they can be

measured in parts per billion and even parts per trillion. The point is not that one gulp of this tainted brew will have a negative effect. The real issue is chronic, low-level exposure to these drugs.

Think about getting a low, consistent dose of a chemotherapy drug (which is incredibly toxic), or hormones, or psychotropic drugs for depression or epilepsy, or antibiotics…the list goes on. In fact, some experts believe these pharmaceuticals may pose even more of a threat than waterborne contaminates like pesticides, PCBs, and lead that environmental watchdog groups traditionally screen for.

Zoologist John Sumpter of Brunel University in London, who has studied trace hormones, heart medicine, and other drugs, said, “These are chemicals that are designed to have very specific effects at very low concentrations. That’s what pharmaceuticals do. So when they get out into the environment, it should not be a shock to people that they have effects.” I agree with Dr. Sumpter. What about the possible side effects inherent in the drugs? Or how these drugs interact with the drugs you may already be taking and that are in your system? The Age of Overmedication began about 20 years ago, so it’s tough to say when the potential longterm

effects will materialize.

Unfortunately, pharmaceuticals aren’t the only toxins ending up in your drinking water. The

difference is, the others are put there on purpose.

Millions are risking their lives for healthy teeth.  Most people don’t think twice about having fluoride in their drinking water. Back in the 40s, when fluoride was first added to the water supply, most dentists believed that you had to swallow the stuff in order for it to work. It hadn’t been proven, mind you. But that didn’t stop the government from including it in the chemical cocktail that’s routinely added to your tap water. A lot has changed since then, though. Now, more than 50 years of research has proven, beyond a doubt, that fluoride is NOT suitable for human consumption. Period. You may also be surprised to learn fluoride is AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED POISON!!

That’s right. For years fluoride was classified as a toxic waste in this country. In fact, not too

long ago its only approved uses were as an insecticide and a RAT POISON! Most nations have

wisely abandoned fluoridation, realizing that it was a horrible mistake and was responsible for bad health and death in millions of innocent people. Most nations, except, of course, for the good ol’ U.S. of A.  Here’s the real irony, though: Fluoride may not even be good for your teeth!

In one of the biggest studies ever undertaken on the subject (using data from 39,000 school children in 84 metropolitan areas around the U.S.), there was no statistically significant difference in rates of tooth decay between fluoridated and non-fluoridated water supplies. That’s right: fluoride doesn’t prevent cavities.

Now, those people who have been exposed to a lifetime of poisoning… er, I mean fluoridation…

are suffering the consequences. Fluoride poisoning plays a role, in my opinion, in practically

every disease that we see. Why? Because fluoride is an enzyme inhibitor, and that means not one single cell in your body escapes its toxic effects.

Millions of people in America are being forced to ingest a toxin that’s been linked to a whole host of diseases. Let’s take a look at just a few:

• Immune system alteration—Fluoride causes the immune system to fail to distinguish

between the body’s own proteins and disease, which can lead to autoimmune conditions, like asthma and Graves’ disease.

• Musculoskeletal harm—Fluoride-caused enzyme toxicity damages the collagens and

other substances that make up muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and even tooth enamel.

Rheumatoid illnesses such as arthritis and osteoporosis are aggravated as a result.

• Genetic damage—Fluoride’s enzyme poisoning effects penetrate the body’s chromosomes,

causing permanent genetic changes that can lead to damage to the genitalia, and has even been linked to an increased incidence of birth defects like Down Syndrome.

• Cancer—Because fluoride is a mutagen, it can cause the uncontrolled spread of certain types

of cells—including cancer. One report from San Francisco in 1950 showed a 400% increase in one type of cancer during the period in which their water supply was initially fluoridated.

• Thyroid dysfunction—Fluoride causes damage to the thyroid gland in multiple ways, which can play havoc on your body’s hormonal balance and ultimately lead to hypothyroidism, an increasingly common condition in most all civilized nations.

As if these things aren’t bad enough, because your body can only eliminate about half the fluoride you ingest, this toxin builds up in your system over time. So the older you get, the more likely you are to suffer from fluoride’s toxic effects.

Chlorine: A good idea gone bad Chlorine is another perfect example of a “health initiative” that could end up killing you. Chances are, if you had lived in the 19th century, you would have been as gung-ho about adding chlorine to the water supply as everyone else was. People were so scared, you could have told them you were adding arsenic to the water and they would have gulped it up. That’s because everyone lived in fear of contracting a waterborne disease such as typhoid fever, cholera, or dysentery. 

And it’s no wonder: People who contracted cholera, for example, suffered from vomiting and diarrhea so severe that they could be dead less than twenty-four hours after coming down with it. But acting out of fear never did anyone much good—not in the long run, anyway. In this case,

the harmful effects of a lifetime of drinking and bathing in chlorinated water are much more

silent—but just as deadly—as the diseases it was meant to save you from. Chlorine has been proven to harden arteries, destroy proteins in the body, irritate the skin and sinuses, and aggravate asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems. But chlorine also has a number of byproducts, each of which carries its own list of side effects. Chloroform speeds the aging process and causes cholesterol to oxidize, and DCA (Dichloro acidic acid) has been shown to cause liver cancer in lab animals.

In fact, a U.S. Council of Environmental Quality study states that “cancer risk among people

drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine.”

Is that a clear message, or what?

How to protect yourself from contaminated water So what should you do in the face of this unrelenting chemical warfare against you and your family? The best thing to do is to invest in a good filtration system for the main pipe coming into your house (known as a point-of-entry system) or in a system for under the sink that provides your main source of drinking water.

Be careful when buying water filters, because there’s a lot of junk out there. Look fo water filters that have been certified by one of the main independent testing laboratories, such as NSF

(www.nsf.org), Underwriters Laboratories (www.ul.com), and the Water Quality Association

(www.wqa.org). All three of these Web sites have search functions for consumers where you can

research all products that have been certified to remove just about any contaminant you can think of. Many of the products you’ll find on these Web sites can be purchased at your local retail outlet, such as Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target or Sears. Others can be bought online through a variety of retailers.

ByWilliam Campbell Douglass II,M.D.

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