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Fluoride and Thyroid Disease / With Drs. Richard and Karilee Shames
From Mary Shomon,
Your Guide to Thyroid Disease.
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by Mary J. Shomon
Richard Shames, M.D. graduated from Harvard and University of Pennsylvania, did research at the National Institutes of Health with Nobel Prize winner Marshall Nirenberg, and has been in private practice for twenty-five years.
More detailed information about fluoridation and thyroidism can be found in [link url=http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/shamesfluoride.htm]Thyroid and Fluoride -- A Comprehensive Online Guide[/link]
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/shames/a/fluoride.htm
Starting in the 1930s and extending through to the 1970s, fluoride was utilized by European and South American doctors as a drug to treat HYPER-thyroidism (over-active thyroid).
Of concern today in the United States, and other highly fluoridated countries, is the fact that some people are now regularly receiving doses of fluoride that overlap, and exceed, the doses once shown to reduce the activity of the thyroid.
Whereas doses of 2 to 5 mg/day of fluoride were shown effective at depressing thyroid function, adults in fluoridated communities in the U.S. are now regularly receiving between 1.6 and 6.6 mg/day according to a 1991 report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
While it may be that the thyroid in a patient with hyperthyroidism is particularly susceptible to the anti-thyroid actions of fluoride, there is concern that current fluoride exposures may be playing a role in the widespread incidence of HYPO-thyroidism (under-active thyroid) in the U.S.
Hypothyrodisim, most commonly diagnosed in women over 40, is a serious condition with a diverse range of symptoms including: fatigue, depression, weight gain, hair loss, muscle pains, increased levels of "bad" cholesterol (LDL), and heart disease.. The drug (Synthroid) used to treat hypothyroidism is now one of the top five prescribed drugs in the U.S.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/thyroid/
From Mary Shomon,
Your Guide to Thyroid Disease.
FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now!
by Mary J. Shomon
Richard Shames, M.D. graduated from Harvard and University of Pennsylvania, did research at the National Institutes of Health with Nobel Prize winner Marshall Nirenberg, and has been in private practice for twenty-five years.
- A statement released January 2, 1997 from the EPA reads: “…indicates a causal link between fluoride/fluoridation and cancer, genetic damage, neurological impairment, and bone pathology”
- Original research intended to support the initial addition of fluoride into drinking water was flawed.
- Nazi concentration camps used fluoridated water to suppress the will and vigor of inmates
- The thyroid epidemic could be due largely to the excessive harmful chemicals in our food, air, and water, confusing and stressing our immune systems
- Not everyone needs to avoid fluoride like the plague, but thyroid sufferers should
More detailed information about fluoridation and thyroidism can be found in [link url=http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/shamesfluoride.htm]Thyroid and Fluoride -- A Comprehensive Online Guide[/link]
http://thyroid.about.com/cs/shames/a/fluoride.htm
Starting in the 1930s and extending through to the 1970s, fluoride was utilized by European and South American doctors as a drug to treat HYPER-thyroidism (over-active thyroid).
Of concern today in the United States, and other highly fluoridated countries, is the fact that some people are now regularly receiving doses of fluoride that overlap, and exceed, the doses once shown to reduce the activity of the thyroid.
Whereas doses of 2 to 5 mg/day of fluoride were shown effective at depressing thyroid function, adults in fluoridated communities in the U.S. are now regularly receiving between 1.6 and 6.6 mg/day according to a 1991 report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
While it may be that the thyroid in a patient with hyperthyroidism is particularly susceptible to the anti-thyroid actions of fluoride, there is concern that current fluoride exposures may be playing a role in the widespread incidence of HYPO-thyroidism (under-active thyroid) in the U.S.
Hypothyrodisim, most commonly diagnosed in women over 40, is a serious condition with a diverse range of symptoms including: fatigue, depression, weight gain, hair loss, muscle pains, increased levels of "bad" cholesterol (LDL), and heart disease.. The drug (Synthroid) used to treat hypothyroidism is now one of the top five prescribed drugs in the U.S.
http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/thyroid/
