--- In FluoridePoisoning@yahoogroups.com, "A Terpstra" <aliss@...>
wrote:
>I called the FDA and the guy actuallu snorted and laughed when I
asked for a complete listing of all foods, drugs, products which
contaoned fluoride. He laughed as he told me, "It's in everything!
That would be too cost prohibitive to do so. We would have to have
lots of people ask for this before they would spend the money on
something like that." I asked him if he would like it was so very
funny if it was him that had been poisoned as I have and many
others. I belive he thought since it is in toothpaste it is safe.

Thirty five years ago when I first became a hygieinst, I had my
first seizure. The neuralogist said,NO it could not be fluroide
which caused this "that is in toothpaste."

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> Isn't it amazing? Iced Tea gets all the blame. They manage to
whittle down the daily contribution of fluoride from the 1.2 ppm tap
water and dismiss the receptor-toxic effects of fluoxetine on bone
cells.
>
> Fluoxetine alone (3.3 mg per day of F-) prevents bone cells from
carrying out normal calcium exchange functions. It is not the
quantity of fluoride in the drug, it is the receptor-toxic effect
that makes small doses more toxic and perhaps retained rather than
excreted 50%. Second Look has been getting more and more inquiry
from people fluoride-poisoned by prescription drugs that supposedly
have inconsequential doses of fluoride or don't supposedly
metabolize into free ion in the blood.
>
> It is high time that the FDA forced an inquiry into the increased
risk of death and disability in patients on fluorinated drugs who
have already been exposed to excessive fluoride from AWF.
>
> Aliss
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Darlene Sherrell
> To: FluoridePoisoning@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:31 AM
> Subject: [FluoridePoisoning] Skeletal fluorosis from instant tea
>
>
> .
> J Bone Miner Res. 2008 May;23(5):759-69.
> .
> Skeletal fluorosis from instant tea.
> .
> Whyte MP, Totty WG, Lim VT, Whitford GM.
> .
> Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University
School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri,
USA.
> .
> INTRODUCTION: Skeletal fluorosis (SF) can result from prolonged
consumption of well water with >4 ppm fluoride ion (F(-); i.e., >4
mg/liter). Black and green teas can contain significant amounts of F
(-). In 2005, SF caused by drinking 1-2 gallons of double-strength
instant tea daily throughout adult life was reported in a 52-yr-old
woman. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A 49-yr-old woman developed widespread
musculoskeletal pains, considered fibromyalgia, in her mid-30s.
Additionally, she had unexplained, increasing, axial osteosclerosis.
She reported drinking 2 gallons of instant tea each day since 12 yr
of age. Fluoxetine had been taken intermittently for 5 yr. Ion-
selective electrode methodology quantitated F(-) in her blood,
urine, fingernail and toenail clippings, tap water, and beverage.
RESULTS: Radiographs showed marked uniform osteosclerosis involving
the axial skeleton without calcification of the paraspinal,
intraspinal, sacrotuberous, or iliolumbar ligaments. Minimal bone
excrescences affected ligamentous attachments in her forearms and
tibias. DXA Z-scores were +10.3 in the lumbar spine and +2.8 in the
total hip. Her serum F(-) level was 120 microg/liter (reference
range, 20-80 microg/liter), and a 24-h urine collection contained 18
mg F(-)/g creatinine (reference value, <3). Fingernail and toenail
clippings showed 3.50 and 5.58 mg F(-)/kg (control means, 1.61 and
2.02, respectively; p(s) < 0.001). The instant tea beverage,
prepared as usual extra strength using tap water with approximately
1.2 ppm F(-), contained 5.8 ppm F(-). Therefore, the tea powder
contributed approximately 35 mg of the 44 mg daily F(-) exposure
from her beverage. Fluoxetine provided at most 3.3 mg of F(-) daily.
CONCLUSIONS: SF from habitual consumption of large volumes of extra
strength instant tea calls for recognition and better understanding
of a skeletal safety limit for this modern preparation of the
world's most popular beverage.
> .
> Publication Types:
> .
> * Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
> .
> PMID: 18179362 [PubMed - in process]
>