The American Spectator
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller recently urged state officials to ban the decades -long practice of adding fluoride to public water supplies.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long criticized water fluoridation, alleging links to health issues such as arthritis, bone fractures, and IQ reduction.
Edward Bernays , the father of modern public relations and a nephew of Sigmund Freud , orchestrated a PR campaign to promote fluoride’s supposed virtues.
Several countries have eliminated water fluoridation due to health risks and the availability of alternative dental care methods.
In the U.S. , the fluoride issue boils down to autonomy and the right to challenge authority.
A classified neurotoxin is added to public water without approval — what does that say about who holds power? Maybe it's time to rethink fluoride.
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