Is it arthritis or fluorosis?

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Hello all,

I'm a new member of this group and have been reading

the posts for a few weeks without commenting. They

bring me back to the many years when I was depressed

and in pain and unable to dress myself at times. I had

RA from age 7 to age 25, when I changed my diet and got

well. That was in 1966. I've felt better each year

since then, and at 62 have absolutely no pain or

stiffness as long as I stay on the diet. One slip-up,

however, can result in both a flare-up of RA and a

three month bout with fibromyalgia. Needless to say,

I'm a fanatic about what I eat and drink!

I wonder if any of you know what caused your arthritis.

What worked for me may not work for you ... there are

probably many possible causes behind the symptoms.

Unfortunately, although there are lab tests available

in other countries to identify fluoride as the cause of

a particular case, they have never been available in

the United States.

I've been controlling my symptoms for 36 years by

avoiding what caused them in the first place. The only

" flare-ups " I've had during that time were the result

of accidental exposure to fluorides in the air, food,

or water. You may think I'm crazy, but I'd be willing

to bet that none of you have been tested for signs that

your symptoms are caused by excess fluoride.

Did you know that fluoride causes arthritis? Would you

be surprised to learn that EPA doesn't regulate the

legal amount of fluoride in foods, drugs, beverages, or

anything else for the prevention of arthritis from too

much fluoride. They set the maximum contaminant level

in drinking water to prevent the development of the end

stage of crippling skeletal fluorosis ... not the

earlier stages of the disease, which are marked by

arthritic and gastrointestinal symptoms. The so-called

fluoridation safety studies relied on X-rays!

If any of you are interested in diets to control your

symptoms, eliminating as many sources of fluoride as

possible might be the answer. These days the major

source in food is from pesticide residues. One apple

can give you as much fluoride as five liters of

fluoridated water! One cup of tea can provide as much

as ten liters of water. At four to five milligrams a

day, fluoride is expected to cause crippling skeletal

fluorosis after about 40 years. During more than half

of that time the disease will be diagnosed as

arthritis.

All the best for a healthy and happy new year,

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Darlene Sherrell

Woburn Post Office

St. 's, GRENADA

West Indies

1-473-443-3713

http://www.rvi.net/~fluoride