Quote Originally Posted by nigel View Post
[FONT="Verdana"][SIZE="2"][B][COLOR="Magenta"]It's rumoured that the tap water in Birmingham has got FLOURIDE added to it!!! They say it helps poor familys have good teeth! That's outrageous if it is true!! Flouride messes up the pineal gland in your brain!
At least 50 million people in many countries including UK and Philippines have water fluoridation which prevents tooth decay. Occasional dental fluorosis (altered appearance of developing teeth) may occur, it is usually mild, and there are no other adverse effects.
The pineal gland (also called the "third eye") is less than a centimetre in size and produces melatonin which regulates sleep patterns. Melatonin has been tried for jet lag, but it's not licensed as a medicine in the UK, results are mixed, and its long term effects are unknown. The gland does accumulate fluoride, but it's only been shown to "mess up" melatonin production in animals, any effect being as yet unknown in humans.