Thread by @POH_Smiles

Hydrofluoric acid. Bad stuff. publicintegrity.org/environment/ch…

"#Fluoride occurs in drinking water primarily as free fluoride. When ingested some fluorides combine with hydrogen ions to form hydrogen fluoride (HF), depending on the pH of the contents of the stomach (2.4% HF at pH 5; 96% HF at pH 2)."

"HF easily crosses the gastric epithelium, and is the major form in which fluoride is absorbed from the stomach"
nap.edu/read/11571/cha…

"The numerous #fluoridation studies in the past failed to rigorously test for changes in GI symptoms and there are no studies on drinking water containing fluoride at 4 mg/L in which GI symptoms were carefully documented." #FluorideFriday pain in the gut for #StannousFoilHats.

"When above normal amounts of fluoride are ingested, the fluoride combines with hydrochloric acid in the stomach and forms hydrofluoric acid. ..."

" ... As a result, the hydrofluoric acid has a burning effect on the gastric lining causing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and discomfort." rdhmag.com/patient-care/r…

"High concentration fluoride reacts chemically with gastric acid (hydrochloric acid) in the stomach to form hydrogen fluoride." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Pretty damning paper. Precautionary principle, anyone? Anyone??

How about now? Advocating for the addition of indiscriminate amounts of #fluorine to the diet of human beings is unconscionable.

At this time of the novel virus pandemic, the last thing anyone needs is inhibition of antibody formation. Do populations with high rates of consumption of #fluorine suffer more from COVID-19?

Humoral immunity is important.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32430094/

The United States is the most heavily hit.

In 2018, 73.0% of the US population on community water systems, or 207,426,535 people, had access to fluoridated water. Diminished humoral immunity and fluoridation. Horrifying to think...