Susan Patterson – Having too much fluoride in the body can lead to a number of serious health conditions including reduced IQ, hastened development of cancer, and enhanced oxidative stress. Recent research indicates that the trace mineral selenium may be effective in minimizing the toxic effects of fluoride and even ushering it out of the body while improving the body’s defenses against free radicals.
Fluoride and Oxidative Stress
Both groundwater contamination and air pollution have are responsible for over 200 million people across 25 different countries having life threatening levels of chronic fluorosis. One recently released study demonstrated that people residing in areas where there was high fluoride had marked suppression of three critical endogenous antioxidants: catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in comparison to residents residing in areas with lower fluoride counts.