WHAT IS FLUORIDE?- PART 1

I live in England and there has been many a time where I have you tubed surfed and have seen lots of video's about theories as to why fluoride in water is bad for people. like many other people I have always believed in the statement that fluoride in water is actually beneficial for dental health, as well as fluoride been in toothpaste.

I never even questioned it and even thought they must only use fluoride in America, I was so shocked at the videos that I was watching, fluoride , birth control pills found in Americas drinking water fluoride is used for mind population control etc. ......

surely this couldn't be true? so for the first time I decided to do my own research on fluoride and come to my own conclusion and share with you what I find.

What is Fluoride and where does it come from?

so searching for this has given me such a headache there's so many scientific terms and explanations but i find non really explaining much about it, other than where the chemical or element sits on the periodic tables, I keep coming across statements saying that fluoride is naturally occurring in water, soil and food and that it can be found naturally within the earth, and then, keep coming across chemical/ man made fluoride which is the product that is used in water fluoridation, and in toothpaste etc... The best information I found was on a geology site about rocks where I found the following: 

 

FLUORITE:  is a natural mineral that is composed and made up of calcium and fluorine, looks like a crystal. This little gem is mined. Fluorspar is the name used when fluorite is bulk sold in material, or  has been processed as to which there are different grades:

Acid grade fluorspar - used by the chemical industry to produce hydrofluoric acid.

Ceramic grade fluorspar - used for glass ceramics and enamelware 

metallurgical grade fluorspar - used for iron steel and other metals it removes the sulphur and phosphorus from metal 

optical grade fluorspar - this is mixed with other materials to create lenses used for microscopes, cameras and telescopes.

lapidary grade fluorspar - this is used for decoration mainly, collectors buy the gemstone mainly and can be worn as jewellery.

so this is obviously the raw material found within the earth that they create/ extract fluoride from but what is the difference between fluoride and fluorine?

 

 

 

FLUORINE is a chemical  and in some sort of yellow or green gas form with a strong odour, it is the most chemically reactive of all the gases, 'fluorine does not exist in nature in its elemental state'( fluorite I'm presuming) , FLUORINE is used in the petrochemical industry, aluminium manufacturing,  agricultural chemicals, dyes, ceramics, enamel, glass.Fluorine gas with moisture produces a reaction and creates: hydrofluoric acid                             

FLUORINE is available in both liquid and gas form and can not be absorbed, however it is that reactive it can form other chemicals that can be ABSORBED!!.( I wonder what they are??) The document from which I got this information from doesn't tell you what other chemicals are made that can be absorbed.                            

 FLUORIDE is a inorganic anion of fluorine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluoride) I have no idea what that means but I'm guessing its created out of fluorine? apparently it contributes no colour to fluoride salts, the fancy word for salt id sodium so ......

SODIUM FLUORIDE:




















Ok so, obviously this is hazardous to touch in this format, I think this is the fluoride that is going into to the drinking water and toothpastes, I'm going to have to do more research as to what other uses it has, I'm getting a very mixed bag of information, the one thing that is clear fluoride to me is processed from the mineral rock fluorite, and is used mainly for industrial purposes.

The One Percent

The one percent

Jamie Johnson belongs to one of the richest families in America. I really respect him, in this video he ask his peers and family to talk about what its like been wealthy, and how they keep getting richer its a glimpse of their lifestyle, and how they keep accumulating more and more wealth.
What you find as you watch the video, is that his peers are very reluctant to speak about their wealth, and how they are quick to shut the door ,on the realization of how unbalanced society is in terms of wealth, it is almost like the taboo subject.

He interviews Milton Friedman  who appears to be the man responsible, for the unbalanced financial crisis in America. He stood up for what he perceives as being right, and is a massive credit to his family, he gives me hope that there are people at the top of society, trying to do that right thing and not being self consumed with their own greed.

If you have time please watch the video, first 10mins are a bit random but then I found I enjoyed the rest of it certainly was an eye opener for me.

TAX DODGING

TAX DODGING

We all have to pay it, BUT for some reason very large companies, politicians and other business owners, and the very wealthy seem to be able to get away with not paying the full amount of TAX that they should be.

 

How is it that I don't know how to tax dodge? do you? does anyone that you know? lets face it, if we all knew how to do it, we would  tax dodge!!

Because who doesn't want to be RICH or BETTER OFF .That amazing feeling we all get on pay day, then you see IT tax!!! And national insurance contributions.

But the problem I have is, I earn below the national average for wages as do a lot of people for this country,  and when the government start to raise taxes,  I cant help but feel really bitter towards all the BELL ENDS that have avoided and still are avoiding paying taxes that they should be.

Like many others I have to make my money go far as possible, but the government answer is to increase my taxes, cut public spending, halt minimum wages, and put a freeze on nurses, teachers and military /police and fire services, yes the country is in debt and we all have to make sacrifices. But what I fail to understand is WHAT SACRIFICES HAVE THE SUPER RICH OF THIS COUNTRY MADE? It does not effect them, in my eyes if they have to pay more for food, fuel heating bills or taxes its nothing to them is it?? why is it the rich get richer but we get poorer. All of the above does effect the teacher, policemen, firemen the nurses the military and public sector workers. THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY.

look at this article relating to Bangladesh:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2986663.stm

Bangladesh 'to end tax dodging' Bangladesh's finance minister has promised to put an end to widespread tax dodging rather than  bringing in new taxes.     If you want to try and end tax dodging and close the loop holes click link below:  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/714/391/453/?taf_id=13368089&cid=fb_na   http://billmoyers.com/content/demand-an-end-to-corporate-tax-dodging/   I fail to understand why we haven't put an end to this yet, and why the governments haven't put an end to it ,even if you do not agree with my point of views that's fine, your entitled to your very own opinion but TAX DODGING is WRONG when everyone else has to pay their TAXES enough is enough. below are links to tax dodging stories:

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19967397  - starbucks tax avoidance new s report

http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2015/01/16/amazons-tax-dodging-in-luxembourg-might-have-been-state-aid-says-european-union/ -

 review on amazon tax dodging

http://www.ad-hoc-news.de/hsbc-too-big-to-manage--/de/News/41860025

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/feb/04/vince-cable-boots-uk-taxes-lib-dem-stefano-pessina-Monaco

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2685417/Celebrities-including-George-Michael-Gary-Barlow-Sir-Michael-Caine-named-1-600-people-used-tax-avoidance-scheme-shelter-1-2bn.html