Nelson Marlborough District Health Board is lobbying Nelson City Council to add fluoride to our water supply.

We must let the Nelson City Council know we don't want it!

There is mounting evidence that drinking fluoride is harmful to health.
The two most common types of fluoride added to drinking water are sodium silicofluoride and hydrofluorosilicic acid. These are waste products from the fertiliser industry and are classified as hazardous.

1. Studies have shown the consumption of fluoridated water is linked to many health issues including:

• Lowered IQ
• Obesity
• Brain damage
• Alzheimers and dementia
• ADHD
• Depression
• Increased tumour and cancer rate
• Infertility
• Under-active thyroid disorder
• Dental fluorosis
• Skin rashes and acne
• Osteoporosis
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Compromised immune system
• Arthritis
• Hormonal disruption

2. Our community deserves access to clean, pure drinking water.
It unethical to forcibly medicate the whole of the public to treat a minority. Water fluoridation violates our rights as individuals to choose whether to ingest fluoride or not. Once our water supply becomes tainted, only expensive advanced filtration systems can remove the fluoride.

3. Drinking fluoridated water doesn't prevent tooth decay.
Fluoride works when applied directly to the tooth surface. To date 98% of European countries have banned water fluoridation due to the associated health risks. And still, data from the World Health Organization shows their tooth decay rates have declined at the same rate as the U.S. and other fluoridated countries. 

In fact, many health professionals have spoken out about their concerns regarding the effects of water fluoridation. 

We must tell the Nelson City Council, that if there is any doubt about adverse health effects caused by water fluoridation, then leave it out!

Please lend your signature to help our community stay fluoride free!