[mazabotman]

it is good to be vigilant about all that is taken into the body whether by adult or child. one of the most abundant yet overlooked substances that is so detrimental is fluoride. it has become almost impossible to avoid because it is our water supplies, our food, our air and increasingly in our medicines. it damages our cells insiduouly before we realize the damage has been done.
the pineal gland and the thyroid are often the first to be adversely affected and it's all downhill from there. the medical profession should be aware of the thyroid connection, if nothing else, as fluoride was once used as a medicine for treating hyper-thyroid conditions. however most of the doctors today dismiss the problem by saying the amounts are so "miniscule" that they couldn't possibly be causing the problems but when all the sources for ingesting fluoride are added together most of us are getting amounts far in excess of our bodies tolerance and fluoride is cumulative in it's effects so over time we are being slowly and irreversably poisoned. it's entirely possible that we may find that this is a contributing factor to add and adhd also.