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David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Drinking water high in fluoride leads to retarded head development

This post includes a summary of a study published in Endemic Diseases Bulletin 1996;11(1):60-2 and a recipe for coconut chicken nuggets.

Study title and authors:
A STUDY OF THE IQ LEVELS OF FOUR- TO SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN IN HIGH FLUORIDE AREAS
Guojian Wang,a Delong Yang,a Fengge Jia,a Huiqin Wanga
The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics That Keep It There
Books:
aOffice of Epidemic Disease Control, Shehezi, Xinjiang 832000, PR China.

This study can be accessed at: http://fluoridealert.org/re/wang-2008-1.pdf
 
To quote the author: "The results show that a high fluoride intake has a clear influence on the IQ of preschool children, manifesting itself primarily as damage to performance intelligence. The study also indicates that the proportion of preschool children living in the high fluoride area that have retarded head development (based on measurement of the circumference) is significantly greater than in the low fluoride control group, and that children with this developmental deficiency demonstrate a lower IQ than children with normal head development".

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Recipe of the day

Coconut Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients:
Kosher.com - Glatt Kosher Ground Chicken (White Meat)
Food Mall: Ground Chicken
◦1 lb. ground chicken
◦1 egg yolk
◦1 t onion powder
◦1/4 t garlic powder
◦1/4 c + 1/2 c almond flour
◦1/2 c dessicated coconut
◦1/2 c coconut oil
◦S&P

Method:
In a bowl combine 1/4 c almond flour, 1/2 c dessicated coconut and some S&P. Mix it around with your hands. In a separate bowl, combine the ground chicken, 1/2 c almond flour, onion & garlic powders, egg yolk and some S&P. Mix it with your hands until everything has been incorporated.

In a saute pan, melt the coconut oil on medium heat.

Take about 2 tablespoons worth of the chicken mixture and in the palm of your left hand, roll it into a ball. Drop it into the almond/coconut mixture and roll the chicken ball around with the fingers on your left hand. Make sure it’s completely coated. Repeat with the rest of the chicken. Place in the saute pan and cook on each side until nice and brown. I did 3 batches for 1 pound of chicken.

Coconut Chicken Nuggets