Fluoride is being pumped into the water supply of many Americans. It is a mineral that is put in the water supply of many Americans without our consent. In just the water supply, fluoride doesn't cause any negative side effects, but toothpaste contains fluoride and dentists often times put it on a person's teeth while during a visit. This can potentially lead to overexposure to fluoride, the effects of which are very negative and can be found here: http://fluoridealert.org/issues/health/

Some of the effects listed from the above source include arthritis, cancer, skeletal fluorosis, diabetes, and thyroid disease. Along with these, the pineal gland is greatly affected. "Calcified parts of the pineal gland contain the highest concentration of fluoride in the human body." As a spiritual person, this becomes personal as it interferes with my religious beliefs. Also, the pineal gland produces melatonin, a serotonin (the hormone that makes you feel happy) derived hormone. If the pineal gland is calcified through fluoride, it makes it so that less melatonin is produced, making people not as happy. If more melatonin was produced, people would become more happy. Fluoride keeps people from being as happy as they can be.

Reading this, you may still think, well I don't really care about any of this, I'm fine with fluoride in my water. That's perfectly fine, but personally, I'm not and I know there are many others who don't appreciate this is being added to our water supply. I do not want to drink fluoride, but I am forced to. Yet, I live in a country founded on the ideals of liberty and freedom. I should have the freedom to choose what I consume, and the freedom to choose whether or not to ingest fluoride, but I do not. I am forced to drink fluoride although it interferes with my religious beliefs.

Every single country in Europe has gotten rid of fluoridated water, except the republic of Ireland. They give their people the freedom to consume this potentially harmful substance, where in America, a land founded on "freedom", we are not given this liberty. With your help, we can end this and make it so that people only ingest what they want to ingest and are okay with ingesting. The only other option is buying bottled water which is much too expensive to do for all of my water for myself and many other Americans. End the forced consumption of fluoride and leave it to individual choice.