Glenn Peterson

The Fluoride Papers Glenn Peterson

In The Fluoride Papers the symptoms experienced by the main character, Cooper Hayes, from fluoride poisoning are the same as my own symptoms, which began when I was a teenager. My symptoms gradually worsened over the years. They included staining and erosion of the enamel of my teeth, torn muscles and tendons, joint pain, brain fog, and hemorrhoids. In 2004 I was listening to a medical talk show on which the guest proposed that these and other symptoms might be due to an excess of fluoride in the diet. At first I doubted that this could be the case, as most medical professionals maintain that fluoride serves a beneficial role in the human body, primarily in the revention of cavities. However, I realized that I could put the issue to a test, becoming in essence my own laboratory rat. So I eliminated fluoride from my diet, eating organic fruits and vegetables and throwing out my fluoride toothpaste. Within a few months my symptoms began to go away, demonstrating that fluoride was, indeed, the culprit.