Although few researchers have looked at the role of fluoride in the
development of ME, there are conspicuous similarities between key
features of ME/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and those seen in the
very early stages of fluoride poisoning.
Dr John McLaren Howard of Biolab in London offers a few important
clues as to why this may be. He discovered that ME patients experience
reduced movement of white blood cells when exposed to quite low levels
of fluoride. This effect on white blood cells might render patients
less able to fight infections efficiently, or lead to an exacerbation
of their health problems.
Fluoride also interferes with phagocytosis, as well as causing the
release of superoxide free radicals in resting white blood cells. This
means that fluoride slows down and weakens the very cells that serve as
the body's defence system. Bacteria, viruses, chemicals and the body's
own damaged or cancerous cells are then allowed to wreak havoc. Minor
infections take longer to clear and can cause more serious illness.
This is precisely what appears to be happening in many cases of ME.
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