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18 - The Oakville Beaver, Friday April 13, 2007 CORRECT YOUR METABOLISM, LOSE WEIGHT PERMANENTLY AND DRAMATICALLY Great news for anyone traumatized by their weight and the unscientific diets, shakes and calorie-counting systems typically used to reduce it. Research has revealed that a major reason for weight gain is hormone imbalance. Dramatic weight-loss can be achieved with the SureSlim system without massive calorie reduction, supplements or strenuous exercise. SureSlim's corporate physician will analyze your blood test results to determine imbalances in your metabolism. We then use these results nalyze medical history history to create your unique eating plan. and your medical to create your unique eating plan. Lisa lost 60 pounds in 5 months* Nicole lost 99 pounds in 11 months* www.oakvillebeaver.com The question of fluoride By Angela Blackburn OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF SureSlim Oakville Attend our free information session facts about nutrition and metabolism that couldabout help change and learn the essential facts your and metabolism that could help nutritionlife forever. Call today and let SureSlim design a change customized weight-loss program for you! and your life forever Call today Attend our free informtion session and learn the essential SureSlim Mississauga 2387 Trafalgar Road Sunridge Professional Centre (Trafalgar Ridge Plaza) 289-SLIM (7546) 3035 Argentia Road 7015, MacLeod T rail South (Southwest corner of Hwy. and Winston Churchill, in the 255-SLIM401(7546) Supercentre by Starbucks) 905-257-1102 · oakville@sureslim.ca NO PILLS *Individual results may vary 905-286-4949 · mississauga@sureslim.ca · NO EXCESSIVE EXERCISE · NO PACKAGED FOODS · NO PROTEIN SHAKES · NO INJECTIONS www.sureslim.ca The question of fluoride -- one of the greatest health achievements in the 20th century or an unsafe practice? It effectively fights tooth decay and therefore is added to Ontario's water supply. However, too much fluoride swallowed during the tooth formation years (birth to age six) can cause dental fluorosis (white specks on the teeth to brown marks at its most severe) -- and to that end too much fluoride is cautioned against -- particularly for children under age six. Such warnings are carried on toothpaste as small children may eat the toothpaste, which could put too much fluoride into their systems as their teeth develop. Such damage is less likely for permanent teeth where fluoride intake is limited to that in water supplies and toothpaste. So where does the line get drawn? Dr. Paul Connett, toxicol- Dr. Paul Connett ogist and chemist from the U.S. where he is a professor emeritus of Lawrence University in Canton, New York was in town last week asking Oakvillians just that question. Connett spoke recently to about 20 people in a public session at Town Hall -- at the invitation of resident Diane Sprules. Connett, the night after making a presentation at Town Hall on the ills of trash incineration, spoke against the practice of fluoridating public water supplies. "If Ontario was to stop fluoridating its water, it would send shock waves across the border," said Connett who has been lobbying the U.S. government to stop such practice. Not every country, province or municipality fluoridates its water. Ontario is one of the largest areas in Canada to do so, while other areas don't. It is a provincial or territorial decision and the amount of fluoride a population is exposed to is a determining factor. Connett, who argued the practice is one equivalent to medicating the water supply without the consent of the individual, posed many questions to those present. The practice of fluoridating water supplies has been around for decades -- and deemed acceptable and beneficial for all those years by health and dental governing bodies -- when done at optimum levels. It is said to provide tooth protection to a large number of people at a low cost. Fluoride prevents cavities by protecting teeth and Health Canada, the Canadian Dental Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, the Canadian Medical Association and the World Health Organization endorse fluoridation of drinking water for the prevention of tooth decay. Fluoride is a mineral found in nature including the ocean, earth's crust and fresh water and there is said to be no known health risk associated with drinking water fluoridated within the recommended levels. 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