As a native Durangatang, I shake my head in bewilderment at the whole fluoride fuss. Reckon it’s another manifestation of the influx of our newer populace including the ever-increasing (and oxymoronic) “part-time residents” who can never leave good enough alone.
I have a 9-year-old daughter raised here, with healthy teeth. As she grows older, we use more bottled water for her...balance.
Some families have not such luxury of balanced choice. It’s our community’s sacred duty (dharma, in yoga) to help protect them.
Keep fluoride in our hamlet’s tap water. Pretty dang sure that those kicking up this fuss can afford bottled water to dilute their ignited concerns. In the meanwhile, if y’all need direct experience of a non-fluoridated community water’s impact on children’s teeth, exchange your next tropical vacation for a stay on the Navajo Reservation...that should do it.
Finally, it is rather interesting to feeble me that so many professional dental offices, medical centers, and public health departments always have, yup, you guessed it: bottled water.
Buddha hinted at it most wisely; “The art of life, is balance.”
Steve Ilg
Durango
