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"Tooth health is dependent on gum health, and gum health
is . . . related to vitamin C . . ."
VITAMIN
C: YOUR INVISIBLE TOOTHBRUSH
Dr. Emmanuel Cheraskin presents evidence that
serum vitamin C levels are just as important as brushing for the prevention of
tooth decay.
Now
I read over at Andrew Saul's site, DoctorYourself.com, how one's Vitamin C load is a
direct link to oral health, questioning even the daily health habit of
brushing and flossing. I would not forego that latter two, for we need to
remove the excess debris following a meal, but it looks as though when it comes
to tooth health Vitamin C is indispensable. A bit like an invisible toothbrush. Keep your teeth healthy. Dr. Andrew Saul tells you how:
THE
CARE AND FEEDING OF THE TEETH: TEN WAYS TO KEEP SMILING
1.
Eat less sugar. All nutritionists and dentists agree that sugar
promotes tooth decay, yet Americans consume over 120 POUNDS of sugar per
person annually. Sugar contains no vitamins, no minerals and no
fiber. Decay-promoting bacteria love sugar, so starve them.
2. Clean between your teeth. Use dental floss or those
wonderful, easy-to-use, plaque-removing, inter-dental cleaning
sticks.
3. Take extra vitamin C. Tooth health is dependent on gum
health, and gum health is more closely related to vitamin C than to any
other nutrient. The first symptom of scurvy is easily bleeding
gums.
4. Finish meals the way people did in past centuries: with
cheese. Cheese inhibits bacterial growth in the mouth. Mozzarella,
Monterey Jack, Swiss, and Aged Cheddar cheeses are all good for this
purpose.
5. Rethink fluoride. Fluoride is so toxic that only one
milligram constitutes a prescription dose. In spite of this, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows up to this amount in a single
glass of drinking water. Virtually every country in Europe has stopped
fluoridation. Studies have shown that fluoride confers little, if any,
real benefit. Persons who have grown up with fluoridated water have, on
the average, only 1/2 of one filling less than people who did not drink
fluoridated water (Chemical and Engineering News, May 8, 1989).
6. Eat organically-grown foods,
preferably from your own organic garden. Hereford, Texas became famous
during the 1940's as "The Town Without a Toothache." Why was
there practically no dental disease in this town? Lots of organic minerals
in the soil and the foods grown in it. So, any teeth grown there were also
better fed and stronger. The local dentist practically went broke. (A. W.
Erickson, "Deaf Smith's Secret," Field Notes Crop Reporting
Service, 1945)
7. Pregnant women especially need calcium and multiple-mineral
supplements to enable their developing baby to form strong teeth before
birth. These same mineral supplements help her to make milk for the
baby's continued tooth and bone development after delivery.
8. A baby's tooth enamel is constructed in the womb. Ameloblasts
adequately form the enamel in the fetus only if Mom gets enough vitamin
A. Carotene is best because too much fish oil vitamin A (over 25,000 IU
daily for many weeks) can be harmful during pregnancy. All green and orange
vegetables and, of course, carrot juice are ideal. You cannot easily harm
Mother or child with produce.
9. A good multiple vitamin is a good idea for
everyone. Prenatal for Mom, liquid for baby, chewable for little kids, and
don't forget teenagers, Dad, and the Grandparents. Research continues to
show, decade after decade, that Americans continue to eat meals that are
deficient in SEVERAL vitamins, not just one.
10. Read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston
Price, D.D.S. (Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, La Mesa, CA,
1970). This may be the best book on dental health ever written.
Copyright C 2004 and prior years Andrew W. Saul.