SUPPLEMENTAL D3, A [PALMITATE], AND RESVERATROL MAINTAIN SOLID TEETH

Keep Your Teeth With These Food Remedies

from Delta Dental

Today’s nutritional approaches to oral health go beyond “don’t eat sugary foods.”  And that statement generally holds true but are we so complacent nowadays that we're okay with information that generally holds true rather than something specific and effective?

Adequate nutrition is important in disease prevention, and nutritional counseling is becoming an increasingly important tactic in preventive dentistry,” said Kevin Sheu, DDS, senior dental consultant at Delta Dental. 

Again, true but generally true.  You want more specifics on what exactly will target your particular concern.  I mean adequate nutrition sounds solid but that in itself says nothing and is therefore rendered meaningless.   The Sheu adds “The quality and consistency of foods, their nutritional composition and the combinations in which they are eaten can affect oral health, including the likelihood of tooth decay.”  Again there is nothing that is untrue or false in that statement, but that is exactly what these guys are shooting--to make information so general so as to not offer up anything specific for which someone might hold you accountable.

Here's another statement that is so general that it puts you in a trance trying to make sense out of it and you lose the point of your query.  

Ongoing research indicates that antioxidants and other nutrients found in fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts may strengthen immunity and improve the body’s ability to fight bacteria and inflammation, all of which can help protect the teeth and gums. And some foods and dietary habits even have distinct effects on the mouth’s ability to handle cavity-causing bacteria attacks.

You cannot get more non-specific and meaningless than "Ongoing research."  That is the type of phrase that any frightened, salaried bureaucrat will use so as not to draw criticism but to come off as authoritative.  It offers nothing specific; in fact, it only baits the reader with the phrase ". . . nutrients found in fruits, vegetables, legumes and nuts MAY [my emphasis] strengthen immunity . . . all of which HELP protect the teeth and gums."  Could it be more vague?  Actually, the very next sentence out performs the ambiguity, "And some [without naming a one] and dietary habits [which ones?] even have the distinct [he uses the word distinct without being distinct . . . clever] effects on the mouth's ability to handle cavity-causing bacteria attacks."

Next, the article offers examples of the different types of functions that certain foods perform.  It begins with calcium-fortified beverages.

Calcium-fortified juices, milk and other dairy products are rich in calcium and vitamin D and help promote healthy teeth and bones, reducing the risk for tooth loss. Adding powdered milk to cooked dishes helps those who don’t like milk or cheese to get some of the calcium needed to protect teeth and jawbones. 

The problem with fortified D is that you don't often get the more important D, D3; you get vitamin D2.  Bill Sardi explains that 

Numerous studies conclude that vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol), the natural form, is superior to D2 (ergocalciferol), the synthetic form [Nephron 2015; European Journal ClinicalNutrition 2015]

One study showed the incidence of vitamin D deficiency was 56% among D2 users and 25% among D3 users.  [Journal Parenteral Enteral Nutrition 2015]

A strong case has been made that vitamin D2 is not suitable for food fortification or supplementation since D2 is not equivalent to vitamin’s D3’s ability to raise vitamin D blood levels and ability to adhere to vitamin D binding protein. [American Journal ClinicalNutrition 2006] 

So make sure to use D3 and not D2, the synthetic form used in fortified foods.  The article continues with functions and benefits of other foods. 

Cheese unleashes a burst of calcium that mixes with plaque and sticks to the teeth, protecting them from the acid that causes decay and helping to rebuild tooth enamel on the spot.

 What, so the calcium in cheese sticks to your teeth like a coating, and that coating is supposed to be good for your teeth?

Crisp fruits and raw vegetables, like apples, carrots and celery, help clean plaque from teeth and freshen breath. 

That sounds more plausible.  But plausibilty is not proof.

Antioxidant vitamins, such as vitamin C, and other nutrients from fruits and vegetables help protect gums and other tissues from cell damage and bacterial infection. 

Okay, the article is about dental health.  I don't know why he needs to refer to "other tissues" without specifically naming them when we're focused on the tissues of the mouth, meaning one's gums.

Recent studies indicate that fresh cranberries interrupt the bonding of oral bacteria before they can form damaging plaque. 

"Recent studies"?  Which ones?  ". . . indicate"?  How?  Where?  Where's the proof, the data?  And "interrupt the bonding of oral bacteria"?  Is that really adequate and definitive information, and would you settle for your lawyer to make such claims using similar phrases?  "A recent studies show that you're better off making a plea and accept the verdict."  But you're willing to accept this level of gassing from nutritional information?

Folic acid promotes a healthy mouth and supports cell growth throughout the entire body. This member of the B vitamin family is found in green leafy vegetables and brewer’s yeast. 

This is true.  But don't get B-12 from brewer's yeast; instead, take it in its most absorbable form: methylcobalamin.

You may already know that cavity-causing organisms feed on the sugar in foods such as soda, chocolate milk and candies and convert it to acid, which attacks tooth enamel and causes tooth decay.  

But did you know that acidic foods and drinks can wear away your enamel, leaving your teeth sensitive, cracked and discolored?

"You may already know that cavity-causing organisms . . . ."  You mean bacteria?  And yeah, we know that sugar is bad for our teeth.

Timing is everything

A diet that promotes good oral health is not just about the foods you eat or avoid — when and how you eat them is equally important.

Foods that take a long time to chew or that you hold in your mouth (such as cough drops) can damage teeth as they retain sugar in the mouth longer than do other foods.

Instead of snacking on sugary, carbohydrate-rich or acidic foods throughout the day, eat these foods just during meal times in order to minimize the amount of time teeth are exposed to acid. In addition, the body produces more saliva to help digest larger meals, which washes away more food and helps neutralize harmful acids before they can attack teeth.

Information courtesy of the Academy of General Dentistry. 

As you can see it is not good to have fractured, meaning busted, teeth. Do not agree to any dental procedure where your dentist files down your teeth.  You want to keep as many teeth you're born with. If you don't like it, just remember what the alternatives are: filed-down teeth, removed teeth, which reminds me.  

Are you thinking of getting braces for your teeth because you don't like that a few are crooked?  Here's what happens.  The orthodontist will remove some of your teeth.  You don't know how many.  It could be 3 or 4 or more.  YOU DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOUR TEETH, SO WHY  SUDDENLY AGREE TO LETTING AN ORTHODONTIST PULL THEM OUT OF YOUR HEAD!!!  Can you hear me now!!!

Vitamin D3 hardens enamel.  So if you want to harden the enamel of your teeth and keep them hard and durable for years, supplement with vitamin D3.  On vitamin D3, Sarid says that

Vitamin D hardens enamal.  Cavities occur in winter when D levels are low.  Sugar feeds streptococcus bacteria and produces acid and eats away the enamal on your teeth.

Vitamin A rebuilds the pulp of your teeth.  Bill Sardi explains that

Vitamin A encourages stem cell differentiation and new bone; resveratrol activates osteocalcin to build new bone. 

So, for your teeth, supplement with D3, A [Palmitate], and Resveratrol.

Feed and Care for Your Teeth: 10 Ways to Keep Smiling

Cheese inhibits bacterial growth in the mouth.

by Dr. Andrew Saul

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, interdental 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 [baby] 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. Andrew Saul is the author of the books FIRE YOUR DOCTOR! How to be Independently Healthy (reader reviews at http://www.doctoryourself.com/review.html ) and DOCTOR YOURSELF: Natural Healing that Works. (reviewed at http://www.doctoryourself.com/saulbooks.html ) For ordering information, Click Here .

Got Bad Breath?

from AsktheDentist, Dr. Mark Burhenne

So many people are shocked that they have bad breath because they “brush after every meal.” If you aren’t flossing, you’re not removing bad breath causing plaque and bacteria from 30% of your teeth’s surfaces. Use a tongue scraper as well – you’ll be amazed at how much gunk you scrape off your tongue. First time tongue scrapers may even see some blood come off the scraper and then later a yellow fluid. It may take 6 months of proper tongue scraping to stop seeing any of this debris on your scraper, which is normal if you’ve never tongue scraped before.

Read on . . . . 

Greens Mineralize Your Teeth

Need to take care of teeth before cavities are created.  Green juices mineralize your teeth.  Wild herbs like dandelion is good.  He mentions this at the 47-second mark.  

Brush everyday.  Of course.  A lot of different toothpastes.  True.  I like the cinnamon.

If you eat lots of sugar and lots of fruits without remineralizing your teeth with greens, then you're putting your teeth at risk.  Greens are really the solution here.  

He discovered clay, living clay.  Used for external healing, and internally to extract toxins.  

Gets rough dirt off of your teeth.  If you don't drink a lot of greens, they become a brownish color.  The living clay worked for him. Also recommended sand.  Yep, sand from the beach.  It has a pealing abrasion.  

He says stay away from pasteurized cow's milk. 40% of folks above 60 years old have osteoporosis. Causes osteoporosis from consuming so much milk products.  If you're going to drink milk, drink it in the raw form.  Pasteurization destroys the calcium.  

He emphasizes the greens again, wild greens.  He says be careful with teeth doctors, i.e., dentists.  I completely agree.  He recommends holistic practitioners.  I back that.

And then there is Dr. Axe.



1.  Remove excess grains and sugars.  Grains contain too much of a nutrient blocker, called phytic acid.  Difference why Ezekial bread or an ancient grain, fermented sourdough which are free of phytic acid. Removing phytic acid releases all the minerals in food.  Get out processed grains.  One serving a day of Ezekial or an ancient sourdough.

2.  Get rid of processed sugar.  Most people realize this.  It's not all sugar, it's just processed sugar. Honey won't have any problem on your teeth.  Raw, local honey or Manuka honey on a regular basis, then those are "good" sugars.  These should not have any negative effect on your dental health.  Axe says wild blueberries and apples can be very cleansing for your teeth.  

3.  Consume more fat soluble vitamins.  D, K, Magnesium, and calcium are crucial for your dental health.  Superfoods is raw goat's milk kefir.  Loaded with Vitamin D, K, Magnesium, and Calcium to restore and cure cavities.  Go to your local farmer's market.  Sauerkraut, apple cider vinegar.  Probiotics kill off bad bacteria and plaque that cause cavities.  Coconut oils, avocados.

4.  Probiotics.

GET LARGE DOSES OF C WHILE YOUR PHYSICIAN PONDERS YOUR DIAGNOSIS

Acerola cherries contain 30x the amount of Vitamin C that occurs in your average orange.

You've heard of it.  It's ubiquitous.  It's in our foods.  And you've seen and heard testimonials on its miraculous effects.  So you know it's good for you.   Well, you know it's even better for you in higher doses.  Hey, if you're a high-octane performer, then you'll really want to supplement with Vitamin C.

But what does Vitamin C do to our bodies?  I can't speak for everyone and their bodies, but when Dr. Klenner treated polio myelitis with Vitamin C he found that C's function on the body went something like this. He summarizes:

1. Virus destruction. 2. Dehydrates the brain and the spinal cord safely. 3. Supports and normalized the stressed adrenal glands. 4. It preserves the lining of the central canal and maintains more regular spacing and less crowding of ependymal cells (surface cells of the spinal cord).  

I spoke with a neurofeedback expert in Beverly Hills back around 1998 what the best medicine for injuries is?  Without hesitation or pause, she answered directly, "Vitamin C."  I didn't ask her how much or what kind, should it come in form of fruit or supplement. I guess I was stunned by its simplicity, since as I've stated above that Vitamin C is ubiquitous, we know about its miraculous effects. Yet, we experience no miracles.  Why?  It might be precisely because Vitamin C is so well-known; in other words, it's not the latest newfangled opioid or drug.  

Hippocrates said "Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational.'  Vitamin C fills that criterion.

Is it a volume issue?  

Is it a kind issue?  Are we using the wrong kind of Vitamin C?  Yes, and no. In other words, it is a volume issue.  

There are maintenance doses, then there are therapeutic doses.  

A discussion on vitamins is often strange.  Healthier people or folks in control or grappling with control will often say that they don't like to take vitamin supplements.  And from that, you hear a sense of "I've got this," meaning I prefer healthier alternatives.  It depends.  And in part, this answer comes from the ubiquitous nature of recreational drugs that are made with all sorts of toxic substances.  Healthier folks believe, and for good reason, that the same is true for the nutritional supplement industry.  It is after an unregulated, of sorts, billion dollar market.  "Who is overseeing the quality?!?!" might come the demand.  The supplement industry has been lucrative for the entire 20th century.  Study of its products has been unrelenting.  Prior to these studies we had legend and folklore. All that means is that the insights are phrased lyrically or poetically to make remembering the insights and instructions easier.  Give this a gander:

In 1948, he published his first paper on the use of large doses of Vitamin C in the treatment of virus diseases. In 1960, he realized, “Every head cold must be considered as a probable source of brain pathology.” Hold on to this thought; it is significant for the understanding of diseases like multiple sclerosis. He also felt-as do Archie Kalikarinos and Glen Dettman of Australia-that the dreaded Sudden Infant Death Syndrome was basically a Vitamin C deficiency. His maxim: the patient should “get large doses of Vitamin C in all pathological conditions while the physician ponders the diagnosis.” 

I like that concept.  This should be the main protocol practiced by all doctors when confronted with every ailment.   

We have misled ourselves with the mistaken notion that all C was supposed to do was keep us from scurvy. If, however, we base our needs on the amounts other mammals manufacture with their intact enzyme it comes to 2-4 grams daily in the unstressed condition. Under stress 70 kg of rats make 15 grams of C. [Burns; Salomon; Conney].

True, true.  People have been trained to think of Vitamin C as over-the-counter anti-scurvy medication without really knowing what the symptoms of scurvy are.  As long as they don't get sea-sick, they must be just fine.  This is just one way that modern medicine and its industrialized complex choke valuable, life-saving, health-fortifying information.  Recommending that someone take Vitamin C they get all defensive because the recommendation alone makes them think that they are sick.  And because they don't have full-blown symptoms of a particular condition, they feel they are just fine and therefore don't bother them with sickly or anemic information.  Stress alone requires Vitamin C supplementation. That figure of 2 to 4 grams of Vitamin C in an unstressed environment just blows me away.  With FDA guidelines set at 60 mgs for Vitamin C is it no wonder that people have been fooled into ailing health?  And where does the medical-industrial-scientific complex want you to put your faith?  Ahem, in your doctor, doctors whose training only involves pharmaceuticals as healing agents. With this option, is it no wonder most people are in trouble and the solutions that keep being offered is more medicine, like "HEALTHCARE for EVERYONE" slogan that gave us the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or PPACA, or Obamacare.  Just as more and more people get healthcare, the quality of the care is the first casualty.  Doctors rushing to grab an ever-increasing number of patients.  

We are willing to accept the premise that some of us are born with genetic defects that lead to problems that can be somewhat controlled with diet and supplements (i.e. phenylketonuria, galactosemia, and alkaptonuria and pernicious anemia). Can’t we accept the fact that we all have a genetic deficiency of the enzyme, l-gulonolactone oxidase and have to take Vitamin C for health, even for life? [Burns, 1959] 

Irwin Stone calls this human genetic lack, this inability, hypoascorbemia. The point that Dr. Klenner is making: “The physiological requirements in man are no different from other mammals capable of carrying out this syntheses.” If one is anemic due to poor iron intake, is it cheating to swallow iron tablets for a while? If you are hypoascorbemic because you cannot manufacture Vitamin C from sugar, extra glucose in your diet will not help, you need to take Vitamin C. 

Loved the way the author set that up, "If you are hypoascorbemic because you cannot manufacture Vitamin C from sugar, extra glucose in your diet will not help, you need to take Vitamin C." And in some cases--what am I talking about, in many cases--Vitamin C is associated with candy or sugary foods that get labeled as "Vitamins added." 

He reports that one of the Pilgrim Fathers wrote to a friend in England in 1621: “Bring juice of lemon, and take it fasting. It is of good use.” 

One guy at a forum I frequent takes this every day.  If you've got kidney problems or a kidney stone, nothing better for it than a half cup of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of olive oil, and maybe a squirt of honey. 

Folklore has revealed to us what natural remedies have been helpful and even curative. We have been lured into the trap of modern medicine which prescribed a drug for every condition. But consider acerola: Puerto Rican legend has it that if the tree bearing this fruit is in one’s backyard, colds will not enter the front door. This fruit bears 30 times the amount of C than oranges. Dr. Klenner credits Boneset with the health of the Klenner family during the great influenza pandemic of 1918. This plant was made into a tea, bitter but curative. He assayed the tea for Vitamin C; they were getting 10-30 grams at a time! 

Ah, there it is!  "We have been lured into the trap of modern medicine which prescribed a drug for every condition."  That's what I am referring to above.  Employers offer health insurance as part of the benefits package and the husband feels accomplished.  His work and thinking about health and remedies is done.  Only task now is to find a doctor "we like."  O, Fortune!  But check out that Puerto Rican folklore on acerola, ". . . this fruit is in one’s backyard, colds will not enter the front door."  The first time that I'd ever heard of acerolas was when I sold Amway vitamins in 1979 when I learned that acerola cherries contained an exponential amount of Vitamin C.  But as a young man the claims had no pull, no real meaning for me.  For oldsters, yes, and I remembered that point in my presentation.  Also, check out these concerns about acerola cherries, 

It’s rare to experience side effects from getting too much vitamin C, although common problems such as diarrhea, nausea and cramps may arise, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements. Taking large amounts in supplements may increase your risk of developing kidney stones. To avoid potential health problems, adults should not consume more than 2,000 milligrams daily, the Office of Dietary supplements cautions.

Contrast the worries and concerns of Vitamin C stated in that paragraph with the recommendations and healing influence of higher doses, of the virtues of Vitamin C going in the other direction, namely toward vibrant health. First, the author, Sandi Busch, says that it's "rare to experience side effects from . . . too much Vitamin C," but then recognizes common problems as though the side effects are more grave or outweigh the benefits of Vitamin C, ". . . such as diarrhea, nausea and cramps."  And where does Ms. Busch obtain her authoritative insights?  The Office of Dietary Supplements, ODS.  Had no idea such an office even existed but it does. It's a branch of National Institutes of Health, NIH.

But Pauling continues . . . 

The small amount of Vitamin C, recommended by the RDA (75 mg then and 60 mg now) is enough to protect the person from gross disease, but not the amount to maintain good health. Dr. Klenner quotes Kline and Eheart, who in 1944 realized there are wide variations in the need for Vitamin C, in otherwise “normal” individuals. In 1945 Jolliffe suggested that the optimum requirements might be more than 10 times the small doses recommended. 

For good health, individuals, according to Klenner, need about 1 gram of Vitamin C per day.  For therapeutic uses to correct or improve conditions, you'll need more . . . a lot more.   

Scurvy develops slowly. Crandon (in 1940) found that the Vitamin C level of the blood plasma fell to zero for 90 days before there was obvious clinical evidence and that this was as long as 132 days before the first signs appeared. 

Incredible, no?  So if we wait for scurvy symptoms to manifest themselves, it takes anywhere from 90 to 132 days to show up!!! Incredible.  Just incredible.  So we can go for 4 months without any Vitamin C supplements and can claim during that asymptomatic sequence that supplements are a waste of time and only produce expensive urine because we don't have the clinical signs of scurvy. I wonder what the repair time for scurvy is once on a regime of Vitamin C as well as what the prognosis is.