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What does your mouth says about your nutrition? And how to enhance teeth?
Marcos
Fitness Revolucionario
Wed, 30 October 2013 10:21 UTC
You can tell a lot about a person by studying their teeth. And what they say about us is not good.
It is common to have several cavities a year, overlapping teeth, need to get braces, wisdom teeth removed the ... but that is common, does not mean it is normal.
Our mouth is the first point of contact of the food with our digestive system. If teeth have problems, it is likely that all that is behind them, too.
Teeth fossilize well, so they are key to understanding our history. How does an anthropologist whether a skull belonged to a hunter-gatherer or a farmer? Easy. Watch the teeth. The incidence of tooth decay and dental disease in hunter-gatherer populations is much lower than in predominantly agrarian societies. (*study,*study)
Most Paleolithic skulls were well formed dental arches, straight teeth, space for wisdom teeth ... Fast forward a few thousand years and the situation changes radically.
Comment: "Humans paid a heavy price for biological agriculture, especially in relation to the variety of nutrients, " says anthropologist George Armelagos, Emory University. To read more about how agriculture has affected humanity in different aspects see:
*Study says that prehistoric humans lost stature with agriculture
*Formation of Soil, Water, Agriculture and Human Behavior
*The Vegetarian Myth
Modern life and its effect on our teeth
Like the rest of our body, the teeth are adapted to an environment that no longer exists. This results in many problems to our oral health.
Decay
Unlike proteins and fats, carbohydrates begin to decompose in the mouth, thanks to the enzyme amylase. This process releases simple sugars, which in turn bacteria such as Streptococcus mutans feed. The results of these bacteria feast resulting acid, which corrodes the enamel producing cavities and ends. A first conclusion is that without carbohydrate to ferment, no decay. And yet, the official recommendation insists on putting carbohydrates in the base of the food pyramid. Dentists appreciate it.
I'm not proposing to eliminate carbohydrates to improve your dental health (*especially good ), but if you value your teeth, better control consumption.
Comment: According to our research, the ketosis is the natural state of human beings and, as such, follow long way poses no problem for our general welfare, but on the contrary, is a genuine path of healing and personal transformation because of its great positive impact on our body and mind. It is fed basically natural fats, accompanied by proteins, and a minimum percentage of carbohydrates (Between 10% and 18%).
The need of carbohydrates for humans is zero. That is, there is no such thing as an essential carbon hydrate. Conversely, there are amino acids (proteins) and essential fatty acids (fats). That is, we must consume or yes for our subsistence. Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom, did no such thing as an essential carbon hydrate.
Moreover, feeding also influences the strength of the teeth, as discussed below.
Dental malocclusion
The bite should be perfect without wires get in the mouth to correct it. Our jaw should be large enough to grow wisdom teeth without moving the rest of teeth (*study). And yet, dentists earn a lot of money fixing this type of damage.
Things start to go wrong (like our teeth), from the beginning. Despite the deceptions of Danone, we know that breast milk is the best food for the baby . But at this formative stage of life it is as important as the food itself how to receive it . Make life easier for the baby (and mother) has a price. Sucking milk from a bottle requires less effort than do the nipple, but as they say, "the easy way does not usually lead to good destination", and in this case the target is a weak and small (mandible study ,*study ,*article ).
This low demand on the jaw, generally combined with a diet low in nutrient quality, contributes to a small jaw where the only way teeth fit is pulling some of them.
Periodontal problems
The main factor behind most of periodontal disease is inflammation of the gums. Multiple studies periodontal problems associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (*study,*study) and various cancers (*study,*study).
Some recommend gum care to protect the heart. Others (including myself included) believe that confuse association with causation. Probably the same phenomenon occurs both diseases independently, and in this case the common enemy is inflammation (*study,*study). It reduces inflammation and thank you both your teeth and your heart. And as we know, a poor diet contributes significantly to chronic inflammation.
Comment: Probiotics also help to periodontal disease:
*Probiotics are associated with a lower risk of allergies, psoriasis, colitis, periodontal disease and more
The official response
As usual, the agents allegedly watch over our health choose not to confront the power of large corporations, preferring cosmetic measures and clearly questionable.
By Governments, the proposed solution is to add fluoride to water. While some countries already ban this practice, still common in many others (including Spain and most of Latin America). This 'solution' is equivalent to involuntary mass medication, when there are also considerable doubts about its safety and effectiveness:
- Security. Of particular concern its impact on the thyroid (*study,*study) and indirectly intelligence (*study). the amount used may entail no risk, or might.
- Effectiveness. The justification for continuing to use fluoride has to do with the evidence that decreases caries, which is true, but everything suggests that the benefit is obtained by topical application ( studies ), not so much to drink. Therefore it may make sense to use a toothpaste with fluoride something, but not necessarily adding to drinking water.
Comment: For more information on fluoride and its harmful effects, we suggest the following articles:
*The CDC and the ADA now advised to avoid using fluoride
*USA admits that the addition of fluoride to drinking water damages the teeth and has been a great experiment
*The myth of fluorine
*The pitfall of fluorine
*Fluorine compounds make you stupid - why is the government not only permitted but also promotes them ?
*Danger, fluoridated water
On the side of private industry, the solution is to design (and spend millions promoting) a host of products of all colors and flavors, to improve oral hygiene: creams, rinses, bleaches, irrigators, dental floss, chewing gum .. .
As usual, my problem is not so much these products per se, some of which I use myself, but relieving to the background what is really important, your diet. What you eat has more impact on your dental health than using any of these products.
And yet, apart from reducing sugar intake, you rarely get from your dentist any information about food. It seems that 9 out of 10 dentists recommend only gum and toothpaste.
The first evolutionary dentist
One of the first people to warn of the risks of the modern diet was precisely a dentist Weston Price. The suspicion that many developed societies food (flour, sugar, vegetable oils ...) were a direct cause of the terrible dental health of the population led to Weston to visit multiple populations that still subsisted on ancestral diets, without access to this type of sophisticated products. He visited American Indians, Polynesians, pygmies, Eskimos, Australian aborigines ... taking a total of over 15,000 photos.
What concludes the impressive study of Weston is that many of the 'diseases of civilization' that already in the early twentieth century began to be endemic in developed societies, were much less frequent in which maintained a lifestyle 'primitive'.
And the difference could not be genetic, since these ancient societies, incorporating new products in their diet, soon began to suffer the same consequences.
Weston not only found a much lower level of caries in these populations. He also surprised than usual perfectly aligned teeth, fine faces, round, with ample space where they could grow smoothly wisdom teeth.
The book he wrote in 1939 to document their findings, "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration", remains a reference text for many specialists (*you can read it for free here).
It is a pity that a short time later, as the popularized low-fat diets and the war against cholesterol, his legacy went into the background, and the 'strategy' to combat these modern diseases focused on fluoride and fillings.
Recommendations to improve your teeth
Despite the billion dollar industry of dental care, we can greatly improve our teeth with adequate food and more natural oral hygiene. These are the keys.
Diet
Since the decay is impossible without carbohydrate, moderate consumption is a direct conclusion, although as usual, sucrose appears to be the main culprit.
Avoid carbonated drinks, not only by the terrible sugar, but because other unfriendly acids include your enamel. Do not take citrus juices, as they are also overly acidic. If you consume these products, some studies indicate that it is best to wait about an hour before brushing (*study) as brushing abrasion magnifies the dental erosion.
Do not be all day eating; this increases the time of exposure to the acids produced by the fermentation of carbohydrates (*article). Another side benefit of making fewer larger meals instead of many small .
The same is good for the bones, it is good for the teeth. Teeth are not passive simply wears out. Many studies show that they have capacity to regenerate, if you give them the proper nutrients. We know this from almost a century ago, not only by the work of Weston Price but many others, like Mellanbys, which showed that food not only prevents dental problems, but the reverse (*study).
One of the keys to good dental health is a balanced intake of fat-soluble vitamins, especially A, D and K2, with significant synergies between them:
- Vitamin D: Vitamin D (actually a hormone) is synthesized mainly with exposure to sun, from cholesterol . During the winter, apart from eating foods rich in vitamin D (eggs, shrimp, butter ...), it may be advisable to supplement with vitamin D3 (D2 prevents supplements).
- Vitamin A: Come occasionally liver, butter, egg yolk ... It is not advisable to supplement vitamin A; a high amount of synthetic vitamin A can be toxic.
- Vitamin K2. A food rich in vitamin K2 is grass-fed butter (have you tried the coffee ?), Also the mature cheese, egg yolk, liver ... Do not forget vegetables like spinach or broccoli, which although containing vitamin K1, our body can partially convert it into K2.
These vitamins, along with the proper intake of minerals such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, will help strengthen your teeth.
Oral hygiene
Surely our friends Paleolithic did not follow current recommendations to brush after every meal, but judging from the hunter-gatherer societies contemporary, you may employ some natural mechanisms to clean their teeth, and maybe we can learn something from them, as shows this Maasai. They seem to use wire (or stick) Dental is an ancient custom.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnJbxuyJXiY
We are also starting to market 'toothbrushes' Miswak, a tree with high antimicrobial capacity, used in dental hygiene from time immemorial, with enough scientific backing, suggesting that works even better than a traditional brush (*study,*study,*study,*study).
Without toothpaste? According to several studies , brushing is really important, and indeed the use of toothpaste can make brushing less efficient in removing plaque.
A good replacement of commercial toothpastes is simply baking soda (shakes Colgate!). Several studies suggest that is the key element (*study,*study). You do not need many synthetic ingredients for a good cleaning. Many of the chemicals used by commercial creams do not really have a hygienic role, simply aim to create an artificial sense of 'freshness' to engage the consumer. When you use natural creams miss that feeling of 'cleaning' and think they are not effective because it does not take much foam. The foam is generally obtained with an agent called sodium laureth sulfate (SLS), which can be irritating, and although justify its use because it helps extend the chemical mixture, the reality is that they include mainly because people identify the foam with more cleaning . So think marketers of large companies.
On the other hand, it is abrasive brush. If you are someone who eats 5-6 times a day, the usual recommendation to brush after every meal can be harmful to your teeth. Brush less often, especially if you use commercial toothpaste, also means less contact with questionable chemicals.
And finally, visit the dentist once a year. If it is 1 of 10 that does not announce gum, the better.
Comment: For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors practiced hunting and herded with a diet low in carbohydrates. Not necessarily ruled out carbohydrates or considered unhealthy, probably was more because we spent most of our evolutionary history in terms of an ice age in which vegetables and fruits were simply not available, and where they were, they were very different fruits and vegetables available today. The fact is that our bodies are designed, have evolved to live and survive without eating any carbohydrate, while there are amounts of nutritious proteins and fats available, and water to drink. Studies of fossilized human excrement from 300,000 to 50,000 years ago, have essentially shown a complete lack of plant material in the feed samples analyzed.
Animal fat was our main energy as was - and still is - the most efficient, durable and dense fuel. It is common agreement among experts that our extended dependence on meat and animal fats (eg fat fish) along these continuous periods of freezing actually facilitated the enlargement and development of our brains to become human. We became smart - Homo sapiens sapiens - thanks to the consumption of animal fat and meat. Therefore, it is not surprising to note the growing evidence that vegetarians and members of agrarian societies possess smaller brains . The "cram everything is" is what brought the diseases of modern civilization (including tooth decay and bones), courtesy of agriculture and all that it offers as a lifestyle.
For more information on nutrition see:
*The diet of the caveman
*Ancient Dietary Wisdom for children's future
*Modern Food vs. healthy eating, sources of toxicity, the role of inflammatory reactions and food sensitivities in chronic diseases, modern or idiopathic
*The ketogenic diet - An Overview
*The paleolithic diet revised
It is also important to note amalgams damage to your health.
*Dr. Oz investigates the dangers of dental amalgams