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[streunner]

hej peoples and folk, do you have any idea about rewild cavities. go paleo.
i have read a lot on this now.

there is also one guy he wrote a book,
http://www.curetoothdecay.com/

what ithink its about food, eating less , and eating much good, eating aware, reduce stress, get in life rebel, or become creative, have a sense in live, feel, look for ure dreams,

also about sense in life, sense in the own body own culture, house neighbourhood,
traditional diet, paleo diet, avoid processed food, eat nothing, do something else, avoid stress, take ure time.

what do u think about this tooth decay thing? Is it necesaary to brush. What music helps to councel spirits for protecting  and helping ure tooth?

any rituals?

[JohnF]

Seems a paleo diet would be the main factor. I assume the lack of simple carbs would help avoid the conditions that promote tooth decay. This might be an area where Weston Price's findings would be especially useful since he was a dentist and, as I understand it, was specifically looking at dental health from one culture to another.

I know there are herbal tinctures designed to promote gum health.

Only scanned that site. Is there anywhere that provides the gist of its recommendations without having to pay? What do they claim helps in remineralizing and repairing cavities?

[vaguelyhumanoid]

I eat pretty much all organic food, with herbs from my own garden. I also don't eat any grains, dairy or refined sugar. This was due to health problems, and it ended up improving my diet greatly.

[EMPOverACMEHQ]

Hi all,

I know I am late in replying but I still have a chemistry textbook from college with me.  There was an article in there about what causes tooth decay and cavities.

Eating fruits and vegetables prevents tooth decay in two ways.  One, the foods have sugars in them that plaque-forming bacteria cannot use.  Two, eating these foods helps to mechanically REMOVE plaque.

So avoid any food that contains table sugar and grains.  If you do eat these kinds of foods, that is when brushing your teeth is important. 

I'm hungry now...  I want fish!

[Dan Garmat]

OMG I eat so much sugar I know I'll need paleo dentures. Want to switch to paleo diet but just not doing it. Meat costs a good deal and requires cooking (well farm meat probably) yet cheaper meat that doesn't need cooking usually has chemical additives let alone antibiotics.

[bereal]

I second what everyone has said about the importance of diet, specifically not eating sugar and grains (and starches in general?)  I think its a good idea to brush and floss in general, though, regardless of what one is eating - although with a pure paleo diet I doubt any toothpaste-type stuff would be necessary, although still helpful.  And flossing is generally a very good idea, since I notice that it makes a BIG difference in the level of unhealthy mouth bacteria, and the health of gums generally.  I remember hearing that flossing adds years to your life, something about the stress of the body constantly having to combat unhealthy bacteria, that are "poisoning" the system so to speak.

Although brushing and flossing need not be plastic toothbrush + store-bought toothpaste + manufactured floss!  Sinew is obviously excellent as floss, and I'm sure various plant fibers would work as well.  Traditional cultures would often chew the end of a twig (I've heard about cottonwood/poplar in N America, and neem in India) and brush with the fibrous part, most often not using anything substances other than the natural antibacterial properties of the wood. 

Nowadays, I use calendula infused in olive oil on a toothbrush, along with a tooth powder I made of myrrh, neem leaf, and cinnamon (frankincense was also recommended, but is harder to find).  In the morning, because it has fresh-tasting peppermint oil and just to change it up (because I believe that bacteria quickly adapt to something that's used continuously), I like to use a toothpaste made by the company Uncle Harry's - one of the only toothpastes I've ever found that doesn't have glycerin (bad because it coats the teeth), or abrasive baking soda.  Instead it is based on clay (that particular healthy kind), and has colloidal silver (antibacterial) + trace minerals that help the remineralization of tooth enamel.

- Jessica