Most gum disease causing bacteria are resistant to antibiotics but not to the antibacterial effect of natural herbs according to this review article. In India, medicinal plants have been used to treat patients’ illnesses according to Ayurvedaa, a holistic system of medicine that evolved some 5000 years ago. Using medicinal herbs to prevent gum disease […]
Is oxygen good or bad? . Of course, you need oxygen to breathe, but oxygen as a molecule is quite reactive and oxygen tends to attach itself to many different things and can cause damage. A good example is that oxygen can attack the metal in cars and make them rust. Oxygen can attack butter […]
45% of the U.S. population had inadequate vitamin A according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES). Vitamin A helps to maintain the barrier (seal) function of the body, in areas like the skin or the lining of your mouth and your in your gums and also your intestines. Low levels of vitamin […]
Most people generally do not get enough sun exposure to produce adequate levels of vitamin D especially in colder climates. Vitamin D enhances the barrier function of the cells lining the inside your mouth. And vitamin D enhances the bacterial killing functions of white blood cells that defend against gum disease. The Recommended Dietary Allowance […]
45% of the U.S. population had inadequate vitamin A, 46% has inadequate vitamin C, 95% had inadequate vitamin D, 84% has inadequate vitamin E, and 15% has inadequate zinc. And this is in a rich industrialized country! Fighting off gum disease requires a well functioning immune system, and this requires vitamins. Vitamins are …food parts […]
Modern food is living-dead Zombie food. The food you buy from the store can be considered Zombie food because in order to prepare it for storage and shipping, it is treated with heat and/or frozen and it is stored for years in cans and bottles so it loses its nutritional quality. Without proper nutrients, including […]
You have gum disease? And you like to drink alcohol? Unfortunately, regular intake of alcohol can affect the absorption and activation of many vitamins, such as vitamin B and vitamin A and folate. If you drink a lot of alcohol, then your liver’s ability to store Vitamin B is decreased. Also, excessive alcohol intake […]
The recommended daily allowance for vitamins and minerals were developed to prevent serious diseases and they’re actually quite low. If you’re fighting an infection like gum disease and you don’t have an ideal diet you may need to go above the guidelines in terms of dosages of vitamins and mineral. You may also have trouble […]
70% of Americans are not getting the 5 to 9 servings of fruits and veggies a day and the fruits and veggies they do get are our often commercially grown for profit with reduced amounts of vitamins and nutrients. It’s even worse if you smoke cigarettes and you have gum disease, because smoking will deplete […]
Some of the problems with modern food and how it affects your gums: Modern food is artificially separated. The food is fractionated, and that means it is split apart! Some of it, and it could be even the best part, goes to feed livestock, and the leftovers are combined together in an industrial process to […]
