Interesting article about teeth (long)

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In a message dated 9/11/04 9:27:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, oldglory@... writes:

Why not just use baking soda and salt? No glycerin there. A man in our neighboring town uses this and there isn't a prettier smile anywhere.

That would be fine too. The salt can be a little abrasive if used continuously. I like the soap because it keeps the plaque from hardening. Plus I like the foaming;-). Makes me feel like I'm really cleaning my teeth. My dentist said he believes plain old water would be effective if someone wanted to go that route.

Gloria

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Hi,

Why not just use baking soda and salt? No glycerin there. A man in our neighboring town uses this and there isn't a prettier smile anywhere.

Baugh

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A good solution for clean teeth, which I have

used for 5 years, is bar soap.

I always brush my teeth with soap. I use either an all natural bar soap or Dr. Bronner's liquid peppermint soap. The key is to never use anything (soap or toothpaste) that has glycerin in it. Glycerin adheres to the teeth and prevents re-enamalization. Plaque also sticks to glycerin. It takes 22 rinses to get glycerin based toothpaste off your teeth and only 2 rinses to get non-glycerin soap off. Soap also keeps plaque soft so that it comes off easily. Can't remember the last time I used any kind of toothpaste (natural or other) for brushing. Check the labels...I know someone who pays $20 for a tube of all natural organic toothpaste and it still has glycerin in it. I keep away from that stuff!!!

Gloria

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I read that whole thing with great interest, since teeth--and much of

what Dr. Judd points out, such as why they're so troublesome for just

about everyone I know--have been very much on my mind lately.

But I have to wonder, are these claims really believable? Flouride

causes tooth decay, but sugar and bacteria do not? I'm no chemist, and

I feel pretty lost as to who to believe, especially where it concerns my

2-year-old.

Can you or anybody offer testimonials or pointers to more evidence? It

would be much appreciated! --ST

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MorningGlory113@... wrote:

>

>> A good solution for clean teeth, which I have

>> used for 5 years, is bar soap.

>>

>> I always brush my teeth with soap. I use either an all natural bar

>> soap or Dr. Bronner's liquid peppermint soap. The key is to never use

>> anything (soap or toothpaste) that has glycerin in it. Glycerin

>> adheres to the teeth and prevents re-enamalization. Plaque also

>> sticks to glycerin. It takes 22 rinses to get glycerin based

>> toothpaste off your teeth and only 2 rinses to get non-glycerin soap

>> off. Soap also keeps plaque soft so that it comes off easily. Can't

>> remember the last time I used any kind of toothpaste (natural or

>> other) for brushing. Check the labels...I know someone who pays $20

>> for a tube of all natural organic toothpaste and it still has

>> glycerin in it. I keep away from that stuff!!!

>>

>> Gloria

>

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Interesting tidbits we find out as we grow through life. The concept of

bacteria causing cavities goes back to Louis Pasteur and his germ

theory. It has been continually perpetuated by the pharmaceutical

companies, the AMA, ADA and all the rest of mainstream medicine today.

Bacteria by themselves do not cause cavities. Acids do cause cavities

and the bacteria are only opportunistic. If the acid can get through the

enamel then the bacteria can proliferate inside the tooth and they will

cause their own toxins resuling in all sorts of oral problems.

Now the trick here is to use a soap that has had the glycerin removed.

This usually means a store bought variety. I think this needs a little

more looking into, I do like the concept but am a little uncertain about

eating soap again. Maybe I will just stick to the baking soda and salt

routine. Works wonders for me along with a good peroxide rinse.

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Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "

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Suzanne wrote:

> I've seen reports about fluoride being bad... do a web search....

> about the sugar and bacteria...can't answer that for sure...if he's

> talking about fruit sugars then I agree... if he is talking about

> sugar in chocolates, etc.. then I don't... and Don is alseep now so

> we can't ask him to explain.. lol.

>

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Fluoride is an extremely potent toxin. At least the kind they put into

your drinking water, toothpaste and mouthwash. Fluoride that you get

naturally from plants is very beneficial and much needed by the human

body in very small amounts. NOBODY NEEDS THE FLUORIDE THAT IS SUPPLIED

BY YOUR DENTIST, TOOTHPASTE MANUFACTURER, MOUTHWASH MANUFACTURER AND THE

WATER DEPARTMENT. This stuff is extremely poisonous and will kill you.

I am not so certain that I even buy into the concept of sugar creating

cavities but it may contribute to it significantly. I believe that the

problem with all refined or cooked sugars (though not from eating raw

fruits, raw sugar cane, raw sugar beets, raw honey or any raw food

contining its own natural sugar) is the fact that these sugars

inactivate the saliva. What do I mean by this? The saliva carries the

enzymes necessary for the predigestion of carbohydrates, namely salivary

amylase. It also carries along with it lots of sodium, potassium,

chlorine, bicarbonate, phosphate, urea, uric acid, immunoglobulin A,

mucus and the bacteriolytic enzyme lysozyme that are used to help keep

the teeth in good shape, keep the mouth alkaline and keep bacteria from

overgrowth in an acidic mouth by helping to buffer the various acids

from eating raw foods. This problem of acids damaging tooth enamel and

creating cavities is not experienced by people eating raw fruits and raw

foods containing their own natural unprocessed sugars. This, I believe

is the damage caused by refined sugars or sugars that have been changed

due to cooking or other forms of processing. Inactivate the saliva and

any acid can attack the enamel of the teeth including fruit acids. Fruit

sugar does not do this when you eat the fruit and the bicarb in your

saliva can easily buffer the fruit acid so it won't affect the enamel.

Eating a tablespoonful of processed fructose, however, might do this.

However, the damage does come from the acids. To the best of my

knowledge and I do plan on digging into this much deeper, sugar does not

turn into acids. Nothing can grow in refined sugar anyway. This is proven.

So in essence, no I do not believe in the germ theory nor do I believe

that raw sugars are directly responsible for damage to the teeth. I do

believe that they (refined, processed or cooked sugars) contribute by

inactivating the saliva leaving the mouth open to the effects of

unbuffered acids.

My two cents worth. Everyone has to believe what they will. I only

suggest it that each and everyone do their own research and find the

truth for themselves. That is the only way you will ever be able to

truly believe anything anyway.

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Peace, love and light,

Don Quai

" Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal

and wakes in man. "