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8 Best Foods to Eat For Healthy Teeth

by John Summerly

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There are far more than eight foods for healthy teeth, but I've found these to work especially well to prevent and even reverse tooth decay and gum disease in the long-term.

1. Butter Oil
Butter Oil, is a key ingredient to re-enameling teeth because it contains certain fats and activating substances that help bond the nutrients in the body to the bones. The butter must be organic from cows or goats eating rapidly growing green grasses.

2. Raisins
Naturally sweet, raisins don’t contain sucrose, or table sugar. Sugar helps bacteria stick to the tooth surface, letting them produce plaque. Raisins are also a source of phytochemicals, which may kill cavity-causing plaque bacteria. Some compounds in raisins also affect the growth of bacteria associated with gum disease.

3. High Vitamin Cod Liver Oil
This marvelous golden oil contains large amounts of elongated omega-3 fatty acids, preformed vitamin A and the sunlight vitamin D, essential nutrients that are hard to obtain in sufficient amounts in the modern diet. Samples may also naturally contain small amounts of the important bone- and blood-maintainer vitamin K. In numerous studies, the elongated omega-3 fats found in cod liver oil have been shown to improve brain function, memory, stress response, immune response, allergies, asthma, learning and behavioral disorders, including bipolar syndrome and manic-depression.

4. Tea
Compounds called polyphenols, found in black and green teas, slow the growth of bacteria associated with cavities and gum disease. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago found that people who rinsed their mouths with black tea for one minute, 10 times a day, had less plaque buildup on their teeth than people who rinsed their mouths with water. What’s more, the size and stickness of their plaque was reduced. Tea undermines the ability of some bacteria to clump together with other bacteria, the researchers said.

5. Coconut Oil
The human body converts the lauric acid found in coconut oil into an amazing monoglyceride called monolaurin which is only found in abundance in one other liquid–breast milk. It has anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-protozoa properties. Lauric acid is a powerful virus and gram-negative bacteria destroyer, and coconut oil contains the most lauric acid of any substance on earth. It is able to attack the bacteria that cause tooth decay.

6. Crunchy Veggies
It takes serious chewing to break down foods such as carrots, apples and cucumbers. But all that crunching isn’t in vain. Chewing disturbs dental plaque, and serve as a cleansing mechanism. So instead of remaining in your mouth and settling on teeth, bacteria get cleared away.

7. Vitamin-rich Foods
Foods containing calcium such raw (unpasteurized) organic hard cheese, almonds and leafy greens — and foods high in phosphorous — such as eggs and wild fish — can help keep tooth enamel strong and healthy, according to the American Dental Association. Acidic foods and beverages may cause tiny lesions on tooth enamel and calcium or phosphate help redeposit minerals back into those lesions.

8. Cranberries
Cranberries contain polyphenols (just as tea does), which may keep plaque from sticking to teeth, thus lowering the risk of cavities, according to a study published in the journal Caries Research. A caveat: Because the fruit is so tart, many cranberry products have added sugar, which may affect any potential benefits for teeth, so make eat raw unsweetened cranberries or even blend frozen unsweetened cranberries into a smoothie.

John Summerly is nutritionist, herbologist, and homeopathic practitioner. He is a leader in the natural health community and consults athletes, executives and most of all parents of children on the benefits of complementary therapies for health and prevention.

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Health benefits of cucumbers

Don't you dare exclude these crunchy healing wonders from your salad!


-Stress:  Cutting up cucumber and boiling in water is believed to release biochemicals that, when breathed, can help to reduce stress.  Pregnant mothers have used this technique as a way to naturally reduce stress.

-Digestion:  Cucumbers are packed with fiber and contain a great deal of water, both of which is known to aid in regular digestive function and remove toxins from the body.  Constipation and heartburn can be relieved through the regular consumption of this vegetable.

-Oral health:  Cucumber juice is believed to help maintain healthy teeth and gums.

-Energy:  Loaded with fiber, vitamin B, and carbohydrates, cucumber will provide a sustained boost of natural energy without the "crash" and other negative health effects that go with consuming caffeine and sugar.

-Blood pressure:  Whether you have low or high blood pressure, the potassium and magnesium found in cucumbers can be beneficial to your health by helping to normalize blood pressure.  Cucumbers also contain a good amount of fiber which is also known to help with balancing blood pressure.

-Hangovers:  If you had a little too much fun on Saturday night, chow down on some cucumber slices before passing out and you won't wake up quite as miserable.  Electrolytes, water, natural sugars, and vitamin B will bring you back to game form and the fiber within cucumbers helps to detoxify the body be shuffling out toxins that built up during the process of festivities.

-Bags and circles under eyes:  Most people have seen someone with cucumber slices on their eyes when they are at their local spa.  The juices help to remove signs of stress and sleep deprivation from the skin around your eyes but don't let the juice in your eye as it can cause irritation.

-Lower cholesterol:  Cucumbers contain sterols, compounds that are believed to help naturally lower cholesterol.  The fiber found in cucumbers can also help with this.

-Fresh breath:  Chewing up some cucumbers for about a minute will help to destroy the bacteria in the mouth that causes halitosis, or bad breath.


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Uses for coconut oil

Coconut oil is growing in popularity.  With some impressive health boosts and practical uses, it is no surprise.


Oral health:  Coconut oil aids in the absorption of calcium into the body and therefore can promote healthy teeth.  coconut oil is also believed to stop tooth decay for an added benefit to your dental health.

Kidney health:  Coconut oil may help to dissolve kidney stones and helps prevent disease of the kidneys and gall bladder.

Heart health:  Coconut oil is packed with lauric which helps to maintain healthy levels of cholesterol. This compound is also believed to help regulate blood pressure as well.

Diabetes:  Utilization of blood glucose is aided with the addition of coconut oil in your diet and blood sugar and insulin management in the body is helped along by coconut oil as well.

Digestion:  Since coconut oil has anti microbial, anti fungal, and anti parasitic effects, it can help to prevent indigestion resulting from unwanted invaders.  This oil also helps with the absorption of vital nutrients as well further improving the process of digestion.

Brain health:  Healthy fats like those found in coconut oil help to promote brain function and prevent decline.  Some data shows that this oil can not only treat but maybe even prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Liver health:  Fatty acids and healthy triglycerides help to prevent liver disease and also lessen the accumulation of fat within the liver.


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