permaculture

[Adam Grubb <adam@eatthesuburbs.org>]

FYI there's a free ebook here (designed for Aid work): Where There is No
Dentist

http://hesperian.org/books-and-resources/

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:11 PM, venaurafarm 
<venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>wrote:

> On 8/16/2012 9:48 PM, Alia Tsang wrote:
>
> > Keeping your mouth alkaline (like by brushing/rinsing with baking soda)
> is
> > supposed to help your teeth remineralize. Also, you have natural tooth
> > decay fighting and remineralizing stuff in your saliva so avoid letting
> > your mouth dry out.
> >
> > Anyone here use home made tooth powders?
>
> I'll bet there are a lot of great homebrew formulas for that.
> Here's one I just found:
> Ingredients:
> 1/2 c. bentonite clay
> 1/8 c. aluminum-free baking soda
> 6-10 drops peppermint essential oil
> glass jar
> <>
> I would substitute fennel or anise flavoring for peppermint as it can
> affect digestion. I use Trader Joes's clone toothpaste of the various
> Tom's varieties, the fennell flavored being my favorite. Propolis is
> also good to add.
>
> I chew a lot of sugarless gum and only one brand: Trident which has
> xylitol in it which is said to conteract dangerous stomach bacteria,
> specifically, from Wikipedia:
> Helicobacter pylori (/ˌhɛlɪkɵˈbæktər paɪˈlɔraɪ/; H. pylori), previously
> named Campylobacter pyloridis, is a Gram-negative, microaerophilic
> bacterium found in the stomach. It was identified in 1982 by Barry
> Marshall and Robin Warren, who found that it was present in patients
> with chronic gastritis and gastric ulcers, conditions that were not
> previously believed to have a microbial cause. It is also linked to the
> development of duodenal ulcers and stomach cancer. However, over 80
> percent of individuals infected with the bacterium are asymptomatic and
> it has been postulated that it may play an important role in the natural
> stomach ecology.[1]
>
> More than 50% of the world's population harbor H. pylori in their upper
> gastrointestinal tract. Infection is more prevalent in developing
> countries, and incidence is decreasing in Western countries. H. pylori's
> helix shape (from which the generic name is derived) is thought to have
> evolved to penetrate the mucoid lining of the stomach.[2][3]
>
> <>
>
> So, HP may play an important role in stomach ecology so getting rid of
> it may not be wise. Still Trident seems to clean my teeth and I do not
> chew it all the time. I expect that the dangerous role HP may play is
> related to poor diet and lack of effective probiotics. Miso, kim chee,
> kraut, kombucha, kefir, yoghurt, Bragg natural, unpasteurized vinegar
> and other products will help sustain colonies of beneficial
> microorganisms in the digestive tract.
>
> LL
>
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