Heal Cavities Naturally!

Let’s be real. We all have backslid a little bit over the holidays and gave into our sweet tooth. Stop beating yourself up and get rid of that frenzied reminder to get into the dentist on the 2nd of January.

Did you know that there are things that you can change in your diet to help heal cavities, even if they already exists? But what actually causes a cavity to form?

Tooth decay, as researched by Dr. Weston Price and other dental pioneers, boiled down to three factors:

• Not enough minerals in the diet.
• Not enough fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K) in the diet.
• Nutrients not being readily bioavailable, and your intestinal system not properly absorbing them.The presence of phytic acid largely influences this factor.
• Over a period of time, if your diet lacks vitamins and minerals from a poor diet and/or contains high levels of phytates (from grains, seeds, nuts, and legumes), the blood chemistry and the ratio of calcium and phosphorous become out of balance, which results in minerals being pulled from bones, causing tooth and bone loss.

So, the long-standing belief that sugar causes tooth decay is true, but as a result of it depleting nutrients from the body, not because bacteria eat it and produce acid that ruins your teeth.

In order to restore the ratio of calcium and phosphorus in our blood, and to enable minerals to bond to our teeth, it is not enough to just avoid eating too many sweet or processed foods. We must also eat health-building foods, containing copious amounts of minerals and vitamins that will build a glassy hard tooth structure.

Foods to focus on are:

• Coconut oil, grass-fed organic dairy (especially butter), grass-fed meats, seafood and bone broths.
• Organic cooked vegetables (soups with bone broth are ideal).
• Organ and gland meats, like liver.

Limit foods that are high in phytic acid, like grains, beans, nuts and seeds, as well as limiting processed food intake full of processed flours and sugars that upset blood sugar balance.

Supplements to consider are:

• Fermented cod liver oil – very high in fat soluble vitamins A, D and K.
• Magnesium – required to use calcium and phosphorous effectively.
• Gelatin – if you don’t have time to make bone broth, this is a good alternative and is great for gums and digestion.

This is a great article on the actual cause of cavities and how you can use your own nutrition to heal them naturally, and not just by avoiding sugars. Now, this is not to say that your regularly scheduled dentist visits are not needed. Just a friendly reminder that even if you have a cavity, your body can heal itself, but you have to eat well and make sure that all of your vitamin and mineral tanks are being filled. Just another reason to eat healthy and live vibrantly!

Keep showing that beautiful smile,

-LL

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