Bones and Teeth

Growing up I had no clue that the cereal products I was eating contained a naturally occurring preservative called phytic acid. This preservative found in sprouted and unsprouted grains chelates essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and more reducing your absorption when consumed. More importantly the cereal was contaminated with glyphosate a pesticide originally patented in 1950 as a metal chelator by a Swiss chemist. This makes it difficult for the body to re-mineralize the teeth, grain products also promote the overgrowth of yeast bacteria in the mouth and elsewhere. As the bacteria team up with sugar this accelerates the rate of bone decay in the mouth and elsewhere in the body causing cavities.

Why are trace minerals and vitamin K2 important?

At the turn of the 20th century we started feeding animals grain, corn and soy and forced them into factory feedlot operations around the globe. That means we no longer benefit from their exceptional ability to produce the critical K2 vitamin. Being the incredible ruminant animal cows are, they are much more effective at converting vitamin K1 found in grass and plant matter to its more useful form K2 than the human gut can. K2 is responsible for driving arterial calcium into the bones and places it needs to be otherwise it can build up in arterial walls and organs contributing to atherosclerosis,  sudden clots induced by ruptures in the arterial wall, heart attacks and more. Especially when dosing vitamin D in any quantity it becomes even more important to be consuming K2 ideally from the meat of a ruminant animals because vitamin D increases intestinal absorption of calcium. Its important that the majority of vitamin D obtained comes from sunlight and the remainder from natural dietary sources. Oral vitamin D may put the liver under stress at a time where it is already overwhelmed by other toxins.

Copper and boron help the body to utilize and retain magnesium, and the combination of copper zinc and vitamin C support collagen the foundation for calcium deposition in the bones. If you do not have proper collagen formation it does not matter how much K2 you take you will still have tissue calcification because their is nowhere for the calcium to attach you. You need that beautiful collagen lattice to be able form strong and robust bones. And to further ensure that calcium does not end up in the soft tissues we need electrolytes like sodium, potassium and magnesium minerals that allow the calcium to be suspended in solution so that it can be used for nerve impulses and to be able to get it into bones.

How can we enable robust oral health, prevent/reverse cavities and stop tooth decay?

1. Including foods that will provide essential minerals for the formation of tooth enamel, including:

• Calcium: Milk is an excellent source of bioavailable calcium, crucial for tooth mineralization and maintaining strong teeth.

• Magnesium: Ruminant animal meat, eggs, and fruits like bananas and avocados are sources of magnesium, which supports enamel formation and mineralization. 

• Phosphorus: Ruminant animal meat, eggs, and milk are rich in phosphorus, a mineral essential for tooth development and maintenance.

• Potassium: Wild salmon, pastured beef, avocadoes, bananas, melon, mango and milk are excellent sources. Leafy greens can also be a great source however they may not be as bioavailable.

• Zinc + Copper: Ruminant animal meat contains plenty of zinc, however copper supplementation may be required especially if supplementing with zinc.

• Sunshine Vitamin D + K2: Milk from pastured animals contain both vitamin D to enhance calcium absorption in the intestines and K2 for driving that calcium into the bones. Eggs from pastured chicken will also contain more vitamin D than caged chicken eggs. Ruminant animal meat contain excellent levels of K2.

2. Regular brushing and flossing. Use a soft-bristled toothbrush and silk floss (silk does not contain plastic, PFAS or fluoride). 

3. Make toothpaste that does not contain fluoride, SLS or emulsifiers that damage the oral microbiome. Create a tooth paste dry mix from bentonite clay, activated charcoal and calcium hydroxyapatite, a form of calcium similar to tooth enamel, using it in your toothpaste will support remineralization. Now that you have this dry mix you can add a pinch to a dab of coconut oil on your tooth brush. You really don't need much at all, and tooth paste should be optional for individuals who consume a healthy diet. Bad breath is typically the result of a gut dysbiosis present for many reasons.

4. Tongue brushing & scraping using a metal scraper can be an excellent way to agitate the biofilm on our tongue and remove unwanted food particles. This helps with breath odor to eliminate the need for harsh toothpaste or mouth wash. 

5. Oil Pulling: Swish half a teaspoon of coconut or olive oil in the mouth for about 2 to 3 minutes, then spit it out into the garbage. Most mouthwash at the store are far too bactericidal for the oral microbiome.

6. Schedule regular dental check-ups and cleanings to monitor oral health, opt out of the fluoride treatment, it is also neurotoxic to the myelin sheath of our neurons.

7. Nose breathing is essential to reducing dry mouth and alteration in the PH and microbiome of the oral cavity. It would be important to mouth tape at night or during exercise to keep the mouth closed when possible. Practicing nose breathing can help increase nitrous oxide in the blood an important compound for vasodilation.

Is it possible to reverse a cavity once it has reached the dentine layer?

This is possible however unlikely, it would require reversing any chronic condition present in the body and and extremely careful consideration of the list I created above. In addition, extreme measures such as eliminating all foods with the presence of phytic acid and digestive enzyme inhibitors could help stop tooth decay and eventually reverse a cavity in the dentine layer. However the risk of root canal may be too great at this point. This would include elimination of all food in tiers 3 to 9 on the plant defense page in an effort to encourage MAX absorption of nutrients while consuming mostly foods at tier 0 and small amounts from tier 1 selecting mostly fruits richest in the nutrients mentioned above.

Best Options when Faced with Serious Dental Issues

• Cavities: Select for ceramic fillings over mercury amalgam fillings and prevent/reverse them if still possible

• Root Canals: Selecting to have a tooth extracted will be less costly and less problematic than a root canal in the long term. Make sure your extraction is being performed by an experienced professional that has access to cleaning tools like laser and ozone for example.

• Wisdom tooth extractions carry risk if not executed with laser and or ozone cleaning, many dental practices will also create a clot from your blood and insert that into the pocket the tooth was removed from to encourage better healing.

• Wisdom tooth cavitation's can form due to a multitude of factors, the first is that the periodontal ligament was not fully removed with the tooth. Some dental offices also use the patients blood to spin up their platelets in a centrifuge. They use these platelets to form a clot that will be placed inside the tooth extraction site. This increases the odds that the pocket will heal correctly otherwise this area typically does not have enough blood flow to form a proper clot and heal the hole. In the event where this does not occur and a cavitation forms, many anaerobic bacteria can begin to breed at the site and slowly spread to other parts of the body contributing to many autoimmune related diseases. We also understand that the immune system is also involved in preventing cancer formation and progression so its important to assess cancer patients for dental ailments of all kind. We know that some colon cancers are linked to bacterial signatures in the mouth and I am sure we could find more.  Its staggering how many disease pathologies can relate back to a bacterial pocket in an unnatural mouth excavation. Our mouths are shrinking due to poor bone structure development from  vanishing levels of K2 and minerals in the food chain.