Right, you probably want to know why I decided to post these? Not? Well, I am going to tell you anyhow. A long time ago I stumbled over this article which I liked. Like all sites I like, I kept it open for a long time, intending on reading it. As usual, it ended with me bookmarking it when I got tired of having it up. That is, when I needed the few resources chrome used to keep it up. Well, at any rate I saved it in the bookmark-bar, so that it would be visible. I finally read the article and can positively say that I learnt a lot about dental health, I found the article illuminating and would advice anyone with a healthy interest to read it.
Basically this list is from that article(to which I will link after the list of tips).
- Floss at least three times a week, preferably daily.
- Sterilize your toothbrush frequently.
- Get a tongue cleaner and scrape your tongue each morning after you brush your teeth.
- Drink enough water.
- Eat onions (raw are best) since they contain powerful antibacterial sulfur compounds and in a 1997 test tube study killed S. mutans. Then use parsley or mint leaves for your breath.
- Drink Green tea (Camellia sinensis) which contains substances called catechins that kill mouth bacteria.
- Get enough vitamin C. Kiwis have more than any other fruit. I currently take 3,000 mg of C each morning in a delicious shake.
- Eat a tablespoon of sesame seeds to clean teeth and add 87 mg of calcium.
- Eat wasabi since it contains isothiocyanates that inhibit the growth of cavity-causing bacteria.
- Eat cashew nuts which have anacardic acids that kill bacteria like S. mutans [Himajima & Kubo 1991 p419]. These nuts have antibacterial, antidysenteric, anti microbial and antiseptic properties.
- Eat grapes since they contain polyamides, a type of tannin that inhibits the growth of S. mutans. Buy organic to avoid pesticide residues.
- Eat pure cocoa powder or raw chocolate without sugar, since it contains tannins known to prevent bacteria from attaching to the teeth.
- Eat Sage honey and Tupelo honey which inhibit oral pathogenic bacteria.
- Kiss people who never get cavities.
- Take Culturelle ( Lactobacillus casei rhamnosus GG ) which produces an anti microbial agent that kills Streptococcus.
- Rinse your mouth with a baking soda solution within 10 minutes after you eat.
- Cook with cinnamon and oregano.
- Eat less processed sugar.
- Breathe through the mouth(to avoid the bacteria going aerobic which makes them produce acid.)
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As you may have noticed, I added the point to eat less processed sugar, I found it odd that he hadn't added that tip himself as he did point it out at several occasions. I also added "Breathe through the mouth" as he pointed that out at the beginning of the article.