Natural healing of dental problems

Dr Weston A. Price

Most people are convinced that it is impossible to cure caries. This is what we have always learned: when your teeth are damaged, this can not be reversed. I used to believe this as well, until I read about dr. Weston Price. Dr. Weston A. Price (1870 – 1948) was a dentist that travelled around the world to investigate why some people were immune for caries and the causes if caries and other oral problems. He wrote a book about his discoveries: "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration: A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects". The book is very interesting on the field of dentistry but it certainly has become a "must read" for nutritionists and people who are interested in food and healthy living.

Dr Weston A. Price researched the nutrition of the people with the best oral health and discover that the common factor between these persons with perfect teeth was nutrition. The combination of healthy fats, especially with vitamine A and D in combination with fat from pasture fed mammals. More research has been done by others and they learned more about this fat from pasture fed mammals and discovered that vitamine K2 plays a dominant role.

What is a good source for vitamine A and D?

Cod liver oil is a good source of vitamine A and D and especially the fermented cod liver oil seems to work positive. Fermented cod liver oil has even more elements that have a positive effect on our health and is not heat treated. 

Unfortunately it doesn't really have a nice taste. You can swallow a teaspoon and take a large sip of orange juice right after it. I find this acceptable, but my husband still dislikes it a lot. He prefers the capsules, but they are less economic.

What is a good source of vitamine K2?

It is important to combine this cod liver oil with vitamin K2 which is found in butter oil or cheese made from raw milk (when the cows or goats ate mostly grass). You can also buy butter oil on Amazon but you can also try to find a local source for butter oil or cheese. They both taste delicious, so enjoy this wonderful food!

Butter oil is also a very healthy fat to use for frying in the kitchen. It stays stabil when heated to high temperatures and meat fried in it tastes delicious.

What other nutrition is important for oral health?

Dr Weston A. Price advices to eat bone broths regularly to strengthen your teeth, bones and health in general.

Research has been done with the combination of the above nutrition advice (cod liver oil, butter oil and bone broth) with children who had caries. And even thought they didn't change their diet further there were significant results. 

Have an open mind and give it a try. I don't know if it works for everybody, but it certainly worked for me.

http://www.westonaprice.org/fat-soluble-activators/x-factor-is-vitamin-k2#60

http://www.nature.com/bdj/journal/v213/n6/full/sj.bdj.2012.856.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801378
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20170379