128: Myth-busting dental health
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
4.7 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2018
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Most of us believe that our dental health is directly related to how much we brush and floss. But what if there is more to it than that? The traditional groups that Dr. Weston A. Price visited so many years ago did not have wonderful dental hygiene, yet their teeth were perfectly straight and surprisingly free of decay. Their secret? Their diet! These populations were eating a diet devoid of processed foods, and extremely rich in minerals and fat-soluble vitamins A, D, and K.
On this episode, Dr. Steven Lin, the author of The Dental Diet, explains how to maintain a healthy smile, naturally. He covers how we need to increase vitamin and mineral consumption from the foods we eat, what foods to avoid that are destructive to our health, and how to breathe and hold the mouth properly. He also busts many common dental myths and replaces them with truth that we can apply, to enable vibrant dental health.
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| 0:00.0 | Tooth decay, gum disease, crooked teeth, wisdom teeth, impactions. |
| 0:04.8 | These have not occurred all through anthropological history. |
| 0:08.0 | If you ask any anthropologists, if you read any of the studies, |
| 0:11.0 | they'll show that no humans, no human cultures had significant dental disease |
| 0:16.1 | until we hit the Industrial Revolution. What we're seeing in kids mouths today is not a normal part of |
| 0:22.4 | human history. Welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast sponsored by the Westin A Price Foundation for |
| 0:37.5 | Wise Traditions and Food Farming and the Healing Arts. We are your source for |
| 0:42.1 | scientific knowledge and |
| 0:43.4 | traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm your host, Hoda-Labrada Gore. This is episode 128 and my guest is Dr. Stephen Lynn. |
| 0:56.0 | Stephen is a world-leading functional dentist, a TEDx speaker, and the author of the |
| 1:02.0 | international best-selling book, The Dental Diet. |
| 1:05.1 | He is a whole health advocate very much in keeping with the wise traditions approach of the |
| 1:09.5 | Westin A Price Foundation. |
| 1:11.4 | He even references Dr. Price's work in his book. |
| 1:14.0 | Stephen understands that dental concerns often stem from issues with our diet. |
| 1:18.0 | We tend to think that our dental health is related to exactly how much we brush and floss. Well I'm not saying we |
| 1:24.6 | should set aside those habits but today Stephen does some important myth |
| 1:28.4 | busting on this topic. He helps us identify key minerals and vitamins that can improve our dental health, |
| 1:34.4 | help our children avoid crowded teeth and braces, and up our overall well-being. |
| 1:39.5 | Before we get into the discussion, we want to recognize our sponsors. |
| 1:43.0 | Wise traditions is supported in part by |
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