Oral health plays a massive part in our digestive health. Oral health is more than just sucking on a mint or chewing on some gum. Our oral health is the outlook of our gut health. In an intake, observation of the mouth and unhealthy odors are one of the signs considered in diagnosing digestive concerns. You can have great oral care and digestive concerns too.
The mouth is a the body’s early warning system that provide clues to nutritional status and internal health problems.
The gastrointestinal tract provides a direct way for the sinuses, ear canal, nasal passage, and throat to empty into the esophagus to carry out the body infectious material accumulated as a result of immune system activity. If the body can not dispose of these waste products, we can become auto intoxicated and sick.
The tongue’s appearance can indicate B-3 (niacin), iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia (B-12). In advanced pellagra, B-3 Niacin deficiency, the whole tongue is fiery red, swollen, and ulcerated. This condition is called glossitis, an inflammation of the tongue. Deep fissures of a tongue swollen against the lower teeth accompany hypothyroidism and chronic dehydration. A coated tongue reflects constipation and a blocked up toxic colon. Sensitive teach reflect a deficiency of macro-minerals, folate, B-12 Vitamins C complex, and E.
White Patches
White patches of the mouth’s roof, inside the cheek, and the throat are signs of systemic yeast infection called Candida Albicans and common in infants.
Periodontal Disease
Tooth decay affects more than 50% of adults over 50 years old. It’s the most common nonfatal degenerative disease in the US. It includes bleeding gums, bacterial infection, weakened gingiva, and tooth loss.
Fillings
Dental fillings, the sliver color amalgam used to fill dental cavities, are not made of silver but are 50% mercury, a highly toxic metal that leaches into the body for many years. FDA has still declared that mercury fillings to be perfectly safe. Other highly toxic heavy metals that affect health are crowns made of nickel. Nickel is carcinogenic.
Bad Breath
Halitosis accompanies a toxic colon and food allergies or intolerances. Bad breath and bleeding gums are associated with developing type 2 insipidus and impaired digestion. Pale gums indicate anemia, and white bleeding gums may indicate vitamin C and K deficiency.
Tarter
Build up of tartar around the base of the teach reflect an over acid body chemistry and excessive calcium circulating in the blood. A healthy body does not accumulate plaque or tartar around the base of the teeth. Tartar that forms on the teeth above the gum line is similar to calculus. Calculus is an immune irritant and produces a chronic inflammatory response.
Individuals with significant tooth decay and gum disease are at greater risk of other diseases. Painful sore jaws, periodontal problems, and loss of teeth often precede a heart attack. Chronic infection in the gums can drain into the body through the GI and impair the entire body’s functioning.
Did you know you can get fluoride-free toothpaste and natural mouth wash? My most reliable resource is Onguard Mouth Whitening Tooth Paste. It’s best used with a drop of immune defense essential oil on your toothbrush.
