Gum Disease (was Hypertension - Psyllium)

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Trudy wrote: MJH helped me out when I had gum disease, which my dentist told me

was irreversible.

 

Raine asks: Please share how you accomplished this!!

Thank you,

Raine

** " The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. "

-Socrates **

 

 

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Hi Raine,

 

I hope you don't mind, but to save myself some typing, I will share a post that

I made up for another group. I do mine a little different than MJH, in that I

put a couple of drops of the Oil of Fennel and Tea Tree Oil directly on my Tom's

of Main toothpaste. Hope this helps!

 

Kind regards,

Trudy

 

Hi everyone!

 

Sorry I am behind in my mail, but I thought I would share this. With my

illness, I was unable to look after my teeth for 10 years and when I finally

could afford to go to the dentist, I was in rough shape. Apparently, I had gum

disease.

 

I started using " Tom's of Maine " toothpaste with propolis and myrrh. I also add

a few drops of Oil of Fennel and Tea Tree Oil when I brush. I have had

impressive results and a major improvement. At this last check up my dentist

was very pleased. My husband bought me some of these little plastic things for

flossing my teeth (which I do at my computer! ;-) ...which reminds me! ;-) LOL

I was not a flosser prior to these little plastic things. But I was quite

amazed to see such an improvement in my teeth, when my overall health is so

poor. With my dramatic improvement, I now do regular flossing, as well.

 

 

http://aztec.asu.edu/iaha/articles/Tea_Tree_Article/tea_tree_article.html

 

http://www.channelcincinnati.com/cin/health/healthteam/stories/healthteam-natura\

lhealthcheck-121290720020130-060156.html

 

 

In doing my studies, I came across the following links on the relationship

between the microbes in our mouths and illness.

 

http://mizar5.com/LauraLeeshow.htm

http://mizar5.com/lauraleeshow2.htm (part two a caller asks about Tea

Tree Oil)

 

http://mizar5.com/omedia2.htm

 

http://www.talkinternational.com/mfdsindex1.htm

(Mercury Free & Biological Dentists)

 

 

Kind regards,

Trudy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello!

 

Well, I'm up here in Canada and you can buy " Tom's of Maine "

toothpaste from most health food stores and even from some of our

local grocery stores. I think my husband picks it up at Super

Store. I used to have a terrible time with my gums bleeding just

when I brushed my teeth--never mind flossing. But now I have no

problems with bleeding gums and I think that the Oil of Fennel and Tea

Tree Oil have helped immensely, as well. ...but, don't forget to

floss! ;-) LOL (...boy, I'm starting to sound like my dentist! ;-)

LOL

 

Kind regards,

Trudy

 

 

 

 

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, " raineluvsj "

<rainelovesj@s...> wrote:

> Trudy wrote: MJH helped me out when I had gum disease, which my

dentist told me was irreversible.

>

> Raine asks: Please share how you accomplished this!!

> Thank you,

> Raine

 

Gum problems can be from a local condition in the mouth, but is

usually associated with a lack of antioxidents, usually vitamin C.

 

Frank

 

http://www.doctoryourself.com/gums.html

 

Gum surgery is the last thing you want your dentist to tell you that

you need. But that's exactly what Kate's dentist told her.

" I'd really like to avoid it, " she said. " The very idea of getting

my gums cut into makes me queasy. "

 

" You are on friendly turf here, " I replied. " Dentistry in general

makes me weak in the knees. Maybe that stems from my boyhood, when

our dentist didn't believe in Novocain, or at least believe in taking

the time for it. Gum surgery sounds especially unpleasant. "

 

" They've already scheduled it, " Kate said. " They'll do the

procedure next month. I'll do it if I have no choice, but I'd sure

like to avoid it. "

 

" Well, you can always fall back on surgery if nothing else helps.

Since you have to wait for it anyway, you might as well see if you

can improve your gums in the meantime. "

 

" How? " said Kate

 

" Two things come to mind, " I said. The first is comfrey. "

 

" Is that an herb? "

 

" Yes, " I said. " Comfrey has a 400 year history of wound healing.

It is favorably mentioned back in Turner's Herball of 1568, Gerard's

Herball of 1597, Parkinson's 1640 Theatrum Botanicum, and

Tournefort's 1719 Compleat Herbal. There have been monographs on

comfrey throughout the centuries, and one of the active ingredients,

allantoin, is found in salves and lotions today. "

 

" Can I just buy some capsules at the store? " Kate asked.

 

" Yes and no, " I answered. " You can buy comfrey capsules, all right,

but they tend to contain dried comfrey leaf. Traditional herbalism

tells us that the leaves are best used fresh, beaten into a poultice,

and applied externally. Leaves taken internally, as with swallowed

capsules, have little benefit, and negative side effects are much

more likely. Comfrey, like medicinal herbs in general, is more a

medicine than a food. It needs to be used appropriately. "

 

" What part do we want, then? "

 

" The root, " I said, " is the part we want to use. The root,

tradition says, is for internal use, and the root is not to be taken

raw. Instead, you make a decoction of the comfrey root. A decoction

is basically just a boiled tea. "

 

" And how do you make that decoction? " said Kate.

 

" First you have to take a bit of root, maybe a few inches of it, and

wash it under water. Cut the root up, like you would a carrot, into

slices or chunks. Put the pieces into a Pyrex or stainless steel

saucepan with a cup or two of water. Bring it to a boil, boil it for

five to ten minutes, and then let it sit and cool. The result is a

dark-brown, not particularly bad tasting tea. A cup or two every

other day will probably be enough. "

 

" Where do I get comfrey root? " Kate asked.

 

" Probably at most herb stores. I got mine fresh from a farmer who

was trying to get rid of it. Comfrey grows like a big weed: very

fast. If you mow it down or try to plow it under, it just comes

back. Even a little bit of fresh root will grow a new plant. I'm

here to tell you, there is nothing to growing your own comfrey.

Cheaper that way, too. "

 

" Is that it? "

 

" Well, not quite. Another approach you might consider is topical

use of vitamin C. In other words, direct application of the vitamin

to your gums. "

 

" That sounds a bit weird, " Kate said.

 

" It really does, " I admitted. " However, vitamin C is so closely

involved with wound healing in general and gum integrity in

particular that it merits special attention. Vitamin C works as an

anti-inflammatory agent. It also is essential for building collagen,

the protein " glue " that literally holds your cells together. "

 

" I know that vitamin C is good for my gums, " Kate said. " I'm

already taking 1,000 milligrams of vitamin C a day. Why hasn't that

helped? "

 

" Two reasons come to mind: either its not enough, or its not

sufficiently concentrated where you need it most. "

" But vitamin C is an acid: ascorbic acid, isn't it? I can't go

putting that all over my gums and teeth. "

 

" True enough. The trick is to use a non-acidic form of vitamin C

called calcium ascorbate. Topical calcium ascorbate will not sting

even sore gums. You can obtain it as a powder, and spread about half

a teaspoon on the gum surfaces. It has a bit of a metallic

aftertaste, but its quite bearable. Hold it for about ten minutes,

then rinse. "

 

For two weeks, Kate did exactly that, plus drinking the comfrey

decoction. However, she did not cancel her gum surgery.

 

After a pre-op examination, her dentist canceled it.

 

Copyright C 1999 and prior years Andrew W. Saul. From the books

QUACK DOCTOR and PAPERBACK CLINIC, available from Dr. Andrew Saul,

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