Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Hi Kay and all, I've snipped your original message, Kay, for the sake of those reading digests. Regarding Skype and MSN Messenger, I do not know whether MSN Messenger has voice capability, but Skype is the acknowledged " leader " right now for free Internet telephony. It's easy to download and install, takes only a couple of minutes. Besides, who wants to trust a private conversation going through Microsoft? Skype is encrypted. Regarding teeth, this is a huge topic, as you are aware from previous posts. Honestly, it is clear to me that no one knows nearly as much about what damages oral health as they may sound like they know, and this definitely includes me! " Recession " of the gums is sometimes a misdiagnosis from the medical (dental) industry. When we eat poorly, organs and tissues enlarge, or swell. Then when we eat well, the swelling vanishes. In the case of gums, this can show up as " recession, " but it MAY mean absolutely nothing other than that you are becoming healthier. OTOH, it MAY mean something, depends upon the degree of " recession, " and in particular upon whether it stabilizes on the new, improved diet, or continues to degrade with time. Regarding those stains along the gum line...look at chimps etc. in the wild, their teeth are all brown!!! Not that " pearly white " color to which we all have been trained to aspire. That " whitening " products abound should tell us all something, like " Run away!!!. " Unless other issues present themselves, I do not regard this coloration, in and of itself, as a problem, except of course perhaps in a cosmetic sense due to the aforementioned training we have all received. The coating on your teeth is not sugar, sugar dissolves in water and moves where the water moves. You are cleansing, based upon your other writings, and this commonly shows up as crud on the teeth, tongue, etc. Eventually this will pass, and you may find that brushing seems " quaint. " When you do brush, brush gently, very gently, in small circular movements, along and into the gum line, with the softest brush you can find. The duration, not the force, is the ticket. And use NO paste of any kind, it's all toxic, and it's all abrasive. If your tooth enamel is important to you, why take an abrasive material to it? And yes, tooth " polishing " at the dentist's office does indeed wear down the enamel a bit. As I've written previously, by definition, polishing means wearing down a surface until it is smooth. Doesn't matter whether one is polishing teeth, silver, or rocks, the definition is the same. Or just poke around in your mouth with small, moist (as in " green " wood) twigs, these work better than toothbrushes. This is not surprising, considering the identity of the designer. Besides, twigs don't come covered in paste, now, do they?? !! :):) I find flossing constructive for most people, given the widespread structural degradation of the oral cavity people are experiencing due to multigenerational effects of poor diet. (If anyone is interested, ask and I'll happily elaborate, otherwise....) I agree wholeheartedly with Rozi, grazing all day may be counterproductive in many ways, including for oral health. But your eating pattern sounds fine, as you laid it out: I find that on MIXED DIETS I still eat about 4 TIMES a day. Is this excessive? Example - Breakfast: 11.00 8 bananas Lunch: 1.00 4-6 peaches 2.30 2-4 medjool dates 3 apricots (possibly) 4.30 Green leaves with strawberries 6.00 Apple or banana If I interpret this correctly, than you spend at least half of your waking hours not eating at all, hardly " grazing! " :) I understand you are NOT an encylopedia Elchanan! Correct, the content of my mind is indexed differently! :) Just kidding..... Best to all, Elchanan -- ------------------------ [ SECURITY NOTICE ] ------------------------ rawfood , rawschool . For your security, vlinfo digitally signed this message on 01 July 2005 at 13:11:12 UTC. Verify this digital signature at http://www.ciphire.com/verify. ------------------- [ CIPHIRE DIGITAL SIGNATURE ] ------------------- Q2lwaGlyZSBTaWcuAVdyYXdmb29kQHlhaG9vZ3JvdXBzLmNvbSwgcmF3c2Nob29sQHlha G9vZ3JvdXBzLmNvbQB2bGluZm9AZWFydGhsaW5rLm5ldABlbWFpbCBib2R5ACIMAAB8AH wAAAABAAAA8EDFQiIMAADiAgACAAIAAgAgWd+zucKbIEucZcbnZ7O7RcEjNJ+04fHvM/E sxjA51E8BAEHvXDx7hpKTsvAgr9D0EPgSpueSCJ3R+4yHzWz2x9XhiLPNGRobG8V2WXYN Jr1W4f8EKNBJeefXUVQ/F3cxiS3xU2lnRW5k --------------------- [ END DIGITAL SIGNATURE ] --------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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