OUR TEETH – SHOULD WE CLEAN OUR TEETH?
Certainly we should, for we no longer possess natural resistance to tooth decay and therefore have to assist nature mechanically to remove all food particles, plaque and undesirable bacteria from the surface and crevices of the teeth.
To ensure healthy teeth, we should adopt a natural diet. This is the first decisive step. It is essential to have a wholesome diet of natural foods and also plenty of exercise in the open air and sunshine. The teeth will then be able to do their work for an entire lifetime. As regards proper nutrition, it is important to choose wholegrain or wholemeal (wholewheat) bread that contains rye in addition to wheat, since rye is rich in fluoride which is necessary for the development of strong tooth enamel. Among some tried and tested breads are ‘Walliser Roggenbrot’ (100 per cent rye bread made in Switzerland), Vogel’s wholegrain flake bread, Risopan crispbread and ‘Waerlandbrot’. Other similar breads may also be available in your locality.
However, because our bodies have become degenerated through the introduction of modern foods, we must, as a second step, go in for special tooth care. Even if we occasionally eat some black rye or wholegrain bread, this will not make our teeth any healthier. True, there are still some people who have good teeth, even among Europeans, but if an analysis is made of their diet it will be found that it is based on wholefoods and that they follow a natural way of life. In the mountain areas of the Swiss canton Valais the people still eat a famous dark rye bread, and this is no doubt one reason why they seem to have excellent teeth. Vigorous chewing gives the jaw muscles plenty of exercise, and this kind of natural massage assures better blood circulation. There must be other countries, too, where in some areas the population lives primarily on natural food and has good teeth as a result.
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