Red pill me on toothpaste
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So ive just been wanting red pill after red pill, so whats the deal on toothpaste?what is it actually? Links please
Fluoride toothpaste helped destroy my thyroid. I’m on natural desiccated thyroid replacement and we moved a year ago to a remote house with a well. I use Tom’s fluoride free toothpaste or usually baking soda
While we’re on the subject. Does anyone have a cure for geographic tongue?
Nevermind, I looked it up.
For others who might be curious, geographic tongue is "A condition that causes harmless tongue patches resembling smooth, red islands."
That's what I love about this site, there's always something new to learn.
Yah it sucks. I quit smoking by switching to vaping and now my tongue does this. In the past too much sugar would cause it. The vape juice has no sweeteners added
Side note, I’ve heard vapinf can dry your tongue.
Whenever I eat something sugary I get really thirsty for some reason.
Diabetes. Your body's attempt to flush out sugar.
Moral: cut out ALL refined carbohydrates or die a slow and painful death.
There is no difference between refined or unrefined carbohydrates when it comes to your blood levels.
It comes down to digestion and metabolism.
Refined carbohydrates tend to digest faster and therefore spike your sugar levels faster, which can aid in raising your insulin resistance.. but eating a massive amount of unrefined carbs will cause diabetes too.
Your body also isn't necessarily trying to "flush out" the sugar, either. This theory runs contrary to the function of sugars and insulin, which is to deliver everything -- good and bad -- to your cells.
Further, how you use those carbohydrates matter, not that you consume them.
If you have a heavy workout and consumed refined carbohydrates just before you started, those carbohydrates will deliver fats and protein and calories to your muscles, which repairs them and makes them stronger (and ultimately bigger).
You can do the same thing by consuming slower digesting unrefined carbohydrates further from your workout to achieve the same thing. It's not the type of carbohydrate, but how you use it.
When you aren't working out, insulin is released to store those calories, fats and proteins into fat cells, making them larger.
You're not going to die any faster by having refined carbohydrates in moderation. We are all, under every circumstance, dying a slow death.
You prolong your life by becoming physically active, learning your limits and understanding how to use your biology in your favor.
You can downvote me all you like; learning moderation is important, as is understanding the effects of carbohydrates on our body and how they are an important part of how it functions.
Even on keto, you synthesize glucose from protein for your brain via gluconeogenesis.
Your ketones burn fat, but don't do as good of a job delivering to muscle cells as insulin does.
Refined carbohydrates can be a very useful part of your diet for obtaining and maintaining strength and muscle density because timing your carbs creates the biggest gains.
Most cinnamon isn't real cinnamon.
I’ve had tests for diabeetus and didn’t have it…
Which is odd. I thought it was that too.
Also I never ate a lot of high GI foods my life. Mostly eat meat 😂
I, too, had tests for diabeetroot and I don't have it. But I had a glucose tolerance test and failed it big time.
While I'm here, someone mentioned iodine. Here's a book: https://files.catbox.moe/de8xhh.pdf
Diabeetroot lol
I’ll read that thanks
Do i just ask for a glucose intolerance test?
Iodine eh? I had some but i never took it. Wonder if i should since this pdf claims it does a lot of good!
Edit: how do you treat glucose intolerance? What do you do?
It’s either vape or smoke cigs. It helped me get off cigs so I’ll continue for now but thanks for your concern.
And yeah I figured thirst was cause of that but even if I’m hydrated it’ll make me thirsty with really sugary food
I appreciate your concern. Also I don’t buy those non refillable devices. I order juice that’s made in USA. But I’m sure they get their flavors from China too.
I have read that both vaping liquid and mountain dew contain embalming fluid. So when we die we will already be preserved🤣
Thank you pede, of honestly never heard of that one. Great name for the condition.
And excellent username.
Try B vitamin complex. It’s usually from a b vitamin deficiency. Also quit vaping if you haven’t already. Vaping is just as bad if not worse than smoking.
Not gonna debate the "just as bad if not worse" angle, but it did help me quit smoking. Then Covid helped me to quit vaping!
Congrats fren
What is geographic tongue?
tongue gets cracked fissures on it imagine dried dirt in the desert
What is that
The downside about baking soda / charcoal / etc. is that it does notably wear down your teeth over time. It's definitely intended to be used in a pinch, as it's more abrasive than formulated toothpaste.
Regardless of where you stand on the effects of fluoride, I would stick to companies that have made studies on how abrasive their formula is, even if you go fluoride free
Same
Fluoride lowers IQ and calcifies the pineal gland. Swish with coconut oil. It’s called oil pulling. Look up the benefits.
The third eye is the bigger issue here. Is essentially like shutting down an entire sensory organ
Yes! This!
Kek
Chewing tobacco and dip okay? I mean you spit it out. Just imagine how smart you'd be if you hadn't used fluoride, you might have been smarter than people you don't even know.
Well, I know that nicotinic acid prevents covid
Most users have dip and snuff sitting in their gums for hours every day. If a person put it in one time a day then immediately rinsed it out, like toothpaste, it probably wouldn’t be harmful in the slightest.
Yea dip is most def not ok. It has way more nicotine and carcinogens than cigarette and it’s sitting in the mucosa. The chemicals literally start destroying the mucosa with chronic use. It’s much easier to get mouth cancer from dip than lung cancer from smoking.
Many drugs are taken sublingually. To say you just spit it out isn’t entirely accurate imo.
Agree on tap water though - saying it’s ok to ingest an industrial byproduct regardless of age, weight and ingestion amount is unbelievable. That people just say oh ok shows you how well it works lol
City tap water. As far as I know they don't put fluoride in well systems (at least I hope they aren't somehow getting it in there). I refuse the fluoride treatment the dentist offers, after cleanings, not only is it probably bad for you---my insurance won't even touch it for payment.
Then there's the accumulation factor.... Maybe not now, but later.
So if Flouride lowers IQ what does Fluoride do? Affect your ability to spell?
Low IQ is part of a spectrum of symptoms of chemical poisoning that includes mental health problems, behavioral problems, depression, chronic fatigue, and other problems. No city should be fluoridating water anymore. There are enough Dentists to go around.
Fluoride is better topically anyway. It was never meant for consumption, so putting it into the water was the worst thing that could have been done.
I have since learned that even applied topically on your gums that it can protect unexposed portions of your teeth.
Imagine what it could do in your more sensitive intestinal tract.
Started oil pulling a month ago, easy to do, Aldi has coconut oil. So far seems to reduce discoloration between teeth. We brush with baking soda and peroxide.
Heres one. Its my working theory. Largely due to me brushing with warm/hot water and havi g much better dental health than everyone I know who brushes with toothpaste.
The microabrasives wear out your enamel and allow sugars and sugar alcohols to nest in your teeth, the saccharin also creates a residue and saccharin is also toxic for livers.
Wish we could have a poll in this thread about what people think toothpaste is actually doing! It is mostly a short term breath freshener.
Toothpaste is engineered to cause dental issues. The chemicals in it also cause kidney, liver, and other issues.
It would take for ever to dig it up but there was a study long ago that basically put toothpaste right there in the same category as the rest of big pharma having started out as snake oil salesmen who bribed their way into existence just like the artificial sweetener industry has done.
And just like big pharma, the people who go to college are basing everything they know off what they are taught, which is not the truth.
sauce would be great
The reason why this works is if you live in an area with water that has high salt content it actually helps your gums. And the salt concentrations in water are not high enough to do damage to your enamel.
A lot of young kids with braces are advised to use warm water and salt mixture to help reducing gum swelling when flossing isn't enough.
Salt water (which tastes AWFUL by the way) has a lot of effects when it comes to killing infections and otherwise bacterial presence, so it's really good for a lot of things in your mouth.
But fuck I had it when I had a tooth removal as a child and could not deal with it, immediate gag from the taste
Lol sorry to hear that order but I can't help but thinking how much salt water was interested each time my little kid butt was at the beach... And now my own little kids' butts.
yeah
Dont use salt like some have suggested unless its every so often. It will damage your gums over time as well.
Don't listen to the people saying to not brush your teeth. You need the mechanical action to break up the plaque stuck to your teeth. The secret is that brushing works without toothpaste. I brush my teeth with a wet brush alone and rinse with fluoride-free mouthwash.
No joke. People who are thinking about taking that advice should go look up "heavy tartar removal " on YouTube.
I show that video to my kids when they start to slack off on brushing their teeth.
My once-in-a-few-years' trip to the dentist was pretty funny, since he clearly had an expectation of poor health when I told him how long it had been since any visit.
The cleaner, too. But the cleaning was very quick and she commented on that, then went to get the dentist earlier than they'd planned.
He took a look around and commented, "you don't drink soda, do you?" Then concluded everything was excellent and he'd see me in a few years, lol. Spouse wasn't so lucky. (Guess who's using fluoride paste and drinks soda?)
The Fluoride Deception - Full Length Documentary
British scientist Jennifer Luke published a study (Fluoride Deposition in the Aged Human Pineal Gland) which found that fluoride deposits tended to accumulate in the pineal gland and calcify it. In addition, a 450-page review on fluoride toxicity published by the National Research Council in 2006 reported that fluoride produced a range of negative side effects including, "decreased melatonin production" and "other effects on normal pineal function, which in turn could contribute to a variety of effects in humans."
the United States accounts for more than 50 percent of all the fluoridated water drinkers in the world, while the vast majority of European countries for example avoid this practice altogether.
How would one de-calcify their pineal gland? Serious question.
Here’s some information for those curious about the third eye. Even if you think it’s “New Age” give it a try. You will learn it is some very important truth that has long been considered taboo in our society.
My life has been changed since I started caring for the lymphatic system, especially the pineal gland. It’s like my body now knows what to do. Everything fell into place and I am in control, both mentally and physically
The Secrets They Don’t want You to Know – How to Decalcify Your Pituitary Gland and PINEAL Gland, our 3rd Eye
https://369news.net/2018/04/29/decalcify-your-pituitary-gland-pineal-gland-our-3rd-eye/
One key scripture to look at concerning the Third Eye Pineal Glad is in Genesis 32:22-32 where Jacob wrestled with God. While Jacob was at the river Jabbok alone he wrestles with God and is left with a bruised hip and a blessing. During his struggle back and forth with God Jacob grabs hold of God and says that he will not release until he blesses him, and that’s exactly what Jacob received. After this encounter Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.” The Peniel or Pineal Gland is where each and every individual wrestles with God. It is where the battle between good and evil are fought within the the mind of each and every person. Why wouldn’t the satanist try to disconnect this?
Check out this old GAW post. Scroll down to my comments about iodine. There’s a great link within regarding iodine deficiency. Note: I did include the iodine link below in case the GAW link doesn’t work. There was some great conversation on this old GAW post.
https://greatawakening.win/p/141Y4cAvRt/wtf-is-going-on-with-pompeo/
Check this article out about Iodine. At least get to the before and after pictures toward the top of the post, incredible. We are all being poisoned!!!!!!
(https://decentpropaganda.com/why-use-lugols-iodine-and-how-to-use-it/)
Logically, fluoride can't calcify anything because it contains no calcium. It might, however, fluoridify.
This comment was comprehensively shown to be retarded elsewhere in the thread. Then you kept posting it.
The fluorine attracts calcium. Logically, it's calcium that causes calcification.
Commenting so I can ask questions later.
Vitamin K2 helps to get calcium out of soft tissues and put it where it belongs, in the bones and teeth.
Thanks!
Foods high In Vit K
Logically, fluoride can't calcify anything because it contains no calcium. It might, however, fluoridify.
https://www.solvay.com/en/innovation/elements-periodic-table/fluorine
Logically, you have no idea what you're talking about.
Fluorine readily binds with sodium, potassium, aluminum, calcium and other elements.
Pineal Calcification, Melatonin Production, Aging, Associated Health Consequences and Rejuvenation of the Pineal Gland
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6017004/
When there's fluorine present in the pineal gland, it attracts calcium, which leads to calcification.
Since calcium fluoride is not water soluble, removing calcium deposits from the pineal gland AKA decalcification isn't easy and requires following certain protocols.
Increasing vitamin K2 levels by ingesting leafy green vegetables and grass-fed butter is part of the decalcification process. Fermented foods, such as sauerkraut, often contain higher levels of K2. Curcumin, which is found in turmeric, also can help remove calcium deposits. Iodine is another chemical that can help remove the calcium deposits.
The Medical Benefits of Vitamin K2 on Calcium-Related Disorders
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7926526/
Curcumin is an inhibitor of calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22989913/
Dual-energy CT discrimination of iodine and calcium: experimental results and implications for lower extremity CT angiography
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19124101/
Top logic good sir or madam
For those interested in K2. MK4(grass feed foods) and/or MK7(fermented food products?). Def do research to determine which would be best for you. I prefer MK4, some like MK7.
Iodine
Thank you! I supplement nascent iodine everyday.
Eliminate gluten, grains, sugar. After awhile (months) and you notice a difference you can add back gf grains but stay away from gluten and sugar. Juice detox helps to jump start the process.
Water ,exercise (lots of it), and hanging upside down an hour a day(shifts mass of everything around so everything gets touched.)
Or swim a lot.
Did the report say what the physical effects were? I understand it decreases melatonin but are there other symptoms, like shakes, bleeding eyes, loss of hair?
Another reason to “watch the water”.
Stickied for discussion and digging. We can all benefit from this information.
Activated charcol paste and a electric toothbrush as nearly as good as UV tooth whitening treatment
You can arrest decay, possibly, but once the hole is made it will not regenerate without intervention
Snake oil akin to a false gospel. Got the info a decade ago and I did it right with absolutely zero positive results.
This is my first red pill.. .
Fluorine, I understand can be found pretty much everywhere in nature...
Sodium Florida- which they out in toothpaste, water supplies and food packaging around the globe is a TOXIC BYPRODUCT of the aluminum and fertilizer industries.
Neurologically it makes you dumber and docile - female animals go into puberty earlier - but once removed from the system one can regain their neurological functions.
excuse me?
edit: c'mon you know the typo was humorous
I think its a typo, sodium flouride
That's a typo, too. Try "fluoride".
Sodium salts dissolve readily in water. The presence of sodium does not have any substantial effect on the characteristics of dissolved fluoride. I'm pointing out the complete lack of knowledge of chemistry, or attention put into these posts.
You're right about sodium fluoride being water soluble, but you're wrong if you believe that means it's not a dangerous industrial byproduct.
Additionally, your body will neutralize fluorine with calcium. Calcium deposits in soft tissues leads to neurological disorders as well as increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
I think we are in agreement. The Fluoride anion is bad news either way, whether it comes with sodium or some other cation.
Sodium Florida is also known as table salt in Florida. It does wonders for your freedom in most things in life. It's not due to the salt, its due to the location of the salt.
Rolf no excuse me.... flouride .....😄😄😄
fluoride. Keep practising. (Yes, that's how brits spell practising.)
The rest of the world thinks the UK has the worst dental hygiene in the world. How do you feel about that?
Flouridated brain dumber downer.
Make your own. I akso floss with teatree and clove oil dipping those floss brush picks into a cup of it. I had cavities they slowly diminish and heal
Wait wtf your cavities healed?
Clove soothes the nerves to stop the pain from a cavity but it doesn’t heal the cavity. It just stopped hurting enough for the nerve to eventually die. However rotting nerve tissue is still there and will eventually turn into a localized infection which your healthy body can contain but cannot remove on its own. If your body is weakened it could cause the infection to flare up. Chronically having diseased tissue in the body will take a toll on the body defense systems. Best to remove the dead tissue
Clove oil provides antiseptic benefit without blocking the healing process, so it is uniquely suited to this purpose. Most medical antiseptics are indiscriminate and severely hamper healing.
Same with my using Uncle Toms calcium carbonate tooth powder with oregano, rosemary, and clove essential oils. The weak spots reuptake the calcium into the enamel of the tooth over time.
Yes Flouride does remineralize cavities when they haven’t breached the dentin and if it’s small. But it’s still more porous than enamel that wasn’t affected by cavities.
The stuff that filled them is generally not as strong as actual original teeth but it works pretty well.
Dental health and whiteness is partially determined by your genes. Fluoride is bad for you, but hydroxyapatite does the same thing without being toxic. Some big toothpaste company bought the rights to hydroxyapatite and ended its use, but you can find it on Amazon from Japan. APA guard is the brand I use. There’s even an APA kids that is safe for them to swallow.
Dentists now say that we should wait at least 15 minutes before brushing after eating acidic foods like strawberries. They say the acid softens up tooth enamel and brushing when your tooth enamel is soft can damage it permanently.
You do a lot of saying "you need to do this" without any substantiation or sources.
I'd put $10 that you don't know why you believe what you do.
I'm only calling you out because other people are clear that they are speaking from their own experience, but you purposefully speak like you think you are an expert.
Isn't being in/associated to the dental field a blow to your own credibility?
This thread is literally called "Red pill me on toothpaste," and you advocate mostly the same advice I would expect to hear from the dentist. If you don't see a disconnect there then there is not much I can do to help you.
Is thinking that I'm downvoting you across the board a cope of your own? As if only I would disagree?
Yes
Some people think their eyes have been opened when, in reality, they've just been swayed into another realm of falsehood.
Red pill, red pill, red pill! Don't you fucking dare question the MK hive mind. More than that, don't you ever fucking question their chosen opiate. EVEN MORE THAN THAT, don't you ever fucking present any form of critical thinking with logical questions lest you encourage their wrath.
As bad as the DS in different, more subtle ways.
Thank you! If it wasn't for posts like this I would feel crazy sometimes. This is what I was calling out with u/rooftoptendie, and I am somehow accused of personal attacks. His comments need a lot of support for the level of confidence provided.
Coconut oil breaks down into three anti microbial acids, two of which are found in breast milk. You don’t need factory shit to clean your teeth. Zero cavities, I hardly brush. I floss plenty though.
I think it's because of a bullshit FDA rule if I'm remembering correctly. Toothpaste is allowed to have fluoride as an active ingredient without FDA approval, so it's cheap to put a new fluoride toothpaste on the market. Other active ingredients need FDA approval though so no company bothers Edit: I was remembering incorrectly
Well that's even more frustrating. It doesn't surprise me though
I started noticing that sugar ants are drawn to my regular store brand toothpastes if I left them out on the counter. “Sugar” ants like my toothpaste🤔. I didn’t look into any further I just chunked them all and bought xylitol toothpastes instead.
Yeah, that would be disturbing!
A lot of toothpaste have sorbitol in them too and other sugar “alternatives”
I’ve been using fluoride free activated charcoal toothpaste which contains coconut oil and bentonite clay and my teeth feel much better. I’d like to find out how I can reduce tap water intake and/or what filtration to use with a doable simple set up.
Maybe another question is – if not "regular" toothpaste, what does everyone recommend? I've used Crest Pro Health for the longest time and haven't had any teeth issues at all... but if it's bad, what are the good alternatives?
I just don't use toothpaste, I think it's an unnecessary addition. A wet brush alone followed up with flossing does the job of removing the plaque stuck to your teeth. I follow up with a fluoride free mouthwash but I imagine that isn't necessary either. And you won't have any issues with your teeth using regular toothpaste, the concern is what it might do to other parts of your body
And to get the fresh minty breath.
I use Sarakan toothpaste from Amazon.
It really depends on someones Cavity risk, which depends on genetics (ie enamel thickness amongst others), diet, habits (dental hygiene) and medications (lots of antidepressant dry out your mouth for ex)
But I would agree if you’re eating healthy and flossing/wet brushing daily, everything else is superfluous
Tom's of Maine is a popular fluoride free toothpaste. Burt's Bees also has one. And some people even use Dr. Bronner's liquid soap to brush their teeth. The peppermint and tea tree oil varieties are the most popular for that.
Edited to add; writing that reply reminded me that I wanted to start using Dr. Bronner's soap again, so I went to their website to order. And I see that they're making their own toothpaste now. They have peppermint, spearmint, cinnamon and anise flavors. I think I'll buy a tube and see how it is. Because I was never a huge fan of using soap to brush my teeth. It was nice only having to pack one bottle of soap when backpacking, though. Shampoo, body wash, toothpaste, laundry detergent, and all purpose cleaner all in one bottle.
First of all I must say my best results have come from flossing more throughout the day. Flossing is really more important than brushing. It makes the biggest difference. Investing in a water pik is also a good idea and using water with a neutral PH or slightly basic.
Also I have seen better results with baking soda. And the benefit of baking soda is that it whitens teeth. Use an electric tooth brush to see faster results but it can be done with a basic brush too.
Anyways If I remember correctly flourite has a hardness that is a bit lower than apatite but close in approximation. So flourite helps fill the gaps and fortify apatite but it isn't necessary if you do not have thin enamel and healthy teeth.
Excess sugar is the #1 cause of inflammation of gums and damage to enamel. Cut excess sugar and your blood pressure goes down and inflammation of gums also goes down.
The rest that you have to do is flossing and brushing.
As for pulling with coconut oil that works too combined with brushing
Genetics does impact what results you will have along with diet.
My personal testimony is that I had extremely poor brushing practices as a child, to the point where I’d go weeks without brushing because I didn’t care. Because of that I have many fillings and very sensitive teeth overall.
As an adult I feel otherwise. I’ve been using a Sonicare for 11+ years and I know it’s made a difference. The other thing that has helped immensely is the use of a toothpaste that actually kills the bacteria in your mouth. I use a toothpaste that contains clove, lemon, and other botanicals that are known to help oral health. Because of a single root canal (basically taking all the nerves and leaving a “dead tooth” 😑) I utilize wintergreen essential oil, it is a known antiseptic and can penetrate the gums to reach any deep bacteria.
I’ve had zero oral issues for 7-8+ years and it’s been a blessing.
The ADA (American Dentist Association), and any product endorsed/approved by it should be avoided at all costs. ADA is there to keep dentists in business, not save your teeth.
My homemade toothpaste includes the following:
Turmeric powder Dr Bronner's peppermint soap Bit of organic baking soda Bit of charcoal Drop of peppermint/your choice of essential oil for flavor & a tablespoon of organic coconut oil...
Haven't been to the dentist in 20 years, and yes, periodic oil pulling with unrefined coconut oil helps. Get's the crap thats stuck underneath your teeth and gums.
Hope this helps someone.
Coach
u/rooftoptendie
Ya..? Ur teeth arnt dead. I swish with tea tree oil, clove and avoid sugars (beer and redbull being my weakness) and i take liquid vit K2 which is necessary to bind calcium etc.
Still have a few cavities which are large but the smaller ones have been patched and are now toothy white. Its a process...gotta avoid carbs and sugar at all cost or ur teeth will suffer
The question is, how much fluorine do you absorb into your body (not your teeth), when you brush with a fluoride toothpaste and do not swallow any, including a very thorough rinsing and spitting after brushing? Fluoride is CLEARLY shown to be an effective tooth decay preventer, so I think the real question is, do the benefits of the fluoride on your teeth, through brushing with a fluoride toothpaste, outweigh what would seem to be an EXTREAMLY small risk of fluoride on the rest of your body?
Think of it as rat poison, which it is.
So, how much rat poison would you like to take in, or rub on your teeth?
The answer really should be "as little as possible", yes?
Been using the tree tree oil & Neeme in this product line for years. https://www.desertessence.com/dental-care/toothpaste
I've been thinking about this lately.
Like why brush at all? Animals in nature don't.
We brush because of food is shit. But what if we actually want to have some mouth bacteria, just like gut bacteria? What is the entire process is backwards?
Go to YouTube and look for videos on "heavy tartar removal" and you'll see a big reason to brush your teeth. 😁
Agreed. I'm just curious what the original was like.
I started looking into people who have regrowth teeth. I think there's a lot we don't know
My understanding was that a lot of the dental problems in ancient Egypt were due to grain milling methods, in which sometimes they would include abrasive particles to speed the process.
Yeah... All I can say is, there's no freaking way they built the pyramids... Everything we know about ancient Egypt is some kind of cargo cult of a much more advanced past civilization.
Yet another thing I thought was a crazy theory until I looked into it. A civilization capable of building the pyramids would also know how to mill grain with a millstone.
But also most animals don’t live for 65+ years. Also, I haven’t seen inside most wild animals mouths. I’m not sure how many teeth they have that aren’t rotted. Just cuz they’re not dead doesn’t mean they’re not suffering from a tooth ache.
Brushing and flossing without toothpaste removes the plaque without disrupting the bacterial makeup of your mouth. That's an interesting train of thought though. I wonder if killing 99.9% of bacteria in the mouth causes cavities to form even faster in the long term due to a lack of good bacteria to stop the exponential growth of plaque forming bacteria the next time you eat carbs
This is the first I've heard about that, but I think it makes sense now that you mentioned it. Having a coating of something else already on your teeth would both protect them from acid and make it so bacteria aren't directly growing on the enamel
Interesting…maybe the fat provides a slippery coat that prevents bacterial adhesion. Never heard of that one before but I love cheese and have no cavities. 😂
Doterra makes an essential oils based toothpaste that is fluoride free. I switched two years ago and my hygienist keeps saying wow you are doing such a good job with your teeth and gums.
I thought that sounded like a creepy name.. 😂
Kek I kinda liked Dr fingers better 😂
But what does that toothpaste actually do? What is its function?
Mechanical debridement. Ie physically breaks up shit stuck on your teeth.
That would be the brush... if the toothpaste had an abrasive component, which isn't as common in US toothpastes, then in conjunction with the brush yes.
Are you sure it’s not “abrasive”? Is baking soda abrasive? I believe baking soda is doing that. But to your point , I always just thought toothpaste was a finer abrasive than baking soda, you know, so you only disrupt the biofilm and not damage the tooth structure. I could be wrong on my assumption.
Yes, the baking soda toothpastes would be an abrasive. Most toothpastes do not have abrasive. In some countries they have tooth powder which is just abrasive and maybe some dried herbal components.
So why does the toothpaste feel kinda gritty then? It’s not completely smooth. Unless we’re talking about gel toothpaste. But the “creamy” ones I use feel gritty to me.
Some toothpastes have flavor crystals, some have other additives. I imagine they add xylitol or other sugar alcohol in crystal form to get a minty cool feeling when you brush. We'd have to know which toothpaste you mean to be sure.
CTRL + F no Fennel nor Fungus. We aren't ready for the Great Awakening yet, Q.
Flouride in toothpaste is bad and damages not only your teeth but is also chemical that has been used to pacify humans.
I make my own. salt, baking, glycerin, essential oil (any type you want). Work nicely.
What’s the glycerin for?
He's probably using it to hold everything together. Elsewhere in the thread glycerin was cited as bad to use, but I don't understand why myself.
That’s what I’m thinking too. Maybe to make a smoother consistency without it breaking up after a while. It’s been a while since I looked up glycerin but I also read it’s not good to have in the diet. Is it made from petroleum?
No it isn't made from petroleum... I mean it can be just because chemistry is amazing, but in industry they use another process. It could be made alongside any plant oil or tallow processing.
The problem is that it is such a simple, and small, molecule that it could be doing a whole lot of things and is extremely hard to track. That makes it suspicious to me, but that is all I got. It is generally categorized as harmless, but to me that just means there are no obvious short term effects. Long term effects are hard to discern.
And plus it’s in so many things. Kinda hard to track its effects like you said.
hold it together and smoother flow.
Looking through this thread to compare what other people like/hate, this recipe has the best ingredients. There is some concern about long term baking soda (abrasive) use depending on how often you brush, but that is relatively small. Make me some toothpaste! :-D
Has anyone tried 3% Hydrogen Peroxide solution as a mouthwash?
It should be fine. Your body generates peroxidases quite rapidly.
As to whether you need it, that isn't as clear. If you think it gives you a refreshing feeling then it is ok. I would strongly suggest oil pulling as an alternative since it helps clearing lymph and that is more important for fresh breath.
Your answer is on the back label of a tube of toothpaste if you swallow a tiny amount call the Poison Center
I use Uncle Harry's Toothpowder since fluoride is a known poison and esp. after a certain age, when your teeth are not growing, and you're not eating a sugary diet like a kid, you don't need fluoride in your water/food/toothpaste that will dull your wits, contribute to dementia, and other illnesses. Toothpowder is calcium carbonate with essential oils with natural antibiotic properties and I'll never go back to the goo toothpaste. Powder does a much better job cleaning your teeth and restoring the enamel. It's also naturally a whitener.
I use baking soda and peroxide not because conspiracy but just because I hate toothpaste flavourings. And I’m cheap.
A waterpik is great for getting out food particles that brushing and floss miss.
There have been studies showing European medieval peasants having better tooth health than present day people. Maybe it was the no sugar diet with porridge / herbs being the primary food source.
It’s the processed carb and also the huge amounts we eat. Medieval peasants were Probabaly starving everyday.
Fluoride is evil and Tom's are liars;
https://truthinadvertising.org/class-action/toms-toothpaste-products/
To that end, I've been using this for about a decade now;
https://www.amazon.com/Vicco-Herbal-Toothpaste-Pack-5/dp/2102583228/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18NEIWR2DES1O&keywords=vicco+toothpaste&qid=1655655801&sprefix=vicco%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-2
Once or twice a week, I'll use this for the abrasion qualities;
https://www.amazon.com/Hello-Oral-Care-Activated-Toothpaste/dp/B076B8PX14/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=charcoal+toothpaste&qid=1655655869&sprefix=charcoal%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1
I got to the dentists every 6 months and never have any issues.
I also use a Sonicare brush
I couldn't find reference to the ingredients that Tom's used as chemically processed. Any other reference? I've been suspicious of them also... as the most popular brand that makes fluoride free, they may be substituting something just as bad and not listing it or something.