Step
2: Treat Your Teeth Like Your Muscles
 
Enamel
| Natural vs Synthetic | Calcium
| MSP+Vitamin C | Summary
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may sound strange, but when you look at any of your muscles during the
day, think of your teeth! Here are the facts:Enamel
is a FLEXIBLE polymer of basically calcium phosphate. Your teeth are living
and building and being torn down daily, just like your muscles.
This means
you must help them build every day, so they will stay strong for the rest
of your life. Very similar to how you must get enough protein every day
so your muscles will stay strong and flexible, you need to feed your teeth
the right nutrients daily to keep them strong and flexible. And again,
this is not something you do once in a while. You must provide the proper
nutrients to your teeth EVERY DAY in order to keep them for life.
Dr. Judd states, “It is clear from medical studies
that the bones undergo a transformation daily when there is not enough
calcium and phosphate. The hairline crack formation throughout the bones
due to that absence is called osteoporosis. Clearly, the calcium and phosphate
in the tooth is constantly migrating out of the tooth and going to the
bones and heart, the DNA and RNA, and wherever it is needed to replace
that which is lost from the body. A supply can also migrate back to the
tooth.” It is VITAL that you give your teeth what they need daily
to keep them strong and flexible.
Dr. Judd recommends taking supplements to assure you get
what you need. He thinks trying to gauge carbs, protein, fats, fruits,
etc., to make sure you are getting all the proper nutrients is a foolhardy
approach. He states, “No one has ever died from taking an overload
of vitamins, whereas many have died because of shortages. Each person
has a different enzyme load and taking a 6-cent vitamin pill may cover
a higher requirement one needs in some area.”
Dr.
Judd suggests taking vitamin/mineral supplements you can find in any drugstore.
I do want to point out that what type of supplement you take makes a huge
difference. What is most important is how much you actually ABSORB of
the supplement.
For example, you need vitamin D and magnesium to absorb
calcium, but you also need enzymes to fully assimilate nutrients. With
calcium, if you are not absorbing, there could be a build up of calcium
in the joints. Tonita d’Raye in her book, “Food enzymes”,
is convinced that enzyme supplements are the answer to proper absorption
of calcium from foods. But you can also get those same enzymes by eating
foods in their raw state and this is covered in Step THREE.
I highly suggest you do not buy cheap supplements. Getting
them on sale is great, but don’t buy the cheapest you can find because
they will most likely be synthetic and not provide you with what you need.
They may even cause problems.
You can find mainstream sources that say synthetic and
natural vitamin sources are the same. I found pharmaceutical companies
stating there was no difference. But that is not always the case. Says
Dr. Allan Spreen, M.D., “synthetic vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is
the identical molecule to what’s naturally made in nature, only
differing in its lack of accompanying phytonutrients. Synthetic vitamin
E, on the other hand, is not the same as its natural counterpart. Chemically
it is dl-alpha tocopherol (a mixture of ‘d’ forms and ‘l’
forms), the significant difference being that little ‘l’ in
the beginning. This is a molecule shape that the body is not designed
to handle, whereas the ‘d’ form alone is the one the body
is able to use.”
Another example is a scientific study done on the benefits
of beta carotene. Since other studies showed that a diet high in fruits
and vegetables meant one was at lower risk of cancer and heart disease,
beta carotene was singled out as the protective nutrient and synthetic
beta carotene was used in the study. The study found no benefit for synthetic
beta carotene. In fact, the women who took the synthetic beta carotene
had more cancer than the ones that took placebos.
The best vitamin/mineral supplement will always be one
that is derived from whole foods and other natural sources. Your body
was meant to absorb nutrients through foods, so it is best to take supplements
that come from whole food sources.
Here are the 4 daily supplements recommended by Dr. Judd
for strong teeth throughout life. The indicated amounts are for a 165-pound
person daily. Adjust according to weight:
Supplement
1. Take 1000 mg calcium with vitamin D daily (the calcium must have
vitamin D). Supplement with milk, cheese, nuts and eggs. Dr. Judd says,
“Unless one furnishes extra calcium daily in their diet, that person
will be sacrificing his/her teeth. Dietary calcium is absolutely necessary
for good teeth.” Calcium helps fluorosis and mottling in the teeth.
Dr. Judd states, “the advice to counter most of the nasty effect
of fluorosis and mottling in the teeth is to take 1000 mg of calcium with
D and 1 tablespoon of powdered lecithin daily.”
Make sure your calcium supplement contains magnesium too!
Some experts believe magnesium is by far the most important mineral in
the body because it activates over 300 different biochemical reactions
all necessary for proper bodily functions.
Magnesium regulates calcium, potassium and sodium. Simply
put, calcium needs magnesium in order to assimilate into the body.
However, when too much calcium is consumed and not enough
magnesium is present, the body will pull magnesium out of body parts in
order to assimilate. This will create a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium
deficiency is very common even amongst those who supplement regularly.
The fact that so many people suffer from low thyroid function,
it is not surprising magnesium deficiency is common. According to Dr.
Raymond Peat, “...we can increase our consumption of magnesium,
and to cause cells to absorb and retain the magnesium, we can increase
our thyroid function.” Good thyroid function causes the body to
retain more magnesium and when magnesium levels are adequate, a number
of potential problems can be avoided.
Symptoms of magnesium deficiency include insomnia and
other sleep disorders, heart disorders, high blood pressure, PMS, cravings
for chocolate, backaches, constipation, kidney stones, accelerated aging,
depression, irregular heartbeat, anxiety, irritability, risk of type 2
diabetes and more. Again, make sure your calcium supplement contains magnesium
(a 21 ratio is good) and if you happen to be magnesium deficient, address
it right away.
Note about magnesium supplements: Magnesium oxide is the
“cheapest” form you can get and also the poorest form (even
though it is listed in the Physician’s Desk Reference!). Your body
does not absorb as much from the oxide because it contains very little
“elemental magnesium”, so try and find magnesium citrate,
magnesium gluconate or chelated magnesium. Be forewarned though, if you
take too much magnesium, you will get diarrhea, so take only the amount
that your particular body needs.
News about Vitamin K You need this vitamin to absorb calcium
too, so make sure you are getting some daily. Vitamin K helps the body
produce osteocalcin, a protein essential to the formation of new bone
and anything that is vital for your bones is vital for your teeth as well.
Vitamin K can be found in dark green leafy vegetables and olive oil so
if you are not eating enough of those two foods, you need to supplement
with a good vitamin K.
Supplement
2. Take 1/6 teaspoon (1 gram) of monosodium phosphate in 1”
(inch) of H20 (water). Remember that 1 gram is for a person who weighs
165 pounds! Simply dissolve the monosodium phosphate in 1 inch of water
in less than a minute, then fill the glass with water and drink it.
When figuring how much monosodium phosphate to take estimate
that each 1/4 gram of phosphate is for about 40 pounds of body weight.
I take a bit less than 3/4 of a gram a day and my 5 year old takes 1/4
gram per day. Supplement the monosodium phosphate with root crops. Other
foods high in phosphate (per 100 grams of food) are lecithin (.524 g),
cheese (.680 g), egg yolk (.524 g),dried beans (.470 g), almonds (.465
g) and wheat (.423 g). Soybean powder, cotton seed meal and linseed meal
(flax) are also high in phosphate, but I don’t recommend eating
those foods because they are very thyroid suppressive. You can read all
the details about how bad seed oils are for the thyroid in Dr. Peat’s
book, “From PMS to Menopause, Female Hormones in Context”.
Monosodium phosphate has a slightly salty taste when diluted
as above. I have not had a problem at all taking it everyday on an empty
stomach. I do take it separately from my other supplements as Dr. Judd
suggests.
Is
MSP safe to take?
I asked Dr. Judd about the safety and need for monosodium
phosphate and here was his reply: “With regard to your question
as to the need for monosodium phosphate in the diet, the following information
is offered: 1. 1/8 teaspoon daily is calculated both from humans and animal’s
needs. This is the amount a horse is fed daily, basis 170 pounds of the
horse’s weight. This has resulted in no side effect in the horses.
2. Osteoporosis is rampant in America indicating that the components of
the bones are not present in the diet. This includes phosphate. 3. A large
number of connective tissue ailments such as tennis elbow, arthritis around
and between vertebrae and joints are rampant in the population, especially
among the elderly. I lay this mostly to a shortage of phosphate. 4. Thin
tooth enamel is rebuilt by proper nutrition applied to clean teeth. The
sad status of American teeth is undoubtedly highly related to lack of
phosphate as well as calcium. 5. I would take monosodium phosphate in
the absence of magnesium, calcium, or other nutrients which would reduce
its solubility." Dr. Judd has also told me the following “You
might be interested to know that DNA and RNA contain phosphate and this
phosphate is necessary in building all of our connective tissue and therefore
the animal husbandry people feed it big time to their cattle and horses.
Medics and alternative health people in the stores and elsewhere have
no idea about this and it is about time for a change.”
Dr. Judd mentions that phosphate regulates body pH as
well. His research also points out the danger of not having enough phosphate
present in body fluids so it can crowd out alien ions such as fluoride,
chloride, carbonate, sulfate and sulfide.
Supplement
3. Take 4,000 mg of vitamin C daily. The best way to take vitamin
C is with baking soda. Mix 1 tsp of powdered vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
with 1/2 teaspoon of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda); add 1 inch of water,
allow the carbon dioxide gas to escape, then dilute to 4 to 8 ounces with
water and drink it. The resulting SODIUM ASCORBATE is non-acid, very pure
and a thousand times more soluble than vitamin C. SODIUM ASCORBATE IS
MORE REACTIVE THAN ASCORBIC ACID in building connective tissue and antibody
structures and more effective in killing some viruses and bacteria. Gums
are severed from the teeth by toothpaste and especially by fluoride in
toothpaste but vitamin C and phosphate “knit” the gums back
to the teeth!
This vitamin C needs to be made fresh daily. The already
prepared dried ascorbates are not as effective and they are way too expensive.
When evaporated to remove the water all kinds of polymeric sticking materials
result indicating it reacts with itself.
Therefore, the vitamin C needs to be made fresh everyday.
One note here Taking ascorbic acid with baking soda is the most “pleasant”
and “economical” way to take vitamin C. If you have tried
taking vitamin C powder in the past, you know how sour it can taste (and
how expensive it is!), but taking it according to Dr. Judd’s instructions
makes it taste very similar to mineral water and you can’t beat
the price of ascorbic acid and baking soda!
And one more thing about vitamin C...if you think drinking
plenty of orange juice will cut it, it won’t. I tried juicing citrus
fruits LIKE CRAZY and my gums still bled. Once I got back on the vitamin
C as listed above, they did not bleed. I would love to tell you that eating
a couple of oranges everyday will take care of your vitamin C needs, but
my personal experience shows that is not the case.
IMPORTANT
NOTES: A very small percentage of people are allergic to ascorbic
acid. Dr. Judd says they must start out and perhaps continue in small
doses.
ALSO, if you are headed for surgery, Dr. Spreen of HSI
says, “high levels of vitamin C can complicate the anesthesia process.
The specifics of vitamin C apply to the mega-vitamin takers. Very high
doses of C over time cause the body to ‘awaken’ dormant enzyme
systems that more fully utilize high doses of the nutrient. If you take
low doses, the body shuts these pathways down for your benefit. If it
didn’t it would too rapidly empty the body’s ‘C pipeline’
and you’d be constantly deficient.”
How to taper off according to Dr. Spreen “I tell
them to TAPER the C over time, reaching nearly zero just before surgery
(not weeks before). This is because such high doses are good enough detoxifiers
that more anesthetic drugs may be necessary for the anesthesiologist to
keep you under. BUT, the absolute INSTANT you tolerate oral intake, you
jack the C back up to heroic levels. Surgery is one of the biggest stresses
the body can endure.”
Supplement
4. Take the RDA (Recommended Daily Allowance) of all vitamins and
minerals. AGAIN, the best vitamin/mineral supplements will be from whole
food sources. There are complete whole food sources of nutrition that
contain all you need so do look for them.
Taking the RDA daily assures us we will have adenosine
diphosphatase for tooth repair. Re-enamelization of the teeth requires
adenosine diphosphatase for tooth repair as well as supplemental calcium
and phosphate in the diet.
Note:
The RDA might not be around much longer. The FDA is currently reviewing
changes proposed by the National Academy of Sciences and the current RDA
may be replaced by the DRI–Dietary Reference Intakes, so adjust
accordingly if and when that happens.
Summing up
Step Two: Treating your teeth like your muscles means BUILDING and REPAIRING
your teeth and gums everyday by providing your body with enough calcium,
mono sodium phosphate, vitamin C and a good multi-vitamin/ mineral supplement
derived from natural sources.
Now, go to
STEP THREE
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