More people lose teeth because of gum disease than tooth decay, so keeping gums healthy is essential. Natural medicine offers many preventative measures.
Taking a good multivitamin and mineral every day can ensure you have no nutritional deficiencies. Many nutrients are needed for healthy gums and calcium is needed for healthy teeth.
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As a preventative, the following herbs will help boost the immune system:
The following herbs make excellent mouthwashes - use 2 tspns per cup of water, soak for 5 minutes and allow to cool:
The following homoeopathic remedies could help if you do develop gum disease:
The following essential oils also work well as mouthwashes - just add a few drops to a glass of warm water:
It’s important to look at your diet, too, and to eat lots of healthy crunchy food like apples, pears, celery, and raw carrots. Eating them stimulates circulation to the gums and helps reduce plaque, often the cause of gum disease. Vitamin C is also important - you’ll get enough from eating at least 2 pieces of citrus fruit a day.
Obviously, you should try to clean your teeth after every meal, but if that’s not possible, chew some gum containing xylitol
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