Root canals….at the root of much disease?
Root canals are another toxic practice. Over 20 million root canal surgeries are done each year in the U.S. alone. I unfortunately have had two of them, before I knew how dangerous they are, or that I had any other option. Dr. James Howenstine says, “Many chronic diseases, perhaps most, are a result of root [...]
42 Comments • Continue Reading →amalgam fillings—friend or foe?
I never thought twice about letting the dentist pack mercury into my teeth. Then, with that mercury “safely” packed into my cranium, I cracked ice with my teeth relentlessly for many years. Ten years ago I learned about the importance of getting the mercury OUT of my mouth, and I had my totally traditional dentist [...]
22 Comments • Continue Reading →Will my teeth go bad on a raw diet?
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Will my teeth go bad on a raw diet? I am troubled by the Weston A. Price Foundation’s claim. –Megan From Robyn: I have noticed observationally that those on a long-term 100% vegan diet sometimes have dental problems. I do not think that this diet is necessary. (I wonder if there are good [...]
13 Comments • Continue Reading →GSG Smackdown, lecture on dental health and nutrition, part 3 of 3
Dr. Jorgenson’s lecture had some interesting facts, including the table below, showing how acidic soft drinks are. The table shows how much of your tooth is lost in 14 days of exposure to Coke, Pepsi, Mt. Dew, and others. (And here’s me pointing out: if it dissolves hard enamel, what is it doing to vulnerable [...]
4 Comments • Continue Reading →Hello from 13,000 feet up in the Andes
Hola y buenas dias de las montanas hermosas del Andes Peruvianas! Prospero Nuevo Ano! I am here in the rarefied air of the Sacred Valley of Peru near Cusco and will write more when I ´m home. But there ´s a rare opportunity to get on the only PC here in the hotel because I [...]
5 Comments • Continue Reading →and let me add a dentist to my suggestions for you
While I’m blogging about a great M.D. whose frontline isn’t drugs, surgery, and technology interventions . . . If you’re on the Wasatch Front, check out Dr. Garon Larsen. He is a dentist and attended a GreenSmoothieGirl class. He is highly interested in helping his patients with their nutrition, and he offers my books (and [...]
3 Comments • Continue Reading →What my dentist says about whole foods . . . and one really cool testimonial
I went to the dentist for a cleaning yesterday. My friend Craig is my dentist, and before he looked at my (perfect, cavity-free) x-rays, we chatted about life for a while. He is jealous that I can work from home with the freedom to do things with my kids. He said this to me: “I [...]
13 Comments • Continue Reading →FDA finally admits fillings containing mercury may be harmful
In my local paper June 11, local dentist Michelle Jorgenson, who quit using amalgam fillings 10 years ago, is “vindicated.” That’s because, due to the settlement of a class action lawsuit, the FDA’s site now says, “Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have nerotoxic effects on the nervous systems of developing children and [...]
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Eating right while traveling internationally . . . last part
We visited a coastal area of China where the average age is 79 years old! People very routinely live to be over 100 and the area has become known as the “longevity region.” I asked the tour guide what they eat, and he said, local vegetables and fruit, and seafood. I saw [...]
9 Comments • Continue Reading →how to buy yourself diabetes for only $0.50 a day
You know drinking soda is bad for you. Perhaps you and I talking a bit about WHY will be just the trigger you need to kick the habit—or get your kids to do so. Have a kid you care about read this. According to the Nutrition Research Center (Oct. 2007), here’s what [...]
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