Friday, January 24, 2014

Oral Health: The Effect Of Your Diet

By Rey Vetangelo


Brushing your teeth several times a day and making sure to floss are huge when it comes to your oral health and keeping your pearly whites squeaky clean but chances are you didn't know too much about how your diet and what you eat can affect your oral health and your teeth. Many foods can affect in a good or bad way. Below are some of those foods that you should keep in your diet to keep a healthier you, and a healthier smile.

It is important to understand that if you are not taking good care of your teeth and gums by consistently brush and flossing every crevice of your teeth, you may build up plaque that will lead to gingivitis. If your gums bleed when you brush your teeth lightly, they are extra sensitive and you may have gingivitis. There has as of yet not been any serious damage to the tooth bones that is not reversible.

Whatever the diet that you choose, something that you should keep in mind is a diet that will also be good for your oral health. Not all foods will you help you in this aspect so being a smart when choosing a diet can help you with your oral and overall health.

As hopeless as this may sound, you still have a chance to prevent it. As soon as you realize that your gums are receding and find out what is causing it, you can begin the process of halting it. One of the most common causes of receding gums is grinding your teeth. Some people are aware that they do it, and some may only be aware because of a dull headache they wake up with in the morning.

Another cancer killing spice is Tumeric, which can also help with painful diseases such as arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and Alzheimer's. Eat it often and you can prevent heart disease and lower your cholesterol. But aside from that, you will also get iron, manganese, vitamin B6, and potassium too. This spice and it's most active ingredient curcumin is often found in curry, but can also be added into plain rice for a satisfactory meal.

Your gums and mouth need vitamin B and iron. A great way to get these is through foods such as whole grain bread or cereals. You may be trying to avoid these extra carbohydrates but something you can do is just eating them in the morning and throughout the day your body will burn off much of these carbohydrates. This can be a great way to keep your carbs low but still getting the necessary vitamins and minerals you need to promote healthy oral care.

Foods that tend to have a negative effect on your oral health are foods with sugar. Sugar is absolutely bad and consequently can have a poor effect on your pearly whites. The sugars can hang around in your mouth after eating the sugar filled foods and are a large factor in causing harmful plaque or other types of erosion that can happen in your mouth. Enamel can even be slowly taken away by having a sugar filled diet.

Protecting your teeth from plaque build-up can prevent serious gum diseases that can lead to serious consequences, such as teeth loss. As long as you develop a daily habit to brush and floss your teeth, you should have no problem protecting yourself from the dangers of gum disease.




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