Guest guest Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Hi Bay Area Vegetarians, I was asked by some of you to post here regarding Vegan Nutrition and Gum Disease issue. You began a discussion on this around the first of February and I can answer some issues you have raised. First of all, there is a solution to gum disease. I had gum surgery 20 years ago, then 17 years later was told to schedule surgery again. " Wait a minute, I have been doing everything you said and now you tell me I have to go through that incredibly painful and expensive procedure again? " I had to find a better way. I tried folk and old home remedies. Some have negative side affects. I finally found two products that worked. Even before I tried them, I knew I had finally found the right approach because the scientific logic behind them just made wonderful sense. Later I discovered this approach is essentially the same used by the ancients to avoid dental and gum problems. After 3 months I went back to my Periodontist and absolutely amazed him: Dramatically healthier gums, much less pain and amazingly, no bleeding at all. There was usually a lot of bleeding for me with the deep cleaning they do. He kept remarking how much more relaxed I was. He said if I can keep this up, I should have no surgery in my future at all. Folks, its a BACTERIA problem, for crying out loud! We can solve this problem with natural and Vegan remedies. (Please forgive my writing fervor for I am very passionate about this.) Why on earth do we rely on painful surgery to treat a bacteria problem? If we used surgery for all our bacteria problems – we wouldn't survive our medicine. Your dentist is focused on the mechanical approach to the problem, refusing to address the bacteria directly. If you rely on their advice exclusively, you have a 50% chance of serious gum disease by age 55, and a 50% chance of loosing major portions of your teeth by age 65 (25% will loose ALL their teeth). This does not speak well for dental science. As you loose teeth, you loose control over what you can eat. That can be devastating to vegetarians, especially those into raw foods. And don't forget, the path provided by the dental establishment is both painful and expensive. There is a better way. It is not directly a nutritional problem, but can be aggravated by nutritional deficiencies. All stress, including nutritional stress, creates the mouth environment that encourages the bad bacteria and that leads to gum disease. Even young people have gum disease but often do not recognize it in early stages: it starts with bad breath, bleeding gums, receding gums, loose teeth, etc. In fact, it is a safe bet that virtually all of you have some stage of this problem right now. By the way, many of your so called oral remedies actually worsen the problem, particularly any product with alcohol -- dries the mouth which encourages the bad bacteria big time. Because we don't understand the bacteria issue we are actually using many products that work against us, including most toothpaste – including many so called natural toothpastes. Why would you want to use a known skin irritant on some of the most sensitive tissues in your body: your GUMs? I am leaving out a lot in this short introduction. When people discovered that I was able to avoid gum surgery, they asked me to speak at a local vegetarian society. No one had ever heard anything like this before. I also addressed the issue of which toothpastes are actually vegan and healthy. (The answer will shock you.) From that lecture I got invitations to speak at four more places, including before professors at SF City College. I would be happy to speak to any group anywhere in the Bay Area. I need an hour to get out the full message and about 30 minutes for questions. Prepare yourself for a wonderful liberation from the path of dental pain and get ready for an incredible feeling of empowerment – you can take charge of this issue and achieve your own health victory. If you will email me I will send you my 3 reports, including my toothpaste report. Although these don't contain my whole story, they have the essential information for those dealing with serious problems. I usually provide them to those who have heard my lecture, but I am making them available now because some of you may need these right away. Nevertheless, the best thing would be to set up a venue or two in your area where I can address 20 or 30 people and really answer everyone's questions. I live in San Francisco, but will travel anywhere in the Bay Area. Please feel free to contact me at: artkonrad@ dot com Art Konrad Vegan and really enjoying it!. 415.221.3864 artkonrad --------------------- PS: When talking to one of the scientists behind this new dental revolution, we realized that it could indeed become a widespread revolution – It is just needs a few people to speak up with a little passion, like: " It's a Bacteria Problem for Crying Out Loud!!!. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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