Foods For A Healthy Smile

" Hello welcome to help welcome document. Food could be the key to a healthy smile -- take a look at a diet. That you can actually need to improve your pearly whites not joining me now as the author smile for life -- journal Caracol. Doctor welcome to the show you can eat to improve your pearly whites this is the theme of the show here today. What food scare you we look at people like this what food that you -- you know we like building dried up like look at -- until we -- improve the pearly whites of RT well."

" Really interesting is that you know there's been selling diet fads from the time we're alive I think maybe a couple hundred. And most people don't think of that nutrition as a cornerstone to oral health but it is now and now oral health as you know is very connected to total body wellness. So the foods that really are the most effective and in put in terms of promoting rural health. And keeping your smile why would be alkaline I think anti inflammatory foods like a cult three come to. Big big words alkaline using food so what does that mean and neutralize the -- in the mouth okay typically what. Is it too much acid in the mouth and makes this have bad -- or less that's what we need to do. Too much acid from actually there -- foods that actually cause the over growth of acid loving bacteria the melt this kind of complex ecosystem where there's lots of different bacteria. And the -- gears to promote balance or harming -- cases when we create disturbances in that balance is when you start to see disease. So gum disease gum disease tooth decay of things can -- like that op. Give me some examples of just specific foods that I did -- every day and I want to have better -- But I think it's gonna start your day without with a very smooth it -- blueberries are. The richest it's very low -- the placing in the -- so it's not too much sugar okay -- rich in fiber folic acid and tons of any optional though that -- that -- is just not the right I thought I gotta go with the various low in sugar so avalanche that's definitely what else okay instead that we can use for what you know when you -- from fruits. There are the foods that actually -- teeth are the foods that actual actually act. Like natural detergents they are rich in fiber to foods that are rich in fiber that take a lot that you what's the number one that you bring to the teacher."

" My broccoli and apple all the and -- OK it's hit and I -- think George Bush senior ever brought it up a red rock rocket run and that this is what a bit you know there's a lot of big. Don't availability real quick I'd go to the candy store and -- kids and what those things I notice is that every gum now. Promotes like you know you know take this gum and you gonna have -- keys he gonna have been a good -- and you gonna. Really do you have to go to the dentist anymore if you chew that -- Really how effective is that I wish that was true right."

" It's not they -- with the fact is is that. The -- that that are out there right now too big push right now to push gums with therapeutic benefits so it's not just. She'd gone to make your breath smell fresh. Never actually gone -- there's actually -- on the development to put. To put pharmaceutical ingredients in gums as a delivery system for people who chew gum. But there isn't really anyone gum -- actually stimulates the production of saliva. So library is a natural protected in the mouth. It actually has ingredients that promote the immune system in the -- And support the immune system so. Chewing gum releases a logger which is very beneficial chewing shirtless -- of course would be the -- of preference and there are some natural guns that are emerging as well."

" Not that I think the last thing on a touch you because you know that we could talk about that is fascinating topic I know you very involved with the American Heart Association and the linking between. Good dentistry practices and preventing heart disease and things of -- sort that's amazing that gimme gimme a 32. Important so why we should have good teeth white people should have good teeth."

" Out there if you have gum disease you have a ten times greater chance of having a heart attack. You have an eighty to 90% chance that that heart attack will kill you so my recommendation is your guess is on the front line of helping you live longer and healthier life. And if you can see your dentist on a regular basis. Good nutrition as a cornerstone oral health good hygiene. Stress management. Exercise and fitness."

" Iguodala thank you for all the stuff remember your dad says that the wanted to hit parade preventing disease you gotta eat right and go to the that this regulates pencil until next time. I'm Dr. Manny Alvarez for helpful."