Sarah – That is fascinating! Have you read in the most recent WAPF quarterly journal – about dental health? They had recommendations in there for how to go about finding a holistic dentist. The advice was probably more general than what you’re reading though. But perhaps it would help your searching.

Thank you both for adding quotes to this post! I always hope for that.

I’m reading ‘Root Canal Cover-Up’ by George E. Meinig.

It’s absolutely fascinating. He was a dentist who taught how to do root canals and did a lot of them himself. He was even a part of the Price Pottenger Foundation for years, advocating good eating practices for teeth health and overall health. But it wasn’t until he found 2 of Price’s works on root canals did he realize his root canal works were actually making people sick instead of helping them. So many people would have hide such knowledge out or pride, but he saw the importance of getting such knowledge out to the public, so he did just that.

I think I read somewhere that the ADA revoked his dental practice license-but I can’t remember where, so don’t quote me on it.

It’s all about the 25 years of research that Price did on rabbits, that concluded that people with root canals, and other tooth issues, often suffered other degenerative diseases. And when the teeth were removed, many of those diseases went away. He took those same teeth and inserted them into the skin of rabbits and most came down with the same, or similar issues that the patient had whose tooth was implanted.

Here is a quote from page 120:
“What you know now, and what should be public knowledge, is that there is a much higher incidence of the occurrence of degenerative disease in those who have root canal fillings and periodontal gum disease than in those who maintain a healthy mouth. We must accept the fact bacteria find our tissues so attractive and desirable that they mutate and change form in order to survive there. At the same time we cannot ignore nutritional and metabolic effects upon our immune systems.
Dr. Price reported that, in a large number of cases, even when root filled teeth which appeared perfectly normal and without symptoms were extracted, a high percentage of the patients who had been experiencing heart problems found their conditions totally or almost totally subsided.”

My husband has awful teeth, and my 6 year old daughter has 4 cavities (not filled). And I’m hoping to figure out how to care for them without having to spend thousands of dollars, or make their health deteriorate. This is a very eye opening book, and quite easy to read.

Thanks for doing the Real Food Quote Mondays. I always look forward to them.

Sarah
Sarah´s last blog post… Meal Plan Monday

This reminds me of a passage in the Little House books —

“You start it,” said Ma, “by putting some flour and warm water in a jar and letting it stand till it sours.”
“Then when you use it, always leave a little,” said Laura, “And put in the scraps of biscuit dough, like this, and more warm water,” Laura put in the warm water, “and cover it,” she put the clean cloth and the plate on the jar, “and just set it in a warm place,” she set it in its place ion the shelf by the stove. “And it’s always ready to use, whenever you want it.” (By the Shores of Silver Lake)