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Outer Hebrides off the coast of Scotland and remote villages in the Swiss Alps; he met hidden tribes throughout the depths of Africa, native Australian Aborigines, New Zealand's Maori, islanders in the South Seas, native tribes in Florida, and Eskimos and Canadian Indians in far North America. After visiting these groups of different genetic lineages and finding that they were highly immune to cavities, he could conclude only one thing: "Tooth decay is not only unnecessary, but an indication of our divergence from Nature's fundamental laws of life and health."? Outer Hebrides off the coast of Scotland and remote villages in 4) When those three options do not work, you must have the the Swiss Alps; he met hidden tribes throughout the depths of bacteria infestations removed from your mouth by a dental drill, Africa, native Australian Aborigines, New Zealand's Maori, thus leaving your mouth bacteriologically clean. islanders in the South Seas, native tribes in Florida, and Eskimos 5) When a dental drill cannot remove the bacteria and the and Canadian Indians in far North America. After visiting these bacteria progress, the tooth root can become infected, thus groups of different genetic lineages and finding that they were requiring root canal filling. The solution to the infected tooth root highly immune to cavities, he could conclude only one thing: is first to remove the top of the tooth and then clean the inside of "Tooth decay is not only unnecessary, but an indication of our __ the tooth with chemicals. Next, this traumatised tooth is filled divergence from Nature's fundamental laws of life and health."? with a synthetic material, thus leaving the inside of your tooth bacteriologically clean. A Mediaeval Theory of Disease 6) Finally, when all those procedures fail to keep your tooth Hundreds and thousands of years ago, when people were afflicted alive from the supposed onslaught of bacterial invaders, the tooth with various types of ailments and diseases, it was a common habit must be removed—and a fake tooth or no tooth is what is left. to blame evil spirits as the cause of these diseases and By the time the sixth stage is reached, many people have spent disharmonies. People of the world still do this today, except that thousands of dollars on dental care. But no matter how much these evil spirits now have a new name. Scientists, doctors, dentists money people spend on dentists and dental treatments, the real and government officials will confirm this new "evil spirit" which cure for cavities seems still elusive. I guess that not enough is believed to be the cause of our people have noticed that these ills: micro-organisms, such as Tooth Decay over the Lifespan methods for treating teeth do viruses and bacteria. not cure the problem; rather, The germ theory of disease modern treatments limit some became cemented in our minds 100 OF = gate pain and suffering while your due to the so-called pioneering ari teeth continue to decay. To be work of Louis Pasteur. Pasteur, woh clear, I am not opposed to who was more like a salesman 2% dental treatments: sometimes than a scientist, promoted a they are the best option for theory of disease that is now F some people. But for the the basis of most forms of E ed majority of us, there is another modern medicine. The theory i ae way to halt, prevent and even goes that pathogenic bacteria or remineralise decaying teeth. some types of micro-organisms — With reference to figure 1, exist outside the body; when FE) here you see the results of a the body's defences are large study of about 16,000 lowered, the bacteria can individuals, conducted from invade the body and thus cause a ar 1999 to 2002 in the United . 2-6 (15 ete 2 dito eoo jisease. dae tent States by a government agency. Unfortunately, in our world As you can see from the chart, which is filled with a substantial | Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey,| with some slight variance at the amount of corruption and | 1999-2002; National Center for Health Statistics, CDC end, the older you get, the arkness, this "science" has : - higher the likelihood that your remained the status quo without Figure 1. CDC's Graph of Tooth Decay in the USA teeth will be decayed. In fact, a good scientific debate since that time. The result of Pasteur's the statistics for people over the age of 40 in the USA are dismal. science, which takes away responsibility from the individual for On average, 45.89 per cent of all teeth in this age group have been isease, is our modern system of dental care. In this "modern" affected by decay. That average is nearly half the teeth in each theory of dental disease, the superstition about tooth decay is as person's mouth having been affected by decay. This gets worse: follows—and this is from the American Dental Association: by the time you reach the age of 60 and over, on average 62.36 "Tooth decay...occurs when foods containing carbohydrates per cent of all teeth have been affected by decay.* (sugars and starches) such as milk, pop, raisins, cakes or candy are If dental drilling, root canal fillings, tooth-pulling, mass water frequently left on the teeth. Bacteria that live in the mouth thrive fluoridation, tooth-brushing and toothpastes were the proper on these foods, producing acids as a result. Over a period of time, treatment for cavities, then we would not see this increase of tooth "3 these acids destroy tooth enamel, resulting in tooth decay. decay over time. We would see a decrease over time, or at least So, based on the combination of the belief that tooth decay is the level holding steady, because the older people get, in general caused by bacteria (identified as Streptococcus mutans and the more they are flossing, brushing and having their teeth drilled. Lactobacillus acidophilus) and the belief that bacteria eat foods in So, it follows that their tooth decay should not get worse, since the mouth and produce acid, thus causing the physical structure of they are following the prescribed protocol. Are we to assume that teeth to erode, the modern system of dentistry has developed. over 90 per cent of the population is not following the prescribed According to this modern system: protocol? Or is something fundamentally wrong with this 1) You must brush your teeth all the time to eliminate these "modern" approach to halting cavities? dangerous bacteria. 2) You must rinse your mouth with chemicals to eliminate more Lack of Proper Nutrition: The Real Cause of Cavities dangerous bacteria. Dr Price realised that something fundamental is radically wrong 3) You must floss to eliminate the missed bacteria and food with the way we live. To help you understand what is wrong, I particles. provide two telling examples of groups of people who were living iis 11s 20-30 Age (yrel Lack of Proper Nutrition: The Real Cause of Cavities Dr Price realised that something fundamental is radically wrong with the way we live. 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