Comments on: What are some healthy foods or health food products good for oral health? http://www.naturalhealthfood.org/what-are-some-healthy-foods-or-health-food-products-good-for-oral-health/.html Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:44:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: M U http://www.naturalhealthfood.org/what-are-some-healthy-foods-or-health-food-products-good-for-oral-health/.html/comment-page-1#comment-164 M U Tue, 11 May 2010 04:12:37 +0000 http://www.naturalhealthfood.org/what-are-some-healthy-foods-or-health-food-products-good-for-oral-health/.html#comment-164 Good oral health requires adequate calcium in your diet, and many people don't get enough. So try to include low-fat milk, yogurt, etc. Also, calcium is absorbed much more readily if you are also getting plenty of vitamin D, so you want to make sure that you are getting that as well. But mostly, oral health depends on keeping stuff *away* from your teeth. Acidic drinks (orange juice, sodas, etc.) and food particles are the enemy of good oral health. Hardly anyone brushes for long enough (at least two full minutes, and at least twice a day), and not enough people floss every day. If you do both of those things, that's more important than any supplement you could take. Good oral health requires adequate calcium in your diet, and many people don’t get enough. So try to include low-fat milk, yogurt, etc. Also, calcium is absorbed much more readily if you are also getting plenty of vitamin D, so you want to make sure that you are getting that as well.

But mostly, oral health depends on keeping stuff *away* from your teeth. Acidic drinks (orange juice, sodas, etc.) and food particles are the enemy of good oral health. Hardly anyone brushes for long enough (at least two full minutes, and at least twice a day), and not enough people floss every day. If you do both of those things, that’s more important than any supplement you could take.

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