Dental Caries – The “Handwriting” in the Mouth

An imbalance in nutrition characterized, in part, by a reduced titratable alkalinity of, and presence of hitherto nonexistent enzymes in the blood and tissue fluids, appears to be the “common denominator” of many of the physical ills of modern man. Concomitant are: accelerated rate of calcification of bone, and rate of growth of acid-forming bacteria in the mouth (dental caries); lowered resistance to disease; and adaptive changes in cells, organs and blood vessels which give rise to many seemingly unrelated body ailments. Thus, decaying teeth are danger signals–the “handwriting” in the mouth–which warn one of his vulnerability to bacterial and other diseases. This imbalance may be the resultant of many factors as: spurts in growth and development; pregnancy; disease; physical and mental strain; over-exposure to heat and sunshine; over-dosing with vitamin D in any form, and growth-promoting diets that are acid-forming or too low in potential alkalinity to prevent loss of base from the blood. Dental caries activity in a so-called “normal” individual whose diet is rich in minerals, vitamins and other essential nutrients is interpreted as a need for more of the alkali-rich, green leaves and grasses (natural sugar and sorghum cane juices) and other base-forming foods in his diet, and less, perhaps, of the acid-forming meats, grains, eggs and refined sugars. Too much of the base-forming varieties is as damaging to bone as too little is to teeth. Both extremes undermine health and shorten life.