How to Treat Cavities Naturally | Dr. Josh Axe

Hey guys. Dr Axe here, Doctor of Functional Medicine and founder of Drxe. com.

In this video, I'm going to share with you how to cure cavities and how to heal cavities naturally. This is something I get questions about very often is once you have a cavity, can it be healed? And here's the truth.

If you're at the beginning stages or even in the middle stage of a cavity, you can actually heal that outer part of the tooth. Now, if you have a very, very severe cavity, there may be an area there that can't be completely restored. But again, for the most part, if you have beginning stages or even an area of a cavity that's I would say sort of middle of the road, you can absolutely help heal that area.

I've worked with many, many dentists and natural dentists and medical doctors who have really shown and proven with their patients that you can naturally heal cavities. So I'm going to go through my four step process to naturally heal cavities. Number one has to do with the foods you're eating and what to remove, and that is excess grains and processed sugars.

Now, you're going to find out later I'll talk about that actually sugar isn't necessarily bad if it's the right type of sugar. But the first things you want to remove are, again, grains and sugars. Now, the problem with grains, number one is they contain too much of what's known as a nutrient blocker called phytic acid.

Phytic acid essentially binds to all of the minerals in grains and beans and nuts and seeds and doesn't allow you to absorb them. So you might think, hey, I'm eating this bread or this oatmeal and I'm getting all of these nutrients. The truth is you're absorbing almost none of it because of phytic acid.

This is really the difference of why something like regular bread, or Ezekiel bread is typically known as a healthier bread or an ancient grain, fermented sourdough bread is also known as a healthier bread, the reason they're healthier is because they're free of phytic acid, this thing that essentially binds to vitamins and minerals. So when you soak a grain or a nut or a seed, it essentially kills phytic acid and unlocks all of the nutrients in the food, and you need those vitamins and minerals to help replenish your teeth and help heal cavities and for healthy strong bones and teeth and hair and skin and nails. So all of those things are important.

Again, the first thing, step number one is get grains out of your diet or, at the very least, get out processed grains. If you're going to consume grains, one serving a day of something like a sprouted Ezekiel bread or a lacto fermented bread, like a true ancient grain sourdough bread if you're going to consume grains. Step number two, get rid of processed sugar.

Processed sugar is the first thing that will cause bad bacteria overgrowth in your body and cause cavities to start. I think most people realize that, and you hear that all the time, "Hey, stop doing sugar. " But again, it's not all sugar surprisingly.

It is really just processed sugar. If you're doing a little bit of raw local honey or manuka honey on a regular basis, that's really the one specific sweetener where there will probably be no negative effect on your dental health. Also some fruit in moderation, wild blueberries and raspberries and apples can actually be very cleansing and healthy for your teeth.

So again, real whole fruit and raw local honey, really the two sweeteners that you can still consume and still have healthy teeth. The third thing you've absolutely got to do if you want to overcome cavities is you have to consume more fat soluble vitamins and consume more of a traditional diet. So fat soluble vitamins and specific minerals, especially vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, and calcium are crucial for your dental health.

As I mentioned earlier, a lot of the foods we're eating are void of nutrients, and one of the best super foods for healing your teeth is raw goat's milk kefir, a probiotic rich super food and a dairy food that actually has all of those nutrients in them. Raw fermented goat's milk dairy is loaded with vitamin D, vitamin K, and magnesium as well as calcium. Those are the things you need to build strong teeth and, again, to restore and heal cavities.

So make sure, again, you're getting goat's milk kefir. Listen, you can't go and buy this cheap yogurt you buy in the grocery store. It doesn't work as well.

Go to your local farmer's market and find goat's milk yoghurt or goat's milk kefir and drink about four to eight ounces of that every day. You're going to see some great results with your teeth. Then last but not least, you've got to make sure you're getting plenty of probiotics in your diet.

As I mentioned earlier, kefir and yoghurt, also sauerkraut and kimchi and apple cider vinegar, fermented foods are fantastic for your overall dental health. The great thing about probiotics is they kill off bad bacteria and help eliminate that bacteria and plaque that is one of the chief causes of gum disease today. So again, guys, if you want to heal cavities naturally, my four step process is number one, remove grains from your diet or replace them with sprouted true grains.

Number two, remember remove excess sugar from your diet. Number three, remember add in those fat soluble foods, things like coconut oil, avocados, healthy meat products as well as raw cultured dairy. And last, go for probiotics.

I recommend taking both probiotic foods and supplements. You do those things, you're well on your way to a healthy mouth. Hey guys, if you enjoyed this video on natural cures for cavities, hey, make sure you subscribe here to the YouTube channel.

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