Tips for healthy teeth if you eat sweet

In the show "Un Gars, a leader", in which I participate every Wednesday, we cooked a "YES" home ... Do you remember this soft light snack but not very pleased we ate in the 80 ?

At that time, there was not the logo "brush your teeth" in advertisements.

I took the opportunity to remind the television some tips for healthy teeth when we ate sweet. I put you as my homemade toothpaste recipe in the article !!
The sweet snacking: enemy number 1 teeth!

Over the past 20 years, we have learned that healthy teeth youth was undermined by several factors, but particularly sweet snacking. 
Indeed, candy, sweet snacks, sugary sodas, and all participant nibbling throughout the day maintain abnormally acidity peaks in the mouth. And finally, the risk of tooth decay is increased. 
In fact, dental caries result from the action of acid on the teeth, acidity itself is increased when bacteria in the mouth are in repeated contact with sugars .

Practical tips to prevent tooth decay:

Organic Toothpaste Ibbeo is slow

- A first advice is to avoid as much sugary snacks and sweets between meals. 
- If we fall, avoid prolonged contact with the sugars in the mouth. So we avoid sipping sugary soda (better to drink it relatively quickly), sucking lollipops or sucking nougat slower chewing, such as caramels that stick. 
- A fruit is obviously much better the nutrient and health level a portion of candy or a chocolate bar, but also fruit juices are sweet and also promote the acidity in the mouth. 
- The too sweet breakfast is also not recommended for anti-caries strategy. The icy grains to sugar, chocolate or honey are really avoid. 
- Ideally, you should brush your teeth at every meal, especially if it was sweet. If you can not brush your teeth while chewing a chewing sugarless gum is recommended for salivate more and reduce the acidity in your mouth. But chewing gum is no substitute for brushing!

My tips for a truly natural toothpaste.

Many toothpastes trade contain substances which we do not necessarily want (BHT, triclosan, PEG ... substances suspected of being endocrine disruptors).

The solid toothpaste is very effective Lamazuna

It may therefore be alternative:

- Opting for a bio toothpaste (we recognize through the Nature & Progrès label, Cosmebio, Ecocert, BDIH).

- Opt for solid toothpaste Lamazuna (see). This brand has a very funny since this spring rigolotte shaped lollipop. It is held toothpaste stick in one hand, his brush is wetted and rubbed.

- Making its own toothpaste!

There are many recipes, but the easiest is that of a toothpaste powder that turns into milk in contact with saliva and can take with you to massage the finger:

RECIPE SIMPLIFIED DENTIFRICE HOUSE:

The recipe below presents a homemade toothpaste extremely simple and suitable for all. It is a very mild abrasive that does not damage the teeth. The formula is also rich in minerals and leaves a pleasant sensation of fresh breath. For a small tooth powder jar, pillbox type of pharmacy (over 30 grams): 

• Mix a tablespoon of white clay superfine (kaolinite) with one tablespoon of calcium carbonate (the pharmacy).
• Pour the powder into a container made of stainless steel or a small ceramic mortar. Mix them finely with a mini whisk.
• Add the powder 5 drops of lemon essential oil (gasoline zest) and 5 drops of essential oil of tea tree. One can also opt for 10 drops ofpeppermint (but then the toothpaste is not suitable for children - 5 years, or to pregnant women).
• Using a small pestle, homogenize well the whole. It should no longer be any lumps. Put potted previously well disinfected.
• To use, simply "soak" the toothbrush (dry!) ​​In the pot and tap off excess. A thin layer is ample. Brush your teeth then as usual with water.

Storage: Up to six months away from light, heat and moisture.

Find other recipes of homemade toothpaste in "Slow Cosmetics: The Visual Guide" book published in 2015 Leduc (on the link or in bookstores everywhere).

Review the video of chronic sr healthy teeth here (RTBF video site).