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2
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STAYHEALTHY
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FOODSRI
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UM ANDPHOSPHOROUS

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um ces:yogurt,kombucha,sauerkraut,mi
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chi
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12)St
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hVi
t
ami
nC,
ant
i
oxi
dant
sandal
somal
i
caci
d,whi
chcoul
d
evennat
ur
al
l
ywhi
t
enyourt
eet
h.

Sof
arwe
vegoneoverwhyyourdi
eti
si
mpor
t
antf
oryourt
eet
handoversomeoft
hebasi
c
sci
encebehi
ndt
heconnect
i
onbet
weenor
alheal
t
handwhatyoueat
.Whati
sl
ef
ti
st
ogi
ve
yout
hecompl
et
el
i
stofsomeoft
hebestf
oodsf
oryourmout
h.So,her
ei
ti
s!(
Oryoucancl
i
ck
her
et
oseeThe25Wor
stFoodsandDr
i
nksf
orYourTeet
handGums.)

13)Yogur
t
Yogur
tdef
i
ni
t
el
yt
i
cksmor
et
hanonegoodbox
f
oryouror
alheal
t
h.I
t

spackedwi
t
hcal
ci
um and
pr
obi
ot
i
cst
hatpr
ot
ectyouagai
nstcavi
t
i
es,gum
di
seaseandevenbadbr
eat
h.

14)Car
r
ot
s

15)Appl
es

Car
r
ot
sar
esot
ast
yandf
ul
loft
onsoft
hemost
i
mpor
t
antmi
ner
al
sandvi
t
ami
nsf
oryourmout
h
t
hatt
heydeser
veaspeci
alment
i
on.Nowonder
BugsBunnyhasper
f
ectt
eet
h.

Wi
l
lanappl
eadaykeept
hedent
i
staway?
Pr
obabl
ynot
,buti
twi
l
lcer
t
ai
nl
yhel
p.I
t

spacked
wi
t
hkeynut
r
i
ent
sandvi
t
ami
ns.

16)Gar
l
i
c
Theal
l
i
ci
nt
hati
scont
ai
nedi
ngar
l
i
chasst
r
ong
ant
i
mi
cr
obi
alpr
oper
t
i
es.So,i
thel
psyouf
i
ght
t
oot
hdecayandespeci
al
l
yper
i
odont
aldi
sease.

17)Gi
nger
Gi
ngeri
samazi
ngi
nmanyways.Wheni
tcomes
t
oor
alheal
t
hi
tmi
ghtf
r
eshenyourbr
eat
hand
i
nhi
bi
tbact
er
i
agr
owt
h.

18)Whol
egr
ai
ns
Consumpt
i
onofwhol
egr
ai
ns(
oat
meal
,br
ownr
i
ce)l
ower
st
her
i
skofgum di
sease.

19)Pear
s

20)Ki
wi
s

Unl
i
kemanyaci
di
cf
r
ui
t
s,r
awpear
sar
egoodat
neut
r
al
i
zi
ngaci
ds,whi
chmakest
hem aper
f
ect
snackatanyt
i
me.

Ki
wi
shaveoneoft
hehi
ghestconcent
r
at
i
onsof
vi
t
ami
nC.

21)Oni
ons
Wheneat
enr
aw,oni
onshavepower
f
ul
ant
i
bact
er
i
alpr
oper
t
i
esespeci
al
l
yagai
nstsome
oft
hebact
er
i
at
hatcausecavi
t
i
esandgum
di
sease.

22)Shi
i
t
akemushr
ooms
Theset
ast
yAsi
angoodi
esar
epl
aque
s
ni
ght
mar
e.Theycont
ai
nl
ent
i
nan,anat
ur
alsugar
t
hatdi
sr
upt
st
hef
or
mat
i
onofpl
aqueonyour
t
eet
h.

23)Cel
er
y
Cel
er
yi
ssogoodf
oryourt
eet
hi
t

swor
t
ha
speci
alment
i
on.I
t

si
nmanywayst
heper
f
ect
snackf
orgoodor
alheal
t
handi
st
hecl
osestwe
havet
onat
ur
e
sf
l
oss.

24)Soy

25)Wasabi

Adi
ett
hati
ncl
udessoymayhel
ppr
omot
e
heal
t
hygums.

Sushij
ustgotbet
t
erf
oryourt
eet
h!Ther
ei
s
someevi
dencewasabist
opsbact
er
i
af
r
om
st
i
cki
ngt
oyourt
eet
h.

26)Sesameseeds
Hi
ghi
ncal
ci
um andver
yef
f
i
ci
entatscr
ubbi
ng
pl
aqueof
fyourt
eet
hwhi
l
eyouchewt
hem.

27)Sweetpot
at
oes
Aheal
t
hydoseofvi
t
ami
nAwi
l
ldol
ot
sofgood
t
hi
ngsf
oryourenamelandgums.

28)Rai
si
ns
Thi
si
sasur
pr
i
seent
r
y,asr
ai
si
nsevenappear
ast
hebadguysi
nsomepl
aceswheni
tcomes
t
ot
hei
ref
f
ectont
eet
h.However
,t
heyar
ea
sour
ceofphyt
ochemi
cal
sl
i
keol
eanol
i
c,whi
ch
mayki
l
lcavi
t
ycausi
ngbact
er
i
a.Theyar
eal
so
r
i
chi
nant
i
oxi
dant
s.

29)Bl
ackcof
f
ee

30)Redwi
ne

Aser
i
esofr
ecentst
udi
eshaveshownt
hatbl
ack
cof
f
eecoul
dpr
ot
ectyourt
eet
hf
r
om t
oot
hdecay
andact
ual
l
yhel
pf
i
ghtpl
aque.Ther
eofcour
sei
s
asmal
lcat
ch,t
hecof
f
eeneedst
obebl
ackand
unsweet
ened.

Wai
tasecond!Haven
twebeent
ol
dhundr
eds
oft
i
mest
oavoi
dr
edwi
nei
nor
dert
opr
ot
ectour
t
eet
h?Wel
l
,yesandno!Accor
di
ngt
oast
udy
i
nt
heJour
nalofAgr
i
cul
t
ur
alandFood
Chemi
st
r
y,agl
assofr
edwi
necanhaveast
r
ong
ant
i
mi
cr
obi
alef
f
ectagai
nstcavi
t
i
escausi
ng
bact
er
i
a.Cheer
st
ot
hesebr
avesci
ent
i
st
s!

ALWAYSREMEMBERTHEBASI
CS
I
tf
eel
sgr
eatt
omunchont
ast
yf
oods,whi
chyouknowar
egr
eatf
oryouror
alheal
t
h.However
,don
t
f
or
getwhatyourdent
i
sthast
aughtyou.Evenaf
t
ert
heheal
t
hi
estent
r
i
esoft
hi
sl
i
st
,i
t

sal
waysagood
i
deat
ocl
eanyourt
eet
hi
nsomewayf
r
om t
her
emai
ni
ngf
oodpar
t
i
cl
es,sugar
sandaci
ds.Br
ushi
ngof
cour
seshoul
dbeyourt
opchoi
ce,buti
fi
t

snotanopt
i
onatt
hemoment
,youcangetagum oratl
east
dr
i
nksomewat
er
.

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