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[Nigel]

Found this article today:- Ancient Teeth Bacteria Record Disease Evolution

V. interesting.

[Cryptocode]

They had a narrower grouping of bacteria as plaque on their teeth. And obviously that bacteria was less harmful to their teeth. So I'd guess that eating a narrower group of foods, without grains, is good for teeth health, and the body's. Are they going to try to determine what that bacteria was, and from where it came.

I have the sense, though, that we acquire a lot of bacteria just from the air and soil around us. To be as pure as they were, we'd have to move into a virgin forest or field.

[peril]

They had a narrower grouping of bacteria as plaque on their teeth. And obviously that bacteria was less harmful to their teeth. So I'd guess that eating a narrower group of foods, without grains, is good for teeth health, and the body's. Are they going to try to determine what that bacteria was, and from where it came.

I have the sense, though, that we acquire a lot of bacteria just from the air and soil around us. To be as pure as they were, we'd have to move into a virgin forest or field.

Think you may have misunderstood. Modern man has fewer species of bacteria in our dental plaque than our forebears, with damaging bacteria dominant compared to our forebears. Diversity of bacteria is good. Eat more dirty food

[Wulf]

I would theorize that it's all the sugar in the modern diet that causes that "permanent disease state".

Stefansson 3 - Eskimos Prove An All Meat Diet Provides Excellent Health.

"The best teeth and the healthiest mouths were found among people who never drank milk since they had ceased to be suckling babes and who never in their lives tasted any of the other things recommended for sound teeth by the New York Commissioner of Health. These people, Eskimos, never use tooth paste, tooth powder, tooth brushes, mouth wash, or gargle. They never take any pains to cleanse their teeth or mouths. They do not visit their dentist twice a year or even once in a lifetime. Their food is exclusively meat."

[eKatherine]

Just my experience, but when I gave up wheat/gluten, my lifelong plaque and gum issues went away.

[peril]

It is entirely consistent with the work of Weston A Price. Doubtless diet is a major factor but it may not come down to bacteria alone. Price makes a big case for micronutrients, particularly fat soluble vitamins. My guess is that refined carb intake has a large bearing on the bacterial population of our mouths