Not Just Skin Food: Eat your way to Healthy Teeth

Every food we eat and drink from coffee, to excessively citrus food, we are damaging our teeth. Overall health starts in the mouth and there are easy ways to rebuild up your teeth and gums.

Re-Mineralize — Acids in the food we consume can remove the minerals in your teethes enamel. This can lead to tooth decay. So, re-mineralizing is the first step in re-building your mouths health.

Get some calcium and phosphorous — Paleo foods like leafy greens, chicken, and nuts boost calcium intake while protecting the teeth. Phosphorous rich foods like eggs and fish are also great for the teeth. Raw, grass-fed dairy (milk and cheese — if they are in your diet) can also help neutralize acids in the mouth. Eating whole, unrefined foods a habit will benefit your entire body and build up what’s been missing in the mouth.

Add Vitamin A — Fermented Cod Liver Oil is another great at home remedy for tooth decay. Diets lacking in fat-soluble vitamins can lead to tooth decay. In addition to this, using ghee and grass-fed butter in cooking instead of spray oils are a great place to supplement.

Mix with Water — After drinking coffee, alcohol (and most other foods) it’s important to brush your teeth with an all natural option, like Primal Life Organics “Dirty Mouth Toothpowder” it’s best to rinse your mouth thoroughly with water. The residue left on your teeth can cause more stains and damage.

Banish Bacteria — It’s understandable that not many are aware of the high level of acid in the mouth, however, bacteria and saliva can cause tooth decay. The Primal Life Organics toothpowder toothpaste is a natural solution made with a blend of clays that are rich in minerals that help neutralize acids and remineralize the teeth. Some of the minerals include silica, magnesium, iron, phosphorous, and calcium.

What we put into our bodies starts in the mouth so it only makes sense that the mouth is the center of over all health. There are plenty of simple ways to start rebuilding your teeth, so why not start with some Primal  Life Organics tooth powder? 

Everything You Need to Know About Natural Sun Protection

It can be extremely difficult to find products that fit into a Paleo lifestyle. Some products can easily be cut from your day-to-day, but some you simply can’t live without — like sunscreen. Which is why we at Primal Life Organics developed four new products for the summer that fit into the Paleo lifestyle. Beyond that these products are for anyone consciously aware of the dangers of commercial sunscreen.

Let’s get this out of the way: I openly oppose commercial skincare because of all of the added, unnecessary chemicals and toxins that penetrate through your skin and pollute your entire body- ultimately altering how your organs function.Sun-care is no different- in fact, commercial sunscreens may actually be more harmful to your organs than the damage inflicted by the sun itself. 

I have always felt it much safer to minimize the amount of time I spend in the sun, from wearing protectant clothing to finding shade — I have done by part to keep myself as safe as possible. I, however, have three young children that love the outdoors and the sunshine. I do not want to take the outdoor activities away from them and I certainly don’t want their delicate organs, tissues, and cells to be destroyed by the sun and sun protectant chemicals. Like the elderly, children are infinitely more susceptible to the chemical damage that can occur from sunscreen.

Children are still developing mature neurologic and immune systems, and chemicals and toxins can cause more potent damage much more rapidly to them than to adults.  Secondly, young children have a higher body fat percentage- meaning they can store these fat-loving, absorbed chemicals much faster and longer than adults.  Chemicals stored in the tissue can be responsible for long-term health conditions because they are slowly released into the bloodstream.  More discerning is the fact that these chemicals that are absorbed through the skin DO NOT pass through the liver first.  Unlike foods that are ingested and first pass through the liver and are metabolized into water soluble form to be excreted in the urine, feces, via the skin and respiratory system, fat-soluble chemicals that are absorbed by the skin enter the blood as it travels to the organs, before it goes to the liver for detoxification.  These chemicals travel to the organs, pass through the blood brain barrier and cross the placenta in full strength.  THIS IS WHY CHEMICAL FREE SKINCARE IS SO IMPORTANT!

When these chemicals are absorbed through the skin, they are delivered in full strength to all of your organs — including the brain.  They love fatty tissue and migrate into fatty tissue very easily.  Unnecessary evils (chemicals) are fat soluble, and our cell membranes are permeable to fat soluble substances; they can easily pass into the cells and cause DNA mutation and damage.  This is true for all skincare products- not just sunscreens. Our body contains fat tissue as a protective mechanism in two forms: adipose fat lies under our skin, visceral fat is found surrounding our organs.  Both are storage places for fat-soluble chemicals such as those toxins found in commercial skincare.  Once stored in the fat, they can feed nearby structures and organs.  The brain is made up of fatty tissue as well.  Chemicals absorbed through the skin pass through the brain via the bloodstream on the way to the liver and can be absorbed and stored in the fatty tissue of the brain.  In fact, recent research has found a link between the aluminum in commercial deodorant with neurological diseases, including dementia, autism, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s because of the levels of aluminum found in the brain tissue.

The cold, hard truth is this: chemicals that are fat-soluble easily pass thru the blood-brain barrier and do cross the placenta into the developing fetus.  Since most of these chemicals are neurotoxic, limiting exposure greatly reduces your and your children’s risk of neurological damage- including ADHD, mental confusion, sluggishness and anxiety.

My Solution for Responsible, Body-Safe and Protective Sun Care

I am a minimalist when it comes to ingredients — I am also a perfectionist when it comes to a recipe. As usual, I look to nature to provide the ingredients I need.  Thankfully, many plants have developed their own UVR protection and can provide us with the same natural protection.  Not only are they safe for the environment, but they protect us as well.

I used to use red raspberry seed oil exclusively as a sun protectant.  It has a SPF of 25-50 and contains vitamins, nutrients and antioxidant protection.   Antioxidants protect against free radical damage. Free radicals in the body can cause a plethora of health issues including cancer, immune suppression and signs of aging.

Commercial skincare contains chemicals that promote free radical damage —  add that to sun exposure, which also causes free radical damage and the sun becomes your foe, not your friend.

Make friends with the sun!  The sun not only feels great and creates a healthy glow — the sun is great for our mental health too!  It also aids in vitamin D synthesis in the body.

To protect yourself from UV and free radical damage, eat plenty of: Egg yolks, Green and black tea, Nuts, Kale, Cabbage, Broccoli, Mustard greens, Collard greens, Yams, Salmon, Tomatoes, Blueberries, Blackberries, Goji berries, Grapes, Yellow, red or green peppers, Fermented Cod Liver Oil (FCLO).

For more information on our sunscreen products — ingredients & how they protect, nourish, and feed your body (plus a very informative video) head on over to our http://www.primallifeorganics.com/products/sun-up-before-sun-protector-1