How to naturally Whiten your teeth with the foods you eat!!!

Did you know  that the foods you eat can effect your smile just as much as brushing and flossing?

By choosing foods that fight bacteria naturally, you're also choosing foods that not only remove plaque, strengthen the enamel, and freshen your breath, but ALSO foods that assist in helping to make your teeth pearly white!

Here are the top 10 basic foods/ beverages to get you started:

    1. Celery

The extra chewing celery requires produces plenty of salvia which in turn neutralizes the bacteria that causes cavities. Additionally, celery massages gums, and cleans between teeth. (IT DOES NOT TAKE THE PLACE OF FLOSSING)

** Don't like celery, try carrots**

    2. Cheese

Cheese helps balance the PH levels in your mouth and preserves/ rebuilds tooth enamel. Like celery, cheese also produces salvia which kills  the bacteria that causes cavities and gum disease.

    3. Green Tea

Green Tea protect the mouth in two ways with one substance- Catechins. Catechins kills the bacteria in your mouth that turns sugar into plaque and wipes out the bacteria that causes bad breath.

    4. Kiwis

This fruit supplies more than 100% of you recommended daily amount of vitamin C! Research shows that if you do not get enough vitamin C, that the collagen in your gingiva (gums) CAN break down, making them more susceptible to the bacteria that cause periodontal disease.

    5. Onions

When eating freshly peeled and raw onions, it can be a powerful antibacterial sulfur compound, killing various types of bacteria in your mouth.

    6. Parsley

This herb contains Monoterpense, which is a volatile substance that helps you maintain a sweet smelling breath- works very well after eating a pungent meal that has ingredients such  as onions, garlic, etc.

   7. Sesame seeds.

These seeds slough off plaque and help build tooth enamel, especially since sesame seeds are high in calcium, which preserves the bone around you teeth and gums.

    8. Shiitake Mushrooms

A sugar found in Shiitake Mushrooms prevents mouth bacteria from creating plaque.

    9. Wasabi

A.K.A. Japanese horse radish contains Isothiocyanates which inhibits the growth of cavity causing bacteria.

    10. Water

Drinking water hydrates your gums and stimulates salvia- the bodies greatest defense against the bacteria that causes plaque and cavities.

 

These are the top 10 foods/beverages for a healthy and BEAUTIFUL smile- so protect your teeth and gums with these 10 picks and enjoy your naturally white smile!!

 

*** These are soley suggestions that researchers have found to be helpful along with proper dental health. This is not a guaranteed method of whitening your teeth or reversing existing dental problems.***