Thursday, May 23, 2019

Zombie Shopping List

I use almost all of these products on a regular basis, because I have found they reduce my mouth problems and cognitive weirdness.
Y'all seem to like Chile Chocolate, I am partial to cream cheese with taco sauce.
Go Figure.

These are things that are known to inhibit Porphyromonas gingivalis, which causes gingivitis.

P. gingivalis is the most probable cause of  Alzheimer's Disease. 

Please do not use antibiotics or hydrogen peroxide.   They disrupt the entire microbial balance in your mouth.

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BAKING SODA
A four-week clinical study to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of a baking soda dentifrice and an antimicrobial dentifrice in reducing plaque.
The results of this study indicate that the baking soda dentifrice was more effective than the non-baking soda, antimicrobial dentifrice in plaque removal after a single tooth brushing, and in maintaining significantly lower plaque levels during a four-week period of twice daily, unsupervised tooth brushing.

GREEN/WHITE TEA
Suppresses P. gingivalis and helps your gums resist it too.

Antibacterial, antiadherence, antiprotease, and anti-inflammatory activities of various tea extracts: potential benefits for periodontal diseases.
Extracts from green tea, white tea, oolong tea, and black tea show promise for controlling periodontal disease by their capacity to interfere with P. gingivalis growth and virulence properties, host destructive enzymes, and inflammatory mediator secretion.

Green tea polyphenols enhance gingival keratinocyte integrity and protect against invasion by Porphyromonas gingivalis
These deleterious effects mediated by P. gingivalis were abolished by the green tea extract and EGCG. This protection may be in part related to the ability of tea catechins to inhibit the protease activities of P. gingivalis.

RED WINE
Both resveratrol and low concentration alcohol inhibit P. gingivalis

Resveratrol inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial adhesion molecule expression

MILK/CHEESE
Lactoferrin and k-Casein in milk and cheese are preventative too.

Lactoferrin inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis proteinases and has sustained biofilm inhibitory activity.

Porphyromonas gingivalis Cysteine Proteinase Inhibition by κ-Casein Peptides

LACTOBACILLUS
A probiotic bacteria available at the Health food store. Mostly available in multiple species pills.
Look for this strain on the label: L. Rhamnosus.  It helps me a lot.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus could inhibit Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm formation
The immunomodulatory probiotic strain L. rhamnosus ATCC 9595 is proposed to be essential for maintaining healthy tissue, with multiple roles including co-aggregation, adhesion, and priming immune responses to ensure rapid and efficient defense against P. gingivalis.

DARK CHOCOLATE
Clinical and biochemical effects of dark chocolate in moderate chronic periodontitis
Consuming dark chocolate could decrease lipid peroxidation, gingival bleeding and inflammation.

FISH OIL/VITAMIN D
I think you have to use the real deal and put the liquid in your mouth.  I use drops in my coffee.

Omega-3 fatty acid reduces Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced experimental periodontal disease in rats.

CAPSAICIN (Chile spice)
Capsaicin inhibits Porphyromonas gingivalis growth and biofilm formation

CURCUMIN
Curcumin is a bright yellow chemical produced by turmeric, a member of the ginger family. It is sold as an herbal supplement. I have good reports on this one, but haven't tried it yet.

Novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of periodontitis by curcumin.

CRANBERRY
I have never tried thisI think there are extracts available.

Inhibitory effect of cranberry polyphenol on biofilm formation and cysteine proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis.

A KETOGENIC DIET HELPS TOO
Enhancement of Wound Healing with Dietary Ketosis

If you must eat carbs, Rice has anti-gingivalis activity and sticks to your teeth less than other grains.

METFORMIN
A diabetes drug.  Tightens epithelium.  If you are taking this, stay on it.

STATINS
Atherosclerosis is also associated with P. gingivalis.  Cardiac plaque is probably the same as dental plaque (a theory proposed by Leonardo DaVinci.  Seriously.)

Effects of statins on multispecies oral biofilm identify simvastatin as a drug candidate targeting Porphyromonas gingivalis.
All four tested statins efficiently inhibited P. gingivalis growth and significantly decreased the cumulative bacterial load in developing and established biofilms. Simvastatin was most efficient and decreased P. gingivalis counts more than 1,300-fold relative to the control.

I'm gonna get me some of that.

NICOTINE

Tightens up your epithelium, so your gums bleed less.
But the tars and particles from cigarettes destroy the tissues in other ways.
You should use gum or vapes, and try to quit later when your mouth has healed.

For the record, my dentists never brought up gum disease in my entire life.
Much less offered me non drug options to prevent it.   I learned all this on my own.
Surgery is how they make money.
They were perfectly happy to ignore everything until I needed teeth extracted.