The treatment is to:

•    Use a solution of salt, (in ratio of a teaspoon to a glass full of warm water); dip the brush in and clean your teeth with this. You may feel slightly awkward for a couple of days about not using toothpaste, after which you will not notice any difference (Note 5);
•    Invest in an Oral Irrigator (Note 6) to wash your teeth and gums with a spray of salt water after each meal. These are available over the Internet or from large chemists;
•    Use inter-dental brushes to clean between the teeth;
•    You can also rinse your mouth with live natural yoghurt to re-establish bacterial balance in your mouth;
•    Visit your dentist to assess for bone loss and to see if you need more comprehensive treatment.

Freshly Salted Skin…

The mouth is not the only significant organ to benefit from salt. Many people suffer from body odour, commonly known as BO. It is often localized to the armpits. Here again I suggest that the cause is unnecessary and unsympathetic products, in this case the use of deodorants. Where I come from in the developing world we had never heard of deodorants; when I used one here I rapidly developed BO under my armpits so I immediately threw it away. You may need to do the same.

The treatment for BO is to have a shower with an antiseptic free soap and while in the shower, rub salt on the affected parts, your armpits, feet or the whole body. Wait for a few minutes and wash it all off. You must not use the same towels, or any clothes that you may have been in contact with before; I would advise changing all bed linen and laundering it in very hot water. Use fresh clean clothes. Previously worn and dirty clothes contain the same foul odour producing bacteria and you will pick the infection up again within seconds of contact. You may have to repeat this procedure if the offending odour reappears. Above all, bin the deodorant. I know that this is hard to believe: our advertising industry has invested sizeable fortunes in our faith in artificial chemical products and huge multinational companies continue to benefit from our lack of confidence in personal hygiene. All I can say is ‘give it a chance’. It really works.

Salt and Sore Throats…

Many children and some adults develop persistent sore throats. My observation over many years in practice is that the cause is their poor dental occlusion and jaw symmetry, which prevents proper ventilation of the breathing apparatus in their bodies. Chronic sore throats are a persistent feature of patients suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Correction involves a significant amount of treatment, which may not be possible for all.

To prevent a ‘tickle’ becoming a fully developed sore throat lasting many days you need to gargle with hot salt water at the first sign of a cough, even if it occurs at 4 am. If it happens again within a few minutes gargle again. If the cough starts at say 4 am and you do not get up to gargle, this regimen will not be as effective. You have to start at the first sign of a cough.

Years ago, I found that my twin boys took nearly 30 days off school in a year due to colds and coughs. The following year I implemented this regime and the absences reduced to two days in a whole year. This simple procedure helps asthmatics a great deal also. Here again, correction of the jaw asymmetries improves the problem in most cases, but we are so accustomed to using inhalers, attributing this as a medical problem, that we never seek help from the dentist with whom this problem truly belongs.

A Salt for Sore Eyes…

Eye infections are also a common problem. Bathing your eyes in warm salt water is by far the best solution. Using an antibiotic often prolongs this problem. If the whole eyeball is red, wearing dark glasses along with the salt washes brings about a rapid resolution of symptoms.

…And Skin

Acne is also better controlled with a salt wash. Rubbing salt in localised areas of acne spots and leaving the salt in situ afterwards gives best results. Acne appears to be intimately related with the condition of your jaws, as I have noticed from the treatment of a couple of very entrenched cases. However, this introduces the whole subject of dental alignment and treatment, which is best presented in another future article.

…And Insect Bites

These are also best treated by rubbing salt on the wound immediately after being bitten and repeating this procedure a few times. This works extremely well for most benign bites. However, the consequences of serious infection caused by insects are all too well known.

All these suggestions consistently use salt as a natural remedy that respects the balance within the body, and works for the vast majority, if the instructions are followed carefully. Obviously, there are cases of such severity that a doctor must be consulted, as I have noted throughout.

Efforts are underway to take us away from the culture of stronger and stronger antibiotics, which sends the bacteria on the offensive to produce resistant strains. One interesting strategy is to try to prevent bacteria from clinging to cells of the body. No adhesion means no infection. Most bacteria cause infection by first sticking to mucosal cells through proteins called lectins on their surface to carbohydrate segments on the cells of the host tissue.[3]

Such wonders are already present in nature. Breast milk contains complex sugars that prevent bacterial lectins from binding and thus prevent infections in infants. Mannose, a sugar that adheres to a broad variety of uterine bacteria, when used to flush a mare’s uterus, restored fertility, which was previously prevented because of chronic uterine infections.[4] Xylitol, a 5-carbon sugar alcohol prevents dental caries in children. A chewing gum containing xylitol was shown to reduce ear infections by 40%.[5] The same mechanism operates with the use of cranberry juice for urinary tract infections.

A move away from antibiotic and antiseptic use is perhaps overdue. Using salt goes hand in hand with what nature has provided for us. Its use as a permanent element of mouth hygiene will also prevent potentially lethal bacteria gaining excess to our blood streams and producing new nightmares remote from the mouth.

Invest in a box of nature’s apothecary, and try these effective, simple programmes for yourself. You will also contribute to saving the environment from hundreds of chemicals leaching into the soil and millions of aerosol cans playing havoc with the protective ozone layer in our upper atmosphere.

Notes

5.    People with high blood pressure should have it monitored to see if it gets elevated in which case consult your specialist to see if you can use Potassium salt instead.
6.    waterpik-store.com

References

3.   Ananthaswamy, Anil. Taming the Beast. New Scientist. 2003.
4.   King, Sheryl. Director Equine studies. Southern Illinois University . 2000.
5. Pediatrics. 102. 879.

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