It is important to listen to your body, especially when you try a new diet. There are many types of diets available, but finding the right one for you and your body is important. From a doctors perspective, there are many reasons to try a new diet, health, allergies, heredity issues all can play a role in your lifestyle. Choosing a diet that fits with your needs is essential. But it is not always easy to find the right one.
Many diets may be good for you health but not so good for your smile, the most common diets are listed here as well as the health issues associated with each.
Vegetarian Diet
Vegetarian diets are meat free. Many people who have specific food allergies will go on a meat free diet, but most people choose vegetarianism because of their love for animals.
There are many health concerns in society, such as high fat packaged foods, which have prompted many people to become vegetarians. A vegetarian diet can be beneficial to your health, but many vegetarians don’t realize how this lifestyle can affect their oral health. By eliminating meat which is high in protein, vegetarians often risk missing out on key nutrients that can help build strong bones and teeth.
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), suggests that an adult who eats a vegetarian diet for could be at an increased risk for periodontal disease. This is in part due because of the lack of vitamin D and calcium in the body. There are supplements to take if this is the case for you.
When your body is lacking vitamin D, as well as calcium it can cause teeth to soften. This makes the tooth surface much more susceptible to any type of bacterial infection which can lead to tooth decay. Vitamin D, however, is produced naturally in the human body with adequate sun exposure. If you are on a vegetarian diet, make sure you get enough calcium and vitamin D every day.
Vegan Diet
The vegan diet is one of our favorites here are Healing Lifestyles & Spas, because of all the yummy vegetables we can eat. But a vegan diet is not for everyone, it is a completely animal free diet. However with the lose of dairy or meat products in the diet, the potential for low protein in the system is possible. Protein is necessary for https://healinglifestyles.com/food-nutrition/healthy teeth and extra strong gums. Vegans will sometimes eat more high fat foods, which will clog arteries and often lead to inflammation. Inflammation in the gums can also cause more pain. This is of course a key underlying factor to periodontal disease, says Dr. Benjamin De Graff a dentist in Portland OR.
If you are vegan, eat foods that are loaded with fiber and protein. The foods that are best for your health and smile are the protective foods like raw and green/leafy vegetables, tomatoes, and carrots.
Paleo Diet
The Paleo diet has many people turning their heads. This type of lifestyle is taking off in the fitness world. If you do cross-fit you may have tried this type of diet. The paleo lifestyle is derived from our ancestors the hunter-gatherers. the idea being, if our ancestors ate it back then, then it will be good for us now. But watch out, this means that most products on the grocery store shelf today are a giant no no. Do not eat processed foods, or refined sugar, and definitely no chemical by products. Many people who are on this diet feel healthy and lose weight but can have some side effects warns doctors.
Although our ancestors ate all kinds of natural foods they loaded up on nuts, according to researchers at the Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists a new study showed that nuts can lead to massive tooth decay and bad breath.
Eating acorns, almonds and nuts can severely diminished the oral health as it did of the early humans, which means it could be effecting our health too. The paleo diet includes a lot of nuts into the diet so be cautious.
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