Gums Health

The connection between proper nutrition and good health has been known for centuries.  Aside from regular home care and professional cleanings your gums require the right nourishment to stay in top shape.

Vitamin C

 Perhaps the most basic element related to the integrity of healthy gums is vitamin C.  As early as grade school, I remember being told the story of how limes were issued to British sailors in order to prevent scurvy (vitamin C deficiency).  Hence, the term "limeys".  Humans, it seems, are among the few mammals that do not naturally produce their own vitamin C.  We rely entirely upon our diet for this vitamin.  Even a goat -- roughly the same weight as a person -- can convert glucose into approximately 13,000 mg of vitamin C per day.  This occurs when it is healthy.  When it is stressed, the goat may produce as much as eight times that amount.  Likewise, when people encounter bacterial infections or stress, more vitamin C is required.  It is essential to healing, repair of tissues and cell growth.  Specifically, it is a principal ingredient in the formation of collagen.  This is a basic protein that is found in all connective tissue -- including that found in the gums and periodontal ligaments. Periodontal ligaments are what connect the gums tightly against your teeth, as well as hold the teeth in the jawbone. 

Simply put, a lack of vitamin C can cause loose teeth and swollen gums.  A fourteen week study conducted at the University of California, San Francisco, demonstrated that when vitamin C was reduced gums bled more.  When intake was increased, this bleeding subsided.  In yet another study, people getting less than the minimum recommended amount of vitamin C had more periodontal disease than those who received the minimum.  They also had three times the chance of gingivitis than those people who took three times the recommended dose.

Co-Enzyme Q10

This supplement is also likely to be beneficial for nearly all adults.  Some people believe that one of the key elements in aging has to do with free radical production.  Free radicals are basically oxygen atoms that are lacking electrons.  This makes them highly reactive, but especially in a manner that may potentially damage your tissues and your DNA.

If you could do something to slow down free radical production it is possible you could slow down aging.*  One nutrient that may just play a role in that process is CoEnzyme Q10.  If you are under twenty-five years of age, this may not be a problem.  CoQ10 exists in every cell of our body.  Some time after age 25, however, our body's ability to produce it diminishes. 

Some of the benefits* of CoEnzyme Q10 have been reported to be:

• Supporting healthy gums
• Boosting the body's immune system
• Helping to maintain normal blood sugar levels
• Promoting normalization of weight
• Supporting muscle recovery from intensive exercise
• Promoting heart health

In my opinion, this is one supplement that should be part of your regimen if you are over 25, take statin drugs (which depletes your stores of Q10), or are experiencing gum problems.  While CoEnzymeQ10 is easily found in most health food stores, the formulation I personally take is combined with flaxseed oil, as well as a form of super blue-green algae.  You can find it by clicking below:

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