Re: Kombucha Research / Periodontal

October 28, 2004

,

I have the same question! I started the Kombucha a few months ago,

and BAM! got an abscessed tooth, as well as two scary, weird sores

on the back of my legs...do not know if it was the Kombucha or

something else, but I suspect Kombucha had something to do w/it...I

backed off for a week or so (took antibiotics...against my will but

my dentist gave me those same scary stories about heart & brain

infections). Probably can chalk it up to not drinking enough water?

Research on abscess lead me to Colloidal Silver w/DMSO; which I am

tentatively taking and it seems to be helping the abscess (the

anitbiotics did not quite clean it out). I just started the

Kombucha again a few days ago. My guess is that it should help

inhibit bacterial growth and balance the pH business....

I've been keeping sugar & white flour to a bare minimum and eating

according to " Nourishing Traditions " guidelines, w/raw milk and

fermented dairy, for the last 16 months or so. I take extra

calcium, Azomite, and C, and cod liver oil. Perio and dental visits

showed good progress - until this abscess appeared, that is....

I am ignoring my dentist's advice to pull the tooth as long as I

possibly can...I have fierce hope that I can save it!

Now I have another question: What guidelines to use for consuming

Kombucha and other pro-biotic food? Will colloidal silver nullify

the good stuff? Should I wait hours between each substance?

I'd appreciate any advice you all could offer, both on periodontal

disease, Kombucha, and timing the consumption of all these

supplements!

-Blair

(BTW, I believe raw milk has helped more than any other single thing

I've taken for my teeth...that and dropping the sugar...But I'm

still not out of the woods yet! It is a very tough thing to beat!)

> Hi Bev,

>

> I have a question. Periodontal disease is thought to be infectious

in origin

> and some think it can lead to other diseases, such as heart

disease and

> diabetes. German and Russian research has demonstrated that

kombucha is a

> wide-spectrum antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal.

>

> That being the case, has anyone had any help in relieving

periodontal

> disease with kombucha?

>

> Thanks,

>

October 28, 2004

Hi Blair,

Gee, I'm really sorry to hear about that. Could it be that the sugar in the

KT is feeding the infection before the antibiotic parts of the KT can fend

it off? Have you tried letting the KT turn to vinegar and then drinking it?

You just add water to the KT to dilute it; stevia would make it more

palatable.

I am not surprised about the raw milk being beneficial. Raw milk has been

used as a medical treatment since the beginning of time. It was used to

treat diabetes at the Mayo Clinic, and here is a 1929 article from J.R.

Crewe, M.D. of the Mayo Foundation

http://www.realmilk.com/milkcure.html

Hope that helps,

October 28, 2004

Hi Blair,

If I understand correctly, according to research done by Weston a price

himself, infected or abcessed teeth are best removed or a " bridge " put in rather

than getting a root canal. I know that you did not mention anything about a root

canal, but you mentioned that your dentist want's to pull the tooth. I would let

him.. it sucks but rotten teeth left in the mouth can lead to all sorts of

health and immunity issues. My girlfriend just got an abcessed tooth removed

herself, and feels much better now (was painful previously).

" Now I have another question: What guidelines to use for consuming

Kombucha and other pro-biotic food? Will colloidal silver nullify

the good stuff? Should I wait hours between each substance?

Yes, with colloidial silver you want to wait at least 1 hour between the

consumption of pro-biotic food and colloidial silver.

The colloidial silver will kill most everything so I would take it 1 hour before

kombucha or kefir etc.

It can't hurt to brush after taking kefir or kombucha to help cleanse the acids

from these beverages from your mouth, these can be corrosive too.

Sounds like you're WELL on your way..

Beau B.