(Health Centre) - to minimize the effort, caries-causing bacteria by thorough dental care is less and less successful. The reason for this lies in the years rapidly rising consumption of sugary foods, combined with a total nutrient-poor diet. This gets the oral flora is out of balance and at the same dwindling defenses. This situation creates ideal conditions for bacteria. They multiply rapidly, destroy the tooth enamel, inflammation of resolve and lead to tooth decay. One groundbreaking study, now proved to the coconut oil as THE winner in the fight against caries-causing bacteria.
© ckellyphoto - Fotolia.comCoconut oil against bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites
Coconut oil is one of the health of the particularly valuable food because of its various positive effects.
This importance is due not least to its antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antiparasitic properties. Of course, benefited the whole organism.
In relation to the dental health of its antibacterial activity, however, is in the foreground. It helps that caries bacteria coconut oil avoid them like the plague. This is thanks primarily of lauric acid contained therein .
So coconut oil acts against bacteria
The Lauric acid is a medium chain fatty acid, which unfolds its effect in the body and there, going against pathogens such as bacteria. More specifically, it examines only the direct contact with pathogenic bacteria. The rest happens automatically.
The cell membranes of the bacteria consist of a very thin, fine layer of fat. If this contact with the lauric acid, it starts to break up and dissolve. The bacteria perish. The lauric acid attacks exclusively to pathogenic bacteria. This is also made clear that the lauric acid is present in breast milk to support the still insufficiently trained immune system of the baby also.
Coconut oil against dental caries
Scientists at the Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland confirm the effect of coconut oil in terms of bacteria that can cause tooth decay and inflammation in the mouth.
For their study, the researchers used next to the coconut oil, other oils, which she offerings each lipolytic enzymes. So they copied the digestion of fat in the body.
Subsequently, the thus "digested" oils with different bacterial strains were contacted. To this end, the bacterium Streptococcus mutans counted as well as the yeast Candida albicans .
Streptococcus mutans is considered to be the main cause of tooth decay. It forms from the sucrose contained in the chyme a solid mass with which bacteria can attach to the enamel. He also metabolized carbohydrates into lactic acid, which actually slightly alkaline oral environment is transformed into an acidic environment. These factors create the pathogenic bacteria optimal habitat.
The Candida albicans is a yeast that can cause inflammation, among other things in the mouth. It also requires an acidic environment to spread out.
The coconut oil was the only one of the oils used in this series of experiments both pathogen kill without attacking healthy bacteria. Thus, the effect of coconut oil differs quite significantly from that of an antibiotic.
Dr. Brady, Director of Research, commented:
The use of enzyme-modified coconut oil in dental care products is an excellent alternative to chemical additives (such as fluorides), mainly is because the oil is already at very low concentrations. And given the increasing resistance to antibiotics, it is extremely important to think about whether we can in future combat microbial infections in this way.
He added:
The human digestive system has inherently about antimicrobial properties, however, are severely limited by a lack of nutrients and vital substances. The use of coconut oil can therefore contribute to a particular extent to strengthen the overall immune system and in particular to blocking dangerous pathogens. Of course, the effect of coconut oil is not only limited to the oral cavity, but will be reflected throughout the body.
Fluoride does not protect your teeth
The effect of coconut oil in terms of bacteria and Candida fungus could be clearly demonstrated in this study. Quite different things look at the use of fluoride against dental caries. At present there is irrefutable evidence of a real protection of the teeth through the application of fluoride toothpastes or the fluoridation of teeth, no scientific study. Rather appeared in some recent studies that fluoride may actually be harmful to the teeth.
The investigations showed that an excessive intake of fluoride contributes to the formation of a so-called dental fluorosis. This is noticeable by white or brownish spots or streaks on tooth enamel. In severe cases, the entire discolored tooth surface. Nevertheless, this is not just a cosmetic problem, because these discolorations soft to the enamel so that the teeth are still susceptible to decay.
Coconut oil in dental care
Still, there is not, the innovative combination of coconut oil and digestive enzymes in dental care products. But we hope that this groundbreaking development in the dental and oral care can not wait long in coming.
Regardless of this, you can already benefit from the antibacterial effect of coconut oil to improve your oral flora, because it is ideal for daily oil pulling. The release of fatty acids assume here that the healthy bacteria of the oral flora or even the salivary enzymes, so that the pathogenic bacteria are harmed in the mouth.
Recommendation: Take - morning fasting - 1 tablespoon of coconut oil in your mouth and pull the liquid for about 15 minutes between the teeth back and forth. Subsequently, the oil (including the germ) is spit. After this you should rinse your mouth with warm water several times before you finally brush your teeth as usual thoroughly.
No day should pass without seeing coconut oil :-)
Do not forget to use the coconut oil daily in your kitchen. The many health benefits of this oil, you should not miss. Whether in the smoothie, in soup, on the vegetable or cooking oil than for meat and fish - coconut oil gives any dish an exquisite note. You can find many delicious coconut oil recipes on our website. Let yourself be inspired. Probably the only ones who are not convinced by the fine taste of a biological coconut oil, are the pathogenic germs in your body, because they are your newly acquired coconut oil lust not survive :-).
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