You had the perfect opportunity to say, “A tomato a day keeps the Dentist away”. You blew it! Re-do the video.

@dokehannah

5 жыл бұрын

I was just about to write that myself lol

@UranijaZeus

5 жыл бұрын

He's not chef John from Food Wishes 😁

@phamilee

5 жыл бұрын

A tomato a day keeps gingivitis away, but you still need to see your dentist (5:54).

@WOLFMAN2975

5 жыл бұрын

You had the perfect opportunity to say you bit it I mean blew it, redo the comment ; ). : )Tyler on a serious note please view my other comment in the comment section, Very important information Thanks

@jeffhaskins6889

5 жыл бұрын

Did we watch the same video?

The tomato data is interesting because tomatoes can be quite acidic and you'd expect them to have a damaging effect on your teeth. It would seem that dental health is just as complex as gut health

Hence once again it’s a WHOLE food plant based diet, not a ‘half’ food plant based.

I have always had this underlying suspicion that perhaps tartar and plaque was actually intended to protect us, but just the sheer amount of unhealthy things we eat it cannot keep up.

@RR-sh6gr

Жыл бұрын

The last two times I got my teeth scaled, i swear it made them worse which actually made mw feel i should have just let my teeth be. Plaque and all.

This is very helpful since I just got diagnosed with Periodontal Disease.

@happycook6737

9 ай бұрын

I started using a water pic and Closys toothpaste and Closys mouthwash. I soak my toothbrush in denture cleaner to cut down on bacteria. This a long with the dental laser under the gum line and eating whole foods plant based has made a difference. After eating I swish my mouth out with plain water too.

You could also eat watermelon if you don't like tomato has almost double the lycopene and especially because its a refreshing fruit you can eat far more than you can tomato's. 100g tomato 37% RDA 100g watermelon 65% RDA 100g guava 74% RDA of course the highest are tomato paste/concentrate/powder and sun-dried but again you can only eat so much of those, watermelon is far better option overall IMO.

@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv

17 күн бұрын

@@turbonbc damn bro I could vigorously lick your toes right now for that scrumptious little bit of info. Tomatoes literally give me aids borderline can’t stand the taste for whatever reason, watermelon on the other hand goes down the hatch like my nans toes so cheers bossman.

Green tea is also good for dental hygiene.

@Sandrae7560

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, he said it another video that it's better than mouthwash.

@Noname-oo9gn

Жыл бұрын

Staines your teeth has I found out look worse than when I was smoking.

Thank you, Dr. Greger! You are the best!👍👍💗

THE WHOLE TOMATO 🍅 So funny 🤪

Thanks

Love the dental videos!

Great video as always! As a dental student, i really appreciate the nutritional focus on oral health :) I would just like to mention that the improvement you indicate with the arrows on the picture is calculus, before and after mechanical removal. The systemic improvement is shown in the colour of the gingiva.

@michaels4255

5 жыл бұрын

If you want to pay off those dental school loans, better not tell your future patients about these videos.

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

michael s, Interesting how capitalism seem to work *against* ourselves humans...😄🤦

@PiusJungblut

5 жыл бұрын

Well, I studied in Austria. We don't have something as reactionary as tuition fees. Yet.

@PiusJungblut

5 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right with this observation. This system of production has outlived itself. The only way to end world hunger, exploitation of humans and animals and the climate change is a planned democratic economy, which will also eliminate contradictions like the one mentioned above :)

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

Pius Jungblut, Yep, the idea(s) discussed by Natural Law Resource Based Economy, The Venus Project, The Zeitgeist Movement go more in detail about this issue and about the way out of this madness.

Really interesting. I've read, elsewhere, that if you just add a tablespoon or so, of tomato paste to your soup or other food, a day, that it's a real miracle food. I try to do that. Never thought about my teeth or gums, though. They do seem to be doing well. My dental visits are really good. I also like fresh tomatoes on my salad, etc. Hmmm.

So can I swap the fluoride paste for tomato paste?

Is this effect from the tomato juices directly contacting the gums or does it get there from the stomach and blood vessels? Is it better to swish the tomato juices around in the mouth before swallowing?

Now, this is a useful and relevant video ... very good.

Hello, thank you for the informative video. I just have one question: How to pick a mouthwash that only kills the bad oral bacteria and doesn't harm the good bacteria while keeping the gums healthy? I'm confused

"It looks like you have to go the whole tomato." Dr. Greger's new slogan. ;) These videos always make me crave healthy food. Stopped this one halfway through to grab some raspberries. Your superliminal messages are working! ♥

Eating a plant based diet and avoiding processed foods should give you all the antioxidants needed for healthy gums.

@robertkopp873

5 жыл бұрын

JAC BOX This is true. I am living proof of this. Dentist wanted to do root canal therapy in 2017. Changed my diet Jan 1, 2018. Offending tooth diagnosed at 6 month checkup as "no longer an issue". So easy...

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Kopp, Root canal therapy? That means (if he's an honest dentist) that the tooth is no longer salvageable. And you recovered from that kind of enormous decay? And in so short time period? Unlikely.

@natureasintended

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Kopp, do you eat lots of vitamin C rich foods / berries?

@turbonbc

5 жыл бұрын

I eat plant-based whole foods and still have bleeding gums regardless how much i brush.

@natureasintended

5 жыл бұрын

@@turbonbc do you get a very good amount of vitamin C in your diet (with lots of fruit or vitamin C supplement)? Do you have any other health symptoms like acid reflux (h-pylori infection)?

Excellent information.

Looks like the gums receded a bit tho. That’s not good, is it?

Thank you!!!

This is so true. I found out that I have a sensitivity to tomatoes (bloodtest) and excluded them from my diet to see my body's response. Boy, did my gums suffer! ...constantly inflamed and bleeding, until I reintroduced tomatoes back into my diet.

@happycook6737

9 ай бұрын

There are other sources of lycopene such as watermelon. Google fruits and vegetables high in lycopene.

Can very low /no heat air dried dehydrated fruits like tomatoes and vegetables be as beneficial source of lycopene??

This came as a great time! My dentist said I need about $3,300.00 worth of dental work mainly due to my periodontal disease. Looks like I'm eating more berries...and tomato paste on avocado toast with pizza seasoning! 🍕 🍅 🍓🍒🍇🍎🍏

@undergrace1808

2 жыл бұрын

Yes with no health insurance, I’m up to easy 25,000 so far, ans that’s just in the past 5 years. I also have developed arthritis, and there are finding a connection with periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis. Ironically, ppl with arthritis are told not to eat nightshades, which tomatoes are a nightshade. I’ve been plants based Whole Foods for 7 years, so it’s very discouraging.

@happycook6737

9 ай бұрын

Get an independent second opinion and don't mention your current diagnosis. Not all dentists are honest.

Cooked or uncooked? Does it make a difference?

Does ketchup have the same effects? No added sugar ketchup from Felix?

Haha, but you also mentioned that 1 in 20 people reduced their joint pain when they eliminated tomatoes. I am vegan on a diet including rice, veggies, tofu, lentils, potatoes and fruits, but I still had joint pain with tomatoes. I'll stick with berries and plenty of lemon juice (as a condiment squeezed over meals) from ripe lemons.

@undergrace1808

2 жыл бұрын

Careful with the lemons, I drank the whole lemon juice daily and that’s when my gums shriveled up and you can start to see the roots of my teeth. I lost a tooth too. I know I should have used a straw, but I won’t go near lemon juice because of it.

@mysterymaverick1982

Жыл бұрын

​@@undergrace1808I think lemon is really bad for the teeth because it's too acidic.

@happycook6737

9 ай бұрын

Watermelon has lycopene.😅

Are we supposed to eat whole tomatoes every day or eat the cooked tomatoes for the lycopene? Which is best, Dr. Gregor, the 1 1/2 tsp. Of tomato paste or one fresh tomato per day?

Also, honey is sweet yes, but it's not processed sugar, it's natural, so there's that...

Great, I love tomatoes!

No problem with a tomato a day! Yum

The German toothbrush brand "Dr. Best" uses a tomato in their ads to visualise that the toothbrushes are well designed (pressing the toothbrush hair against a tomato). I guess they knew there was something up with tomatoes 😁

Sounds like we can all keep some tomato paste in the refrigerator and eat a couple tablespoons a day along with fresh tomatoes! Sounds yummy to me!

So does the tomatoes work yes or no?

Nadine of Living Libations is a heath and nutrition expert, who has a wealth of knowledge about teeth and gums. So I recommend anyone to look her up. Another very appreciated video, Dr Greger 💋

@annalane5430

Жыл бұрын

Living Libations products are the bomb. Nadine knows everything about oral health. She never talks about tomatoes.

Doesn't honey have anti-infective effects?

I love tomatoes. I’ll start eating them every day.

K2 (obviously not mk7) Low/none sugar Well developed teeth/jaw

Awesome. I love tomatoes

Now going to put tomato paste dressing. Maybe make ego ketchup. I looooove ketchup, so want to make a healthy version. Can easily put that on everything

Could the positive effects of not brushing also be caused by the absence of sodium Laural sulfate, I think I recall you mentioning in a previous episode that this chemical is highly irritating to tissues?

@qigong1001

5 жыл бұрын

Nowhere did he say "the positive effects of not brushing." In fact he said the exact opposite in the beginning. And you got thumbed up too...lol! Damn people hear whatever the hell they want.

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Eelke Aptroot Good point about SLS. I had to start using a toothpaste without it... my cheeks and gums were peeling. So gross!

@littlevoice_11

5 жыл бұрын

Have you searched nutritionfacts.org as there are many videos on oral health

@eelkeaptroot1393

5 жыл бұрын

Clinical tests have shown benefits of fluoride, but to apply that one could just swoosh some, I do brush but I generally tend to brush too harsh, so I likely do more harm than good...

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

Eelke Aptroot, Considering that the problem is the bad diet we are eating, and that we probably could easily brush our teeth with mud and still have perfect dental health, fluoride is completely unnecessary. But since fluoride (and other substances put in our water) necessary for (and/or because of) other reasons - then, rest assured, studies will find fluoride's "benefits on the dental health"...😄

Pasta and tomato sauce

so we should all be brushing our teeth with tomato paste instead of tooth paste

Is diverticulosis reversable through diet? My mom has it and she often gets diverticulitis which I want to help her with. I picked up a copy of "how not to die" a while ago and although my own health has been improving immensly ever since I went whole-food vegan, there's barely anything on diverticulosis in your publication. So thanks for your work and thanks in advance!

@christopherdysart1136

5 жыл бұрын

Ill get a lot of hate for saying this but an absolutely no fiber fully carnivorous diet will lead to very fast improvements.

@keep7smiling

5 жыл бұрын

@@christopherdysart1136 I tried something like that in the past and I just felt miserable mentally all the time without the carbohydrates. I mean it got better after my body got used to burning fat as a fuel, but I still wasn't all that happy with it. I would strongly advise everybody to stay away from such a diet, but every person has to figure out what works for them. Thanks for your suggestion, though! Why do you think you will receive hate? The vegan community generally is super nice and very open-minded :)

@keep7smiling

5 жыл бұрын

@@christopherdysart1136 just out of curiosity, though, do you have any links to research for a carnivorous diet to fight diverticulosis? I know the research on low-carb (or in that case no-carb) diets is very scarce and hard to come across, but I would like to read something more in depth than a youtube comment, if possible. Thanks in advance!

@christopherdysart1136

5 жыл бұрын

@@keep7smiling very hard to find direct research but the anecdotal stories are overwhelming if you look www.reddit.com/r/zerocarb/comments/9joug8/im_44_years_old_today_7_years_with_diverticulitis/ And studies show that no fiber diets completely get rid of constipation and bloating, which while not diverticulitus, shows that no fiber diets aren't dangerous to test out . www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/ . If symptoms are bad its totally worth a shot. I've helped many people heal from intestinal ailments with straight carnivore diets.

@christopherdysart1136

5 жыл бұрын

Add in small amounts of white rice when needed if not willing to go through keto adaptation. Base the diet mostly on fatty meat though.

Apparently birch sugar- xylitol- fights plaque. Early mankind used to chew tree sap. I th8nk that’s the key. Besides diet. And toothpicks.

Hmmm... An interesting study to do would be figuring out if animal (not processed, not refined) products actually have bad effects on our dental health, or if they are neutral (and are only bad for our internal selfies). Refined (and/or processed) foods we know are bad for our teeth, not refined animal foods - I don't think so...🤔 Maybe, maybe not, that's why a study on this is needed...

@theasmrgamerunexposed2251

2 жыл бұрын

Great point

Wait, was that study on smikers v non? What did it say? Also , any studies on waterpicks?

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Karen M. I LOVE my waterpik! Cleans better than floss, but I use thst, too. So important particlarly before sleep. I add a quarter teaspoon of a mix of xylitol, baking soda and calcium lactate to kill germs, create an alkaline ph, and recalcify teeth.🌱

@JohnnyCatFitz

5 жыл бұрын

@@laurieparis2203 where can calcium lactate be obtained?

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Karen M. Hi Karen! I got mine from Bulk Supplements. I checked and they still sell it. I used calcium lactate, and not another calcium powder, bc calcium lactate goes completely into solution creating no cloudiness or leaving residue at the bottom of the mixing glass to clog my pik. Plus i think calcium in solution will more easily become incorporated into my teeth. I do dissolve this mix onto water before pouring it into my waterpik. The water stays completely clear, just as if you'd dissolved salt in it.

@dcgfhgjnzgfnjcbgn5828

5 жыл бұрын

Smikers are jikers.

Been waiting for you to speak to teeth. Now I have more reason to add extra tomatoes to my sandwiches- Thank you so so oooooooooooo much

Has anybody tried and eaten a tomato a day and see if that worked against chronic gingivitis?

A tomato a day is not very accurate... how many grams?

Glad I watched this. I was staying to blame my vegan diet. Obviously it’s that that, of course!

8 mg lycopene is more like two cooked tomatoes a day than 1 tomato a day.

What about oxygenating the tissues with a bio oxidative therapy using food grade hydrogen peroxide or ozone?

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

rpgskyify, And the cost of that would be?

No mention of Weston Price? Also, what other research is there if people can't eat nightshades?

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Ryan Finchum hi Ryan. Dr Greger only comments on published studies, but it's possible that another high ORAC value food, like berries.... especially amla... would work as well as lycopene. He either hasn't found studies supporting their use, he's saving it for another video, or it didn't fit neatly into his small soundbite format. .

There's a certain dr in ads who says tomatoes (nightshades) are bad. I never watched another one of his "ads" because common sense tells me God's vegetative creations are all good for health, including tomatoes.

I use dental water pick with ascorbic acid dilute every so often at a ratio of 1/4 teaspoon to 2 ounces of water. It's magic.

@crackedblackpepperandrocksalt

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly? Does this work for gingivitis? My waterpik comes tomorrow. I've been waiting 7 days on it😭 Since 1 year ago, have you found anything else that works, please don't say baking soda. That stuff is what destroyed my teeth and gums alot Thanku

@crackedblackpepperandrocksalt

4 жыл бұрын

There is obviously a reason also why my teeth and gums are suffering. Mineral and vitamin deficiency maybe

@PumpkinTheHamster

2 жыл бұрын

@@crackedblackpepperandrocksalt how's ur mouth doing

Liposomal Tomato paste

200 mg of Vitamin C(ascorbic acid) per day is optimal, that's 16 oz(473 ml) of orange juice.

@jefflebowski918

5 жыл бұрын

www.drweil.com/vitamins-supplements-herbs/vitamins/overloading-on-vitamin-c/

🍅

I was confused at first about the term "wholefoods". I thought I'd have to eat bananas with the skin on.

And, what size "whole" tomato are we talking about here, the cherry tomato like you have in the photo or a 2 lb Garden tomato? I'm sure you're probably thinking of something the size of your fist? But if you're talking 2 Tbs tomato paste I'm assuming cherry tomato?

@broddr

5 жыл бұрын

Ron H -- it wasn't tablespoons, it was 1 1/2 teaspoons of tomato _paste._ The paste is made by slow cooking, which increases the bioavailability of lycopene, and reduces water content. Raw tomatoes provide much less available lycopene and are mostly water, and contain seeds, so my guesstimate would be closer to at least 3 raw three inch tomatoes to equal 1 1/2 tsp of paste. That's based on needing 10 pounds of raw tomatoes to make a pint (a little over a pound) of tomato paste. So, about 9:1 weight ratio, but increased to more like 12:1 because of the greater bioavailability of lycopene in any cooked tomato product.

Tooth cleaning dates back to at least 3000 BC.

I eat two Roma tomatoes a day, does that count?

when my dogs eat raw Deer rib bones it cleans their teeth , they crush them with their back teeth 1/8 inch at a time

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Dan O'Neill it's really amazing what a good bone chew will do for their teeth and gums! I give my pup a cooked lamb bone once a week just for this purpose.

@yes2542

5 жыл бұрын

+Laurie Paris I may start doing that for my dogs. Just not for me haha

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

YeshuaJesusisking V Same! I consider meat "dog food", and even cook it in pots used just for his food.

@awnis001

3 жыл бұрын

Same! When my Deer eat raw dog rib bones, it cleans their teeth! They crush them dog ribs 1/8 inch at a time.

Okay, so tomato paste "cooked" in a simple sauce... Still good?

@stafili

5 жыл бұрын

cooking tomatoes can help make lycopene more bioavailable, meaning it can easily be taken up into the body’s cells. Lycopene is stored inside the cells and heat breaks down the cell walls. This releases lycopene and other carotenoids, allowing them to be more easily absorbed by the body

@stafili

5 жыл бұрын

I cannot communicate with god, as you do, evidently, so I take my truth from science. If you believe that Dr. Greger is sponsored by BIG FOOD and BIG MEDICA you shouldn't watch his videos.

@meh8982

5 жыл бұрын

Emily BH - Cooking food has been part of human evolution. We've been doing it for tens of thousands of years. That's why we don't have those big primate teeth anymore.

@SittingKittyColorado

5 жыл бұрын

Emily BH - Yeah, that might seem plausible on the surface but it's not fact. Human remains have been found that for at least 100,000 years , based on archaeological digs, humans have been eating grains and tubers. Both of which require fire to cook. How long have the human and its predecessors been using fire and cooking? Based on some relatively recent finds, it's likely 1.5 million years. Raw food is good but you get better bioavailabilty of nutrients and better digestibility when certain foods are cooked. In addition, "Big Food" and BigPharma, haven't been around for the last 100,000 years or even the last 200 years so your words are assumptions that have no logical basis. If you doubt it, please do some research. Otherwise you just look silly. I'm sitting here eating cooked whole oat groats with blueberries and mango. I'm pretty sure that BigFood had nothing to do with my meal. Not everything is a conspiracy and I am an anarchist in philosophy and libertarian on the political scale. I have little to no trust of large government and large corporations.

@michaels4255

5 жыл бұрын

Emily, man has cooked much of his food for as long as he has been on earth. That is why we have such puny digestive systems (and the shape of our skeletons reflects this) compared to non-cooking primates. This is possible because cooked food is much easier to digest, and the energy in cooked food is more efficiently absorbed (not always a good thing in today's world where food is super-abundant for many people, but for most of man's existence it was an advantage). Now, it is true that cooking does destroy some nutrients in whole or in part, but it makes other nutrients more assimilable.

I was flossing my teeth when this notification came up XD

1:06 - Here. Me.

but.. but . tom brady says tomato bad

water flossers pretty much negate the need for a dentist

The study was Swiss and no chocolate? They would have needed guards!

1 Tomato a day keeps the dentist away?

@DestinyAlready

3 жыл бұрын

That's so funny, I literally laughed out loud.

Stone Age people didn’t farm grains. They ate Meat ❤

Can you save your teeth into old age on a vegan diet?

The one thing that I don't eat..

I'm guessing watermelon would also do the same

@---ie2ms

5 жыл бұрын

spliter227 Probably.

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

spliter227 Tastes better in a Smoothie, too!

@spliter227

5 жыл бұрын

I eat a lot of raspberries too which also contain lycopene

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

spliter227 Yum! They also have ellagitannins. Concentrated in the seeds so crunch away! 😊

@deconcoder

5 жыл бұрын

What?? berries do not have lycopene, watermelon does, and can provide more than tomato. There are also a lot of other sources: red grapefruit, guava, cara cara oranges..

2:09 - Probably that "plaque" is just remainings of food, which without processed refined things (and Goodness know what other artificial chemicals) in it can stay there for as long as one can enjoy the view of it on their teeth, and not cause tartar, and decay itself...

Good to see, oral health is often overlooked.

scientifically plausible because you need teeth to eat pizza

A tomato a day keeps the dentist...!

@safiyav5602

5 жыл бұрын

... Away!

@ToddSloanIAAN

5 жыл бұрын

@@safiyav5602 Yes and we can sometimes enjoy them upon finding the tasty ones!

2:08 Excuse me, but I think it is worth noting that the guy has lost a lot of gum (a lot more tooth is showing) after not brushing...

So can it be cooked and blended whole? I hate raw tomato

@dreamscape405

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, cooking releases the lycopene in tomatoes so it's actually better if you cook them. I was thinking of putting tomato paste on avocado toast with pizza seasoning!

based on your facts I should be in great health, but no, I think the stressors of this modern world is just killing us. There is merit in living healthy, but no guarantee especially if one has genetic issues like collagen issues or other conditions.

@veganninja5886

2 жыл бұрын

you missed the point of the whole video.

I have to eat a WHOLE delicious tomato a day? :(

LIPOSOMAL vitamin c!!!

Come on, man. If the study included dental care, no wonder they got better. Of course those gums look better; all the tartar has been scraped off the bottom of the teeth.

@veganninja5886

2 жыл бұрын

but both groups had dental care as oppose to the other not having it and the results showed the difference. duuh.

@azores15

2 жыл бұрын

@@veganninja5886 I think you're missing my point. I'm referring to the before and after shots at 6:00. It's obvious that the tartar was manually removed after the first picture was taken, so the comparison between the two isn't really a good one.

And they weren't consuming sodium fluoride either which kills vital enzymes that maintain tooth and gum health. Sodium fluoride destroys most enzymes by destroying the hydrogen bonds.

Look at servige he doesn't brush.

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

77 Yy, That guy that almost died from saying bone marrow?

A pizza a day keeps the dentist away......or is that wishful thinking on my part? :p

@GlennGJ100

5 жыл бұрын

similarly to how adding milk to coffee can blunt the antioxidant effects I would imagine something similar happens when you add lots of refined wheat, cheese, meat etc etc to tomato sauce :P

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Greg F .... sure! Just make it a cheeseless veggie pizza with a whole wheat/cauliflower crust, and you're good! 😄😨

@GlennGJ100

5 жыл бұрын

ofc, but who does that besides us crazy vegans? :P

@laurieparis2203

5 жыл бұрын

Vegetable Madness Ⓥ 😊

@MaximC

5 жыл бұрын

Greg F, Probably not the version that one can buy. Maybe a good recipe for a home made pizza can make your wish true (whole foods, no refined components, whole dough, etc)...

In agony pulling coconut oil as I watch this. 😷

@amerpearson892

Жыл бұрын

Coconut oil is antimicrobial. It kills or discouraged bacteria, fungus, viruses and parasites. Therefore it would appear that pulling with coconut oil would be healthy. Wonder if it’s selective of the bad bacteria?

@amerpearson892

Жыл бұрын

One reference indicates that medium chain fatty acids (in coconut oil) are benign to probiotic bacteria but suppress pathogens. Good news!

I will never brush my teeth ever again!

I don't eat tomatoes anymore, and feel much better without it. How food can be excellent for some people and bad for others.

Hole tomato

Millions of years? Boo.

I'll never kiss another human again: 6:00 ewwww

@levi5073

5 жыл бұрын

@Brythonic You better check that with yo'mama. ;)

@peggyharris3815

5 жыл бұрын

Good plan for avoiding Herpes. Lol

4:49 didn't gingivitis give people alzheimers, so lycopene or a teaspoon of tomato paste or one tomato is one possible 'cure'

how the hell does anyone give this a thumbs down ???? just dont watch