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PERIODONTAL DISEASE
Nutritional Support Protocol
Lifestyle Recommendations:
1. Use an oral irrigator to clean between the teeth. Do not floss or use a hard-bristle toothbrush (to
avoid cutting gums)!!
2. Participate in a regular balanced exercise program that includes wearing a pedometer to ensure that
you collect steps and move more. High intensity short bursts (20-60 seconds) of activity during the
day is recommended to enhance growth hormone release. Also engage in resistance training that
works all major muscle groups (work each group at least 2 times a week).
3. Practice good sleep habits and get between 8-9 hours of sleep a night.Take the "Tests Your Sleep IQ" at the National Institutes of Health http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov and follow the Insomnia Nutritional Support Protocol if needed.
4. Avoid or minimize alcohol and caffeine consumption.
5. If you smoke, quit.
Dietary Recommendations:
1. Avoid wheat, sugars (table sugar, honey, molasses, maple syrup, and corn syrup), candy, soft
drinks, flour products and fruit juices. Replace sugar with the polyol sugar xylitol.
2. Eat a diet high in quality lean protein at each meal including fish, chicken and lean meat.
3. Increase your consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, sources include clean cold water fish (salmon,
mackerel, herring, and tuna), flax seeds and walnuts, as well as omega-9 fatty acids, sources
include olive oil, olives, almonds, hazelnuts, avocados.
4. Keep your diet 'sugar-free'. Consume only complex carbohydrates such as non-starchy vegetables
and whole grains.
5. Drink at least 8 - 8 ounce glasses of filtered, mineral or sparkling water every day.
Supplement Recommendations:
Olive Leaf Extract: 2 capsules per day
Probiotic Synergy: 2 capsules per day (or powder ½ teaspoon twice a day)
Allicillin: 2 capsules per day
Immunitone Plus: 2 capsules per day
Q•Avail 30: 1 softgel per day orally or open and rub on gums
C+Bio Fizz: 1 teaspoon per day (5 grams or to bowel tolerance)
Three A Day Antioxidant: 1 capsule three times a day (to get selenium and AO)
Additional:
Mix CoQ10 powder in olive oil into a thick paste - brush into gums and force into pockets.
Note: Don't use grapefruit seed extract in irrigation or rinsing---can stain terribly.
MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This information is provided for the use of physicians and other licensed health care practioners and intended for physicians and other licensed health care providers to use as a basis for determining whether or not to recommend these products to their patients. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. The information on this web site is for general informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for a medical evaluation. If you feel that medical interventions are necessary, please check with your physician, licensed health care provider, and www.fda.gov Dietary Supplements for further nutritional supplements information. |
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