A 2012 study on various native populations focused on dental health in connection with nutrition and physical degeneration. It discovered that only 1 in 2000 teeth showed any tooth decay if the people ate a traditional diet.
It may not be new info, but we sure forget it quickly.
Some of the groups studied included remote U.K. islanders, the northern Eskimos, the New Zealand Maori and remote Polynesians. Traditional lifestyle groups were then compared to their modernized or urban counterparts who had adopted a typical Anglo diet.
As soon as native people were on reservations and adopted the Anglo diet, they had the same high percentage of caries as all white populations. It gets tiring to hear it’s how we eat, but obviously, it is. For our teeth and much more.
We heard of the same revelation some 50 years ago in connection with northern Eskimos and their introduction to sugar, but this study goes further with a broader study into the specifics of a traditional diet that produces a healthier body.
With many of these traditional cultures located by the sea, fish and other seafood is prominent in their diet. Kelp and various seaweed is eaten regularly, which we know is rich in minerals and iodine.
Nutrient Deficiency came up earlier as linked to today’s increase of degenerative conditions that are increasingly connected to our nutrient uptake, and mineral deficiency in particular. When grains were included in traditional diets, oats or barley are mentioned rather than refined wheat.
In reference to the traditional Maori way, it’s stated that they lived in harmony with nature and produced a physically strong race through a natural diet and social organization. Their development of calisthenics and physical exercise is stressed as important.
This included the chief of the village starting the day by singing along to a rhythmic dance while other households joined him in this morning exercise. How does that compare to your morning wake-up? Yes, I have to work on that one, too.
With calisthenics just being movement exercise often done in rhythm and accompanied with stretch, it means it’s easy. Easy but with big benefits, like deeper breathing to oxygenate our lungs and cells, it increases circulation, tones muscles as we bend, twist, jump or swing our body and improves coordination and balance. And it’s an uplift to the start of our day.
You know what that means, back to Dancercize.
Change up your diet to include regular portions of seafood and seaweed, nuts, seeds and berries. We’ve then increased our essential fatty acid intake, plus our vitamins and minerals, and all from food.
I can’t resist commenting on the word ‘primitive’. Maybe the wrong group got stuck with the label when it’s the Anglos that turned from the wisdom of nature while thinking their technology is smarter, bigger and better. Another topic, another day.
This article considers eating habits we acquire that sabotage our wellness without our realization, but root canals are a controversial choice that’s getting more scrutiny as an underlying source of disease.
For the full article on Nutrition, Dental Health & Degeneration, thanks to Ingrid Naiman, read more at:
http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200251h.html#ch12
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