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by Gloria Gilbčre, N.D., DAHom., Ph.D.
Invisible Illnesses,
Dental Health Connection
Could the Culprit be Lurking
Under Your Dental Restorations?
Don’t become a victim of a false sense
of security just because you’ve had
your amalgam fillings replaced with
crowns… your invisible illness could be hiding
under your dental restorations—mine
was!
With over 70 million baby boomers reaching
the youth of middle-age, we’re developing
pain and discomfort from a myriad of invisible
illnesses including pain, inflammation,
gum disease, and digestive disorders.
General Inflammation
Inflammation is a response that occurs
when part of the body reacts to trauma, toxic
overload or infection, resulting in disorders
such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, injury, or bacterial
infection.
In times past, symptoms of inflammation
were easy to identify: swelling, heat and
pain. With newer emerging disorders such
as fibromyalgia, lupus, chronic fatigue,
and multiple allergic response syndromes
(MARS), to mention a few, identification and
diagnosis is challenging.
Doctor Heal Thyself
Unfortunately, I speak from experience. As
a result of a life-threatening accident and
the subsequent drug-induced leaky gut
from prescription medications for pain and
inflammation, I became allergic to everything!
I’d consulted with thousands of clients
around the world with serious multiple
sensitivities and guided them to recovery,
never dreaming I’d someday be forced to
walk the same path.
After recovering from fibromyalgia,
chronic fatigue, leaky gut, and MARS, I developed
an acute sore throat on the left side
when I swallowed. It was relentless. Prior to
the sore throat, I enjoyed my usual bountiful
energy for traveling, lecturing, writing,
teaching, and consulting. Suddenly, I was
tired all the time, fibromyalgia symptoms
returned, dark circles appeared under the
eyes, my elimination became sluggish, and
the sore throat became a defined swollen
gland under the chin. After repeated visits
and testing with my conventional physician,
all that was echoed was “everything is
within normal range”—I then knew it was
time to see my dentist.
 My tooth was crowned in gold in 1966. In
spite of laboratory tests and x-rays showing
NO decay, abscess, infection or inflammation,
the detective in me went to work. I
insisted that my dentist remove the lower
first molar crown. The photo above shows
what he uncovered.
I was being poisoned by an exposed
nerve from rampant decay, and the build-up
for crowning was a mercury amalgam filling
—poisons were pouring directly into my
blood. The tooth was extracted and replaced
by a bridge. I worked in dentistry for nearly
ten years in the 60s and 70s and had forgotten
that amalgams were used in that era to
build a weakened tooth structure in order to
prepare it for a crown. your invisible illness
could be hiding under your dental restorations,
as mine was.
Reducing the Toxic Load
and Building Immunity
Scientists know approximately 80 percent
of our immune system is based in our
gut.…that’s right, our gut. However, most
of us never consider the fundamental
protocols necessary to insure our
intestinal toxic load is reduced, which
is so interconnected to our liver health
and countless invisible illnesses. When
toxins are being “dumped” into our
liver faster than its ability to neutralize
them, invisible illnesses develop.
First—Provide overall immune system
support by detoxifying the body
through use of a comprehensive herbal/
fiber cleanse.
An initial cleansing protocol takes
90 days; thereafter, maintenance
should be daily to continue to “brush”
colonic debris for elimination.
Second—Provide as much natural,
non-drug support for the immune
system by supplementing with plant
sterols and probiotics. Plant sterols
act as immune modulators, taming
an over-active system and stimulating
an under-active one. Probiotics
are health-enhancing microorganisms
that replenish those lost to antibiotics,
medications, and digestive disorders.
Third—Eliminate all foods known
as the “nightshades.” This family of
botanicals contains a substance called
solanine, a chemical known as alkaloid,
which can be highly toxic and
known to cause inflammation, even in
your mouth.
Fourth—When infection or inflammation
is present, take 2 droppersful of a
high quality, professional colloidal silver
product 3–4 times per day—place
in mouth, swish and swallow. If needed
for an acute gum boil or inflammation,
soak gauze piece with the silver
and apply directly to the affected area
and leave at least 15 minutes—reapply
as needed.
Fifth—Have a thorough dental exam
by a biologically aware dentist—your
recovery from invisible illnesses could
be dependent on it.
If you are a victim of invisible illnesses
and you’ve been told, as I was,
that you’re “within ‘normal’ range,”
become a health sleuth to uncover the
hidden causes. After all, it’s about your
quality of life, naturally.
To stay up-to-date with the latest health
and wellness information, be sure to
sign-up for Gloria’s E-Newsletter at
www.gloriagilbere.com.
Gloria Gilbčre, N.D., DAHom., Ph.D.,
is a traditional naturopath, homeopath,
and doctor of natural health. She is
internationally respected as an authoritative
influence in the discovery of the
causes, effects and drug-free solutions
for fibromyalgia, inflammatory disorders
and chemically-induced immune
system disorders. She is author of
I Was Poisoned By My Body, Invisible
Illnesses, Nature’s Prescription Milk, her
latest book Pain/Inflammation Matters,
and a new online quick reference E-Guides.
To learn more about consulting with Gloria, visit her Web site at
www.gloriagilbere.com.
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