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"If you chew yout food well enough, the saliva neutralizes almost all of the glycemic response. So how much do you need to chew your food? There's an old saying that says, "You should drink your solids and chew your liquids." What that means is that you should chew the dry food you eat until it turns to liquid in your mouth (about 40 chews per mouthful), and that you should swish liquids back and forth in your mouth (chew them as it were) an equal number of times." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "Unfortunately, your saliva just doesn't contain that big a reserve of minerals so you soon run out. That places your bones next on the priority list. Surprise, your bones are your body's prime mineral reserve. That's right, if your diet is too acid forming (too much meat, dairy, carbohydrates, and sugars), your body will begin leaching calcium from your bones to balance the pH and avoid death. In effect, your body says osteoporosis is preferable to death. How Can We Help? • Change your diet. Follow the guideline laid out in Chapter 6." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.) "It really makes sense to test the pH of your saliva on a regular basis as a touchstone of your overall health. You can pick up pH paper specifically designed for this purpose at most health food stores. Make sure you test in the morning before brushing or eating as these things can temporarily alter the pH in your mouth. Just spit out a couple of times into the sink, then onto the pH paper. Ideally, your pH should be about 7.45. If it tests below 7.0, you should get aggressive in tetms of alkalinizing youi body. • Fasting." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"The fluid washes away bacteria and when saliva is absent it is common to have rampant cavity formation. Many modern medicines cause decreased saliva production. In a medical study at the Institute of Dentistry in Finland, researchers found out that 4% trimethylglycine (Betaine) added to toothpaste resolved the problem of dry mouth. This therapy can be obtained in health food stores. Avoid buying Betaine HCL as this is acidic and could cause burning in the mouth. Be A Life Saver I would encourage you to learn how to do the Heimlich Maneuver." - James A. Howenstine, A Physician's Guide to Natural Health Products That Work (Get the book.)

"Also, in the second study, hormones were measured in saliva rather than blood serum. Levels measured in saliva yield values for only free or unbound hormones (see Chapter Ten), and only free testosterone is active. This may also account for some of the different responses noted in the studies. Diabetic men, in particular, may suffer more from the effects of licorice than healthy men. One group of researchers in Japan, where licorice is used as a treatment for chronic hepatitis, studied the effects of licorice on a small group of diabetic men." - James Occhiogrosso, N. D., Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life (Get the book.)

"Symptoms of dysphagia belching difficulty in swallowing choking or inhaling food or saliva into the lungs while swallowing coughing when swallowing feeble voice painful swallowing pressure in the sternum or mid chest regurgitating fluids through the nose sensation of food stuck in the throat sore throat weight loss What Causes Dysphagia? Dysphagia can occur for a number of reasons. A stricture or Barrett's Esophagus may cause difficulty swallowing. This is when the lining of the esophagus (the tube that runs from the mouth into the stomach) becomes irregular and may thicken." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "It becomes troublesome to swallow saliva, liquids and/or solids. The most common symptom is a sensation of food being stuck in your throat or chest. This condition dampens the joy of eating and drinking which causes weight loss. Food may accidentally be inhaled into the lungs and an infection may occur. In the act of swallowing, the muscles and nerves work in synergy to move food from the mouth into the stomach. The tongue pushes on the back of the mouth to elicit a swallowing reflex. Breathing temporarily stops to swallow food." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Chewing your food not only breaks it down into smaller pieces but it also improves the digestion of starches. saliva mixes with foods and produces an enzyme that helps to pre-digest starches before they enter the stomach. • Hormone imbalances (premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis and menopause) seem to influence the gastrointestinal tract. • Inflammation of the gallbladder or gallstones can cause bloating, pains and belching. • Injuries to the spine and abdomen may contribute to indigestion." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Remember not to use a saliva level if you are using cream or lotion; the level will be (falsely) high. If your blood level is too low (under 6 ng/ml), either increase the dose or add an oral dose at bedtime. Most women need somewhere between 100 and 125 mg of transdermal progesterone twice daily, or 200 to 300 mg orally at bedtime. If you use transdermal progesterone, apply it to the inner and outer arm (one arm, both sides, rubbed in well) or to the abdomen." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Salivary glands secrete saliva into the mouth, which wets the food, making it easier to mechanically digest and swallow. saliva also contains amylase, an enzyme that chemically breaks down complex starches into sugar molecules. When a person swallows, food passes into the esophagus and is moved by peristalsis into the stomach. As muscles in the stomachs wall contract and relax, food is churned and broken into even smaller particles." - The New York Times, The New York Times Guide to Essential Knowledge: A Desk Reference for the Curious Mind (Get the book.)

"When you're an adult, these nutrients and alkaline saliva help to maintain teeth and gum health. Albert came to see me at the Arthritis Institute because he was experiencing pain in his jaw and in many of his teeth, some loose teeth, and muscle and joint pains. After starting the Vitamin D Cure, he had great results: the pain in his teeth and jaw stopped, his joint/muscle pain resolved, and his teeth were no longer loose. People with extensive tooth loss almost always have low vitamin D levels and low bone mass." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Anatomy of Your Mouth The basic elements of the mouth that provide the gatekeeper function for the tube are: Your Teeth Your saliva Glands Your Tongue and Taste Buds These parts provide the functional anatomy of chewing. Your teeth and jaws are powerful scissors that tear, rip and crush food. The saliva glands secrete enzymes that not only begin the digestion of the food being chewed, but also alert further sections of the tube as to what's on its way. The tongue stirs the food, and helps move the food toward the back of the mouth." - John K. Pollard, The Digestive Awareness Diet: You Are HOW You Eat (Get the book.)

"The skin itself is part of this system, as are the mucous membranes, the antibacterial enzymes in saliva and tears, and the acids of the digestive system that make it difficult for bacteria to adhere to various points in the gastrointestinal tract. The body's "defense-in-depth"—the first responders to pathogenic invasion that are charged with keeping the invaders contained while alerting more mobile and powerful forces to come and destroy them—is a thing of almost Rube Goldberg-like complexity." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"The fluid produced by the secretions of the salivary glands. saliva contains enzymes that begin the digestion of statches. It also moistens the mouth tissues and makes food easier to chew and swallow. salivary glands (sAL-uh-ver-ee) The glands in the mouth cavity that secrete saliva. Salk vaccine (sawlk, sawk) The first vaccine developed for immunization against poliomyelitis. It is named for Jonas Salk, the twentieth-centuty American scientist who developed it. salmonella (sal-muh-nel-uh) A category of bacteria that occurs in many pathogenic forms." - E. D. Hirsch, Joseph F. Kett, James Trefil, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Get the book.)

"If you have no insurance, or limited funds, urine or saliva testing may be the most informative and cost-effective. Free and Bound Hormones Hormones are powerful. They affect your brain, bones, liver, breasts, bowels, muscles—essentially every cell in your body. They don't just float around in your bloodstream freely, they are attached to binding proteins (albumin, or binding globulins) that carry them to various parts of your body safely. You could think of this like a limousine service." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"It is affected by the quality of food eaten, the digestive enzymes present, and how adequately food is chewed to break it down and mix it with saliva. While we are working to improve our digestion, it is necessary to keep our bowels moving, which may require the use of enemas, colonics, or even a gentle herbal laxative. This is to avoid the reabsorption of toxins back into the body and to "re-educate" the bowel to induce its own contractions on a more regular basis." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"This can be very helpful if you feel that a hormone level is low but blood tests insist that you are normal. saliva tests for Cortisol, measured at various times throughout the day, can explain why you feel tired or are overeating in the late afternoon, or why you have trouble falling asleep in the evening or wake up in the middle of the night. In general, if you measure a hormone to see if it is too low, check it when the level should be highest. At this point it should be in the mid- to upper-middle-range of normal." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"CFU Glucoamylase 50 AGU INSECT BITES AND STINGS All insect bites provoke a reaction in the skin that is primarily an allergic response to substances in the insect's saliva, venom, or deposited feces. A honeybee's stinger is barbed and remains in the wound. The bee sting sac is rich in sugars. The wasp sting is primarily the stomach organ and the stinger of the wasp, which is comprised of protein. Many spider venoms are composed of complex proteins and proteolytic enzymes. Enzymes can be used as a salve and systemically to combat the effects of bites and stings." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"The probiotics reduced the amount of Candida in the mouth and increased saliva production, which can be lacking in some elderly people. Cheese may be an ideal way to deliver probiotics to the mouth, as eating cheese prevents the enamel of the teeth from wearing (demineralizing). The Best Probiotics for Oral Health The selection of the best probiotic for oral health is an issue that calls for further study. Yogurt, milk and ice cream may also support dental health as they contain calcium and other teeth-healthy nutrients. L. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus and L." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"It also helps to keep hydrated and saliva flowing. Parsley is an herb that is useful in absorbing bad odours. Chew some from time to time or after eating something with a strong flavor. A healthy diet is one that consists of a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, legumes and whole grains. This diet, along with eating lower glycemic and lower fat foods, helps to keep your body healthy. Lower glycemic foods flip into a sugar less quickly in the blood stream. If you eat foods that rum into sugar quickly in the bloodstream, they feed the bad bacteria that can cause foul breath." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Excess IGF-1 milk levels were trivialized in comparison with endogenous levels in human saliva and blood by FDA's use of highly speculative and misleading calculations (30). More appropriate calculations should be based on the following considerations and data: Adult humans produce daily about 1.2 liters of saliva containing an IGF-1 level of about 3 ng/ml, equivalent to a daily recycling of some 3 ug of IGF-1 (32); corresponding intake levels in infants are substantially lower." - Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking (Get the book.)

"The fluid produced by the secretions of the salivary glands. saliva contains enzymes that begin the digestion of statches. It also moistens the mouth tissues and makes food easier to chew and swallow. salivary glands (sAL-uh-ver-ee) The glands in the mouth cavity that secrete saliva. Salk vaccine (sawlk, sawk) The first vaccine developed for immunization against poliomyelitis. It is named for Jonas Salk, the twentieth-centuty American scientist who developed it. salmonella (sal-muh-nel-uh) A category of bacteria that occurs in many pathogenic forms." - James Trefil, Joseph F. Kett, and E. D. Hirsch, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Get the book.)

"The digestive system shuts down; the muscles used to contract the bladder relax so as not to waste glucose; and saliva stops flowing. If you've ever faced a nerve-racking public-speaking situation, you've experienced this shift in the form of a racing heart and cotton mouth. Your muscles and your brain get stiff, and you lose all hope of being flexible and engaging. Or, if the processed signal from the cortex to the amygdala breaks up, you can't think and you freeze. Technically, the full-blown stress response should be called "freeze or fight or flight." - John J. Ratey, MD, Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain (Get the book.)

"A doctor will have to order either a saliva or a blood serum test to analyze all your hormone levels. Once a doctor has determined which hormones are deficient, he or she can write a prescription for a formulation of BHRT to address your unique needs. Patients come to see me from all over the world because it's not always easy to find a physician who has experience diagnosing hormone imbalances and BHRT as the preferred treatment. BHRT is not yet taught in medical schools, and most physicians remain uneducated about it." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"A DRY MOUTH OR EXCESSIVE THIRST SIGNIFICANT FACT þSaliva helps moisten our food so we can chew, swallow, and digest it more easily. And it washes away food and bacteria, thus preventing bad breath, tooth decay, and gum disease. Without spit, we'd lose all our teeth within 6 months! Does your mouth often feel like it's made of sandpaper or stuffed with cotton? If so, you may have xerostomia—the medical moniker for dry mouth. Occasional dry mouth is normal and usually a sign you're dehydrated from too much salt, alcohol, or heat." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "And while it's probably nothing much to worry about, it may be a sign of Sjogren's syndrome, a rare but serious autoimmune disease that interferes with the production of mucus and saliva. (See Appendix I.) If left untreated, Sjogren's, which primarily affects women, can lead to eye, reproductive, and other physical problems." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "SIGN OF THE TIMES Realizing that anxiety can stop saliva from flowing, the ancient Chinese invented what may have been the first lie-detector test.To determine if a suspect was spitting out the truth, they put dry rice in his mouth. If the accused couldn't spit out the rice, it was considered proof positive of his guilt. WARNING SIGN If you put a cracker in your mouth and have difficulty chewing or swallowing it, you've flunked the "cracker test," an indicator of dry mouth." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.) "It's also often a sign of , i n j- SIGNIFICANT FACT gastroesophageal reflux disease /rTDni ii 7he average person produces {(jhtiU), more commonly known about a quart of saliva a day. as acid reflux. (See Fecal Breath, Thatliver disease, pancreatitis, neurological disorders, and esophageal obstruction or cancer. On a more positive note, it may also be an early clue that you're pregnant. WARNING SIGN If you start foaming at the mouth, you may fear the worst—rabies." - Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan, Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective (Get the book.)

"His apparatus appeared to be making consistent matches between a client's body-field (via saliva samples if the client wasn't there in person) and ampoules of therapeutic substances that were placed on plates on the machine. The matching was demonstrated by a sudden change in skin conductivity at certain acupuncture points. This change registered on the machine as a drop in the indicator needle. However, what more, if anything, was going on, Peter did not know. He began to read about physics and biophysics, but most of his time was spent continuing the matching experiments and gathering data." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"As you get older, that saliva tends to dry up—leading to the dry-mouth, lip-smacking, myaw-myaw-myaw that you may hear when older people talk (see Figure 8.2). It's one of the reasons why drinking plenty of fluid can help combat the effects of aging. During this process of salivation, and as food travels down the esophagus, calories and nutrients start to come out of food into you. How does it travel?" - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

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