The Significance of the “Wibbly” Tooth!

I’ve been guest blogging lately for a couple of sites and I’ve found myself speaking about teeth a lot hence the prompt to write down our Vital Moms thoughts on teeth in a health alert.  I have been mostly writing about a child’s transition from their physical body to their chemical body at around the age of 7 and the changes that take place in their world as a result. Certainly a physical indication that this transition is underway is the “wibbling” (as our kids call it) of a baby tooth. At no other time in a child’s life will they grow and develop as fast as they do from 0-7.

When I was young losing teeth resembled growing up and the tooth fairy. I would hear adults around me saying “congratulations you’re a big girl now!” and yet I was still a child. I like other children around the world would place my tooth in a clear glass, fill it with water and place it purposefully on the kitchen window ledge so the fairy could see it from outside. As a mother watching my children loose teeth for the first time sparked for us a different conversation and celebration. Each child had their favourite organic cake baked and was educated on the changes that were afoot. A very different conversation to “you’re a big girl now.”

Well you might be thinking it’s just a tooth that’s fallen out. And yes you’re correct the simplicity is that a tooth has fallen out and another tooth will likely take its place however I too feel that it is an exciting time as the body sets about undertaking the vast number of changes required for this to take place. The importance of this transition and acknowledging the “work” the baby teeth have done to contribute to a person’s future health I don’t feel is something that can be glossed over with the simplicity of it’s just a tooth.

When my kids where young I read many educational philosophy books including Steiner who speaks about the first seven years of life being about the physical body. I remember some time ago now (actually a decade!) before nodding off to sleep I asked a simple question “what comes next… after the physical body?”  I drifted off with an open and curious mind and woke in what seemed like minutes later.  I sat upright, reached for my paper and pen, switched on my bedside table light and began writing down everything being said over and over again in my head. When I stopped writing, I immediately drifted back to sleep to awake in the morning with a few “Arhas!”

I had written that night about three “cycles” (as a vital mom called it!) – physical, chemical and emotional.  I too used to wonder why they, physical, chemical and emotional, ran off my tongue so well in that order until I noticed that indeed there was an order.  I’ve always imagined the physical, chemical and emotional selves like the points of a triangle. As we journey through the course of life the triangle rotates so a different aspect of our self is pointing forward. The other two are still present percolating in the back ground and doing there “thing.”

Every seven years we “see” the triangle rotate, transitioning from one to another.

Here’s a snippet of what I wrote that night:

• 0-7 = physical (growth and neuronal development)
• 7-14 = chemical (puberty)
• 14-21 = emotional (the dependent vs. independent tussle)
• 21-28 = physical (back to the gym to get buffed and shined to catch a mate!)

There is more however that’s a whole other conversation for another day. After looking at what I wrote the next question I asked was what signifies these changes. Of course as a chiropractor and mum I looked to the body for those answers. And I certainly wasn’t disappointed!

Dr Ben Olstein, DDS a functional bio-compatible holistic dentist of over 43+ years and who is my personal dentist says…

 “At birth the baby teeth are like pioneering plants they provide the right positioning for the permanent teeth and they too provide the framework for the bone and muscles to be balanced. The transition to the adult (aka permanent) teeth is important because the baby teeth vibrate at a higher frequency than adult teeth and as such are better equipped from a meridian frequency perspective to balance out AND create a pathway for the organs they are related to.  The transition from small to big also allows for the natural growth of the jaw in relation to the whole face.”

Wow! Okay let’s pause here and look at it this way…

What if we considered each individual tooth as an organ? Would going to the dentist take on a new meaning? Would looking after your child’s teeth take on a new meaning? Would making sure your child had good nutrition (organic, non-processed food) take on a new meaning? I believe it would. Every tooth in your body and in your child’s body in fact has its own nerve supply, blood supply, cellular composition and their own vibrational energy. It would be wise to consider each tooth as an organ in their own right!

Clear neurological (nerve system) communication between your child’s brain, teeth and the organs the teeth are associated with should be one of your highest priorities as a parent. Just as every organ is mapped to an emotion so too is every tooth mapped to an organ (itself and other). Interference to the master communicating super highway – the nerve system – has the potential than to challenge the way a child expresses health later in life.  So would it be wise for your child (and yourself) to get checked by a qualified chiropractor who LOVES checking kids? YES!

Question… Have you noticed the adult teeth coming through are yellower in colour?

Let me put a myth to rest here. It is not because you’re an irresponsible parent and not having them brush enough! Contrary to that thought the yellow colour comes from dentine. The teeth look yellower because of the younger pearly whites against them, making a stark difference. The adult teeth are in fact denser and have more dentine substructure and thus look yellower because the dentine is darker. I can hear you saying “that makes sense!”

This raises a good point – brushing teeth, what’s necessary?

When our children were young I didn’t often brush their teeth, certainly not every day. I relied on their saliva to do its work. I understood the role saliva plays in providing the protection they required. I had the confidence that I was providing the correct nutrition for the body to do what it was designed to do – grow, heal and regenerate. The saliva is the immune system of the mouth “put together” specifically and uniquely for the person. It lubricates like an oil (I love that visual) so a person can use all the muscles and soft tissues.

Dr Ben says…

“saliva houses a balanced bacterial colony to fight all potential infections. Contrary to the common data that tonsils are the first line of defense it is actually a person’s saliva. The saliva alone can contribute to healing the teeth through remineralisation right through life. Saliva is affected by everything throughout the body e.g. hormones, stress and so forth so it’s a good marker for health. Hence it is important for the mouth to have an alkaline base for the saliva to carry out its function. In other words good nutrition is of utmost importance”

For us when our kids were of teeth cleaning age we did so USING OUR FINGERS after meals so there are no sugars left on teeth. Dr Ben of course concurs with this!

So now your child has hit the all important transition age, a time of great celebration as the body undertakes yet again another set of challenges. At the age of 6.5yrs to 7.5yrs children are beginning to lose their baby teeth. Prior to these changes the adult tooth undertakes a tremendous amount of scissoring – up and down – as it begins to slowly but purposefully push its way up and push the baby tooth out. This is the same scissoring action used when a baby tooth is scissoring up and down and pushing through for the first time. As the teeth begin their scissoring action generally over the months prior there are changes in the cranium. The teeth coming through are bigger and require more space. As the cranium expands perfectly for the new “bigger” teeth to fit there is an impact internally on the pituitary gland, the master hormone gland of the body which of course instigates the beginning of the next stage – chemicals and puberty… beautiful!

This too reiterates the importance of making sure a child’s nerve system is clear of neurological interference in other words you want to make sure there are no road blocks on their highway! This is because your child’s cranium (and your own!) houses the brain and coming off of the brain is the spinal cord and together they form the central nerve system which is of utmost importance for the child’s future growth, development and expression of health.

As the cranium makes room for the adult teeth to settle in to their new found home it too marks a significant transition in how the child sees and interacts with their world. The child subtly begins to seek more of an understanding about the “self”.  Their mind slowly but surely becomes more abstract seeing themselves for the first time as separate to others. Caution begins to be demonstrated and fear can start to limit certain behaviour. You too will notice children sitting for longer periods of time; more pensive in thought. What a well guided body! We found with our children that they began to ask “how” questions as opposed to “why” questions. We had questions asked about how rain forms, how did the plants get here, how do the trees grow, how did humans develop as well as many other wonderful “how” questions. These were purposefully thought out questions; fascinating to witness. You could almost see the cognitive wheels going round in their head!

Personally as each of our children has transitioned into their adult teeth we have observed changes in their gait (walk). There is a direct relationship between the cranium, the hips, knees, ankles and gait. Changes in the cranium will lead to changes in posture and therefore how a child walks. Ankles become unstable and the hips “lock” in an attempt to give the body support and stability. We noticed both our boys altered the way they ran when they were in the 7-9 year age bracket. Once great runners they, almost overnight, became labored in running style. It was really interesting to observe. However more importantly we had them note their changes so they could be empowered by its progress.

I feel as children transition from the 0-7 year age group to the 7-14 year age group we need to pause as parents, as adults and celebrate. So many wonderful changes are occurring that if we don’t stop to “see” and observe them we miss it in a time frame that feels as quick as missing that first step. This is such an important age as their teeth set the stage for future organ health.

To support your child’s changes it’s wise I feel to have health advocates who support you in the choices you are making for your children e.g. a chiropractor, a functional dentist and the Vital Moms club! Create a quiver for your child within which is a qualified chiropractor, functional dentistry, organic non-processed food, sunlight, fresh air and of course exercise… if you do YOU WILL be giving them a wonderful start to life! Setting them up well when they are young will set them up well for their future.

If you would like assistance with finding a chiropractor in your area please go to our online Vital Health Professional Directory or email Lotika my PA at support@vitalmoms.com and we will assist you with finding one.

If you live in Melbourne, Australia and would like to see Dr Ben Olstein (my personal dentist) call +61 (3) 9510 1644 to schedule your Vital Moms appointment. Please note: I am not paid by Dr Ben Olstein to recommend him; I simply love who he is and what he does!

If you would like to find a functional and environmental dentist go to the Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine.

 References:

Dr Ben Olstein – my personal dentist

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The 10 Biggest Health Care Lies Moms Ought to Know!

What prompted me to write this article was a conversation I had with a mother about what health is and what it is not. This lead me to looking at what the 10 biggest health care lies are that people are told and have brought into without question. I also feel as a result of the conversation that it is time to stop calling mainstream health “health” because there’s not one thing within mainstream health that is based on health! Personally I have not used the medical system for well over 23 years. I birthed all my children at home, last was a breech birth, have never given nor do I offer medications to my children, do not vaccinate, have no family medical doctor, do not take medications myself and as such have no medicine cupboard at home. So… where does that place me and I imagine you?

What part of ‘mainstream health’ do you and I belong too?

The short answer is none! The truth is the health system that is currently seen to be mainstream does not espouse a health message… you have to be ‘sick’ to enter it. It’s a ‘system’ based on a narrow, rigid, ignorant and profitable understanding of the body and its supposed incapability’s. It’s practiced by those who profit and is strongly defended from anyone (individual with a powerful voice) or anything (organisation) coming close to toppling it in some way. The lies told at the top filter down without question.

What are the lies that people are told?

Lie #1 Drugs will ‘give you health’

Oh my, this is incongruent in and of itself isn’t it? Drugs do not make you healthy despite the clever advertising; PR pushes and engineered marketing messages. Pharmaceuticals do not prevent disease. Health is expressed by choice NOT chance. You are not lucky to have good health you created it, you didn’t “get” it from somewhere. Expressing health is the result of you choosing to do so not because a drug gave it to you. When you decide to take your health into your hands your life changes; you become empowered to make the decisions for yourself and your children. Health is expressed through your nerve system, the master communicating system of the body. A nerve system with clear communication can better heal itself.

Lie #2 Only medical doctors are the experts in health

I prefer to say they are specialists in ‘sickness and disease’. You must be sick to enter the system. Within a medical program there is very little (if any at all) education on wellness and prevention or nutrition let alone time spent on the nerve system – the master communicating system of the body – and its role in health. Expecting a medical person to navigate health with you is like asking the car mechanic to service your computer! They are just not well versed in it. There are however health professionals that have spent time at University or Colleges to learn about health, the human body and its expression. Chiropractors are health professionals who have spent years and years studying the nerve system from a health perspective rather than a diseased perspective. Understanding your relationship with your nerve system will assist you with placing your health back in your hands!

Lie #3 To prevent we need to screen

This is a subtle and yet powerful lie, they will screen you for ‘x’ whilst perpetuating the lie that they are preventing at worst and solving at best for example breast cancer. Odd. Millions of dollars are donated every day, week, month and year and has been for decades. And yet they are no closer to solving the cancer puzzle. Why? Doesn’t that make you think what kind of research is being done? Screening isn’t preventing these diseases because that would be saving your life. There is no money in that. In fact, virtually all the popular screening practices are done to promote diseases. Raise the veil and lift the illusion that these are in place to protect you, they aren’t. Prevention is about you taking action, reading, educating yourself on your body, lifestyle and food and your nerve systems relationship to ALL that! Remember in any area of your life where you feel disempowered somebody (individual or organisation) will overpower you.

Lie #4 Health insurance will keep you healthy

People who have health insurance have more done to them. Period. There is less protection when you have health insurance and more so when people have private health insurance. It perpetuates the subtle mechanistic motto of ‘let’s keep you sick’. The only health insurance you have is to educate yourself on your body, the nerve systems role in your health expression, understand how toxins in your environment and food contribute to diminished health, acknowledge that what you think about you bring about and get moving! I choose to be healthy, by choice NOT BY chance. A contract with a health insurance company will NOT give you health nor give you life… only YOU can make the change to express health differently and choose to live a different life!

Lie #5 Vaccines make you healthy

The lie here is a simple one – your body is incapable of creating immunity! The marketing and the fear mongering around this simple and yet profound lie has emerged as one of the greatest falsehoods in western culture. The under current is this… in order for you to be guarded against ‘diseases carried by others’ which is a false statement in and of itself (see Lie #9) you need something from the outside to protect you. Their answer is vaccinations. There are three ways to look at immunity – 1) as vaccinating parent 2) as an anti-vaccination parent 3) a parent who is pro-health. I personally have chosen the latter. If you would like assistance with switching how you look at health and vaccines go to Vital Moms and read the vaccination report! It will be an eye opener.

Lie #6 Bad luck

Bad luck and chance play a big role in mainstream health and thus how health is educated to people. The mainstream health care system wants you to believe that on that day you simply had bad luck. As such the only way to get good luck back into your life is by their pre-determined and “proven” interventions! Warning: once you enter you virtually have no role to play in your health or healing. The disappearance of your health on that day happened because of bad luck and chance. Your health becomes managed by their drugs, their screening, their surgeries and their interventions. Look out.

Lie #7 Disease is the result of bad genes

See lie # 6 for the response to this one well. The lie states that disease is spontaneous and will strike at anytime, without warning; it will just happen. Scientists take apart the genes one by one to perpetuate this lie. People are now being told that it is not your fault … it’s your genes! Bad genes equals … not your fault equals … drug for that. A classic example is the gene that has more recently been found for obesity. Some researchers estimate as many as 80 per cent – have inherited genes that predispose them to storing fat. Have you noticed that more and more people are being ‘classified’ as obese? The bench mark has been moved to create a problem (genes) of which the drug companies swoon in to solve (new drug) because seriously apparently it’s not your fault. This is a fabricated lie. Lifestyle choices create these challenges. If you chose freakish foods – processed and laced with colourings, preservatives, flavours and additives than expect to change your chemical makeup resulting in a toxic nerve system, an inability to express health and increased adipose tissue! You are the only one to change with way you express your health.

Let’s face it… disease always has a cause and the cause usually has to do with 1) a nerve system that has road blocks in its communication with every cell, organ and tissue in the body, 2) nutritional deficiencies, 3) exposure to toxic chemicals and 4) sedentary lifestyle. Clear the road blocks, eat well and get moving so you express health differently!

Lie #8 Go to hospital they really are places of health and healing

Here is my response to this BIG LIE … if you go in get out FAST! These are far from nurturing places of health and healing. With iatrogenic death (death by the system itself) the leading cause of death in many western world countries my suggestion is to think twice about entering. Surgeries that are mistakenly performed also contribute to the demise of hospital health and healing. Emergency areas/rooms serve a purpose for horrendous accidents and injuries however for everyday challenges as well as acute, chronic and degenerative health challenges I certainly advocate and choose to look elsewhere. Health challenges can be changed by choosing to educate yourself about your nerve system; your internal super highway of communication between your brain and body (cells, tissues, organs and systems) and back again. Your nerve system is the master communicating system for the whole of your body. Choose to become educated on the role it plays, make an appointment with a chiropractor. Chiropractors are the go-to people who specifically work with the nerve system and your innate capabilities to express health. When you do I KNOW you’ll choose to do health differently.

Lie #9) Mainstream health is ‘up to date’

It is certainly not modern! When there’s a mechanistic system that is perpetuating for example the germ theory, which is really OUT DATED, than there’s a problem. The lie enlarges so much so that people begin to believe it. Looking down the barrel of a microscope with specifically activated ‘belief filters’ will enable a person/company to find the results they’re looking for. People have moved on from the world being flat to being round! Isn’t it time to lay to rest that germs are bad, are everywhere and need to be gotten rid of? However, to do so would mean shutting down industries from the cleaning businesses to the product businesses to the manufacturers. You can see how this could have a devastating effect on economic contribution. So … it’s easier to perpetuate the lie that makes money than it is too speak the truth. This is NOT advanced and modern medicine.

Lie #10 Give us money to find those ‘cures’

Here is the answer to the lie that a cure needs to be found. Answer: there never will be one. There is no vested interest from any company in the mechanistic approach to health to finding a cure. However, there is a vested interest in shaping the advertising and conversations that have you believe there is a cure around the corner therefore tugging on your heart strings which then sees you donate. Lie, lie and lie again! This lie has been repeated for example since the 1960s, when cancer scientists claimed they were only a few years away from curing cancer. Today, four decades later, can you think of a single major disease that western medicine has cured? There aren’t any! Why … because the only person that can cure you is you. Incurable means curable from within. People make money from sick people, uneducated people, people who don’t want to take responsibility for their health. In doing so people get tugged into the profitable vortex where lifelong addictions to medications are pushed to manage the sickness that happened to them on that unlucky day.

Time to wake up …

I’m sure you are well aware that there are more than 10 lies being told to the public. Depending on your level of knowledge will depend on which lies you buy into – some, a few, all or none. The ones I share here are the ones I feel are most relevant to your health decisions right now. By knowing about these lies you begin taking charge of your own and your child’s health! Staying healthy isn’t as difficult as you’ve been told, might think or lead to believe. All the insurance, screenings and drugs in the world ain’t going to keep you healthy. In fact the opposite is true. ‘Buying in’ perpetuates your sickness path.

When you take responsibility for your health, when you acknowledge that EVERYTHING that has taken place in your life was because of the choices you made at that time you begin to express a different attitude to health. As your attitude changes you engage with new people, different people, whose ideas about health are different to yours. You begin to set a different course for yourself and your children. Your old thoughts about health and where it comes from begin to dissolve. New thoughts are established that embrace your nerve system, your physical, chemical and your emotional body. You acknowledge that life is not happening to you that you indeed are the creator of everything that has taken place and everything that will take place going forward. Your world awakens to what is possible, your relationships transform and you begin to be IN LIFE!

The path to expressing health and staying healthy requires you to make informed, intelligent decisions about your lifestyle. Being aware of the symbiotic relationship between your physical, chemical and emotional self and your nerve system will be a most beneficial place to start. Once you acknowledge this relationship you’ll find you’re no longer a victim to a system that doesn’t serve health.

For Further Education

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The Lethal Routine

Whilst I was a student, many decades ago know, I had a wonderful teacher who encouraged me to do my routine differently…for a day. He encouraged me to do this in an effort to not only use both sides of my body but in an attempt to stop taking what I do for granted and appreciate the body I have chosen to live in. So I set about doing a few things he suggested of which I quickly come to realize how automatic my life was, striving to be the most efficient I could be quick to get things down without thought or pause.

 And seeing the Vital Moms ezine is about “Firsts” I decided to create a challenge were the “lethal switched off routine” of our daily life could be broken, if only momentarily. You can make this a family thing to do if you have kids and if you have grandchildren make it a game and step aside to see what happens. If you own a business and have team members incorporate this into your work place culture for a month of fun!

 Here goes…

 I have listed for you 38 things we automatically do and I’ve either asked you to do the opposite or make a note of what you do. Only choose 30 or 31 of the things because the challenge only goes for a month. They are all things you possibly take for granted, don’t think about any more and or unconsciously strive to complete in the most efficient way as you rush out the door to get somewhere. Simply select a thing to do each day for 30 or 31 days and do it differently. Choose only one a day because the point is for you to attune to your body and note what you take for granted. For example perhaps it’s a “routine” that now takes longer than expected or eating is now slower (not a bad thing!), tying the shoelaces is more challenging or drying yourself after a shower now takes on a whole new meaning! Not only will this create immense frustration within you as you attempt to go about your daily “routine” less efficiently however it too will be fun and stimulating.  

 It’s time to appreciate and celebrate how weird, wonderful and wacky life is when we stop and attempt to do our daily “lethal routine” differently!

 Here are 38 items for you to work through in no particular order. This is by no means an exhaustive list. If you have some wonderful creative additions to this list please share them on our Vital Moms FaceBook page to let us all know.

 Above all enjoy and have FUN with it!

 Choose one “thing” to do differently per day for 30 days:

1. Brush your teeth with the other hand
2. Uncross your legs when sitting
3. Wash the dishes starting from the other side
4. Fall asleep facing the other way
5. Note how you automatically dry yourself a certain way after a shower and do it a different way!
6. Brush your hair with the other hand
7. Switch your mouse around to the other side (now that will challenge a few I am sure)
8. Scroll your phone or mobile device (e.g. iPad) with the other hand and finger
9. Sleep on the other side of the bed
10. Change seats at the dinner table (if you are really routine orientated!)
11. Sweep the floor with broom in the other hand
12. Empty the dishwasher from the other side
13. Set the table as a left hander would eat or if left handed as a right hander would eat
14. Eat as a left hander if you are right handed and vice versa
15. Write a shopping list with your right hand if you are left handed and left hand if you are right handed
16. Pluck your eyebrows with your other hand
17. Put your organic make up on (if you wear it) with the other hand
18. Rule a line with the other hand going the other way
19. Blow dry your hair with the other hand/arm
20. Drive the kids to school via a different route
21. This is for the kids… skate board with the opposite foot forward
22. Hammer a nail with the other hand
23. Unlock your front door with the other hand
24. Kick the ball with the other foot
25. Throw a ball with the other arm
26. Hug on the opposite side (left side to left side and heart to heart!)
27. Lather with soap with the opposite hand
28. Step with a different leg first when putting clothes on in the morning
29. Mix contents in a bowl with the opposite hand
30. Stir a pot with the opposite hand
31. Eat chocolate with the opposite hand
32. Paint a picture with the opposite hand
33. Use calculator with the opposite hand
34. This is another one for the kids… surf with the opposite foot forward
35. Do your belt up the opposite way
36. Use a spoon in other hand
37. Drink out of a glass with other hand
38. Pour from a jug with other hand

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