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Not just xylitol but also mastic gum, which, in addition to cavities prevention, kills H. pylori and strengthens your jaw muscles as it's a bit harder than regu
by nikolay 2y ago
Not just xylitol but also mastic gum, which, in addition to cavities prevention, kills H. pylori and strengthens your jaw muscles as it's a bit harder than regular chewing gum.
- zeteo 2y ago+1 for mastic, completely nontoxic and it's been used for thousands of years. My cavity problems have pretty much disappeared since discovering it several years ago.
- nikolay 2y agoYup! Here's one study [0]! [0]: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12747455/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12747455/
- SkyMarshal 2y agoAny brand you recommend?
- zeteo 2y agoFor someone trying it for the first time, I would recommend the Falim chewing gum, available on Amazon, or the mint-flavored toothpaste at mastic.gr. If you feel comfortable trying pure mastic, the best quality that I've found are the large tears from Chios Mastiha Growers Association.
- SkyMarshal 2y agoThanks!
- sleepydog 2y agoI can attest to its effectiveness against H. pylori. I've suffered from canker sores most of my life. The two things that have helped were avoiding sodium lauryl sulfate in toothpaste, and chewing mastic gum at least once a week.
- jkingsman 2y agoAnecdotal +1. I've switched to non-SLS toothpaste and seen a dramatic drop in my frequency and severity of apthous ulcers (and, unfortunately, I get them often enough and badly enough that I can state causality with some certainty). I used to have a (powerful-to-the-point-of-personal-uneasiness) corticosteroid that I would put on them to dubious effect, but I haven't needed to resort to that at all since I switched away from SLS toothpastes.
- FeloniousHam 2y agoBTW, the best treatment I've found for canker sores is Canker Cover. I switched baking soda toothpaste, but I'm not convinced it had a material effect.
- novia 2y agoKanka is better imo
- vlovich123 2y agoAny specific brands you trust?
- nikolay 2y agoI buy certified masic gum from Greece on Amazon [0] from one major importer of Greek products (Krinos). [0]: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LQLIWM/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000LQLIWM/
- jbaber 2y agoI really like mastic, but it cuts my tongue up.