Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Natural Chewing Gums

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Chewing Xylitol is shown to be helpful in preventing cavities. It's highly recommended to mothers who recently had a pregnancy/birth. So many moms that I know have had tooth decay following pregnancy and the current science shows this is due to the imbalance of the bad (s. mutans) vs. good bacteria in our mouths. It's strongly recommended not sharing any person's saliva with a child under 3 years of age. Look for gums without aspartame, using xylitol as the main sweetener.

The Peelu looks good.
http://www.peelu.com/PeeluGum.html

Eco-dent has the xylitol
http://www.eco-dent.com/between.htm

There's also Glee gum which is great except the sugar.
http://www.gleegum.com/

XyliChew
http://www.tundratrading.com

I will try to follow up with other brands that my Mom knows of, one of which is a chocolate flavor.

Xylitol can also be purchased in bulk.

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