Stephen Lin. The Dental Diet: the Surprising Link Between Your Teeth, Real Food, and Life-changing Natural Health. Hay House. Carlsbad: 2018.

Learn how fat-soluble vitamins and breathing add to your dental health. The book includes the background and tips you need to make good food choices.

The author also includes many example recipes between tips.

Essential takeaways

• Green vegetables deliver calcium, magnesium, and zinc to our bodies
• Animal organs deliver A, D, and K2, needed for using the calcium and magnesium from other foods in our bodies
• Fats work better together (whole fats, rather than processed fatty acids) in our bodies
• Our microbiome serves a key function in tooth health
• Our bodies read the epigenetic messages embedded in food
• Holding my tongue against my palate makes breathing and posture easier

Deeper takeaways, including a revised food pyramid

• Keep jaw, face, and airway strong
• Feed on nutrients we need
• Keep biome diverse
• Eat food with healthy epigenetic messages