{"id":679,"date":"2018-09-07T19:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T00:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/?p=679"},"modified":"2018-09-07T19:54:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T00:54:24","slug":"what-is-hiding-in-your-toothpaste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/?p=679","title":{"rendered":"What is hiding in your toothpaste?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You might be super careful about what food you put in your mouth but have you ever thought about the ingredients in your toothpaste? \u00a0Commercial kinds of toothpaste are loaded with ingredients you wouldn\u2019t think of putting in your mouth ever.<\/p>\n<p>Your mouth is highly absorbent so even if you are not ingesting your toothpaste, the chemicals in your toothpaste still get absorbed in your bloodstream.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the most common harmful ingredients found in commercial toothpaste. : <strong>Triclosan, <\/strong><strong>Titanium dioxide,<\/strong> <strong>Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Artificial Sweeteners, Diethanolamine (DEA) and Flouride.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All of these chemicals have been linked to various health problems like hormone disruptions, gastrointestinal disturbances, behavioral disturbances, and even cancer.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is it is really simple and cheap to make toothpaste at home with only FOUR ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 tablespoons raw virgin coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>2\u20134 tablespoons baking soda<\/li>\n<li>Few \u00a0drops of essential oils (I have used \u00a0cinnamon clove and peppermint \u2013 both works)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon \u00a0turmeric powder<\/li>\n<li>small glass jar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Place coconut oil container in a bowl of hot water to liquefy it<\/li>\n<li>Measure all ingredients into a bowl and stir until completely blended.<\/li>\n<li>Store the finished product in a lidded glass jar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>How does this toothpaste work?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coconut oil<\/strong> is antibacterial, so it reduces inflammation and fights bad bacteria in the mouth<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baking soda <\/strong>discourages the formation of plaque and helps to prevent gum disease. It has also been found to effectively remove surface stains on teeth<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turmeric <\/strong>is anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and contains antioxidants. It helps in treating gum disease.<\/p>\n<p>Use this toothpaste in place of your regular toothpaste to experience whiter, cleaner, healthier teeth and gums!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You might be super careful about what food you put in your mouth but have you ever thought about the ingredients in your toothpaste? \u00a0Commercial kinds of toothpaste are loaded with ingredients you wouldn\u2019t think of putting in your mouth ever. Your mouth is highly absorbent so even if you are not ingesting your toothpaste, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutri.guide\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}