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Today's question; "I don't know if this is something that only I have a problem with but I have a swollen gum..."

I strive to answer all your questions using what I gleaned from 20+ years as a Medical Office Nurse along with my ongoing and past education in nutritional and alternative treatment modes and my many years of friendship with Dr. Wayne Garland, a very knowledgeable naturopath and herbologist, who beat his cancer death sentence given by the traditional medical world. I am not a doctor and you should not think of me as one!! My years observing life and health of the many people/patients around me and the contradictions of the traditional medical world's idea of treating - prescription domino effect - while watching those same schooled methods that aren't relieving illness but creating far more than they help. Those same medical professionals aren't telling people how to get healthy or how to prevent illness led me to look for something to change that premise for myself and those around me. In looking outside the Westernized medical profession I found and continue to find alternatives that really work to create health and longevity -when adhered to - beyond anything the traditional medical world can do...

Steve's Motivator this week helps with those difficult times that most just give up and let fear win; "ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO YOU" has a bit of humor but very much a lesson as well!!!  If you enjoy Steve's weekly Motivator let him know and tell him you read it in "A Natural Environmental Health Facts Ask Lena Health Q & A ezine." mailto:Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com  

Ask Lena Health Questions and Answers is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to... Even though I daily watch people become healthy with the information imparted here nothing works 100% of the time for 100% of people...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

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QUESTION:
 

Hi Lena,

I don't know if this is something that only I have a problem with but I have a swollen gum - I have all my own teeth - what do you think could be causing this and what can I do to stop it from happening? It happens from time to time and seems to be only by the side of my molars. Can you help?

Thanks for your assistance.

Regards,
Gab
 
 
ANSWER:
 
Thank you for the question and no it is not a problem unique to only you. This is a very common daily occurrence to thousands of people and the reasons are many!

You do not say if it is discolored and/or sore in that area, or not? There can be several reasons for swollen gums. Preventing it will depend on what is causing it. Here are some reasons you could check out and see which pertains to you!

1) There are nutritional causes that may or may not fit you; Vitamin C deficiency as well as other mineral and nutritional imbalances.

2) Food stuck in gum: You may have eaten popcorn or some other food that had a hard shell and a piece became stuck between the gum and the tooth - this is the most common reason for swollen gums - or you may have a plaque build up in that area. Both probably will require seeing a dentist to be removed, but sometimes you can remove food pieces with flossing the area and/or a waterpik treatment. Waterpiks can be purchased at stores like WalMart, Sears, etc. Be careful that you don't get too overly zealous with flossing and cut the gum...

3) If the spot is at the last molar you could have a problem with the wisdom tooth trying to come in and not sufficient room. (you don't give your age so I don't know if that is your case and that will depend on whether you have already had your wisdom teeth grow in.)

4) You may have a nerve or root inflammation problem in that area and need an antibiotic. (Our household uses inexpensive but very effective Ionic Silver Water, take about 1 - 2 Tablespoons and swish it around that area for two minutes three or four times a day, then swallow the silver water. This works well for all mouth infections and sore throats as well.

5) Scratched gum? Are you eating something hard before this happens? Eating chips and other hard food can scratch the gum and it will react with red swollen inflamed gums. This too can be relieved with the Ionic Silver Water and time for healing...

6) The tooth in that area may have an internal cavity that you cannot see but is in the root portion of the tooth and can cause swelling from time to time. Using a waterpik with baking soda and peroxide brushing two or three times a day (dip toothbrush in peroxide then in baking soda and brush teeth as usual) a few days of that may eliminate the problem, if not see a dentist... I do not recommend root canals but it's your decision.

7) Other health problems not yet diagnosed or already diagnosed; ie Leukemia - Tumors, or abnormal growth on the gum, which may be harmless or cancerous. Once the illness is corrected the gums will usually become normal again.

8) Drugs - side effects of certain ongoing use of some drugs may result in increased size of the gums (not usually localized  as swelling in one area only.) Example; Phenytoin, dilantin,and phenobarbital used in Epileptic seizures, Nifedepine and other blood pressure medications. (Swelling caused by a drug is usually very thick and hard. The swelling occurs only when the drug is taken over a period of time. If swelling is due to drugs, stopping that drug will automatically cause a reduction of swelling in a few days.)

9) One that I seriously doubt is your problem is toothpaste or mouthwash ingredients. (This usually affect the whole mouth not just one spot.) There are so many chemicals and fluoride in commercial toothpaste that the teeth and gums start to deteriorate and may be un noticed for years before coming to the surface.

I hope this list will help you can detect the cause of your swelling and get it corrected as bad gums can be the root cause of a lot of illnesses (bacteria and germs dwelling there for long periods of time end up in the blood stream). Also causing stroke and/or heart disease as gum inflammation causes build up in the arteries and veins not too much cholesterol as some would have you believe...

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MOTIVATOR
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ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO YOU

In West Virginia folklore there is a story of a country doctor who was called out to a holler late one night to assist a woman about to give birth. By the time the doctor arrived at the farmhouse, things had progressed to a point where the doctor asked the husband to help him by holding a gas lantern up high in order to illuminate the makeshift delivery room.

Before long, the courageous mother delivered a healthy baby boy. As the father lowered the lantern, the doctor barked an order to keep the lantern aloft: "We're not done yet." Shortly, a second child appeared on the scene, a healthy baby girl. Shaken by the unexpected arrival of twins, the father heard the doctor say once again, "We can't stop now. It looks as if it's going to be triplets." To which the stunned father, still holding the lantern high, replied, "Do you think it's the light that's attracting them?"

Light has a quality of attraction. I recently left my office door open late one afternoon in our mountain home and, at dusk, the light from within attracted -- a hummingbird! (Coaxing a hummingbird out of the house is a little like pushing a rope. Mostly, whatever you do doesn't work.)

You, too, have a light that attracts...an inner light. Not visible to the naked eye, but apparent just the same. We speak of a "twinkle" in the eye or a "flicker" of warmth in the heart. Some people shine with a light of kindness. Others emit a light of hope. There are those who glow with enthusiasm and still others who radiate love.

Almost all creatures are drawn to light, including humans. Do you want to attract people to you? Positive and life-affirming inner qualities can attract people like a warm fire on a cold night. What will draw other people to you best cannot be purchased in any department store. They will respond to that which radiates from within.

You may not always see it, but your light is shining through. And it's one of your most attractive qualities!

-- Steve Goodier
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