I am the Mouth

This is the first of a few posts where I’m linking what happens within a body part of bodily system to the whole body. This follows my academic interest in the human body and I include stuff that has got me thinking or has given me some specialist knowledge or insight that I pick up and add in to my EFT and BodyTalk sessions. Summarily this article argues that modern dentistry can give rise to or exacerbate mouth-breathing, impaired sleep, poor posture, poor concentration and ADHD. It highlights the cascade-effect of working on one body part and how it effects the rest.

This series begins with the mouth, and the knee and wrist are soon to follow. The mouth is a major sensory organ which allows us to discern dangers through smell and taste. Our immunity begins with saliva, our tonsils and adenoids. Our masseter muscles are linked to the processing of genetic information and our teeth symbolise our incorporatory and predatory character, and this article adds another dimension to our understanding of the complexity of our bodies.

These posts contain articles or quotes from other authors which will be referenced; in this case it’s Raymond Silkman.

This well-researched and fascinating article on the effects of dental work on the posture of the body, the breathing cycle and the cascade of effects that come from orthodox dentistry. Having had six of my teeth pulled out and a lot of dental work as a teenager, I found a lot to consider in this article.

http://www.westonaprice.org/healthissues/facial-development.html