Cayce & Keyes - The Four Elements and Oral Health

From:
http://www.iodinesource.com/HistoryOfIodine.asp

THE FOUR ELEMENTS- THEY MAKE ALL THE REST!
"...From the Cayce readings, we get this:
Knowing the tendencies, supply in the vital energies that ye call the vitamins, or elements. For, remember, while we give many combinations, there are only four elements in your body, - WATER, SALT, SODA, and IODINE. These are the basic elements, they make all the rest! Each vitamin as a component part of an element is simply a combination of these other influences, given a name mostly for confusion to individuals, by those who would tell you what to do for a price..." [Emphasis added.]

THE FOUR ELEMENTS & ORAL HEALTH
http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health/keyes.htm
"Cayce & Keyes
Introduction: I just read a very interesting book, "The Edgar Cayce Handbook For Health Through Drugless Therapy" by Dr. Harold J. Reilly and Ruth Hagy Brod. I was struck by the fact that all of his recommendations fit perfectly with the Keyes program I recommend to prevent gum infections or periodontal disease.
Over the years the name Edgar Cayce has come up repeatedly whenever psychic phenomena is discussed. He was nicknamed the sleeping psychic due to the fact that he would go into a deep sleep like trance and answer peoples specific questions about how to heal their illnesses.
You must of course consider that his recommendation were given in response to an individuals question and may not be right for your particular problem. We are all unique individuals and each of us must find our own way to achieve optimal health. Nevertheless many of his recommendations are interesting and unique.

Controlling Tooth Decay: When asked how to control tooth decay he recommended a massage of the teeth and gums with equal parts of BAKING SODA and SALT daily. He urged that a finger be used to work the paste into the gum collar. (The brushes in use at that time were much stiffer than today and therefore less effective in reaching the collar)
Dr. Paul Keyes discovered in 1960 that the bacteria Streptococcus Mutans was primarily responsible for tooth decay. The streptococcus bacteria are easily killed by SALT.
Sudden Onset of Tooth Decay In response to a question about the sudden onset of tooth decay over the last three years he took another approach. He recommended an Iodine preparation Atomidine to stimulate the immune system on a cyclical dose. He had them use one drop for five days and then skip two weeks. They were instructed to keep this up for a full year as well as have all the decay tended to and fixed." [Empasis added.]

TOOTH DECAY - A SYMPTOM OF IMMUNE SYSTEM WEAKNESS
"Iodine is necessary for the proper functioning of the thyroid. Hypo-thyroid (under functioning) will produce weakness in the immune system. Tooth decay is one symptom that the immune system has not adequately defended you from the bacteria in our world. By having the decay removed there were fewer nests or colonies of bacteria to spread from tooth to tooth and the immune system could better fight the bacteria."

Perhaps the relationship between Iodine and fluoride explains why laboratory studies show fluoride increases decay. By ingesting fluoride you can inhibit Iodine and therefore the thyroid. Several large blinded human studies and on animals show that fluoride had no beneficial effect in reducing decay and in some studies increased the damage. Remember that fluoride like mercury is a cumulative poison and the less you are exposed to such a poison the better off you will be."

A SIDE NOTE:
"Prickly Ash Bark and Prevention During his trances Cayce frequently recommended Ipsab for gum and teeth problems. The ingredients of Ipsab are primarily prickly ash bark, Sea Salt and flavorings.
The American Indians used this bark for tooth care and called is "toothache bark". They taught the children to strip a thin sliver of bark from this tree and use it to clean in between the teeth and down in the gum.
The pre-Columbus Indians had very little decay compared to our day but they did have gum disease. By using the anti-bacterial effect of fresh bark they not only cleaned their teeth they medicated them with anti-bacterial cleansers.

Conclusion: Over and over ancient wisdom encounters common sense and modern science. Keeping your teeth means keeping them clean. How you achieve that depends on personal choice."

AFTERWORD: One might want to note that the article points out "Cayce usually recommended an iodine preparation to stimulate the immune system on a CYCLICAL dose".
[Emphasis added.]