Who was Dr Weston Price?

Dr Weston Price traveled the world in order to study isolated groups, including villages in Switzerland, Gaelic communities in the Outer Hebrides, Inuit and Natives of North America, Melanesian and Polynesian South Sea Islanders, African tribes, Australian Aborigines, New Zealand Maori and the Natives of South America. Wherever he went, Dr. Price found that beautiful straight teeth, free from decay, robust bodies, resistance to disease and fine characters were typical of native peoples on their traditional diets, rich in the full array of nutrients and activators necessary for perfect health. 

The principles of holistic dentistry, based on the research of Weston Price and Francis Pottenger:

• Eat nutrient-dense whole foods, properly grown and prepared.
• Avoid root canals. If you have root canals that you suspect are causing disease, have them removed by a knowledgable dentist.
• Avoid mercury (amalgam) fillings. If you have amalgam fillings, have them removed by a holistic dentist who specializes in mercury filling replacement.
• Orthodontics should include measures to widen the palate.
• Extract teeth only when necessary, and then in such a way as to avoid leaving the jaw bone with cavitations, which can be focal points of infection.