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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
As I recently got my new book about teeth, I listened to a podcast that mentioned a guy who made embarrassingly wrong predictions about the growing world population and its problems. I googled Paul Elrich and thought very little of him. Then right afterward, I picked up my brand new book about teeth, and I saw his name on it. I couldn't believe it was the same person, but it was.
Regardless of my strong dislike for one of the co-authors, I found the topic really interesting.
Ever since reading James Nestor's breath, I've been somewhat obsessed with nose breathing. But frankly, I've never really understood the mechanics of how it's related to sleep apnea and jaw and teeth aesthetics. This book does a fairly good job of describing the issue.
The overall premise is that, in contradiction to the orthodontist, the common teeth misalignment and bad facial structures today are not entirely due to unlucky genetics but rather a factor of our modern lifestyles.
Fossil records of human beings show no signs of malocclusion. The theory here is that this is because our teeth require chewing to grow properly. Today we are not chewing our foods to the same degree we did in the past.
An additional reason why the jaw becomes underdeveloped is when we breathe through the mouth, often because the nose is clogged due to allergies, which is caused by living far more indoors than before. The reason why the jaw becomes underdeveloped from mouth breathing is that the jaw is "extended" when mouth breathing, and when you chronically leave it extended, you weaken and deform it.
One behavior change I've made from reading the book is trying to keep my teeth lightly in contact throughout the day - breaking the habit of letting my jaw hanging from years of mouth breathing.
One point of disagreement was, strangely enough, from Pottingers Cats, which he coincidentally mentioned a few pages after I thought of it as a counter-argument that malocclusion is just environment and not genetics. We can see how in Pottinger Cats, each generation of poor diet got incrementally worse, and by the fourth generation, they couldn't reproduce. This shows that the poor lifestyle of our previous generations affects our own health. And our teeth problems are, to a degree, inherited.
Interesting. I liked the book. I hope this becomes more widespread knowledge.
Regardless of my strong dislike for one of the co-authors, I found the topic really interesting.
Ever since reading James Nestor's breath, I've been somewhat obsessed with nose breathing. But frankly, I've never really understood the mechanics of how it's related to sleep apnea and jaw and teeth aesthetics. This book does a fairly good job of describing the issue.
The overall premise is that, in contradiction to the orthodontist, the common teeth misalignment and bad facial structures today are not entirely due to unlucky genetics but rather a factor of our modern lifestyles.
Fossil records of human beings show no signs of malocclusion. The theory here is that this is because our teeth require chewing to grow properly. Today we are not chewing our foods to the same degree we did in the past.
An additional reason why the jaw becomes underdeveloped is when we breathe through the mouth, often because the nose is clogged due to allergies, which is caused by living far more indoors than before. The reason why the jaw becomes underdeveloped from mouth breathing is that the jaw is "extended" when mouth breathing, and when you chronically leave it extended, you weaken and deform it.
One behavior change I've made from reading the book is trying to keep my teeth lightly in contact throughout the day - breaking the habit of letting my jaw hanging from years of mouth breathing.
One point of disagreement was, strangely enough, from Pottingers Cats, which he coincidentally mentioned a few pages after I thought of it as a counter-argument that malocclusion is just environment and not genetics. We can see how in Pottinger Cats, each generation of poor diet got incrementally worse, and by the fourth generation, they couldn't reproduce. This shows that the poor lifestyle of our previous generations affects our own health. And our teeth problems are, to a degree, inherited.
Interesting. I liked the book. I hope this becomes more widespread knowledge.
I thought this was going to be academic social science. It feels more like pseudoscience that could possibly jump over into physiognomy.
informative
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
informative
reflective
medium-paced
This book has some interesting stuff to do with jaw and dental health but it does draw a bit of a long bow on some of the broader claims it makes.
read this short book
Read this book. You will have a better understanding of the importance of correct oral posture (and know what it means) which might help your health in the long run. Definitely read this if you have children of any age. This might just save you a ton of money in orthodontic bills (and help your children health in the long run)
Must read.
Read this book. You will have a better understanding of the importance of correct oral posture (and know what it means) which might help your health in the long run. Definitely read this if you have children of any age. This might just save you a ton of money in orthodontic bills (and help your children health in the long run)
Must read.
informative
slow-paced
Good information, but there are opinions throughout that have nothing to do with the topic, ranging from "imagined" religious belief to societal collapse. These opinions are distracting, to say the least, and in some cases, offensive.
slow-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced