The importance of vitamin D3 and calcium for our health

Is there enough vitamin D3 in the body?

This is because without D3, our bodies cannot absorb calcium. In the past, absorption of D3 was not a problem because we lived more outdoors.

Under the influence of sunlight, our skin makes its own D3. But modern man works mostly inside, and thus gets outside less than our ancestors. Vitamin D3 deficiency causes calcium deficiency and immediately the proper functioning of our mitochondria is compromised. Since the proper functioning of mitochondria is vital, the body immediately looks for an alternative source of calcium.

It is now trying to get calcium in a way that does not require D3, i.e. outside the diet, it is looking for another, more easily accessible source: the teeth.

From our teeth and from the bone in which the teeth are anchored, calcium can be released relatively easily without the need for D3, the minerals released there enter the bloodstream directly through the oral mucosa.

Our other bones are also sources of calcium and magnesium but that requires D3 because D3 is the determining factor in the release of minerals from the bones.

How exactly does that process work?

The body notices that the amount of calcium in the blood is too low and a signal is sent to the regulation center in the brain: the hypothalamus, a small part of the brain through which many processes are regulated.

The hypothalamus, in turn, signals the major salivary glands, which in turn signal the teeth. As a result, certain proteins are no longer produced and oral bacteria can grow uninhibitedly. Result: lots of plaque, as much as 30 times more than in a healthy situation.

As a result, the gums become inflamed, to which the body responds with an inflammatory response, causing the bone to dissolve and be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Also, the teeth are affected by the acids from plaque bacteria which dissolve the teeth and reintroduce minerals into the mouth and thus into the bloodstream. Thus, the reserves stored there are tapped, so the body starts using its own supplies to keep the mitochondria functioning.

The teeth and bones around the teeth are the first to be affected to release minerals for the mitochondria.It is interesting to see what kind of signals the salivary glands get when there is too little calcium in the bloodstream, and how that affects the teeth:

1. Dental plaque worsens: First, certain proteins – which normally keep bacteria in our mouths in check – become less active, allowing bacteria to multiply unrestrained. We notice this because we get more white deposits on the teeth. The white layer of plaque that sits on your teeth when you don’t brush properly is now growing even faster and can hardly be brushed away. Only the very good and careful polishers can still handle this, but even they have to brush more often than before.
2. Teeth become more sensitive: The flow of fluid in the teeth reverses, it no longer goes from the inside to the outside, but from the outside to the inside, so the teeth become more sensitive to cold and hot. The teeth are not dead elements standing in the bone with the gums surrounding them. They are indeed living body parts. In the teeth there is a nerve with blood vessels, which feed the tooth with minerals and other nutrients throughout the day. The nerves protect the teeth from too much trauma, blows, excessive temperature differences, excessive pressure from overexertion or even current stimuli. A tooth lives just like a tree or a plant, substances pass from the root to the crown.

My advice for getting enough calcium is simple: healthy diet and sunlight. The core of this is lots of vegetables in many different varieties (4 ounces a day), not too much fruit (3 or 4 pieces a day because of the sugars in fruit), as few carbohydrates as possible and definitely no added sugars.