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Question<\/span><\/h3>\n
\u00a0I need your help with my husband. He has been grinding his teeth at night and he is driving me crazy. Is it his nerves, parasites? What do you think it could be? What do you recommend? Thanks again for your ongoing help!<\/div>\n
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Answer<\/span><\/h3>\n

Teeth grinding, or bruxism, can be from several causes, two of which you already mentioned.<\/p>\n

Parasites<\/strong><\/span> – teeth grinding can be a sign of pinworms , quite common, or roundworms, a bit less common. This is often more the case with children, but as all adults also have parasites, everyone is wise to do a parasite cleanse once or\u00a0twice a year anyways, to keep these little critters in balance.<\/p>\n

Some people think that we only pick up parasites when travelling; this is NOT true. I have had cases of roundworms, tapeworms and amoebas with clients who have never left Canada. But we DO\u00a0encourage \u00a0a parasite cleanse after travelling to tropical countries. Historically, people did cleanses every spring, whether by choice or natural selection – edible plants (weeds) such as dandelion, nettles, burdock, yellow dock, and other bitters may have been the only food available in springtime. And most have heard of the castor oil treatment from Grandma – same idea – clean out that\u00a0bowel! For ideas that are easier than either of these, please refer to past articles:<\/p>\n

Success for Diarrhea and Parasites<\/a><\/p>\n

Parasites, Pets and People<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nerves and Stress<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0can cause teeth grinding. Stress depletes many vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins B’s & C’s, \u00a0Zinc & Magnesium, which are all required for healthy nervous system. Muscle tension is a result. When one sleeps, the muscles of the jaw will often express this stress, resulting in grinding. To test if this is the problem, one can use\u00a0something like Stress Pak for 1 month and evaluate.<\/p>\n

An exercise which a biological dentist gave me years ago to help prevent this is: before going to sleep clench your jaw together and hold for 5-10 seconds, then slowly release. Do this at least 3 times. In simplified terms, he said this sends a message to the brain that tells it you have done the clenching, now relax. I think it is a it like isometrics. As I did not like the feel of clenching my teeth without some protection, I purchased an inexpensive mouth guard, available in \u00a0a local\u00a0hockey\u00a0store. This is the type you put in boiling water and mold to your teeth. You can also go to sleep with this in place; it may not stay there long, but seemed to help.<\/p>\n

Herbals treatments that help relax muscles and promote sleep<\/strong> can be taken before bedtime. Some that we find particularly helpful are: Magnesium<\/a>, plus\u00a0Nervous System Pack<\/a>\u00a0(US)\/ or Eight <\/a>(CA), OR\u00a0Herbal Sleep<\/a>\u00a0(US) \/\u00a0HVP<\/a> (CA). Contact us to order any of these with a direct discount.<\/p>\n

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TMJ<\/strong><\/span> or Temporomandiblular Joint being out of position can contribute to grinding. This may\u00a0also be related to stress. Two certifications I have that help with this: CRA, Contact Reflex Analysis, \u00a0which some chiropractors have,\u00a0is\u00a0used to test and correct this. TMJ Re-set is another, which \u00a0makes a huge difference to people in overall posture, neck mobility, clarity of thinking and more. The TMJ has extensive implications for our health. Some\u00a0body or energy workers, such as cranial sacral therapists may be helpful.<\/p>\n

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Dental<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0misalignments can be another cause. I would check out the previous 3 possibilities first, unless you have a good dental plan. \u00a0Misalignments can be due to fillings or teeth being too high or low, underlying infections, root canals, jaw positioning, probably other things that only a dentist can tell you. \u00a0Dentists can also make a professionally fitted mouthguard that one wears all night. This can prevent further damage to teeth caused by the grinding, but may not be addressing the underlying cause(s).<\/p>\n

Hope this helps; if not contact\u00a0us for further information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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