Let's take a blog moment to recognize an important, yet complex area of healthcare: Terrain Theory. (Excerpt from Rhondalyn Smith Brustoski, ND*, Doctorate of Naturopathy, Nature Cure Health and Wellness, LLC) "Functional medicine practitioners are no stranger to the terrain theory over the germ theory. Biological dentists, like most alternative health experts, advocate for the terrain theory. Gum disease and tooth decay are not infectious diseases. They are caused by the environment inside the mouth that makes a person susceptible to cavities and gum deterioration, and this is often linked to toxicity. Many biological dentists believe that bacteria don’t directly…
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