See how you can be good to every part of your body except your teeth
Are you trying to live a healthy lifestyle? Paying careful attention to what you put in your body and how you work out? Then cheers to you! You will likely enjoy a long life with a decreased risk of illness. But did you know that certain habits can be good for your body, but bad for your teeth? Believe it or not, you can do all the right things for your physical health — eating right, watching out for saturated fats, etc. — and still be doing damage to your teeth.
Read on to see what they are.
Healthy foods that your teeth hate
You may be patting yourself on the back for choosing the tomato-based pasta sauce over the cream one, but your teeth aren’t. Acidic foods like tomatoes, red wine, and crunchy (though protein-packed) nuts can harm your tooth enamel.
Smooth moves could mean a bumpy road to bad teeth
Smoothies are often associated with healthy living, but not when it comes to your teeth. In addition to lactose (milk sugar) and fructose (fruit sugar), store-bought smoothies often have sugar added to them. So while your taste buds may be celebrating, your teeth are actually screaming for mercy!
A glass a day? Teeth say “No way!”
Although a glass of wine a day has been shown to have heart health benefits, your teeth beg to differ. The pigments in both red and white wine can stain them!
Keep in mind that these habits don’t have to wreck your teeth completely. If you brush after eating offending foods (and go easy on the crunchy nuts), you’ll go a long way in keeping your teeth happy!
