what amazes me as a mechanical engineer is mike saying that orthodontists claim to not know what causes croocked teeth yet all his theories and explanations make total sense. you have narrow palate - your tongue drops down, your tongue drops down - your maxilla swings down also, you have less space - it pushes your tongue to your throat, you slouch to breath, your tongue rests on your lower jaw - your molars don't extract fuly and properly, you get deeper bite, you bite deep with overextracted lower incisers - it gets extremely crowded, deep bite also pushes your lower jaw bacwards - so you tend to keep it open. what a vicious cycle and a story of my fckn life. and you don't even need to be a doctor of science to figure that out, it's just common sence and a chain of causes and effects that is clear as day.
Spread this around it needs to be heard, we need to move forward in this world and that won't happen without talking and sharing information. What a great lecture, thanks.
Well done Mike Mew! This is the right information I've seen it happen, I agree on Weston Price too. Grains have to go and vitamin and mineral needs have to be met. I think a combination make faster better progress. With exercise even faster.
Hi. I've just discovered Mike Mew conference on craniofacial distrophy and I would like all of you to make an experiment: sleep on hard surfaces. When I do that, I feel that my tongue rest more naturally on the hard palate than when I sleep on a mastress. It's like my tongue goes there by itself, like there are receptors that tell us to go there. On the contrary, when I sleep on a matress, my tongue goes to the bottom of my mouth... Maybe its just me. But it's also one of the few other things our ancestors used to do ! Matresses are a modern tool !
I like this theory that our facial posture is key in how the face forms. Tongue posture up in the roof of the mouth (on the palate) is key in allowing the palate to be wide, which in turn allows the sinuses above to be large and voluminous which contribute to proper nasal breathing. If that is the case, how did our ancestors become trained in such a posture. The answer is simple and was not mentioned by Dr Mew and that is extended breastfeeding. They did it. We don't. Our kids faces show it.
Also, I'm surprised that vitamin K2 was omitted from the A&D discussion. K2 is WP's famous "Activator X" and those 3 fat-soluble vitamins in the right proportion (not simply amount) are important to proper mineral transport in the body. Is there anything about the bones related to facial development that makes them especially sensitive to the hormonal profile that comes with a modern diet?
There are many factors involved in this. I for one had good dental health as far as a lack of cavities throughout my childhood. My mother was not fond of giving us children sugary foods and drinks except as occasional indulgences. However, unlike my younger brother and sister, my permanent teeth came in crooked which required premolar extraction and braces during my early teen years. Once corrected, however, my teeth have gradually gone back out of place. I have not had the desire to correct this a second time. I got around to reading WAP a couple of years ago and finally became aware that my facial development was not some inherited fault but instead a result of nutritional deficiencies in my infancy and early childhood. According to my mother, I was a difficult child to feed. She did not have that problem with my younger siblings, and they don't have the dental structure issues that I have had.
amazing presentation. im glad he isn't dumb enough to mention eating flesh. as long as we eat whole foods, and chew and use our jaw to crack nuts, coconuts etc, we good, chew our greens and nuts and seeds proper
Interesting, when you sleep with your head sideways your jaw is put off center, do that 8+ hours/night for years and what is the result? Food for thought. On the price website there is an article stressing sleeping on your back.
While I don't doubt that facial posture and muscle development trained by diet (including breast feeding) plays a key role in this problem, I'm not convinced that it's the sole contributor. I see that my own 4 year old is mouth breathing, especially at night. Interestingly she was breast fed for 3.5 yrs/never had formula and has been eating a mostly whole foods diet since 1.5 yrs. I wonder if other factors like inflammation from allergies are driving the mouth breathing.
Even amongst kids I see who were breastfed for 2-6 years, there is a high incidence of malocclusion, narrow palates and long faces. I think both are needed for optimal facial development: nutrient dense biologically appropriate food *and* good oral posture and exercise.
kids that got enough breastfeeding yet still ended up with malocclusions were failed by our modern diet. though it is not about the nutrition, but rather about the toughness of it, like Mike said in the video. Tough food will strengthen your masticatory muscles which will make it a lot easier for you to keep your jaw shut and therefore having your mouth open becomes a much lesser tendency. having your mouth open requires you to not have your tongue at the roof of your mouth and will be the death of your good oral posture.
Where are all the 7 year mewers at? I never see anyone comment who has done it for that long, only guy i know is astro sky, I've been doing it for 2 years now.
I have misaligned teeth and an overbite and my wisdom teeth were removed at age 22, and I know I breathed through my mouth a lot when I was young, because I had "Hay Fever", which was severe during my childhood. It only abated at about age 60 when I cut eggs & milk from my diet. Is it possible that one of the effects of diet is to trigger nasal allergies which block the nose and require mouth breathing, especially while sleeping? When my nose is blocked, I awake with a painfully dry throat from mouth breathing all night.
+utemkes I haven't watched this presentation because I just watched an hour long presentation of him on another site. In that presentation he said that he looked better himself than he did ten years ago. This would suggest that it would work when you are an adult. He also mentioned the fact that people often develop their faces in the wrong way because of the bad habits he mentioned (which, I assume, he also mentioned in this video). And if people can develop their faces because of bad habits, he was sure they could develop their faces because of good habits. The changes obviously would not be as drastic as in children because their skeletal structure is still developing. It's easier to guide growth than it is to force it. I'm 22 as well and I am going to listen to him (that jawline is incredible). Even if my face won't develop for the better, at least it won't develop for the worse.
Can anyone tell me if the tongue should be on the roof of your mouth (closer to your throat) or should it be right behind the top teeth (like on the gums behind the teeth)? I have a feeling it should be on the gum line because putting it all the way up on the roof feels like a pretty far stretch but i needed to make sure. Thanks for the help.
Mongolians constantly talk about aaruul (dried milk curds) for healthy teeth. Foreigners complain that they are inedible/"rock hard" (and I have broken a filling ;))
What about eating with fork an knife. Along with the bard food. No bite activation with a fork. Tearing up a steak with your hand and canines would affect I guess. I remember u used to bite my utensils and then I heard you shouldn't bite your fork or knife. That also could be the difference between countries 1st vs 3rd. The 1st world love a utensil. Metal ones specifically.
what amazes me as a mechanical engineer is mike saying that orthodontists claim to not know what causes croocked teeth yet all his theories and explanations make total sense. you have narrow palate - your tongue drops down, your tongue drops down - your maxilla swings down also, you have less space - it pushes your tongue to your throat, you slouch to breath, your tongue rests on your lower jaw - your molars don't extract fuly and properly, you get deeper bite, you bite deep with overextracted lower incisers - it gets extremely crowded, deep bite also pushes your lower jaw bacwards - so you tend to keep it open. what a vicious cycle and a story of my fckn life. and you don't even need to be a doctor of science to figure that out, it's just common sence and a chain of causes and effects that is clear as day.
Spread this around it needs to be heard, we need to move forward in this world and that won't happen without talking and sharing information. What a great lecture, thanks.
Well done Mike Mew! This is the right information I've seen it happen, I agree on Weston Price too. Grains have to go and vitamin and mineral needs have to be met. I think a combination make faster better progress. With exercise even faster.
Would singing disrupt bone structure?
Hi. I've just discovered Mike Mew conference on craniofacial distrophy and I would like all of you to make an experiment: sleep on hard surfaces. When I do that, I feel that my tongue rest more naturally on the hard palate than when I sleep on a mastress. It's like my tongue goes there by itself, like there are receptors that tell us to go there. On the contrary, when I sleep on a matress, my tongue goes to the bottom of my mouth...
Maybe its just me. But it's also one of the few other things our ancestors used to do ! Matresses are a modern tool !
i second this, been sleeping on the floor, i find that it makes keeping the tongue on the roof of my mouth easier
Do you use a pillow?
I like this theory that our facial posture is key in how the face forms. Tongue posture up in the roof of the mouth (on the palate) is key in allowing the palate to be wide, which in turn allows the sinuses above to be large and voluminous which contribute to proper nasal breathing. If that is the case, how did our ancestors become trained in such a posture. The answer is simple and was not mentioned by Dr Mew and that is extended breastfeeding. They did it. We don't. Our kids faces show it.
Fantastic fresh perspective. Cheers to Mike Mew. Thank you.
Also, I'm surprised that vitamin K2 was omitted from the A&D discussion. K2 is WP's famous "Activator X" and those 3 fat-soluble vitamins in the right proportion (not simply amount) are important to proper mineral transport in the body.
Is there anything about the bones related to facial development that makes them especially sensitive to the hormonal profile that comes with a modern diet?
Do any of these sourced regarding vitamin A, D, and K2 mention the proper proportion of these vitamins for the greatest effect?
There are many factors involved in this. I for one had good dental health as far as a lack of cavities throughout my childhood. My mother was not fond of giving us children sugary foods and drinks except as occasional indulgences. However, unlike my younger brother and sister, my permanent teeth came in crooked which required premolar extraction and braces during my early teen years. Once corrected, however, my teeth have gradually gone back out of place. I have not had the desire to correct this a second time.
I got around to reading WAP a couple of years ago and finally became aware that my facial development was not some inherited fault but instead a result of nutritional deficiencies in my infancy and early childhood. According to my mother, I was a difficult child to feed. She did not have that problem with my younger siblings, and they don't have the dental structure issues that I have had.
amazing presentation. im glad he isn't dumb enough to mention eating flesh. as long as we eat whole foods, and chew and use our jaw to crack nuts, coconuts etc, we good, chew our greens and nuts and seeds proper
Interesting, when you sleep with your head sideways your jaw is put off center, do that 8+ hours/night for years and what is the result? Food for thought. On the price website there is an article stressing sleeping on your back.
While I don't doubt that facial posture and muscle development trained by diet (including breast feeding) plays a key role in this problem, I'm not convinced that it's the sole contributor. I see that my own 4 year old is mouth breathing, especially at night. Interestingly she was breast fed for 3.5 yrs/never had formula and has been eating a mostly whole foods diet since 1.5 yrs. I wonder if other factors like inflammation from allergies are driving the mouth breathing.
Great presentation, thanks!
Even amongst kids I see who were breastfed for 2-6 years, there is a high incidence of malocclusion, narrow palates and long faces. I think both are needed for optimal facial development: nutrient dense biologically appropriate food *and* good oral posture and exercise.
kids that got enough breastfeeding yet still ended up with malocclusions were failed by our modern diet. though it is not about the nutrition, but rather about the toughness of it, like Mike said in the video. Tough food will strengthen your masticatory muscles which will make it a lot easier for you to keep your jaw shut and therefore having your mouth open becomes a much lesser tendency. having your mouth open requires you to not have your tongue at the roof of your mouth and will be the death of your good oral posture.
Where are all the 7 year mewers at? I never see anyone comment who has done it for that long, only guy i know is astro sky, I've been doing it for 2 years now.
Yeah if they started young, mewing for seven years, by the time they’re young adults they gotta have model-tier looks!
Have you noticed any difference?
What were the websites mike recommended to see.
24min 10sec...Tongue up during sleep would be what comes to my mind.
I have misaligned teeth and an overbite and my wisdom teeth were removed at age 22, and I know I breathed through my mouth a lot when I was young, because I had "Hay Fever", which was severe during my childhood. It only abated at about age 60 when I cut eggs & milk from my diet. Is it possible that one of the effects of diet is to trigger nasal allergies which block the nose and require mouth breathing, especially while sleeping? When my nose is blocked, I awake with a painfully dry throat from mouth breathing all night.
So i guess if you are 22 is it to late to adjust to this method? Or can the facial features still change when you are adult?
+utemkes I haven't watched this presentation because I just watched an hour long presentation of him on another site. In that presentation he said that he looked better himself than he did ten years ago. This would suggest that it would work when you are an adult.
He also mentioned the fact that people often develop their faces in the wrong way because of the bad habits he mentioned (which, I assume, he also mentioned in this video). And if people can develop their faces because of bad habits, he was sure they could develop their faces because of good habits. The changes obviously would not be as drastic as in children because their skeletal structure is still developing. It's easier to guide growth than it is to force it.
I'm 22 as well and I am going to listen to him (that jawline is incredible). Even if my face won't develop for the better, at least it won't develop for the worse.
@@declan8577 good points
Can anyone tell me if the tongue should be on the roof of your mouth (closer to your throat) or should it be right behind the top teeth (like on the gums behind the teeth)? I have a feeling it should be on the gum line because putting it all the way up on the roof feels like a pretty far stretch but i needed to make sure. Thanks for the help.
Mongolians constantly talk about aaruul (dried milk curds) for healthy teeth. Foreigners complain that they are inedible/"rock hard" (and I have broken a filling ;))
What about eating with fork an knife. Along with the bard food. No bite activation with a fork. Tearing up a steak with your hand and canines would affect I guess. I remember u used to bite my utensils and then I heard you shouldn't bite your fork or knife. That also could be the difference between countries 1st vs 3rd. The 1st world love a utensil. Metal ones specifically.
We 🤫🧏♂ with this one 🗿
Also, if somebody can tell me what he says at 17:40 after lips together, teeth together, all... ?
lips together, teeth together (or near together)
lips together, or near together, and tongue on the roof of your mouth
17:55
6:02
13:45