Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

DON'T LET PREGNANCY RUIN YOUR TEETH

23 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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YouTube video ("DON'T LET PREGNANCY RUIN YOUR TEETH") argues that nutrient deficiencies during pregnancy—particularly mineral depletion—can cause mothers to lose teeth because the fetus draws on the mother's mineral reservoir (bones and teeth) to build its skeleton. The speaker lists key nutrients implicated (vitamin D3, vitamin K2, magnesium, zinc, boron) and emphasizes sunlight, nutrient-dense food, and maintaining a nutrient surplus during pregnancy to avoid maternal depletion and support fetal development.

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The mineral deficiency during pregnancy is what makes some mothers lose their teeth. It's not just the minerals, it's just nutrient deficiencies. But no one teaches women how to take care of their bodies because obviously the baby is now priority. Meaning if you're not in a surplus of certain nutrients, your body will get depleted. We have kind of like a reservoir when it comes to minerals in our body, which is the bone and the teeth. Same biochemistry behind it. So baby needs a lot of minerals. I mean, you build a whole skeleton there, so it just depletes it and then you lose teeth. So we need vitamin D3 from sunlight to basically pull calcium in the bloodstream from the kidneys and the large intestine. And then bringing the calcium from the bloodstream to bones and teeth. We need vitamin K2, magnesium, zinc, boron. Nutrient dense. Food is what builds the mom and the future baby. And then obviously, if you're in a surplus during pregnancy, you survive that quite healthy without being depleted, and you have a beautiful baby coming out.