#324: The Hidden Health Crisis in Your Teeth with Dr. Michelle Jorgensen

The Gabby Reece Show

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4.8 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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What if the key to your chronic health issues starts with your mouth? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Michelle Jorgensen reveals the powerful, often-overlooked connection between oral health and full-body wellness. Sharing her personal transformation from conventional dentist to holistic health advocate, Dr. Jorgensen uncovers the hidden dangers of common dental procedures—like mercury fillings, root canals, and untreated airway obstructions—and how they can silently fuel disease. You’ll learn how nutrition, genetics, and even the position of your wisdom teeth can influence everything from hormonal balance to gut health. From the science of tooth meridians to the surprising role of the oral microbiome, this conversation will completely change the way you think about dental care—and empower you to ask smarter questions at your next appointment. SPONSORS Troscriptions: There’s a completely new way to optimize your health. Give it a try at troscriptions.com/GABBY or enter GABBY at checkout for 10% off your first order. CHAPTERS 00:00 The Connection Between Oral Health and Overall Wellness 02:12 Dr. Michelle Jorgensen's Journey to Holistic Dentistry 08:02 Understanding Mercury Poisoning and Its Impact 13:58 The Role of Root Canals in Chronic Disease 21:03 Airway Obstruction and Its Dental Indicators 30:18 Nutrition's Role in Dental Health 34:01 Empowering Patients to Advocate for Their Health 37:22 Understanding Tongue Ties and Genetic Variants 39:49 The Connection Between Oral Health and Hormones 40:55 Exploring Tooth Meridians and Energy Flow 42:24 The Impact of Wisdom Teeth on Hormonal Health 45:46 The Importance of Cone Beam CT Scans 47:16 Bad Breath and Microbiome Issues 49:58 The Controversy of Fluoride in Dental Care 54:06 Remineralizing Teeth with Hydroxyapatite 59:21 The Joy of Restoring Smiles and Health 01:03:36 Navigating Patient Motivation and Health Choices 01:08:32 The Importance of Personal Motivation 01:09:29 Tongue Scraping: A Personal Journey 01:14:17 Non-Negotiables in Dental Care 01:16:20 The Role of Tonsils in Health 01:18:31 Stress and Its Impact on Oral Health 01:20:08 Learning from Weston Price 01:21:32 Balancing Multiple Roles as a Parent 01:24:09 The Challenge of Parenting a Child with Mental Health Issues 01:25:02 Chronic Inflammation and Its Indicators 01:29:15 Nutritional Needs in Adolescents and Women 01:33:30 Living Well: Resources and Final Thoughts For more Gabby: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial The Gabby Reece Show Podcast on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEINLNlGvIceFOP7aAZk5A KEYWORDS oral health, holistic dentistry, chronic disease, mercury poisoning, root canals, airway obstruction, nutrition, dental health, patient advocacy, wellness, tongue tie, genetic variants, oral health, hormones, tooth meridians, wisdom teeth, hormonal health, cone beam CT scans, bad breath, microbiome, fluoride, remineralization, hydroxyapatite, dental care, patient motivation, motivation, tongue scraping, dental care, tonsils, stress, Weston Price, parenting, inflammation, nutrition, health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	My mission is to teach enough of you to say, I should be asking more of my dentist, and really
0:04.9	research shows that 60 to 80% of chronic disease starts here. Dentists have a responsibility.
0:10.1	I'd been taught that if I said that it could affect anybody's help, I would actually lose my
0:13.8	license. In today's modern medicine, if we had a headache, we could take an ibuprofen, because
0:17.8	the headache's the problem, but that's not true. The headache is your cells
0:21.5	trying to tell you that something's going on. There are so many signs and symptoms in the mouth.
0:27.2	Worn off teeth, you're not breathing. Gumline cavities, your gut's not working. What do your cells
0:31.2	need to stay well? We're not made to be sick. We're made to be well. Our bodies know how to do it. They come back and they'll say the craziest things. Like a week after I got that root canal tooth out, my exosal was gone. Or my
0:42.6	cholesterol dropped by 90 points. I mean, those are the cool things when we see a huge impact.
0:50.1	Hi, everyone. Welcome to the show. If you're someone who deeply cares about your health,
0:55.3	the show is for you. I am talking to Dr. Michelle Jorgensen. This is an important conversation
1:00.2	because it's all about your mouth, your teeth, and the health of your entire body. So Dr. Jorgensen
1:06.0	is a traditionally trained dentist and she ended up having her own health issues and she couldn't figure it out.
1:12.0	So it led her down a series of rabbit holes to try to find the answer. She was having brain fog
1:18.3	and numbing in her hands. She finally talked to somebody and they said, you know, it sounds almost like
1:22.3	you have mercury poisoning. And she said, yeah, but I don't have any mercury fillings. And he said,
1:27.0	no, but you take them out.
1:28.7	And this led her down a path of an intense new practice that she's incorporated not only for
1:35.4	herself to protect her patients, for younger patients to be able to avoid, you know, certain things
1:41.7	that are really customary, like, oh, we just get our tonsils out. We just get our wisdom teeth out.
1:45.2	But what if we could plan ahead and say, oh, the jaws, you know, a little narrow, we could open that up.
1:50.8	So if you're somebody who is undiagnosed with something or you've had a root canal or fillings
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