Poor Oral Health Leads To Alzheimer's: How To Fix Your Mouth For Longevity with Dr. Mark Burhenne
Dhru Purohit Show
Dhru Purohit
4.7 • 3.4K Ratings
🗓️ 28 September 2023
⏱️ 130 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, and Pique Life.
Did you know your oral health directly affects your overall health, longevity, and risk for chronic diseases like Alzheimer’s?
Today on The Dhru Purohit Podcast, Dhru sits down with Dr. Mark Burhenne to address why you need to start doubling down on your oral health for chronic disease prevention and tips for how to get started today.
Dr. Mark Burhenne is a functional dentist and author of the number one Amazon bestseller The 8-Hour Sleep Paradox. He received his degree from the Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and is a member of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM), Academy of General Dentistry, American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH), and Dental Board of California.
In this episode, Dhru and Dr. Burhenne dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):
-How our oral health and dental health relate to longevity (1:59 / 1:59)
-The connection between dental health and Alzheimer’s disease (3:53 / 3:53)
-Why you need to floss (10:07 / 7:31)
-The different types of floss and how to floss correctly (21:36 / 19:23)
-Tongue scraping for better oral health (34:56 / 30:53)
-The do’s and don’ts of teeth brushing (40:11 / 36:07)
-Bad dentistry (46:08 / 42:44)
-The biomechanics of proper brushing (51:45 / 47:41)
-Recommendations for better mouthwash and toothpaste (1:01:14 / 57:14)
-The dangers of fluoride (1:07:05 / 1:03:52)
-Mouth taping: its benefits and why it’s going mainstream (1:14:48 / 1:11:30)
-Top reasons why people have gum disease and cavities (1:24:15 / 1:20:13)
-Why Dhru changed his mind about fruit (1:31:05 / 1:27:00)
-Next steps after getting the Bristle test (1:45:22 / 1:29:45)
-The connection between the oral microbiome and gut microbiome (1:51:37 / 1:40:16)
-A cost-benefit analysis of root canals (1:54:47 / 1:51:25)
Also mentioned in this episode:
-Bristle at-home oral health test. Use code DHRU for 15% off.
-The Dangers of Fluoride on the Brain and IQ (episode 207)
-Order Dr. Burhenne’s book, The 8-Hour Sleep Paradox here.
Access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests with Rupa Health. You can check out a free, live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com today.
BiOptimizers is offering 10% off and a special gift with your purchase. Head over to magbreakthrough.com/dhru with code DHRU10.
Get up to 15% off and a complimentary beaker and rechargeable frother on subscriptions over $105 when you shop at Piquelife.com/DhruTea.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | When the brain is inflamed, it starts laying down this amyloid |
| 0:03.4 | plaque in response to an oral bacteria that all of us have in |
| 0:07.0 | our mouths, but most of us have too much of. |
| 0:09.5 | And if you're over age 40, that's 70% of the population has |
| 0:13.1 | gum disease. This is a very positive way of getting Alzheimer's. |
| 0:18.4 | If you're curious about how our oral health and dental health is |
| 0:23.2 | deeply tied into our longevity, our lifespan in our health |
| 0:27.3 | span. Today's episode is absolutely for you. |
| 0:30.8 | Welcome to the Drew Pro at Podcast. Each week, we explore the inner |
| 0:34.4 | workings of the brain and the body with one of the brightest |
| 0:37.0 | minds in wellness, medicine, and mindset. This week's guest is |
| 0:40.7 | my dear friend, Dr. Mark Berhanna. Dr. Berhanna is a functional |
| 0:44.4 | dentist and the creator of the website AskTheDentist.com, which is an |
| 0:48.8 | incredible resource from people all over the world about the |
| 0:52.4 | right way to approach oral and dental health. |
| 0:56.0 | He's truly leading this wave of dentistry 3.0, this new version of |
| 1:01.5 | dentistry that helps people, including other dentists, |
| 1:04.9 | understand that our mouth is not separate from the rest of our body. |
| 1:09.4 | In fact, what we do to our mouth, we do to our body. |
| 1:13.2 | Did you know that there are key bacteria that if they're found in |
| 1:17.0 | the mouth, they are associated with a higher degree of Alzheimer's, |
| 1:21.3 | that there's key bacteria that if they're very high and they're found |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dhru Purohit, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Dhru Purohit and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.