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The Connection Between The Oral Microbiome and Our Health | Mark Burhenne, DDS

Digest This

Digest This

Nutrition, Religion & Spirituality, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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76: Today I am sitting down with Mark Burhenne, DDS aka Ask the Dentist and author of "The 8 Hour Sleep Paradox." Mark joins me to discuss oral health, how it affects our entire body and how to approach oral hygiene naturally and preventatively. Topics Discussed: Oral Microbiome #1 cause of cavities Mouth breathing How stress affects our oral microbiome Yeast infections Braces / Invisalign Is it a myth that coffee, tea, and lemon water deteriorate your teeth?  Honey How to remineralize When to first take your child to the dentist How jar, mouth, and facial development need to be addressed at birth for the rest of your life What most dentists aren’t doing How to find a functional dentist in your area Check Out Mark: Mark's Book Marks Website Mark's Instagram: @askthedentist Find a Functional Dentist: https://askthedentist.com/directory/ Sponsored By: Bite Toothpaste Get 20% off your first order with code DIGEST Trybite.com/digest Ned CBD Get 15% off helloned.com/DIGEST or use code “DIGEST” at checkout Check Out Bethany: Bethany’s Instagram: @lilsipper Bethany’s Website My Digestive Support Protein Powder Gut Reset Book Subscribe to my weekly newsletter (Friday Finds) www.lilsipper.com/subscribe As always, if you have any questions for the show please email us at [email protected].  And if you like this show, please share it, rate it, review it and subscribe to it on your favorite podcast app.  Further Listening: Food Lies | Brian Sanders

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you'd be surprised what's what's in these products because they're trying to disinfect the

0:03.9

mouth. Do you want to disinfect the gut? Take antibiotics. Same thing in the mouth. Right. It's ridiculous.

0:12.2

Hey guys, welcome back to the Digest This Podcast. I'm your host, Bethany Cameron. And today we are

0:19.0

talking all about the oral microbiome. I have Mark Berheen

0:24.4

on the show and he is a retired dentist and now focusing on educating the public on functional

0:32.1

dentistry and how to care for their oral health with a natural and preventative approach.

0:40.4

We talk all about the oral microbiome and how it truly does affect our entire body,

0:47.9

what the number one cause of cavities are, what we are doing wrong when it comes to our

0:53.8

oral health, and how to take measures into your

0:57.0

own hands by preventing infections before they happen and so much more is covered you guys don't want

1:04.3

to miss a single minute did you know you swallow five to seven percent of toothpaste every

1:10.7

single time you brush your teeth?

1:12.8

That's an entire blob of toothpaste every seven days. And most commercial toothpaste

1:17.8

are filled with harsh chemicals, artificial flavors, preservatives, titanium dioxide, and dyes.

1:24.3

And I often get asked on my Instagram what toothpaste I recommend. And for a while,

1:30.4

I was trying to find one with better for you ingredients and something that actually made my mouth feel

1:38.0

great. Because I've tried so-called non-toxic toothpaste, but I never felt like they were actually getting the job done, if you know what I mean.

1:48.5

And they didn't even leave my mouth feeling fresh.

1:52.2

But I'm so glad to have stumbled across bite toothpaste.

1:57.3

These are actually tablets you put in your mouth and bite down on to start your brushing experience.

2:05.2

Bite toothpaste bits are so convenient, you just pop a bit in your mouth, chew it up, and start

2:11.0

brushing. It will turn to a paste just like you're used to, but with no plastic tube or messy paste. It took a few times for me

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