WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 you have this connection between your oral and 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:06.200 your gut, and it's called the oral -gut axis. 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:09.339 So the oral -gut axis is basically a connection, 00:00:09.380 --> 00:00:13.599 and if it comes in balance, right, your oral 00:00:13.599 --> 00:00:17.879 microbiome can lead to what's called gut dysbiosis. 00:00:18.019 --> 00:00:21.579 And that's just a fancy word for, you know, your 00:00:21.579 --> 00:00:25.739 bacterial gut in balance, which leads to digestive 00:00:25.739 --> 00:00:33.740 and inflammatory disorders. Welcome back to Keep 00:00:33.740 --> 00:00:37.060 It Good. I'm your host, Emily. And I'm your host, 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:40.579 Carly. So today we're going to be exploring the 00:00:40.579 --> 00:00:42.820 connection between our mouth, gut, and mind. 00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:47.259 So let's just jump right into it. Fun fact of 00:00:47.259 --> 00:00:49.299 the day. All right. Did you know that we have 00:00:49.299 --> 00:00:54.280 about 20 billion bacterias in our mouth? And 00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:56.859 our mouths produce about one liter of saliva 00:00:56.859 --> 00:01:00.320 a day. So really think about what you're swallowing. 00:01:01.119 --> 00:01:03.920 Like literally just swallowed hard like I am 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:07.280 just it really grosses me out the more I think 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:11.739 about this whole System and how it works. Yeah, 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:16.540 it's pretty wild and Yeah, we're gonna show you 00:01:16.540 --> 00:01:20.180 the good and bad of all of it. So I Mean, don't 00:01:20.180 --> 00:01:22.519 be too scared. I mean 20 billion bacteria. That 00:01:22.519 --> 00:01:24.859 sounds pretty terrifying, right? But there is 00:01:24.859 --> 00:01:27.680 good bacteria. So it's not all horrible, right? 00:01:27.680 --> 00:01:31.079 That makes sense Yeah, so we'll get into the 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:33.620 bad bacteria later and like how to kind of go 00:01:33.620 --> 00:01:36.640 about that. But let's start with just some basic 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:39.920 oral hygiene. Okay. Well, I mean, you guys all 00:01:39.920 --> 00:01:42.480 know you have to brush your teeth. I'm going 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:45.760 to go through a list of like daily what is ideal 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:48.680 and what will be the best for your mouth and 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:53.319 your oral care. So number one need to brush your 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:56.079 teeth twice a day, even three times with my little 00:01:56.079 --> 00:01:58.480 ones. Our dentists suggest three times, you know, 00:01:58.540 --> 00:02:00.439 maybe after school when they come home to or 00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:03.299 after they have a snack. So I try to, you know, 00:02:03.739 --> 00:02:05.379 obviously just get the two in, but if we can 00:02:05.379 --> 00:02:09.340 do three, that'd be ideal. Do you guys like, 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:11.080 are your kids, my kids hate brushing their teeth. 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:15.360 It was a, it was, yeah, it's, it's a constant 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:18.409 like thing, but funny. That we did this episode 00:02:18.409 --> 00:02:21.009 today because my friend literally just told me 00:02:21.009 --> 00:02:23.889 yesterday about this awesome app that she got 00:02:23.889 --> 00:02:27.430 for her kids it's called home kids it's from 00:02:27.430 --> 00:02:30.389 colgate see download the app you get the toothbrush 00:02:30.389 --> 00:02:34.689 it's basically a game for kids but this is actually 00:02:34.689 --> 00:02:37.050 really cool and because. I haven't i haven't 00:02:37.050 --> 00:02:39.250 gotten yet cuz i just learned about yesterday 00:02:39.250 --> 00:02:42.349 but i'm intrigued because her kids she has two 00:02:42.349 --> 00:02:46.490 boys like me pretty close in age. and they beg 00:02:46.490 --> 00:02:49.610 her to brush their teeth because it's fun. You 00:02:49.610 --> 00:02:53.550 like go along with the app, you follow it, and 00:02:53.550 --> 00:02:57.250 I mean, that's one game, yeah, I'm all for, and 00:02:57.250 --> 00:02:59.770 I will encourage that night and day, you know? 00:02:59.770 --> 00:03:01.610 Yeah, I love that. We're always trying like, 00:03:01.710 --> 00:03:04.129 okay, we have three different toothbrushes going, 00:03:04.310 --> 00:03:06.469 what color do you want today, what kind of toothpaste 00:03:06.469 --> 00:03:08.129 do you want today, you know, trying to make it 00:03:08.129 --> 00:03:11.729 fun? Actually just updated our toothbrush. Well, 00:03:11.729 --> 00:03:14.610 I didn't, my husband did. And it's funny because 00:03:14.610 --> 00:03:16.870 the first night we did it, like we, I mean, your 00:03:16.870 --> 00:03:19.789 doctor says like, yes, the electric toothbrushes 00:03:19.789 --> 00:03:21.870 are the best, right? I always kind of had like 00:03:21.870 --> 00:03:24.289 a regular one for a while, but my husband bought 00:03:24.289 --> 00:03:26.310 this like aquasonic. I don't even know what it 00:03:26.310 --> 00:03:30.430 is. It was like such an experience the first 00:03:30.430 --> 00:03:33.349 time we did it. Like my whole body was like vibrating. 00:03:33.750 --> 00:03:36.860 It kind of tickles, right? It's powerful. If 00:03:36.860 --> 00:03:39.439 Tim, the tool man, Taylor made a toothbrush, 00:03:39.819 --> 00:03:43.219 it's this because it's like just ultra powered, 00:03:43.659 --> 00:03:46.379 like, you know, like the craziest toothbrush 00:03:46.379 --> 00:03:49.400 you could like, it was just insane. I was like, 00:03:49.500 --> 00:03:51.979 I'm not even at the dentist have I ever felt 00:03:51.979 --> 00:03:56.379 this intense mouth clean, you know, but, but 00:03:56.379 --> 00:03:59.580 it really did make a big difference. And so truly 00:03:59.580 --> 00:04:03.460 invest in a good toothbrush. Like it's so important. 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:05.780 It's so important. Yeah, I agree with you there 00:04:05.780 --> 00:04:11.800 for sure. So floss daily. Floss, floss, floss. 00:04:11.900 --> 00:04:14.180 Get every little bit of debris you can out in 00:04:14.180 --> 00:04:16.240 between your teeth. Even at my work, like we 00:04:16.240 --> 00:04:19.639 keep those little handheld little dental flossers 00:04:19.639 --> 00:04:23.920 just in between foods, but use mouthwash. I use 00:04:23.920 --> 00:04:26.579 a very clean like, you know, has like oregano 00:04:26.579 --> 00:04:28.779 and clove. It's not maybe the best tasting, but 00:04:28.779 --> 00:04:31.560 it's very clean. It's made of coconut oil. I 00:04:31.560 --> 00:04:34.610 really like that one. Eat a balanced diet. Avoid 00:04:34.610 --> 00:04:37.350 sugary food, sugary drinks, even coffee. You 00:04:37.350 --> 00:04:39.589 know, it can erode the enamel. So you have to 00:04:39.589 --> 00:04:42.250 keep your teeth clean from all that after, especially 00:04:42.250 --> 00:04:46.310 after you have something sugary. Stay hydrated. 00:04:46.730 --> 00:04:51.449 That helps keep your saliva production up, which 00:04:51.449 --> 00:04:54.009 does help protect your teeth as well. So you 00:04:54.009 --> 00:04:55.889 don't want a dry mouth. Visit your dentist two 00:04:55.889 --> 00:04:59.250 times a year. Use a mouth guard if you're someone 00:04:59.250 --> 00:05:01.129 who grinds their teeth, like at night or puts 00:05:01.129 --> 00:05:03.750 a lot of pressure. On their teeth, we don't want 00:05:03.750 --> 00:05:08.889 your teeth to be cracked. Tongue scraping. Do 00:05:08.889 --> 00:05:12.170 you scrape your tongue? Oh, always. Yeah. Always. 00:05:12.509 --> 00:05:15.029 I know. Me too. I love it. I think it's great. 00:05:15.550 --> 00:05:17.889 I love scraping my tongue. But I've been using 00:05:17.889 --> 00:05:20.430 a plastic tongue scraper. Oh, me too. And I just 00:05:20.430 --> 00:05:22.189 heard, like, obviously, that's not good. You 00:05:22.189 --> 00:05:24.829 need to use a metal one. And, like, a metal one 00:05:24.829 --> 00:05:26.689 would definitely scrape more off your tongue. 00:05:27.089 --> 00:05:30.079 Oh, yeah. It makes so much more sense. So we 00:05:30.079 --> 00:05:32.480 have to Amazon those like today. And then number 00:05:32.480 --> 00:05:38.000 nine, oil pulling. Love it. Love it. So this 00:05:38.000 --> 00:05:39.839 is what we're really excited to talk about. I 00:05:39.839 --> 00:05:41.459 mean, everyone knows how to freaking brush their 00:05:41.459 --> 00:05:45.180 teeth and do other things, right? But oil pulling, 00:05:45.399 --> 00:05:48.959 guys, like, ah, this is something that we've 00:05:48.959 --> 00:05:52.579 been doing. I mean, you started what? At 17. 00:05:52.800 --> 00:05:55.939 I've been doing it for a few years, but like 00:05:55.939 --> 00:05:59.240 we kind of went back and forth. You know, it's 00:05:59.240 --> 00:06:01.439 hard. It's it's a hard practice to really get 00:06:01.439 --> 00:06:05.819 into daily. I'm not there yet, but The benefits 00:06:05.819 --> 00:06:08.740 I mean, that's the goal right to get to the daily 00:06:08.740 --> 00:06:10.959 practice of it But yeah, this is something that 00:06:10.959 --> 00:06:13.800 we we've been doing for like over a year now 00:06:13.800 --> 00:06:17.680 and it's super beneficial Like it's it's just 00:06:17.680 --> 00:06:19.620 so cool. So Emily start us off with this oil 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:22.579 pulling because I just I love it It is a really 00:06:22.579 --> 00:06:26.610 cool thing. So yes, I first heard about it I 00:06:26.610 --> 00:06:29.769 don't know, probably 20 years ago from a woman 00:06:29.769 --> 00:06:32.550 I worked with. She worked at a naturopathic pharmacy 00:06:32.550 --> 00:06:35.269 and she was like, oh, you need to start doing 00:06:35.269 --> 00:06:39.430 oil pulling. I'm like, what is that? So basically 00:06:39.430 --> 00:06:42.550 what it is, it's an ancient Ayurvedic practice 00:06:42.550 --> 00:06:46.490 and you are putting oil into your mouth and you're 00:06:46.490 --> 00:06:49.230 swishing it around and pulling it in and out 00:06:49.230 --> 00:06:51.470 of like the teeth. So a little bit like mouthwash 00:06:51.470 --> 00:06:54.220 if you can. You know picture that but you're 00:06:54.220 --> 00:06:56.620 gonna be doing it for longer and you really want 00:06:56.620 --> 00:07:00.540 to try and get it like I said Like in and out 00:07:00.540 --> 00:07:02.399 I mean you could kind of I like want to do it 00:07:02.399 --> 00:07:06.459 right now in my mouth to explain it but You're 00:07:06.459 --> 00:07:08.240 basically swishing it around. Obviously. It's 00:07:08.240 --> 00:07:10.540 a thicker consistency than mouthwash because 00:07:10.540 --> 00:07:13.579 it's an oil But you're gonna do it ideally for 00:07:13.579 --> 00:07:18.019 like 10 to 20 minutes, which is a lot I mean, 00:07:18.019 --> 00:07:19.959 I think if you could start with five minutes 00:07:19.959 --> 00:07:22.879 and work your way up, or like one day maybe you 00:07:22.879 --> 00:07:24.779 get to do it for 10, maybe one day it's only 00:07:24.779 --> 00:07:26.639 four minutes, but you're still doing something 00:07:26.639 --> 00:07:31.060 to like get what I'll explain, like all the bad 00:07:31.060 --> 00:07:33.899 shit out of your mouth. Yeah. Now, okay, you 00:07:33.899 --> 00:07:36.759 might be like 20 minutes. I don't have 20 minutes 00:07:36.759 --> 00:07:40.220 to do this and why do I want to, right? Yes. 00:07:40.339 --> 00:07:43.519 When I first started doing it, I started with 00:07:43.519 --> 00:07:47.399 five and then the next day or two days later, 00:07:47.699 --> 00:07:49.680 I would be at five minutes and I'm like, oh, 00:07:49.740 --> 00:07:51.500 you know what? That really wasn't that bad. So 00:07:51.500 --> 00:07:53.500 then I would change my timer and do another five 00:07:53.500 --> 00:07:56.660 minutes. All of a sudden, you got to kind of 00:07:56.660 --> 00:07:58.980 distract yourself, right? So I was like going 00:07:58.980 --> 00:08:02.839 through my to -do list, my whatever, just like 00:08:02.839 --> 00:08:04.879 brain dumping, doing my thing. And then all of 00:08:04.879 --> 00:08:07.100 a sudden 10 minutes went off and I was like... 00:08:06.730 --> 00:08:09.009 I'm still kind of in the middle of this project 00:08:09.009 --> 00:08:10.829 so I think I could keep going and then before 00:08:10.829 --> 00:08:12.629 you know it's 20 minutes and you're like that 00:08:12.629 --> 00:08:14.810 really wasn't that bad you know if you have a 00:08:14.810 --> 00:08:17.730 project lined up like when do you when when is 00:08:17.730 --> 00:08:20.069 the easiest for you to do it for 20 minutes I 00:08:20.069 --> 00:08:22.649 mean I've found for me while I'm in the shower 00:08:22.649 --> 00:08:26.009 so I might start a couple minutes before I get 00:08:26.009 --> 00:08:28.089 in and then the whole time I'm in the shower 00:08:28.089 --> 00:08:29.970 I'm doing the oil pulling so if I'm not washing 00:08:29.970 --> 00:08:33.450 my hair maybe it's just 10 minutes if Because 00:08:33.450 --> 00:08:36.269 you really can't talk while you're doing it. 00:08:36.629 --> 00:08:40.610 So you can't talk to your kids. You have to kind 00:08:40.610 --> 00:08:44.750 of be in your own zone. Yeah. So I do it in the 00:08:44.750 --> 00:08:46.710 shower. I think that's easiest for me. I'm distracted 00:08:46.710 --> 00:08:48.850 because I'm shaving my legs and washing my hair, 00:08:48.929 --> 00:08:51.629 whatever. And that just seems to be the best 00:08:51.629 --> 00:08:55.870 time for me. But with that... When you're done, 00:08:55.909 --> 00:08:58.149 you also can't spit it down the drain. Don't 00:08:58.149 --> 00:09:00.250 take a shower and then be like, okay, I've done 00:09:00.250 --> 00:09:02.009 it long enough. I'm going to spit this oil out 00:09:02.009 --> 00:09:04.769 down my drain because it can cause clogging in 00:09:04.769 --> 00:09:06.529 your sink. So you also don't want to spit it 00:09:06.529 --> 00:09:09.049 in the shower. It needs to go in the garbage, 00:09:09.250 --> 00:09:12.330 like a tissue. Yep. Yep. Paper towel, tissue, 00:09:12.490 --> 00:09:15.470 something like that. But you were saying too, 00:09:15.649 --> 00:09:19.110 you want it to look kind of milky and whitish. 00:09:19.259 --> 00:09:22.080 Yeah, when you spit it out, that's when you know 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:24.379 that you got a lot of bacteria out is when it's 00:09:24.379 --> 00:09:29.500 that milky white color and the consistency. It's 00:09:29.500 --> 00:09:35.080 so gross. That's so gross. It's so gross. Ideally, 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:37.279 first thing in the morning is when they suggest 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:41.059 you do it because you're sleeping, you're fasting, 00:09:41.059 --> 00:09:44.100 and we want all that nasty bacteria to come out 00:09:44.100 --> 00:09:47.580 before you start eating and drinking. I know 00:09:47.580 --> 00:09:49.120 a ton of people, they brush their teeth first, 00:09:49.120 --> 00:09:51.120 first, first, first thing before they even drink 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:53.940 any water. But this is to also remove all that 00:09:53.940 --> 00:09:57.639 gunk out of your whole entire mouth. I don't 00:09:57.639 --> 00:09:59.220 typically do it first thing in the morning, because 00:09:59.220 --> 00:10:00.980 with my morning routine, I'm going to have to 00:10:00.980 --> 00:10:03.759 get up at 4 .30 to oil pull. It's just not going 00:10:03.759 --> 00:10:08.740 to happen. So do it when you can. Yeah, like 00:10:08.740 --> 00:10:12.169 I said, we're not up to daily yet. What I've 00:10:12.169 --> 00:10:14.289 been trying to do is really on the weekends because 00:10:14.289 --> 00:10:16.730 I can sleep in a little bit more. We're not stressing 00:10:16.730 --> 00:10:19.370 to get to school. My husband's there to help 00:10:19.370 --> 00:10:22.750 with breakfasts or questions or whatever. And 00:10:22.750 --> 00:10:26.889 you know, it's just easier with kids, especially 00:10:26.889 --> 00:10:29.330 with kids. It's easier on the weekends for me 00:10:29.330 --> 00:10:32.529 to just get that like 15, 20 minutes in. Yeah, 00:10:32.690 --> 00:10:35.809 exactly. So daily is ideal, but even three to 00:10:35.809 --> 00:10:38.509 four times a week, the results are incredible. 00:10:39.289 --> 00:10:41.029 I mean, even if you could do it once a week, 00:10:41.149 --> 00:10:43.149 though, even Sunday, Saturday morning, whatever. 00:10:43.789 --> 00:10:47.250 Yeah. And so there was a little bit of talk like, 00:10:47.450 --> 00:10:48.889 you know, I'm sure you're like, what are the 00:10:48.889 --> 00:10:51.850 side effects of this, right? There can be, I 00:10:51.850 --> 00:10:54.830 mean, you're using your jaw and your cheeks and 00:10:54.830 --> 00:10:57.009 your tongue and everything to kind of do this 00:10:57.009 --> 00:11:00.950 vigorous movement for a good 20 minutes. So you 00:11:00.950 --> 00:11:03.110 can get a little bit of jaw pain in the beginning 00:11:03.110 --> 00:11:05.950 when you're not used to it. You can maybe feel 00:11:05.950 --> 00:11:09.490 a little bit of a headache at first. you definitely 00:11:09.490 --> 00:11:12.950 don't want to swallow. No, not you need to spit 00:11:12.950 --> 00:11:16.389 it out that if you swallow it, I mean, for one, 00:11:16.429 --> 00:11:19.690 think about all that bacteria are now forcefully 00:11:19.690 --> 00:11:23.210 putting into your digestion. But it can cause 00:11:23.210 --> 00:11:25.370 a little bit of diarrhea and stomach ache if 00:11:25.370 --> 00:11:29.009 swallowed. But yeah, it's almost like doing face 00:11:29.009 --> 00:11:31.809 yoga. So I'm kind of you know, like you're really 00:11:31.809 --> 00:11:34.779 moving it around and Yeah, the cheeks can get 00:11:34.779 --> 00:11:37.960 a little sore or a little yeah. Yeah, like um, 00:11:38.220 --> 00:11:41.100 like fatigued Yeah, sounds weird because one 00:11:41.100 --> 00:11:44.220 of your cheeks then tired but well, you know 00:11:44.220 --> 00:11:47.200 when you laugh for like Forever with your friend 00:11:47.200 --> 00:11:49.200 like you're just like and you're like my cheeks 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:51.980 hurt. Oh my god I'm smiling so bad. It's kind 00:11:51.980 --> 00:11:57.580 of like that So yeah, I mean so oil pulling the 00:11:57.580 --> 00:12:00.120 oils that you would typically use you'd want 00:12:00.120 --> 00:12:04.019 to use about one to two tablespoons of either 00:12:04.019 --> 00:12:09.779 coconut, sesame, olive oil, or sunflower. Now, 00:12:09.899 --> 00:12:12.419 you give us a little bit of info on the sunflower 00:12:12.419 --> 00:12:14.139 and the sesame because I've never used that. 00:12:14.460 --> 00:12:18.919 Okay, neither have I. But the sesame oil is the 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:21.039 traditional oil for the Ayurvedic process of 00:12:21.039 --> 00:12:23.759 it. So the benefits are that it reduces inflammation, 00:12:24.059 --> 00:12:26.480 the sesame oil reduces inflammation. It contains 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:29.659 a lot of antioxidants. It does have a milder 00:12:29.659 --> 00:12:32.919 antibacterial effect. than the coconut oil, but 00:12:32.919 --> 00:12:35.679 it's a strong flavor. Sesame oil is really strong. 00:12:36.659 --> 00:12:40.980 So that would be like what taste and, you know, 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:42.879 of course, thickness of each oil will play a 00:12:42.879 --> 00:12:44.779 part too in your mouth. So it's kind of going 00:12:44.779 --> 00:12:48.480 to be personal, I think. Sunflower oil has a 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:50.730 light flavor. I've never even cooked with it, 00:12:50.730 --> 00:12:53.509 so I don't know much about sunflower oil. But 00:12:53.509 --> 00:12:56.250 light flavor, it does have some antimicrobial 00:12:56.250 --> 00:12:59.909 benefits. But I found that it was used the most 00:12:59.909 --> 00:13:02.389 in the clinical trials for oil pulling. So I 00:13:02.389 --> 00:13:04.090 thought that was interesting. So maybe we should 00:13:04.090 --> 00:13:07.850 give sunflower oil a try. Seems to be the doctors 00:13:07.850 --> 00:13:11.070 and scientists go to. Yeah, interesting. What 00:13:11.070 --> 00:13:15.309 about the other ones? So I was basically using 00:13:15.309 --> 00:13:18.610 coconut oil. for the majority because it takes 00:13:18.610 --> 00:13:23.029 the best I think. But the coconut oil is loaded 00:13:23.029 --> 00:13:26.690 with antioxidant anti -inflammatory properties, 00:13:26.990 --> 00:13:29.210 right? So it decreases inflammation like gum 00:13:29.210 --> 00:13:32.009 disease, all these things. It contains lauric 00:13:32.009 --> 00:13:34.809 acid, which kills the bacteria that leads to 00:13:34.809 --> 00:13:37.909 decay. So right off the bat, I was starting that. 00:13:37.990 --> 00:13:40.730 But then I started researching the olive oil 00:13:40.730 --> 00:13:45.220 root. And olive oil is high in antibacterial 00:13:45.220 --> 00:13:50.980 properties and particularly this bacterium, Helicobacter 00:13:50.980 --> 00:13:55.379 pylori. And this is a bacterium that causes ulcers 00:13:55.379 --> 00:14:00.019 and stomach cancer. And me, I mean, a couple 00:14:00.019 --> 00:14:02.759 of years ago, I got a stomach ulcer from stress, 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:07.500 you know, and it just flares up every once in 00:14:07.500 --> 00:14:10.200 a while. So I was like, oh, interesting. I'm 00:14:10.200 --> 00:14:13.759 going to start doing the olive oil so that it 00:14:13.759 --> 00:14:16.659 kind of helps with that. And another thing with 00:14:16.659 --> 00:14:19.580 the olive oil is it helps to prevent any dry 00:14:19.580 --> 00:14:23.100 mouth. So if you have dry mouth, it helps with 00:14:23.100 --> 00:14:26.700 that as well. It's rich in polyphenols and it's 00:14:26.700 --> 00:14:30.700 thicker. So in turn, it kind of helps with anti 00:14:30.700 --> 00:14:34.639 -inflammatory properties too. So I haven't done 00:14:34.639 --> 00:14:38.519 it yet. I'm still a little trepidatious about 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:41.840 putting the olive oil. My mouth but that's I'm 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:44.080 doing that this weekend because after I learned 00:14:44.080 --> 00:14:46.179 all this stuff about the ulcers Yeah, I'm adding 00:14:46.179 --> 00:14:48.659 that one to my list. You have to you have to 00:14:48.659 --> 00:14:52.860 give it a try. Oh, yeah, why not? Yeah, so yeah, 00:14:52.860 --> 00:14:56.279 I I mean I think the coconut oil would be the 00:14:56.279 --> 00:15:00.659 best to first try. Yeah, cuz it's just it's lighter 00:15:00.659 --> 00:15:02.320 It's it's like a thinner when it melts in your 00:15:02.320 --> 00:15:04.299 mouth and you know kind of tastes like coconut 00:15:04.299 --> 00:15:06.519 So you get that little flavor in there. So like 00:15:06.519 --> 00:15:10.039 you said one or two tablespoons of oil Swish 00:15:10.039 --> 00:15:11.759 it in your mouth for as long as you can, up to 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:14.460 20 minutes. You're going to spit it in the trash 00:15:14.460 --> 00:15:18.419 or a paper towel, a napkin tissue, and then rinse 00:15:18.419 --> 00:15:20.200 your mouth. So you can rinse with plain water, 00:15:20.379 --> 00:15:22.240 a little bit of salted water, and then you brush 00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:25.919 your teeth. Now you're probably saying, like, 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:29.059 why am I going to be doing this with oils? Right, 00:15:29.139 --> 00:15:32.139 like, what's the point? What is the point? The 00:15:32.139 --> 00:15:35.379 oil pulling... Removes any of the lipophilic 00:15:35.379 --> 00:15:38.379 acids, which is your heavy metals your environmental 00:15:38.379 --> 00:15:42.419 Toxins chemical and bacterial toxins. Okay, so 00:15:42.419 --> 00:15:45.539 like we were saying you have 20 billion bacteria 00:15:45.539 --> 00:15:48.759 in your mouth the oil pulling really prevents 00:15:48.759 --> 00:15:52.620 some of the harmful ones from entering your digestion 00:15:52.620 --> 00:15:57.440 and by doing so like if you have poor oral health 00:15:57.440 --> 00:16:01.909 it leads to A higher risk in heart disease, stroke, 00:16:02.269 --> 00:16:05.509 cardiovascular disease, it can lead to lung infections, 00:16:05.830 --> 00:16:09.929 particularly pneumonia. There is a recent link 00:16:09.929 --> 00:16:12.529 that they've been kind of correlating with dementia, 00:16:12.909 --> 00:16:16.350 diabetes, and sepsis. So I mean, when you think 00:16:16.350 --> 00:16:19.549 about oral health affecting the rest of your 00:16:19.549 --> 00:16:21.629 body, it kind of puts on a light bulb and you're 00:16:21.629 --> 00:16:24.190 like, okay, yeah, I do need to step up my game, 00:16:24.350 --> 00:16:27.470 you know? Yeah, well, your mouth is the starting 00:16:27.470 --> 00:16:31.919 point. It's a starting point of your digestive 00:16:31.919 --> 00:16:35.580 system. You put everything in your mouth, anything 00:16:35.580 --> 00:16:38.379 you drink, all your foods, your vitamins, medications. 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:41.860 Like, it really is crazy if you take a second 00:16:41.860 --> 00:16:45.440 and think about it, you know? Yeah. So, okay. 00:16:45.519 --> 00:16:49.059 Let's talk gut. You have this connection between 00:16:49.059 --> 00:16:53.100 your oral and your gut, and it's called the oral 00:16:53.100 --> 00:16:57.940 -gut axis. If it comes imbalanced, right, your 00:16:57.940 --> 00:17:01.500 oral microbiome can lead to what's called gut 00:17:01.500 --> 00:17:05.039 dysbiosis. And that's just a fancy word for your 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:09.059 bacterial gut imbalance, which leads to digestive 00:17:09.059 --> 00:17:13.700 and inflammatory disorders. Okay. Yeah. So digestion, 00:17:14.319 --> 00:17:17.200 your poor oral health can lead to a decrease 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:19.799 in the appropriate amount of chewing. Cause say 00:17:19.799 --> 00:17:21.619 your teeth hurt, you're not going to chew it 00:17:21.619 --> 00:17:25.000 or, you know, emaciate it or break it down as 00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:28.920 much as you would or you could. It will also 00:17:28.920 --> 00:17:33.140 decrease the saliva production. And saliva is 00:17:33.140 --> 00:17:35.380 so important because it contains these enzymes 00:17:35.380 --> 00:17:38.200 and these antibacterial properties which are 00:17:38.200 --> 00:17:41.099 so essential for both your oral and your gut 00:17:41.099 --> 00:17:45.660 health. So without the appropriate amount of 00:17:45.660 --> 00:17:51.160 saliva, this in turn really screws up your digestion. 00:17:51.870 --> 00:17:55.150 and your nutrient absorption. So you could be 00:17:55.150 --> 00:17:57.650 eating really healthy foods, all these things, 00:17:57.710 --> 00:17:59.650 but if you're not producing the right amount 00:17:59.650 --> 00:18:03.670 of saliva, then you're not really absorbing the 00:18:03.670 --> 00:18:05.529 amount of nutrients that you possibly could, 00:18:05.549 --> 00:18:09.609 right? That's crazy. Yeah, it's pretty wild once, 00:18:09.750 --> 00:18:13.069 I mean, it's just wild. Your body is so insane. 00:18:14.329 --> 00:18:17.630 So along with digestion, the healthy microbiome 00:18:17.630 --> 00:18:21.990 helps with the immune system. So 70 to 80 % of 00:18:21.990 --> 00:18:24.809 your immune system is from your gut. Did you 00:18:24.809 --> 00:18:29.589 know that? I did. Pretty wild. It is pretty wild. 00:18:29.609 --> 00:18:32.769 But it is wild. It is low. It's pretty cool. 00:18:33.009 --> 00:18:35.430 I don't know where I thought it was, but... Yeah. 00:18:35.750 --> 00:18:37.309 It's like that saying, you are what you eat, 00:18:37.329 --> 00:18:39.430 right? I mean, everything is connected to your 00:18:39.430 --> 00:18:44.609 stomach. So having this healthy microbiome... 00:18:44.720 --> 00:18:47.279 Basically trains your immune system right to 00:18:47.279 --> 00:18:50.799 decipher between the good and bad like invaders 00:18:50.799 --> 00:18:56.440 or substances This will now prevent any autoimmune 00:18:56.440 --> 00:19:00.460 issues or chronic inflammation Say you have gums 00:19:00.460 --> 00:19:04.380 that are inflamed Now you're ingesting that and 00:19:04.380 --> 00:19:06.980 that can lead to things like leaky gut syndrome 00:19:06.980 --> 00:19:10.160 inflammation You know the list goes on and on 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:12.680 and on another thing that is affected by your 00:19:12.680 --> 00:19:17.420 your gut Is your hormone regulation. So we're 00:19:17.420 --> 00:19:21.119 talking estrogen, thyroid, among many others. 00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:23.640 Okay, but it's just, it's a big role in your 00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:28.859 hormone regulation. Again, with the inflammation, 00:19:29.559 --> 00:19:33.460 it's a prevention to heart disease, cancer, arthritis, 00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:36.960 right? Cause inflammation is like, it just causes 00:19:36.960 --> 00:19:40.740 all this, this junk in your body kind of circulate. 00:19:41.279 --> 00:19:45.930 And yeah, it's just gross. So when you have this 00:19:45.930 --> 00:19:49.589 strong intestinal barrier, it pushes away all 00:19:49.589 --> 00:19:54.289 that shit, that harmful microbes. So your risks 00:19:54.289 --> 00:19:58.970 for infection go down. Your risks for food sensitivities 00:19:58.970 --> 00:20:04.009 go down. And, you know, overall, you just feel 00:20:04.009 --> 00:20:08.470 better and you move better. And another thing 00:20:08.470 --> 00:20:11.420 that helps is now your mind. You're thinking 00:20:11.420 --> 00:20:15.319 better because along with the oral gut access, 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:18.920 we have what is called the gut brain access, 00:20:18.980 --> 00:20:22.640 which is another connection. So, I mean, we've 00:20:22.640 --> 00:20:24.960 said it in previous episodes, everything is connected, 00:20:24.960 --> 00:20:31.440 right? So when you have this healthy gut microbiome, 00:20:31.480 --> 00:20:37.220 you have these healthy productions of these neurotransmitters 00:20:37.220 --> 00:20:40.869 that are the serotonin dopamine GABA. This will 00:20:40.869 --> 00:20:43.869 in turn influence your mood, anxiety, cognitive 00:20:43.869 --> 00:20:48.990 function. So when we sat and really thought about 00:20:48.990 --> 00:20:53.250 the real connection between our mouth, to our 00:20:53.250 --> 00:20:56.430 stomach, to our brain, it goes back to childhood 00:20:56.430 --> 00:20:59.609 as, brush your teeth, you know, the importance 00:20:59.609 --> 00:21:01.789 of oral health. Well, I think we need to teach 00:21:01.789 --> 00:21:04.490 a little bit differently in schools, the real 00:21:04.490 --> 00:21:08.980 connection between the three. You know because 00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:12.259 I I never really understood the full connection 00:21:12.259 --> 00:21:16.500 until you know pretty recently But it makes sense 00:21:16.500 --> 00:21:20.220 when you think about how everything is digested 00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:24.579 broken down Distributed it's it all starts with 00:21:24.579 --> 00:21:26.619 what you put in your mouth and how you take care 00:21:26.619 --> 00:21:30.440 of your mouth, right? Yeah, absolutely. So what 00:21:30.440 --> 00:21:33.680 about You know, like I said, there's good and 00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:36.819 bad bacteria in your mouth. Okay You can't fight 00:21:36.819 --> 00:21:39.920 all the bad ones all the time. Otherwise you'd 00:21:39.920 --> 00:21:42.119 be like stuck in the bathroom brushing your teeth 00:21:42.119 --> 00:21:46.460 all day long. So you're going to end up having 00:21:46.460 --> 00:21:48.819 a little bit in your gut. But there's also other 00:21:48.819 --> 00:21:52.299 ways to kind of help that gut stay healthy. So 00:21:52.299 --> 00:21:55.200 what are some foods that help with like retaining 00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:57.940 a healthy gut? Yeah, so I'm sure a lot of us 00:21:57.940 --> 00:21:59.579 are already doing some of these things just because 00:21:59.579 --> 00:22:02.099 they are healthy foods. But foods for healthy 00:22:02.099 --> 00:22:05.289 gut would be fermented. I feel like that's talked 00:22:05.289 --> 00:22:07.670 about so much right now. Fermented foods, having 00:22:07.670 --> 00:22:09.569 a little bit of that on your plate every day. 00:22:09.710 --> 00:22:13.289 And fermented foods give you probiotics. So we're 00:22:13.289 --> 00:22:17.230 talking kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, kefir, 00:22:17.509 --> 00:22:21.130 miso, certain yogurts, and then high fiber foods, 00:22:21.150 --> 00:22:23.529 which would give you the prebiotics. That would 00:22:23.529 --> 00:22:27.230 be bananas, onions, leeks, garlic, asparagus, 00:22:27.930 --> 00:22:32.869 oats, flax seeds, and then polyphenols. Green 00:22:32.869 --> 00:22:37.789 tea, berries, cacao, cloves, and apples. And 00:22:37.789 --> 00:22:41.049 then crunchy fruits and vegetables. So carrots, 00:22:41.430 --> 00:22:46.269 apples again, celery, pears, broccoli, and then 00:22:46.269 --> 00:22:49.910 leafy greens and antioxidant foods. Spinach, 00:22:49.970 --> 00:22:53.410 kale, turmeric, ginger. So there's some herbs 00:22:53.410 --> 00:22:55.650 and stuff in there as well. But I was just thinking 00:22:55.650 --> 00:22:57.250 when you were saying, you know, what's that saying? 00:22:57.549 --> 00:22:59.809 Like, what about, you know, an apple a day keeps 00:22:59.809 --> 00:23:03.019 the doctor away? Yeah, right when I eat an apple 00:23:03.019 --> 00:23:06.240 I my teeth feel so clean. Yeah, do you notice 00:23:06.240 --> 00:23:09.900 that? Yeah, like that's yeah, like it's like 00:23:09.900 --> 00:23:12.240 really brushing, you know, yeah, like eating 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:15.299 that crunch Yeah, that's that's a good point. 00:23:15.400 --> 00:23:17.740 Yeah an apple a day keeps the doctor away Yeah, 00:23:17.740 --> 00:23:20.720 no, I mean and again, these are a lot of healthy 00:23:20.720 --> 00:23:22.539 things I'm sure we're all incorporating a lot 00:23:22.539 --> 00:23:24.299 of that. So we're already doing something good 00:23:24.299 --> 00:23:27.980 and not even Maybe realizing the full potential 00:23:27.980 --> 00:23:32.650 of it Yeah, I mean along with that list of foods 00:23:32.650 --> 00:23:37.289 too like you know say you're not into fermented 00:23:37.289 --> 00:23:40.109 foods right my husband actually started taking 00:23:40.109 --> 00:23:43.829 this pre and probiotic called seed and i did 00:23:43.829 --> 00:23:47.970 this like two week gut reset and it it's a two 00:23:47.970 --> 00:23:52.829 week process um but he takes it daily i personally 00:23:52.829 --> 00:23:56.759 am obsessed with kombucha and you know the things 00:23:56.759 --> 00:23:58.400 like that so i don't really feel like i need 00:23:58.400 --> 00:24:01.220 to add in any additional pre or probiotics but 00:24:01.220 --> 00:24:04.720 the two week kind of reset was a good thing to 00:24:04.720 --> 00:24:07.559 kind of add into my system just to see you know 00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:10.339 i was just kind of experimenting a little bit 00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:13.279 um but he swears by it he takes the pre and pro 00:24:13.279 --> 00:24:16.140 it's all in one pill so you're just taking this 00:24:16.140 --> 00:24:18.900 because he's not really into kombucha and like 00:24:18.900 --> 00:24:20.740 these other things so that's that's a good way 00:24:20.740 --> 00:24:24.829 for him to get it in But along with the foods, 00:24:25.049 --> 00:24:28.509 you want to really lower your ultra processed 00:24:28.509 --> 00:24:31.769 foods that you're consuming and your really high 00:24:31.769 --> 00:24:35.009 sugar foods because these promote inflammation, 00:24:35.009 --> 00:24:37.549 right? And that's harmful for your bacterial 00:24:37.549 --> 00:24:40.750 growth. Like it causes the bad bacteria to kind 00:24:40.750 --> 00:24:43.930 of multiply and just like a fermenting ground 00:24:43.930 --> 00:24:48.869 for that. Also, you had said stay hydrated, right? 00:24:48.869 --> 00:24:53.279 Yeah. digestion, being hydrated, which I have 00:24:53.279 --> 00:24:56.200 also increased my intake. You have upped it, 00:24:56.259 --> 00:24:59.599 and I am proud. I've done really good. Good girl. 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:03.799 But it really helps just promote a healthy mucosal 00:25:03.799 --> 00:25:06.859 lining in your gut. And like we were saying with 00:25:06.859 --> 00:25:10.619 the natural probiotics, all these things, really 00:25:10.619 --> 00:25:13.980 try and stay away from unnecessary antibiotics. 00:25:15.119 --> 00:25:17.740 I've seen it a million times in the ER. People 00:25:17.740 --> 00:25:21.039 come looking for antibiotics for the the most 00:25:21.039 --> 00:25:24.240 minor things. You don't need to fill your body 00:25:24.240 --> 00:25:26.700 with antibiotics all the time. Not every single 00:25:26.700 --> 00:25:29.900 thing needs an antibiotic. Your body can naturally 00:25:29.900 --> 00:25:31.839 fight these things if you just let it ride it 00:25:31.839 --> 00:25:35.059 out, you know? But if for some reason you do 00:25:35.059 --> 00:25:36.940 need to take an antibiotic, there's no other 00:25:36.940 --> 00:25:42.680 way around it, really, really add in a probiotic 00:25:42.680 --> 00:25:46.799 during the course and after. Yeah, because the 00:25:46.799 --> 00:25:50.019 antibiotic kills both the good and bad. It can't 00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:53.039 tell the difference. Yeah, so it just destroys 00:25:53.039 --> 00:25:58.460 everything and now you're like five steps behind, 00:25:59.140 --> 00:26:02.019 you know, which could like we like we just said 00:26:02.019 --> 00:26:05.920 it could in turn now cause anxiety or depression 00:26:05.920 --> 00:26:08.880 or all these things because now you're you're 00:26:08.880 --> 00:26:12.759 not You know kind of producing those awesome 00:26:12.759 --> 00:26:15.019 chemicals like the serotonin, the dopamine, the 00:26:15.019 --> 00:26:18.640 GABA, because everything is destroyed. So really 00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:21.299 keep that in mind. If you're taking an antibiotic, 00:26:21.940 --> 00:26:25.440 you got to pair it with a probiotic to keep it 00:26:25.440 --> 00:26:30.319 kind of in balance. Good advice. Yeah. So I mean, 00:26:30.339 --> 00:26:33.099 that's just like a wild connection, right? It 00:26:33.099 --> 00:26:36.119 is. And I think the oil pulling, it just feels 00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:38.559 very clean. And so it's just a good start to 00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:40.619 know that you're doing So many good things by 00:26:40.619 --> 00:26:43.019 doing that. Your mouth is clean, your gut is 00:26:43.019 --> 00:26:46.339 clean, and hopefully your mind is clean. Yeah. 00:26:46.380 --> 00:26:50.039 Got the good vibes everywhere. Yep. Good gut, 00:26:50.480 --> 00:26:53.400 good vibes. I love it. Well, and with the oil 00:26:53.400 --> 00:26:57.759 pulling too, like just to recap, you are moisturizing 00:26:57.759 --> 00:26:59.900 the mouth, you are freshening your breath, you 00:26:59.900 --> 00:27:02.940 are helping your gums, like. Yeah. possibly even 00:27:02.940 --> 00:27:04.880 whiten your teeth. Some people claim they feel 00:27:04.880 --> 00:27:06.960 like their teeth have gotten whiter from the 00:27:06.960 --> 00:27:09.279 pulling. I mean, it's just so beneficial all 00:27:09.279 --> 00:27:13.140 over. Yeah, but we hope that this made you think 00:27:13.140 --> 00:27:16.099 a little bit about how the body is all connected. 00:27:16.259 --> 00:27:18.920 Yep. Mind, body, spirit. Yeah. Now it's mouth, 00:27:19.200 --> 00:27:23.119 gut, brain. I like it. I like it. So our quote 00:27:23.119 --> 00:27:26.940 today is by Dr. Michael Royzen. Hopefully I said 00:27:26.940 --> 00:27:30.640 that correct. It says, the mouth is the gateway 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:34.269 to the body. And that it is. Yeah, it is for 00:27:34.269 --> 00:27:37.650 sure. So hopefully, hopefully you're brave enough 00:27:37.650 --> 00:27:41.130 to try the oil pulling. Um, and if not, I totally 00:27:41.130 --> 00:27:44.470 get it. It's kind of weird, but really step up 00:27:44.470 --> 00:27:47.069 your game with your brushing, your flossing, 00:27:47.750 --> 00:27:50.769 all the things to try to implement that, you 00:27:50.769 --> 00:27:53.210 know, even just a few things off of the list 00:27:53.210 --> 00:27:56.930 to kind of help your gut microbes and it will 00:27:56.930 --> 00:28:00.309 improve your sanity little by little. So who 00:28:00.309 --> 00:28:03.920 doesn't need that? Right. But that's it for today. 00:28:04.279 --> 00:28:07.059 We hope you have a great week and as always, 00:28:07.180 --> 00:28:08.099 keep it good.