How Tongue Scraping Can Affect Heart Health
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Tongue scraping can boost the ability of the good bacteria in our mouth to take advantage of the nitrates in greens to improve our cardiovascular health.
There was so much juicy stuff packed into a single video! Let me emphasize some of the key points. I have tons of videos about our microbiome, but, normally, I’m mostly only talking about the gut microbiome. We have a skin microbiome, good and bad bugs that live on our skin and affect conditions like acne and eczema, for instance. We have a microbiome in our ear canals, living in our ear wax. And, yes, we have an oral microbiome that doesn’t just determine the health of our gums and teeth, but it also has systemic consequences, converting the nitrates in beets and green leafy vegetables into the “open sesame” nitric oxide molecule that allows our arteries to relax and dilate open.
It’s a team effort. When you hear Dr. Esselstyn talk about the miracle of nitric oxide for your heart and how heart patients should eat greens six times a day, yes, yes, yes! But, you can’t take full advantage of all of those greens without these good bacteria on your tongue. That’s why antibacterial mouthwash is such a bad idea and why antibacterial mouthwash is not the way to deal with bad breath, because, when you use it, you’re killing your nitric oxide-producing bugs, too. If you never eat vegetables, it doesn’t matter much either way, but if you want to keep the good bugs happy, follow these three tips:
1. Don’t use antibacterial mouthwash.
2. Eat a plant-based diet because vegans have more of the good bugs.
3. Tongue scrape every day, as regular tongue cleaning boosts the good bacteria, too.
Let’s get to the nitty gritty. What is the best way to clean your tongue? That’s the topic of the last video in this series: How to Clean Your Tongue (nutritionfacts....
If you missed any of the first three videos, see:
• Effects of Tongue Scraping on Plaque, Gingivitis, and Cavities (nutritionfacts...)
• Tongue Scraping vs. Tongue Brushing for Treating Halitosis (Bad Breath) (nutritionfacts...)
• Does Tongue Scraping Cause Cancer? (nutritionfacts...)
What else are nitrates good for? Check out Best Brain Foods: Greens and Beets Put to the Test (nutritionfacts....
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One of the changes I noticed after starting a WFPB diet was my gingivitis cleared up completely. 😁
What? WF what the who the?
I really appreciate this dental health series. Would you be able to extend upon the series with using the ingredient nano-hydroxyapatite in lieu of fluoride when brushing teeth?
Wait, does hydroxyapatite toothpaste have nano particles? Is it bad? I just switched to a hydroxyapatite toothpaste...
@@Luckygirlme111 Why would nanoparticles ever be bad? In or of themselves they're neithe useful nor hazardous. In biotechnology, they're functionalized with bioactive/pharmacologically or chemically active molecules. In this case hydroxyapatite crystals. Both these and fluoride toothpaste are perfectly safe as per lastest science.
@@miloradvlaovic In beauty products, nano particles of titanium dioxide and zinc should be avoided because they can be carcinogenic or something like that
I mean nanoparticles in the air are hazardous for the lungs no matter what kind
@@Luckygirlme111 nano or not, titanium dioxide is a reason for concern; potential carcinogenity included. But that has nothing to do with the particle size, rather with the chemical structure.
i eat an organic wfpbd and i brush my teeth and tongue every evening. i use only baking soda and reverse osmosis water. i use an extra soft brush and brush very gently, rinsing thoroughly. i also rinse after every meal. if i feel i have bad breath i chew a sprig of parsley, it's very effective. i believe dr. gregor did a video on this.
Dr. Esselstyn has always talked about the importance of oral micro-biome and how we need to focus on chewing our food. He also recommends against alcohol based mouthwash
Brush before or after breakfast? Thanks for the great info as always!
Didn’t think the state of the mouth could be connected to the heart.
Good! I like to scrape my tongue because it makes my mouth feel cleaner. I don't use mouthwash after brushing my teeth or flossing.
I'd be interested to know if this includes tongue-brushing. I brush my tongue with my toothbrush when I do my teeth, but after watching this video I'm not sure if I should-I have a pacemaker. Could tongue brushing also introduce bad stuff for my heart?
I thought he said inly if you use an anti-bacterial mouthwash?
He addressed this in one of the previous videos. Tongue brushing is, apparently helpful in introducing oncogenic compounds into deeper cellular layers of the tongue surface. Coupled with the inflammation it creates via mechanical stress, the practice creates a favourable milieu for development of the oral cancer.
Tongue scraping and brushing, as well as plaque removal (done in a dentists office) can always potentially cause coronary infections, but in reality that happens very, very rarely. Still, to be on the safe side, MDs usually recommend patients to avoid it altogether in specific cases.
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What about teeth brushing tho? What should or shouldn't be in my toothpaste?
Was toothpaste tooth brushing or swishing with coconut oil tested with the good bacteria productions? Surely both alter the microbial make up of the mouth.
Oh thank god. I thought you were going to say "the science says DONT do it" Cause i do that.
This is NUTS! I guess I'm getting one of those scrapers now :D
Thanks again
So what's the difference between nitrate-rich vegetables and nitrates in deli-meat?
Nitrates in deli meat is synthetic. Anything synthetic can be harmful.
He has previously talked about that. The nitrates have synergy with other plant compounds so that nitrates in meat caused harm and nitrates in plants were beneficial.
It has to do with added vs naturally-occurring. Added nitrates in meat will react with things in the meat and from the cooking of the meat to create cancer causing compounds. Naturally-occurring nitrates in vegetables will form beneficial nitric oxide. If you watch this channel you will learn you can't look at things in isolation and say they are good or bad. Sugar is bad if it's in the form of cookies, but good in blueberries. You have to look at the whole food.
@@-Kerstin thanks!
@@wildrice8199 thanks!
Very informative, thanks.
Normally I understand these clearly, but is he saying yes or "no" to tongue scraping?
@@jskweres2 He's saying yes, you should scrape your tongue. It's beneficial for your mouth's microbiome.
thank you!@@Meccarox
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Just curious if you have any thoughts on HMB and Vitamin D combo use? I've seen some recent studies and internet articles suggesting it is very helpful to 60+ year olds muscle development.....and I realize this topic has nothing to do with this tongue series but would wonder if you would consider doing a vid on the topic......thanx and ....keep up the GREAT work.....this info you give out for free is....PRICELESS!!! God Bless!
Mindblowing!
What about the tongue-scraping value of fibrous food themselves?
That goes back as far as humanity and before. It's a totally natural process that our genetics have had 100's of 1000's of years to deal with. This is also why whole plant foods are so difficult to overeat or suffer malnutrition from. The troubles we have for the most part are all from modernized food supply and environmental contamination. Fibrous foods and chewing them up are what our bodies yet crave, and benefit best from, by the "programming" written over the last few 100,000 years. Therefore and thereby fibrous foods are no issue at all for most folks. Our REAL problem is fiberless foods designed by man, not Nature.
What about rinsing with salt water? My dentist swears by it, but it does kill all bacteria too, no?
This won't rid any bad breath!
I am more concerned with killing beneficial bacteria, as mouthwash apparently does. So my question is if salt rinsing acts the same as mouthwash. I'd love to know the answer!
Salt water temporarily raises the pH in your mouth (less acidic), slowing down and killing some of the bacteria from dehydration, but also making the oral environment better for brushing since you don't want to brush any acids into your teeth.
It would say it's generally better than a commercial mouthwash to rinse with salt water then rinse with water.
what about plant based DIY mouthwash (thym pwd, cloves powder) more convenient than tongue scraping and certainly without the antibacterial mouth rinses side effect
What kind of mouthwash would you recommend, if any?
Does fluoride negatively affect the oral microbiome?
yes.
it kills the good bacteria
i tongue scrape....and remove about 1/4 tsp of beige goo. cannot prove any benefits, but hoping less bad breath.
so why not take nitrate oxide supplement? Like preworkout drinks?
Just drink beet juice or a green smoothie preworkout. You will get the nitrates along with the antioxidants and fiber. Supplements are expensive and never as effective as whole foods.
Makes one wonder about the effect of all the crap in commercial toothpaste on the oral biome.
Should we swallow or saliva to get the benefits
What? I’m 65 and have never scraped my tongue once. Not gonna start now. Never a heavy user, I quit using mouthwash over a year ago because of nitric oxide. I don’t like arugula, so rather than ruining recipes with it, I chew on it in the morning strictly as a supplement. Supposedly the more you chew it the better. I also drink a cocktail of beet juice and low-sodium V8.
Eat broccoli
I am 66 and I try to it a few times in the pass and gagged. So about 3wks ago I brought me one of those things and still do the same thing. I give up.
Didn't he say in an earlier video that nitrates slow your metabolism? Even if it's healthy I don't want to eat something if I have to eat less calories because of it.
Mr. Mobile, is that you???
How can vaccines affect heart health? (myocarditis)
How do you properly clean your tongue? Just brush it with a toothbrush along with toothpaste? I see a special contraption in the video thumbnail, so I'm wondering if I'm missing out on something.
There are devices made for scraping your tongue. Some are like the pictures others are metal
Can drinking hard liquor 3 times a day hurt or help oral health?
Hurt. Drinking alcohol is serious carcinogen.
You can answer that one yourself. You know it's unhealthy to drink alcohol in general
But I believe it's how I avoided covid for 2 years. I swish it around before I swallow, and I eat boringly healthy foods.
@@danielevans5864 You must be trollin, hahaha.
Alcohol in mouthwash same effect as alcohol in mouthwash - kills good bacteria
Now saying nitrates are good for you does that mean hot dogs and processed meats also?
Absolutely not. He has videos about hot dogs and processed meats causing cancer and many other things.
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Cant listen to this guys voice.