1. Dangers of Mouthwash

Antibacterial and Antiseptic mouthwash impacts the balance of bacteria in the mouth and kills off nitric oxide.

2. Diabetes Risk

Nitric oxide helps to regulate insulin so by reducing the amount of it in the body you increase the risk of diabetes.

3. Natural Options

Look towards more natural solutions for good oral health such as natural foods cloves, thyme, oregano oil), tongue scraping, and oil pulling.

> Friday Review Podcast on Mouthwash

> Podcast on Nitric Oxide

> Podcast on High Blood Pressure

> DE's Business Lab: The dangers of chlorhexidine (research)

> Over-the-counter mouthwash use and risk of pre-diabetes/diabetes (research)

> Physiological role for nitrate-reducing oral bacteria in blood pressure control (research)

> The nitrate–nitrite–nitric oxide pathway in physiology and therapeutics (research)

> A clinical study to assess the 12-hour antimicrobial effects of cetylpyridinium chloride mouthwashes on supragingival plaque bacteria (research)

> The increase in plasma nitrite after a dietary nitrate load is markedly attenuated by an antibacterial mouthwash (research)

> My Oral Health Routine

• Copper Tongue Scraper
• Brush Teeth
• Oil Pull (5 minutes in the shower)

• Copper Tongue Scraper
• Floss
• Brush Teeth
• Swish with Water

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