Primal Life Organics Blog

Your mouth is dirty.  

Filthy really.  Some “dirt” is healthy (and needed), but most is harmful to your health.  Most toxins enter your body through your gum tissue. 

Bleeding gums are a direct portal of entry into your bloodstream and your heart.  Inflamed gums become “leaky” and allow toxins, including bacteria and heavy metals to enter your bloodstream which is why there is a direct correlation between oral health and heart disease. 

Today, we are going to dive into the reasons you may need a dental detox and how you can get rid of bad breath, cavities, and gum disease for good!

Why is Bad Tongue Positioning Bad?

Do you remember the song that goes, “the leg bone is connected to the knee bone?” 

Our mouth and tongue is just like that! Just as our teeth have meridians that are connected to different body parts, our tongue is also connected to different body parts, including our mouths, eyes, noses, heads, necks, and shoulders. 

With that in mind, you can see how the proper tongue positioning or lack thereof can cause trouble in these other areas of our bodies. 

What happens in your mouth, does not stay in your mouth (it’s not Vegas after all!) The bacteria in your mouth actually affects your gut microbiome and can lead to many systemic diseases.^[1]

This bacteria can invade your body and cause internal infection and inflammation in your

organs. It’s true. Any kind of bleeding gums and rotting teeth can give this bacteria a way into your bloodstream and your body, making its way down to your organs. 

THIS, my friend, is a BIG problem. This is called sepsis, which is the presence of harmful bacteria and toxins in your tissue, organs and other body parts. It typically starts through infection of a wound.

You can’t stay healthy without a healthy mouth. Period.

Yet each day your mouth is exposed to bacteria, toxic heavy metals, and everything in between. It doesn’t take much for plaque to start forming a film over your teeth and gums, triggering the precursor to tartar, decay, and gum disease.

So how can you get rid of plaque… and keep it from coming back?

Can you confidently say that your mouth is strong, healthy, and resilient?

Unfortunately, most of us can’t. Even if you haven’t had a cavity in a few years, the simple absence of cavities doesn’t equate to dynamite oral health. Instead, it’s possible that hard-to-see plaque is quietly infiltrating your mouth and laying the groundwork for tartar to take control.

Plaque and tartar pave the way for gum disease and all of the symptoms that periodontitis triggers, from bleeding gums and loose teeth to oral cancer. By learning how to remove tartar from your teeth and embracing positive dental habits, you can protect your smile for many years to come.

You know it well — the knot in your stomach when it’s time to smile in front of other people. The dread of opening your mouth to reveal teeth stained yellow and brown. Ugh!

We’ve all been there. Unfortunately, most of us have also turned to commercial whitening kits to remove our stains and give us the confidence to smile again. I say “unfortunately” because most whitening kits are train wrecks waiting to happen. Sensitivity, enamel damage, gum inflammation, and inconsistent whitening are just a few of the side effects associated with peroxide whitening treatments.

Activated charcoal seems to be in everything these days -- face masks, juices, toothpaste, and now… toothbrushes?

If the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “charcoal” is a summer barbeque, don’t panic. There’s a big difference between the charcoal used for your outdoor grill and the activated charcoal that’s being used in dental care.

Charcoal becomes “activated” when oxygen is introduced. Activated charcoal holds millions of microscopic pockets that can absorb acids and bacteria.

This can take your oral health to a new level. So I have 5 advantages of using a charcoal toothbrush over the normal, everyday toothbrush.