Dr. Nicole Cain explains how your mouth's bacteria seed your brain's microbiome, affecting anxiety and depression. She recommends ditching harsh antiseptics for xylitol-based products that target harmful bacteria like Streptococcus mutans while preserving beneficial ones.
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If you're like me, you have been shook since learning that the microbiome in your brain primarily comes from your mouth. Are you walking around looking in everybody's mouths and wondering what's lurking in there? And what about kissing people? And what if your dog kisses you? If the bugs in your brain come primarily from your mouth, what does that mean? So let's go down the rabbit hole to get a recap on the research. Check out the other videos in my Instagram bio. And in this video, we're going to on a solution that can make a huge difference. So if you're anxious, if you're depressed, if you have a family risk of neurodegenerative diseases, then this is the video for you. So if there was something that could reduce bad bacteria in your mouth, that can cause mood changes and brain diseases and reduce the plaque in your teeth, that would be amazing, right? And it's not something like Listerine, because not only does Listerine kill the bad bacteria in your mouth, but it kills the helpful, important, good bacteria. Also, why does toothpaste need to be like brain bright blue or orange or green or pink or red? Try to avoid toothpaste that has food dye in it. And instead of using all of those chemicals, try instead to use xylitol. Essentially, xylitol works by starving bad bacteria like streptolococcus mutants. In the meantime, it's feeding the good microbiome in your mouth. Xylitol comes in gum and toothpaste. And if you want to know the second thing that I highly recommend, let me know in the comments below.
