In this episode, Sam sits down with Dr. Jonathan B. Levine to learn about the second-largest microbiome in our bodies: the mouth. If you were worried about leaky gut before, you're worried about leaky *gums* now. They discuss how your oral health can not only predict, but also influence health outcomes like cardiovascular disease, gut imbalances, lifespan, and more; share the best products and protocols for taking care of your teeth and gums at home; and explore the unexpected—yet extremely powerful—connection between your mouth and sleep.

Listen to this episode if you have persistent sleep problems, gum inflammation, plaque buildup, or gut issues that you can't figure out. You might be surprised!

Key moments:

03:19 How Lenny Kravitz (rock star) became a dentist (I’m only half joking???)

07:31 How oral health impacts our longevity

10:11 Why dentistry and healthcare are separate industries

11:42 What your saliva can tell you about your overall health

11:53 The second biggest microbiome in your body

12:19 How the pH balance of your mouth affects your entire body

13:14 How to change the pH of your mouth to control health outcomes

14:00 Leaky gut’s sister disease that nobody is talking about

14:25 How gum inflammation make you sick

16:35 How your oral health affects your hormones and reproductive system

20:51 The root of all disease

24:24 The unexpected link between oral health, sleep, and longer lifespans

32:06 Does mouth taping actually work?

32:22 Why you actually grind your teeth

34:05 The metabolic impact of oral health on aging and longevity

36:34 What’s in our control vs. out of our control

38:01 The right protocol for good oral hygiene

38:48 Thoughts on the chemicals - hydrogen peroxide, fluoride, sodium laurel sulfate, etc.

41:06 The tea on tongue scraping (what’s all that white stuff???)

42:11 Fixes to common oral health problems (plaque buildup, gum inflammation, yellow teeth)

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