Essential oils can be very helpful for controlling bacterial overgrowth in the mouth. And there are certain formulas that I use for patients with gum infections. But this is not the same as using alcohol in your mouth that kills bacteria and changes the oral microbiome and thus affects your gut. Brushing your teeth and flossing lower the bacteria in your mouth to help control inflammation, but they don't do what the alcohol and other chemicals mouthwashes do which is eradicate healthy bacteria and set people up for high blood pressure and decreased nitric oxide production that leads to and you feel dysfunction which is what the mouthwashes do period.
@@AaronHartmanMD I would be happy to connect as I like this presentation. But as a preventive DDS ( teaching and practicing for 50 years) Listerine is not a problem - although I do think there are reasons why some patients need more than one mouthrinse. There's a lot of bad oral health information out there - but you are really close with yours. The mouthwash studies used prescription strength Chlorhexidine. Listerine has been found to exert the same effect as water on BP and nitric oxide levels - and I can personally attest to that, having used and recommended it x2 or x3 daily as a part of my system for over 40++ years.
We don't have direct links to the origin studies, but this article has more information on this subject that may help- richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/mouthwash-harmful/
Funny, until recently I hadn't realized that Mario updated his favorite way to tackle ED and it's a relief! Although what he previously suggested was pretty good, it was a real pain to follow... I just go'ogled the latest by Mario Volpstein, it's so much easier and potent now!
Listerine and exact generic copies of Listerine contain essential oils.
Essential oils can be very helpful for controlling bacterial overgrowth in the mouth. And there are certain formulas that I use for patients with gum infections. But this is not the same as using alcohol in your mouth that kills bacteria and changes the oral microbiome and thus affects your gut. Brushing your teeth and flossing lower the bacteria in your mouth to help control inflammation, but they don't do what the alcohol and other chemicals mouthwashes do which is eradicate healthy bacteria and set people up for high blood pressure and decreased nitric oxide production that leads to and you feel dysfunction which is what the mouthwashes do period.
@@AaronHartmanMD I would be happy to connect as I like this presentation.
But as a preventive DDS ( teaching and practicing for 50 years) Listerine is not a problem - although I do think there are reasons why some patients need more than one mouthrinse.
There's a lot of bad oral health information out there - but you are really close with yours.
The mouthwash studies used prescription strength Chlorhexidine.
Listerine has been found to exert the same effect as water on BP and nitric oxide levels - and I can personally attest to that, having used and recommended it x2 or x3 daily as a part of my system for over 40++ years.
Some links to the studies that back up your "facts" would be helpful.
We don't have direct links to the origin studies, but this article has more information on this subject that may help- richmondfunctionalmedicine.com/mouthwash-harmful/
Funny, until recently I hadn't realized that Mario updated his favorite way to tackle ED and it's a relief! Although what he previously suggested was pretty good, it was a real pain to follow... I just go'ogled the latest by Mario Volpstein, it's so much easier and potent now!