Health begins in the mouth: An interview with functional dentist Debbie Ozment, DDS

In this episode of Defiant Health, functional dentist Dr. Debbie Ozment shares her unique wisdom and experience in managing the oral microbiome with some surprising observations. Did you know that:Risk for colon cancer can begin with oral health and a specific microbial species?Bleeding gums are a red flag for health problems outside the mouth?Cognitive decline and dementia may also get their start in the oral microbiome?The key to oral health is to disrupt the biofilm of teeth?Most mouthwashes, because they indiscriminately eradicate microbes, good and bad, are known to raise blood pressure?Dr. Ozment is an advocate of combining oral microbe assessment with gastrointestinal microbe assessment to establish important connections.More about Dr. Ozment:TED Talk: The Forgotten OrificeVitality Made Simple podcast on Apple PodcastsWebsite: DrDebbieOzment.com________________________________________________________________________________________Paleovalley is offering 20% off all products for the entire month of February, 2023! Get your Paleovalley discount on fermented grass-fed beef sticks, Bone Broth Collagen, and low-carb snack bars here. And, in anticipation of Valentine's Day, they have createdRed Velvet Superfood Bars and Chocolate Bone Broth Protein!They are currently also offering a 12% discount that continues for life for their Wild Pastures grass-fed, grass-finished beef and pastured chicken and pork! Go here for more information.*Dr. Davis and his organization are financially compensated for supporting Paleovalley and their products. ________________________________________________________________________________________________More about my new book, Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight:https://www.wheatbellyblog.com/super-gut/For more information on Dr. Davis’ programs:Books:Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose WeightWheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health; revised & expanded editionWheat Belly 10-Day Grain DetoxThis Old TreeHeritage trees and the human stories behind them.Listen on: Apple Podcasts   SpotifySupport the showYouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WilliamDavisMDBlog: WilliamDavisMD.comMembership website for two-way Zoom group meetings: InnerCircle.DrDavisInfiniteHealth.comBooks:Super Gut: The 4-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose WeightWheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight and Find Your Path Back to Health; revised & expanded ed