The Mouth Body Connection
As a clinical nutritionist and holistic health coach, I have always worked to educate my clients on just how important their oral health is to their overall health.
Our bodies are so amazing and so completely connected.
In our society, we have gotten so used to only treating the part of the body that is in pain or not working properly. For example, we have an issue with our ear, so we go see an ENT (ear, nose, and throat doctor). Or our feet are hurting so we go to the podiatrist. We develop cavities and our gums hurt so we go to the dentist.
What if you started treating your body as one entire whole unit and realized every single thing is connected?
Let’s dive into oral health for the purpose of this blog.
There is something called an Oral Systemic connection.
Your mouth is 8 inches from your heart and only 3 inches from your brain. Most people don’t know this and if you think about it, it makes perfect sense.
How could something that’s going on in your mouth NOT affect other parts of your body? If there is inflammation in your gums, where does that inflammation go?
If there are bacteria in your mouth, where do the bacteria go?
Do you see where I am going with this?
What happens in the mouth, happens in the body. More than half of the population have some form of gum disease resulting in inflammation and infection which could then trigger disease and dysfunction in other parts of the body.
Some of these systemic conditions include:
Cardiovascular disease
Breast Cancer
Autoimmune disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diabetes and more
As a thermography technician and nutritionist, I can honestly tell you that one of the most common things I see is inflammation and bacteria in the mouth that is draining through the lymphatic system in the body.
Common misconceptions that I often hear:
I have just had a deep cleaning, so my mouth and teeth are very clean. I’m here to tell you that while this is proactive and can be beneficial, once the bacteria are below the gum line and toxins have accumulated, deep cleaning will not help. The toxins must be flushed out and the inflammation must be addressed.
Take a look at what oral inflammation looks like through thermography. It’s worth mentioning that Thermography can detect things 8 to 10 years before traditional medical screenings. So, prevention is the key to making sure your oral health is being maintained because…. It’s part of your overall health.
In the above image, you can clearly see bacteria and toxins that are draining down from the mouth directly into the breasts. You will also notice the red in the rainbow images that show hot spots created from the drainage. The grey inverse images show you the path in which it’s moving. Fascinating right?
The mouth is not an isolated ecosystem, but an integral part of your immune system.
So what can you do to ensure you are optimizing your oral health and maintaining your overall health?
Book your thermography appointment today so you can see for yourself what exactly is going on.
Start oil pulling, which is easy and takes only a few minutes with enormous benefits.
Pay attention to your diet and drink lots of water to flush toxins and reduce inflammation.
Treat yourself to a massage to get your lymphatics moving
Work with me so that we can get you on a protocol that will help drain the bacteria from your mouth out of your body.
Looking forward to seeing you!
Love and Health,
Xo
Jeanine DiAngelo
