The Most Important Thing You Need to Know for a Long Healthy Life
Written by Dr. Flora Stay
In my book, ‘Secret Gateway to Health’, I explain how the mouth is one organ that makes an impact on every other organ. No health guru talks about the importance of the mouth on this level, but it’s true. If you neglect it, it will affect your general health one way or another.
One of my patients, Joan was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). She suffered excruciating stomach pains that sent her to the emergency room. What Joan and her doctor didn’t realize was that her IBS symptoms were triggered by problems stemming from her mouth. Most of Joan’s back teeth were missing.
Consequently, Joan was unable to chew her food properly; this did not cause, but exacerbated her IBS troubles.
Another patient, Mike suffered from a loss of his sense of balance for years. He also had tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Doctors were unable to find the cause of his problems. Had Mike seen a dentist, he would have learned that his symptoms were typical of temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD); a disorder that could have readily been cleared.
Randy came to see me for a routine dental visit. He had been on and off painkillers for months trying \to deal with chronic sinus headaches. His physician found no sinus infection present. Yet the pain persisted.
If Randy’s doctor had sent him to a dentist, the source of the pain could have been located: a tooth needed to be pulled, which was an upper back tooth (molar) positioned very close to the sinus area. The dentist might have saved Randy’s tooth along with his pain, but he had waited too long to seek proper treatment.
John was in his early 50’s and was recently diagnosed with arteriosclerosis (hardened arteries). Lucky for him, his cardiologist sent him to the dentist for a check-up. The cardiologist knew the relationship between heart disease and gum disease (periodontal disease). When I examined him, sure enough, John had advanced gum disease. He was a heart attack waiting to happen.
Now that he knows the connection and is staying on top of his mouth health, John’s heart attack risk has been minimized.
Bird’s Eye View into Your Body
None of the people in the cases described above considered the fact their mouths could be the cause of their maladies.
What would you think if I told you every single person has the ability to look inside his or her body and get a bird’s eye view towards what state of health he or she is in?
You see, your mouth is really a microcosm of your whole body. It’s like getting a glimpse of the total picture of health or illness.
Risk of heart disease, stroke, lack of energy, even problem pregnancies is now linked to oral health.
Taking responsibility for your health is more crucial than ever. Start by taking better care of your mouth, which is the entrance to your body, and the secret gateway to health.
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