60. How Your Mouth, Gums, and Teeth Inform Inflammation, Disease, and Lifespan: Dr. Jonathan B. Levine

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) Join WHOOP. Follow along: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.threads.net/@lifeincapslock⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices