I wrote an article about the connection between dental hygiene and dementia just yesterday. This is actually actual research that I did in my lab. very true.
Dentist here. No lies detected. there’s strong evidence linking chronic gum disease with systemic health. Chronic gum disease is also tied to higher risks of heart disease and can make diabetes harder to manage. Bottom line: keeping gum disease under control is one of the best ways to lower your body’s overall inflammatory burden.
Vitamin D 2000 IU a day really helped my periodontitis. I haven't had to have a deep cleaning (root planing) for about 17 years since I started taking it in 2007. I use an Oral-B electric toothbrush after each meal and I floss twice a day.
I have meet more centennials than the average person has, or ever will. One huge pattern that has jumped out to me, is all, without exception, still had the majority of their natural teeth. Might be missing a few, but those front teeth and their surrounding? Always there.
The people that die relatively young in comparison are always more likely to have had full dentures. Once I started noticing this, I would observe the self-care patterns of people; I cared for a one hundred year lady (fantastic teeth) who was fucking religious about her oral care every night, literally every single single person who lived that long that I observed, that could still perform oral self care, had a whole meticulous routine that they were ruthless about following.
I don't need to do scientific research about this to know; the people who take care of their teeth live longer lives.
I learned this not too long ago too!! Flossing, but avoid the non stick coating floss because apparently that can disrupt your hormones and other negative effects
This is so interesting as I try to support my older parents (who are dealing with these issues- the dental care hits close to home right now). It was a good balance of facts and perspective! Thanks.
You wanted feedback on the level of information provided. I thought the information about Benadryl was close to the perfect amount because you gave people an action step if they are taking it for sleep. However, I would say perhaps mentioning other otc alternatives for both allergies and sleep would be helpful since many people can’t afford to go to a doctor and may just be doing what they heard works from decades ago.
Similarly, I think most people know that there are tons of good reasons to brush and floss. People who aren’t doing that generally have barriers that those who don’t have those barriers do not understand and stigmatize. Autistic and ADHD adults often struggle with remembering to brush their teeth and the sensory stimulation it causes. Could more information be provided about what it is that people need to be concerned about so they can figure out a harm reduction plan? For example, it sounds like gum disease may be the issue. Are there ways to reduce risk of gum disease when daily brushing and flossing are a struggle? Perhaps there are people to follow or articles that could address some of these things.
For the air purifier section, once someone has an air purifier with a hepa filter, how often should they run it? Again maybe there’s a daily recommendation but that’s not feasible for many people so discussing the pros and cons of running it at less frequent intervals would be helpful too. This can be done with links and doesn’t necessarily have to be original research/writing. I mention stand alone air purifiers because renters may not be able to influence the filters in their homes and I think lots of people are more aware of stand alone air purification since Covid.
Finally, recommendations for how to protect hearing or most common ways hearing is harmed could be helpful. Most people don’t go to loud concerts or airport runways very often, if ever, so I think we don’t necessarily think that hearing needs protection. Having some resources to know when and how to protect hearing would be really helpful.
I think this succinct format is great if you expect your audience to do their own investigating after getting this information, but most of it isn’t enough to really know how to act on it. Additional resources might help with that.
Note: I’m providing sincere feedback about format and not a criticism. I’m autistic so I wanted to make my intentions clear.
Muy interesante, sobre todo porque muchas de estas cosas ni se mencionan cuando se habla de salud cerebral. Me ha sorprendido lo del cepillado y lo del aire. A veces lo que parece pequeño suma mucho más de lo que pensamos.
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I wrote an article about the connection between dental hygiene and dementia just yesterday. This is actually actual research that I did in my lab. very true.
https://substack.com/@neuroscope/p-172098137
Haha I think I read it yesterday!
Dentist here. No lies detected. there’s strong evidence linking chronic gum disease with systemic health. Chronic gum disease is also tied to higher risks of heart disease and can make diabetes harder to manage. Bottom line: keeping gum disease under control is one of the best ways to lower your body’s overall inflammatory burden.
Absolutely! Couldn’t agree more.
Vitamin D 2000 IU a day really helped my periodontitis. I haven't had to have a deep cleaning (root planing) for about 17 years since I started taking it in 2007. I use an Oral-B electric toothbrush after each meal and I floss twice a day.
I have meet more centennials than the average person has, or ever will. One huge pattern that has jumped out to me, is all, without exception, still had the majority of their natural teeth. Might be missing a few, but those front teeth and their surrounding? Always there.
The people that die relatively young in comparison are always more likely to have had full dentures. Once I started noticing this, I would observe the self-care patterns of people; I cared for a one hundred year lady (fantastic teeth) who was fucking religious about her oral care every night, literally every single single person who lived that long that I observed, that could still perform oral self care, had a whole meticulous routine that they were ruthless about following.
I don't need to do scientific research about this to know; the people who take care of their teeth live longer lives.
I learned this not too long ago too!! Flossing, but avoid the non stick coating floss because apparently that can disrupt your hormones and other negative effects
Great article and the perfect length. Thank you. Looking forward to more.✨
Thanks so much! I’ll try to keep delivering haha
This is so interesting as I try to support my older parents (who are dealing with these issues- the dental care hits close to home right now). It was a good balance of facts and perspective! Thanks.
Thanks so much - I’m glad it was useful and of interest
I never knew the connection between dental health and dementia. Thank you.
No worries! I’m glad you found it interesting
So happy for you that you are going to start self care! You probably realized it when you were close to burn out. That sparks change every time! 💕
You wanted feedback on the level of information provided. I thought the information about Benadryl was close to the perfect amount because you gave people an action step if they are taking it for sleep. However, I would say perhaps mentioning other otc alternatives for both allergies and sleep would be helpful since many people can’t afford to go to a doctor and may just be doing what they heard works from decades ago.
Similarly, I think most people know that there are tons of good reasons to brush and floss. People who aren’t doing that generally have barriers that those who don’t have those barriers do not understand and stigmatize. Autistic and ADHD adults often struggle with remembering to brush their teeth and the sensory stimulation it causes. Could more information be provided about what it is that people need to be concerned about so they can figure out a harm reduction plan? For example, it sounds like gum disease may be the issue. Are there ways to reduce risk of gum disease when daily brushing and flossing are a struggle? Perhaps there are people to follow or articles that could address some of these things.
For the air purifier section, once someone has an air purifier with a hepa filter, how often should they run it? Again maybe there’s a daily recommendation but that’s not feasible for many people so discussing the pros and cons of running it at less frequent intervals would be helpful too. This can be done with links and doesn’t necessarily have to be original research/writing. I mention stand alone air purifiers because renters may not be able to influence the filters in their homes and I think lots of people are more aware of stand alone air purification since Covid.
Finally, recommendations for how to protect hearing or most common ways hearing is harmed could be helpful. Most people don’t go to loud concerts or airport runways very often, if ever, so I think we don’t necessarily think that hearing needs protection. Having some resources to know when and how to protect hearing would be really helpful.
I think this succinct format is great if you expect your audience to do their own investigating after getting this information, but most of it isn’t enough to really know how to act on it. Additional resources might help with that.
Note: I’m providing sincere feedback about format and not a criticism. I’m autistic so I wanted to make my intentions clear.
No that’s a fair point…
I’m hoping over many years to build up a backlog of posts that I can backlink to.
Ideally in the future I’ll have a post just about air pollution and air purifies. Another about dental care etc.
It’s somewhat a house under construction right now! I only have 3 posts haha.
This was very useful and I appreciate the critical feedback - it’s why I asked for it!
Muy interesante, sobre todo porque muchas de estas cosas ni se mencionan cuando se habla de salud cerebral. Me ha sorprendido lo del cepillado y lo del aire. A veces lo que parece pequeño suma mucho más de lo que pensamos.
This is awesome. Thank you
No worries!
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