by John Kirchknopf
Imagine the surprise when I discovered how truly toxic everyday antiseptic mouthwash is! I literally went around the entire house, found and I emptied every bottle of commercial mouthwash down the toilet after watching Dr. Nathan Bryan’s interview. The shock, the eye opening epiphany of how hidden and dangerous it is to our ongoing health and negatively affects our physiology was mindblowing!
Dr. Bryan PH.D is an expert in the field of Nitric Oxide and how it is vital for the regulation of our physiology. A good friend of mine, Dr. Nandor Bajusz has sent me down the rabbit hole by getting me on The Carnivore diet… I should say more accurately – “The Carnivore Lifestyle”! My health is getting better by the day, and in less than the last 4 weeks , I have dropped 15 pounds plus, as well as having my Type II diabetes within normal levels without drugs, and an energy and libido level I have not felt in years. Nandor believes that all disease starts in the gut! A healthy microbiome is a healthy body. With all the crap, drugs, processed foods, and the outright lies that we’ve been fed on what is good nutrition, it is no wonder at the state of health that the average North American finds themselves. Rampant obesity, heart disease, cancers, Alzheimer and dementia, erectile disfunction, hormone imbalances, mental health issues, gut related autoimmune disorders, skin conditions, and arthritis can be traced back quite easily. DIET and NUTRITION. It’s not just about eating the right foods, but more importantly what to avoid.
The first dangerous substance that I discovered was FLOURIDE! In our water, prescribed flouride washes by our dentists, and especially flouridated toothpaste. Along that same line we can include mouthwash as a major trigger and extremely harmful substance that is used daily. I’ve come to realize the role of bacteria is in a symbiotic relationship to our bodies and that it is essential to our good health. Our good health starts in a healthy mouth. The production of Nitric Oxide starts there, but only if the bacteria in your mouth is healthy, and bacteria is primary! Flouride and mouthwash KILL ALL bacteria in the mouth, and thereby destroy our health in ways that you just can’t begin to even understand. You see, Nitric Oxide is essential for vascular dilation and constriction, that is the body’s ability to regulate blood flow by opening and restricting blood flow to adjust the natural pressure needed to circulate blood throughout the body. Think of a garden hose. Pinch the end, restricting the flow and you will see an increase in the pressure of the water coming out the end. This is the same in the body when you stand up, there is more pressure required to get the blood up into the brain. This constricting of the blood vessels is known in medical terms as vasoconstriction. Lie down, and the blood vessels open up, or in medical terms the blood vessels dilate – vasodilation. Nitric Oxide is the key for the body’s ability to control this. As we get older, NO (Nitric Oxide) production is reduced both naturally and by outside factors.
The micro-biome film that coats the inside of our mouth and as I understand it is where the initial reaction that helps create Nitric Oxide synthase occurs; the precursor that helps us produce NO for all our cells to use throughout the body. Flouride toothpaste, flouridated water, and mouthwash kill that Micro-biome, essentially severely reducing that key function. By lowering the NO production, it opens the door for heart disease, stroke and many other health disorders.
It’s been observed that the use of mouthwash can raise blood pressure, and that improvements are seen within a short time after stopping the use of mouthwash. So my first question is why is still being sold, and second is there a healthy alternative. Good News. There is! Brush you teeth with a blend of natural products like Celtic sea salt and Baking Soda. Baking soda has many additional benefits like alkalizing the body and making the body inhospitable things like cancers… As far as a mouth rinse, a beneficial rinse is distilled water with 4-5 drops in solution of 3% food grade Hydrogen Peroxide. This will clean your mouth, and at the same time it will leave that important microbiome bacteria film intact, and at the same time help the bacteria fulfill its function.
Now understand that this insidious damage is done to us over time, in a manner that we don’t notice, and are not really able to relate.
Another lie that is perpetrated is the detrimental effects of nitrites and nitrates in processed meats…. salami, ham, roast beef etc. It turns out that these nitrite and nitrates can help in the production of NO! Imagine that?
How can we fix low Nitric Oxide. Well Dr. Bryan has spent many years researching and creating products that can help rebuild our NO production. Red light/IR therapy is very effective, and even more so if combined with his NO lozenges. Workouts are benefited by pre-consumption of NO producting assisted Beet juice – but not all beet juice is beneficial. Oxylates, lectins and sugars in beets can be detrimental and must be removed, so not all beet juice is the same. Go to Dr. Byan’s website and read the research materials.
Wake up! Eat natural, organic if possible. Eliminate some processed foods and be well.
I’d like to leave you with a song and video… Mad World by Tears for Fears.
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you ’cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it’s a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what’s my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you ’cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it’s a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
Mad world
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you ’cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it’s a very, very
Mad world
Mad world
Halargian world
Mad world.