5 Bad Breath Fixes Your Dentist Never Told You About | EP 417

Bad breath could be the earliest warning sign of something happening deep inside your body, and most people are trying to fix it with exactly the wrong tools.

It's rarely just a hygiene issue. It can point to low stomach acid letting the wrong bacteria take over your gut, leaky gums mirroring leaky gut, or a dead tooth hiding an infection you'll never feel.

On this episode, you'll learn my five tips (plus a bonus) for getting rid of bad breath for good, what your breath is really telling you about your gut and your inflammation levels, and the one scan most dentists never think to order.

If nothing you've tried has worked, this episode explains why.

For full show notes and transcript:https://drgundry.com/tips-to-fix-bad-breath

On this episode, you’ll learn:  

• Which oils are best for loosening the bacteria that your toothbrush can't touch (01:46)
• This Ayurvedic tongue trick that can clearodor-causing bacteria your brush skips entirely (03:08)
• How your mouth and gut are more connected than you think (04:16)
• A simple blood marker your doctor can run to catch trouble hiding behind your bad breath (10:11)
• Whether or not alcohol-based mouthwash can fix bad breath (08:52)
• The dental scan most regular X-rays completely miss (11:28)
• One habit shown to normalize inflammatory markers in just six months (14:19)
• Why THIS may be the real reason your toothbrush never solves the problem (15:27)
• The toothpaste swap I recommend you make today (19:11)

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