We've known for 28 years that gum disease bacteria INFECT our blood vessels and CAUSE atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (the disease which is most likely to kill you) ...
(How long before we do something about it I wonder?)
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Deshpande et al 1998
https://t.co/1PIKQn7rAz
We didn’t 'forget' this link, we never knew it!
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The forgotten link: how the oral microbiome shapes childhood growth and development
RRT et al 2025
https://t.co/lq21onWoOn
What EVERY DOCTOR who cares for people with cardiovascular disease needs to know about oral health recommendations ...
(And every person with CVD)
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Sanz et al 2020
Periodontitis and cardiovascular diseases: Consensus report
https://t.co/iaPfX5JQPf
Cold and flu season is here, and you wash your hands a dozen times a day. But what about your nose? 👃 Your nose is your body’s first line of defense, filtering everything you breathe in. Give it some care with Xlear’s xylitol-powered saline nasal spray, which gently cleanses and moisturizes your nasal passages.
Wash your hands. Wash your nose. 💧
#xlear #thexlearway #coldandfluseason #washyournose
How gum disease bacteria kill humans...
(Note: other biological mechanisms are available!)
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Ruan et al 2023
Porphyromonas gingivalis regulates atherosclerosis through an immune pathway
https://t.co/M2FlX2CmQU
Your car is a mobile command center: cleats in the trunk, snacks in the console, and a folding chair that’s seen better days. You show up early, cheer the loudest, and keep everyone on schedule. We see you 🙌
Here’s what belongs in your Sideline Survival Kit:
💧 Water (plus a backup bottle)
🍎 Grab-and-go snacks that skip the sugar crash
👃 Xlear Nasal Spray to help rinse away the dust and pollen of the day
😁 @sprysmile gum or mints for a fresh smile when a toothbrush isn’t handy
🧦 The extras: sunscreen, wipes, extra socks, and a cozy blanket for chilly night games
Our favorite post-game ritual? A quick spritz of Xlear + a piece of Spry before everyone piles into the car. Two easy steps that keep your crew feeling fresh from warm-up to final whistle 🏆
#xlear #thexlearway #fallsports #kidsnasalspray
How gum disease bacteria cause multiple diseases of the lungs
(Summary: Gum disease bacteria get to your lungs via your airways and blood, and open the door for infection/inflammation)
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Zhang et al 2024
https://t.co/dgtoN2P4jc
How gum disease bacteria cause Alzheimer’s disease...
(TL;DR - they leak out of your mouth and get to your brain via your blood, then do to your brain what they do to your gums)
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Shawkatova et al 2025
Alzheimer’s Disease and Porphyromonas gingivalis:
https://t.co/YLagrDfMgb
Your heart is in your mouth!
(And so is the health of your whole body!)
How oral bacteria regulate blood pressure…
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Pang et al 2025
Salivary-Gland-Mediated Nitrate Recirculation as a Modulator for Cardiovascular Diseases
@DrGrahamLJ@leanhealth Improved oral and nasal hygiene practices should be taught. Manage the gateway microbiomes, support and promote healthy commensals rather than just indiscriminately killing bacteria.
3 years to the day since publication of our @SpringerNature review of the hypothesis proposing passage of #SARS2 to the lungs from the mouth via the bloodstream, linking poor oral health (gum disease) with severity of #COVID-19 lung disease.
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https://t.co/23ot6y6MQW
Gum disease bacteria fed to pigs leads to atherosclerosis (the disease most likely to kill us humans).
And we've known this for 21 years!
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Brodala et al 2005
Porphyromonas gingivalis Bacteremia Induces Coronary and Aortic Atherosclerosis ...
https://t.co/tIBD6dXTFU
The face you make when the whole family’s coming over and your nose picks THIS week to act up. 🎃😤
Good news: keeping little noses clear this November is easy, gentle, and natural. Surviving the extended family dinner, though? You’re on your own there.
#xlear#nasalcare #kidsnasalspray #thexlearway
https://t.co/60ZYhC0l8S
I fight for your right to vaccinate exactly as hard as I fight for your right not to. This has always been about freedom. Your body is yours, and if it isn’t, you’re property of the government, whatever you want to call that kind of country.
In about five states in America right now, the government can inject you with a product you have no control over. That gives you the exact same rights as a farm animal.
What we need is complete transparency on the science and real investigation into how many people are being injured and how. What we have instead is assumption, bravado, and a real lack of understanding. COVID was no different. Nobody fully knew how that vaccine worked or whether it worked at all. It was let’s do this and see what happens, dressed up as science, and that’s genuinely dangerous.
Fascinating paper!
Summary: Your sense of taste is controlled by oral bacteria
...'an obesity-associated signature of oral bacteria may contribute to changes in taste perception commonly observed in obesity and metabolic disease’
Schamarek et al 2023
https://t.co/RqhyRlwymy
Alert for all people with a prostate gland ...
Gum disease bacteria get to the prostate and trigger prostate diseases (including cancer)
Which is why scientists are now talking about prevention of prostate cancer by treating gum disease
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Li et al 2025
https://t.co/CHJiUUbOLd
Have you ever wondered why gum disease doesn’t hurt?
Gum disease bacteria turn off pain and evade the immune system.
It’s a bacterial survival mechanism.
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Hsu et al 2026
Porphyromonas gingivalis and pain modulation: a narrative review
https://t.co/UOfvOmevdr