Episode 8 - Breaking the Dental Matrix: Fluoride, Gut Health, and Informed Choices

Court and Meg dive into the connection between oral health, gut health, and fluoride. They discuss the impact of fluoride, dental practices, dietary influences on dental health, and broader themes about personal beliefs &  and self-awareness.

00:00 Introduction to The Magical Midlife Crisis Podcast

00:45 Listener Request: Oral Health and Gut Health

01:19 Debating Fluoride's Role and Safety

05:05 The Influence of Industry on Health Beliefs

03:40 Trusting Authorities vs. Independent Research

35:19 Dental Tools and Techniques for Healthier Teeth

34:09 Natural Approaches to Oral Health

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Transcript

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welcome to the magical midlife crisis. Podcast. We are your hosts I'm court in Dai mag. We are both. Wellness entrepreneurs with a passion for freethinking and nontoxic living. We are a couple of friends who met on our transformational journey and we discovered. Covered through our crisis moments. We all have infinite potential within us. Us this podcast is about awakening to a different perspective and being the creators. of our own reality. We will be connecting with you through our personal stories. It's from the darkness to light. We hope you expand your heart and mind. And. Create the shift with us. So unplugged from the matrix and let's dive into this. Okay, welcome back to the Magical Midlife Crisis Podcast. This is Court. And this is Meg. And we have a request from a friend of ours that listens, tunes in to our podcast episodes. She's like, Court, how come you never talk about oral health? Cause I've been a dental hygienist for 15 years and I was like, that's a good question. She goes, you know, it's connected to gut health and guys always talk about gut health and you know, just it being the first part of the gut microbiome. And so then I was like, Hey Meg, let's talk about this. And then she's like, yeah, let's talk about fluoride. And I'm like, okay. So We're gonna talk about oral health and gut health and fluoride. Pretty solid topics these days. Yeah, especially fluoride But yeah, especially yeah with RFK wanting to take it out of the like water Yeah, which I don't know like if he's actually able to make that happen I don't know either but the topic of fluoride has been brought up in the dental world for the last Like 10 years more questionable like okay so when I first Started in school, it was 2007, and my first adult patient that I had, he was like, from some South American country, I don't remember, like if it was Brazil or what, but uh, he's He had full braces, so he was an adult, full braces, so he qualified for, like, recommending fluoride from the guidelines that we were taught, because, like, whenever you have braces, you have a higher risk of cavities. So, I talked about fluoride with him, and he's like, absolutely not. He's like, haven't you heard that fluoride makes you docile and complacent? And I remember him using those words and I literally wrote them down because I'm like, I, what are these words? Like, what did they mean? Was he taking gin? I know. Yeah, maybe. Maybe he was. Well, actually, didn't gin start in like 2009? I know. I just, I always hear KT say docile and complacent. Yeah. So then I go talk to my instructors and I say, you know, this, this patient is totally not in agreement. So then they're like, how come? And I explained what the situation and they just laughed at me. They literally laughed. So then I felt stupid. So they like triggered, you know, some kind of, um, Insecurity in me. And, and then I just like blocked it out of my brain to ever think that fluoride is a negative. So. I mean, that just goes to show. The beliefs that we have are based on other people's beliefs, and then do we take the time to actually look to have our own belief of what it is? And I didn't, I just trusted. And that's the whole idea of like, You know the government like we trust them. They're the authority. So, you know, we just base all of these Thoughts and decisions and choices and almost just give it over to them versus us looking into stuff on our on our own and this is a crazy world right now because We're in the information overload world, and so then, if we want to look stuff up, we have to, we're, we have to wonder, like, who paid for this information to be given to us, because a lot of it could be paid for by the government for us to understand, and not that I'm anti government, again, like, I have such an appreciation for the country we live in, the choices that we do have, but also is our responsibility to Think for ourselves. Yes. We've gotten really lazy generation after generation to lose our power and let, like you said, let the government create our beliefs and just kind of like be sheep, go with the flow. Like the mass people think this, so I'm just going to hop on and believe it. And we can Google stuff, but who says that Google is fax because you can Google something in one state and a person in another state can Google the same thing and they're going to get a completely different answer. Isn't that fascinating? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So, and the fact that everyone's using Google as a verb, like even that we, it's all been normalized, like go Google it, I'm going to Google it. And it's like, it's been so normalized for us to Google something versus the way that I was taught to do basic research in school, where it's like you go to the. Peer reviewed, uh, standardized way of like looking into actual research that takes a bunch of different studies and then brings you to an understanding of like the average, which again, were those studies paid for by the industry that wants us to believe whatever the result is. So, and not that we should like, be second guessing everything. We also are kind of made to avoid common sense in a lot of ways. Like we're avoid, like, where we become so dependent on all of these Industries and the government telling us what to think. We forget our common sense. We forget our intuition. We forget to like get quiet and turn within and block out the noise and like ask God, what do you, what are you guiding me in this for? Like what, where are you wanting me to actually focus on? Like we get so wrapped up in the material world. Yeah. I feel like because we're living more in a fast paced, just world of. Everything's chaotic and crazy that nobody does critical thinking anymore. And it's just easier just to not think. We're lazy thinkers and I was one of them. Same. I would just take knowledge and from clips here and there and like, never really go to the source or I never really chose what I believe for myself. And obviously I'm in the evolution of doing that. Yeah, same. Yeah. Yeah, well, and I think on purpose, like, it was, it's all made so easy for us to just listen to what other people are saying or the loudest message out there. And I think the loudest messages are now the ones to really question. Mhm. That's a good point. Yeah. Like, how much intention are they putting into trying to get people to believe? Yeah. Mhm. Yeah, and that's where propaganda and celebrities come into hand and, yeah, everybody's just used as a tool to get us sheeples to go with the flow. Mhm. Yeah, I remember going to the dentist and I'm like, fuck yeah, give me that fluoride. Oh, yeah. Like, can you double it up? Like, I used to get mason fluoride treatments all the time. And then I went in one time, this is through my, me changing my beliefs, and they were like, do you want to do the fluoride treatment? And I said, no. And I kind of got questioned a few times about it. And I just, I don't want him to have fluoride on its teeth. I don't want him to absorb it. I don't want him, I just don't. And she was almost kind of like, the dentist seemed Not like upset but like wanted to question. Yeah, like, yeah, well, because in dentistry, it's, it's basically like, I mean, it's never been said this way but there's this feeling that we're abusing children if we're not putting fluoride on them. It's kind of like Big Pharma in a sense. Yes. So, okay, like, now, because I'm still practicing dental hygiene, now I just opened the question because personally, I've learned that fluoride is a neurotoxin, okay, which we did learn in school, it's a, it's a toxin, if, you know, swallowed or consumed at a higher amount. Um, so there was always like, you know, if the kid doesn't know how to spit, then we're not going to put fluoride in their mouth. Well, that's still being done. Like, kids who are two years old, the parents are brushing their teeth with the fluoride toothpaste, and they're swallowing it all. And the kids, like, are really loving the flavor, so they get more fluoride on their, or more toothpaste on their toothbrush, and then they're swallowing even more of it. So it's like We're not even, like, paying attention to what, what the actual, um, overdosing issues are. Okay, so, then they say, like, in school, they're like, Well, if somebody, you know, swallows it, it's not that big of a deal. They're just gonna get nauseous. Okay, well, what is, what is actually happening when the body is getting nauseous? It's trying to repel a toxin. So, they're gonna either throw up or they're gonna have diarrhea. Okay. We make it sound like that's no big deal, but it's like the body is responding to something bad. And that it's trying to communicate to us, don't consume this thing anymore. So, then we're gonna put it in the water at very low, quote, safe levels. Which, you know, water is toxic to a point, like, when there's too much of it, you know, the body can't handle that. So, like, anything, anything at a certain level can be toxic. Anything. Spinach. Almonds, like. Right. So, but like. But water and toothpaste are the two main things that are consumed the most because everybody brushes their teeth. At least once a day, I hope. Twice. And then majority of people are bottled water drinkers. Or, you know, and there's fluoride in that. So it's an overconsumption of fluoride. It's too much fluoride. And then don't even get me started on those microplastics. But. Oh yeah. So like fluoride. Um, it's great for our teeth. It really is. There's so many studies proving that. I fully believe it is so helpful for weak areas of the teeth to be re mineralized, re hardened. But if you eat a diet that's not full of fake food, like the man made snack food, so the snack food industry was literally Started by the tobacco industry or like not started, but, um, it was, it was, um, supported like all the tobacco industry. Yeah, they bought, they started buying all the corporations. Yes. Yeah. And the scientists to make tobacco super. Addictive, they, they were all employed by the big name brand, you know, brands like the General Mills and Nabisco and Pepsi and Coca Cola, all of them. So, it's just crazy how all of those foods cause cavities. Regular food, regular, like, whole food grown from the earth, even fruit, like, it doesn't cause cavities. So, isn't that interesting how foods that cause cavities and then the fluoride put in the water so that you can still eat all these foods and not get cavities. It's wild. Totally wild. And Procter and Gamble, um, they make, you know, they make a lot of the toothpaste. They make a lot, they make a lot of the foods. Like, and then they're supported by the subsidies, which are government born. So it's like, it's fascinating how when you get to the root of it, get to the root cause of anything, it's uh, it's all connected. So yeah, when I talk to Parents, I'm like, you know, have you heard the different, you know, different views of fluoride? Some, most of them say no. So I'm like, if you're open to a conversation, I'm very happy to share, like, the differing thoughts and ideas and, and studies that show, you know, fluoride, that talk about fluoride. Most parents don't want to hear it, so then I don't talk about it. But I would say, like, I think, you know, it's your right as a parent, you're making these choices for your kid. If you want to hear the difference, happy to review it. The ones that do, I just say, so fluoride's great for the teeth, especially if they're eating a lot of, like, man made foods, snack foods, anything that comes in a package, which all of us are. All of us, including me and Meg. So it's like, just becoming aware that those are the foods that are causing cavities. And then, brushing and flossing. Really does everything that's needed. Who's gonna take the time to do that? Most parents are not these days. We live in a modern day, stressed out, insane world. And so then they're going to opt to do the fluoride. And then, I mean, these kids aren't even drinking water. Like, they're drinking juice, they're drinking Whatever pop milk all have sugar in them. So yeah, a lot of the parents even hearing like, okay, so flora, it's really good for the teeth, but it's not great for the brain. It, it. negatively impacts the pineal gland. The pineal gland is connected to our sleep wake cycle, which controls our hormones, our focus, our concentration, our, the way that the body, like, exists, really. I mean, it's all connected to the brain. And so then they hear this, they're like, well, it's okay this time. I might skip it next time or I'll skip it this time and I'll do it next time. So it's like, even, even the information that's shared, it's not fully getting into the brain, probably cause it's blocked by fluoride, who knows, but yeah, it's just fascinating stuff. Yeah. And I noticed that like my hygienist, she's. We've had a discussion about fluoride and she knows that I'm passionate about gut health and she even told me she's like Oh cuz she wanted me me to use the act the fluoride and I said, um, like I don't use fluoride anymore She's like, oh if you just like rinse it in your mouth really quick for 20 minutes and spit or 20 seconds and spit it Out and in my head, I'm like it's still absorbing into my mouth. Yeah. Yes And it's just, it was shocking, and then every, she, she's even asked me, and I'm almost like, next time I just want to be like, honestly, save your samples, like, I don't want your Sensodyne. Yeah. Like, you know, I don't use fluoride toothpaste, why are you giving me fluoride toothpaste when I walk out of here? Yeah. I really gotta speak up, huh? Yeah, well. They, how come some dentist offices don't carry fluoride free toothpaste? Because they don't believe. They do not most there's got to be an awakening happening though. Yes, there is most for dental professionals think it's a complete um Conspiracy theory which was did you send me that reel? It was like something about Like, why are, why are conspiracy theories so, um, made fun of? Like, why don't we just, like, think about what these things are saying? Just, like, be open minded. I forgot which movie it was, and I think even in our gin course, I think there was a clip of it played from a movie where they were talking about the fluoride to make people dumb. Like, even KT talks about how they did it in Poland before World War II to make people docile and complacent. Like, so just imagine, like, the years of since we're kids consuming the fluoride in the toothpaste and using the mouthwash and then drinking all the water. What that is doing, it is literally making us, our awareness. Non existent like as you were talking about the pineal gland like which is also known as like our third eye Which is also really known as our first eye it's our awareness. That's why we got to meditate and push those crystals. We got a break We got a break open a little break the break the fluoride crystals out of your pineal gland. So yeah, it's it's a fascinating topic and Yeah, as far as like the dental professionals that talk about like you're not swallowing it. Okay Well, how does anything that you put into your mouth like as far as something that melts and there's literal? Medications that you put under your tongue To save your life if you're having a heart attack, there is a tablet Um, I forget nitric nitroglycerin, okay. You put it under your tongue and it absorbs into your bloodstream faster than if you were to swallow it, and then it impacts your literal wellbeing, your heart beating. So it's like the fact that something gets swished around and you spit it out, it's still getting absorbed into your, through your tissues, into your bloodstream. And affecting your gut, it goes to your liver, or sometimes it bypasses, like, um, high fructose corn syrup, I forget, like, it bypasses some pathway in the body and goes, like, straight to building fat on the liver, and that's why so many people have non fatty liver disease. Teenagers. Teenagers. Yeah, it's just, so it's just, it's interesting how are, you know, what we're taught and what we believe. Well, yeah, if you think about it, we're like brushing our tongue. I brush my tongue with my toothpaste and like you also drop acid on your tongue. Yep. Like, yes. There you go. Yeah. Acid and fluoride. I used to have, I grew up having terrible teeth, cavities, like really bad. I remember just always just being at the dentist getting cavities, Yeah, so I grew up, I always had cavities. My sister never had any until, like, her adult life. I don't think my brother You ate, what, crackers in, what was your diet? When I was really little, it was just, like, crackers. And, like, I was just on the glyphosate diet. Yeah. I would call it. And then, um, and like that Gluten and glyphosate diet. Yeah, the wheat, the wheat. Um, Carb diet. Yes. Um, And obviously sweets. I liked chocolate. Chocolate was my thing. And then obviously, like, once I started to like eat a little bit more, but it was, everything was processed. Like, everything. And then even through, I think, shortly after my dad passed, um, obviously I received some money, and my dad actually had his teeth redone. Before he, he died. He, cause my dad had terrible teeth. They were fuckin fucked up. And so, I was like, oh, okay, if my dad invested his money into, like, his teeth, he would understand. I'm like, my dead dad would be happy that I'm, like, this is for me. Yeah. And then, I was shocked, not even thinking, like, okay, obviously it's just aesthetically making my teeth look whiter and, like, really nice. And I remember one time I went to the dentist and they were like, oh, you have a cavity. I'm like, how are you gonna, like, Do a filling or whatever like I had to get a root canal. They're like, oh, we just drill a hole through the crown and blah blah and I'm like never thinking. No, your teeth, your teeth are under the crown. Yeah, like I know that. Yeah, but. But most people You think of the surface. Right. And so then I started being like, Okay, you know what? Like, I invested a lot of money into my teeth. Like all the white ones are real, the couple yellow ones in the back, those are not. Mason always asks me that. They're like, Is that yellow one back there, is that real? And I'm like, No, Mace, if it was I go, No, if it was fake, it would be white. Anyways, but yeah, I started to like really realize I'm investing all this money into my mouth and you know I should really take care of my oral hygiene Yes and so for me that really spiked into me like flossing and then I finally got my water pick and You know now i'm gonna really get into the tongue scraping because I know that that's really beneficial Yep, but then I remember I kept asking you for recommendations and I was using arbonne's fluoride free toothpaste Then I really like that. Um What is it, um? Himalaya? Himalaya. Yeah. So yeah, there's a fluoride alternative called hydroxyapatite, and that's what our teeth are actually made of. Hydroxyapatite. It's kind of a funny word. It's like hydroxy and then apatite, but it's all one word. And that's, that's the mineral that our teeth are made of. So, why not use what our teeth are made of? And that's not a neurotoxin to have a negative impact on our neurology, which is our nerves, which runs everything. It's just, yeah, it just kind of makes sense to use something that is natural. Yeah, I love it. I used to have, like, extremely sensitive teeth. Like, I always had to use Sensodyne. But no, now, like, obviously, I eat way more whole foods. Yeah. You know, but, yeah, what a difference. Yeah. And I highly recommend the Waterpik, which is funny, because if you're using tap water that, you know, it has fluoride in it, you know, c'est la vie. But yeah, I, I love the Waterpik, and then for you, Meg, I mean, your house is, has the water treatment, where you have, you don't have the fluoride, you have the I do in my house system, though. Oh, okay. Yeah. I do gotta figure out how to get, like, a fluoride tank, but I'm just waiting for them to take the fluoride out. Yeah, I know. Before I invest into that, because, I don't know. But, like, all these people, and, again, like, before we started recording, it's like, it's not that You know, non fluoride users are right and fluoride users are wrong. It's just like, let's get all the information. And then once you have it all and you make the decision, like good on you for making the decision when I'm treating anybody, I give them as much information as they're willing to, to take in and then they get to make the choice and I always support their choice, but so as far as like, um, The idea of fluoride being taken out of the water is. People are dying. They're dying over this possibility, and it's like, wow, you're so attached to flora being in your water because you have possibly, maybe, been made to believe that, like, it's for your good, but what if it's not? Like you said, Court, it's good for your teeth, but it's not good for our, for us to be showering it every day and absorbing it into our skin, into our organs. We're like literally dosing ourselves in neurotoxins every day. It's crazy. It is. It's like, um, it's like people not knowing what they're saying yes to. And it's kind of the same thing when you go to the hospital and you sign papers if you're going into labor, or even like on our phones we download an app. How many of us really read what the fuck we are saying yes to? Yeah. And it's just how our, just how generations have become normal. Yes. We just click and it's, when it comes to certain things, it's, it's crazy. Like, if people want to say yes to fluoride, by all means, but just be educate yourself on what you're saying yes to, and if you feel like that's a good option for you, then go ahead. Like, I'll be over here, not docile. I'll be over here with my third eye wide open. And that that's a that's a huge point of what we're going through in this world, is we're it's so Busy and chaotic and non stop that people claim they don't have the time to read that stuff. Or, so then it's like we don't have the, so then like we're learning from our leader. If we're saying we don't have the time, it's literally not a priority. So like, the idea of your well being not being a priority. That's, that's what we're saying when we don't have the time to read the fine print of what we're saying yes or no to for our, for our health, for our kids health. Um, informed consent is a joke these days. It's a joke. Um, you know, all these medications, I mean, it's hilarious how they put it on the commercials and then they, like, list all the negative side effects that can and do occur. Because. I mean, it's literally when a medication is taken, it's not like your body's deficient of that medication. It's just, it's just hijacking the body and manipulating how the body works so that You know, a certain part of your body is getting what it needs, but then the negative side effect is because it's taking it from another system that starts to break down. So then you get more symptoms. So the fact that we all laugh at like the list of negative side effects that are on these commercials is literally how the system is working on us because we're making light or making fun of something that is actually Horrifying. Mm hmm. Yeah. It's disturbing. Those commercials just really, honestly, they make me nauseous. Yeah. Like there's this one lady and she looks like a blueberry and she's like dancing around and it just really, really gets me upset, Court, really gets me upset. These fucking commercials. And then the ones with like the little, um, stick person with a smiley face and a sad face. And it's like. Yeah. Yeah. And that's programming like yeah, you know, it's a little ridiculous. So like it's every commercial is a medication and then a fast food commercial and then it's just You want to eat these foods eat them because next commercial we're gonna give you the solution for all the All the breakdown your body's gonna go through will give you this medication to solve it, and then, and then, oh, here's the next commercial, you get to eat more of it, and then you just get to take another medication. Yeah, and it's, and I understand people like going on certain medications, like, I understand that, like, I've been on SSRIs for, Oh my gosh, I'm 40, like 30 years of my life, 30 years of my life on and off these medications and what it's done to my gut health, what it's done to my brain, like my body no longer is like, I'm in the process now of teaching my body to build serotonin naturally again, but it's like, it's a rehab. Yeah. And to get off these medications, it is not easy. It is not easy, and especially if you've been on them a long time, like I know we've talked about it before, like, in previous episodes, but, it's, especially people that are on small dosages, like, just my advice would be, like, try Changing your lifestyle up a little bit just people don't really realize so I've been listening a lot to dr Casey means and I'm reading her book and I'm just I just love she shares everything in such a Digestible way, but she says the gut microbiome is our true pharmacy It makes the drugs that our body needs if we give it what it needs So it's like just like I mean, we're literally fertilizing. So like like dr um What's his name that we used to, uh, Merck? No, we used to be obsessed with him. Zach Bush? Yes. So he talks about our gut microbiome being the soil. And so like the food that we eat is the fertilizer for the soil. And then it grows the, the food, the farm, you know? So it's just like, wow, I just love that analogy. Because what if we, what if we like teach our kids that? Or the next generation, the ones that are literally learning and not already spoiled in their brains from eating all the junk food. But, um. Yeah, just because that's that's why we're so removed from growing our own food, eating our own food, understanding where our food comes from, appreciating it, and then allowing the body to respond to making food, like where our mouths are supposed to water. We're supposed to be like, like excited. We're like grateful for the food coming in. We're making it, we're chopping it, we're cooking it. We're like connecting to it. We're appreciating it. And then we're. nourishing our body with it. You know, now it's like, go to the store, you pay with plastic, you don't even like, look at the hard earned money that you made, you just like, hand over plastic, you don't even think about, like, the exchange, you open the bag, you shove it in, like, this is me, like, shoving it in my mouth while I'm driving, not appreciating it, just like, Satisfying a hunger, um, and then any emotion that, you know, I'm negatively feeling. So it's just like, it's just, it's the modern day world that many people, especially in our industry in wellness, in health, in well being are really trying to be, um, A voice for you know, we're really trying to be a voice for connecting back to more holistic living Yeah, I got a question for you since we're on the talk topic of teeth. So silver fillings Now I keep hearing and reading a lot about how those fillings and stuff are associated with our lymph nodes breast cancer And like I have a lot of silver fillings and How do you go about like changing? Yeah. Oh, okay. So a lot of Dental care professionals don't believe that okay, and I think it has to do again with just the programming right? Um, you really want to work with Um, a dentist that will remove them safely, so like when they are put in, like when they're drilled out, there's like a, you know, an aerosol, so it gets into this like powder like substance that can be inhaled, that needs to be suctioned away, and then exposed up properly. So there's certain, there's certain offices that are set up that do it the right way. There's a lot of dentists that are removing them without any extra precaution and so really just putting this Toxin out into the air for anyone to inhale to breathe in and then it having more of an issue because in its in its like gaseous powder form state, it's more damaging. So like, the actual filling? Yeah. That's in, that's in our mouth. Yeah. So when it's like, set and stable, you know, quote unquote stable, where it's like, not moving in a gaseous, Like gas or powder like form like where it's in the smallest molecule that travels. It's not as Toxic and damaging so but it is leaking, you know, like our our our Enzymes our saliva is breaking it down over time. So it is leaking But, again, I mean, this is from my belief, you know, you don't have to, you don't have to believe it for anyone listening. But, really, just being mindful of the way that it's removed, if it's removed safely, with extra precaution to not inhale it, and then replaced with, but it's like, all these white fillings. Are a, I believe a polymer, which is a plastic. So it's like, is it really any safer? I don't know. I don't know. So, it's, it's interesting. I just prevent them cavities, eh? Yeah. Right. Yeah. It's about prevention. It really is. And then, I mean, we're so lucky when it comes to You know, the body, like the liver, oh, it's like one of the hardest working, you know, organs. It can actually, like, revive itself. It can regrow. So it's like, man, we cause so much damage. But we don't have to, for the most part, obviously you can get, like, joint replacements and things like that. But, like, our body's not a tooth. Like, we can, we can reverse a lot of inflammation. A tooth, unfortunately, Has to be drilled out, repaired with these other materials that, you know, over time might not be the healthiest. So yeah, prevention is the way to go. Yeah, I've always just been curious about that. Just, you know, how I can next level these little fillings I got back in there, but, yeah. I don't know, maybe I'll just keep them in there and keep eating my whole foods, huh? Yeah, yeah. I mean, yeah, the pros and the cons are an interesting place to To weigh it out. Yeah, I gotta say that water pick that thing is amazing. Mason actually water picks all the time Yeah, it's such a Such a great invention. Yeah, and it's like I think it's almost 70 years old. Like what a great Inventor. Yeah, the guy that sold to the water pick the water picks the original. Like what do you call it? Science original Oral irrigation science actual tool. Oh, cool. So the Waterpik is the original and then um, I forget the guy who actually invented it. He sold it to Waterpik and now there's like a shit ton of competing brands but they don't have the science like Waterpik does to show that it actually is doing what it says it's doing. Mm hmm. So I like to always follow. Yeah. My dentist, my hygienist always recommends, especially for me to like just stay in my back molars a little bit longer because those areas we don't realize how inflamed that they get. Yeah. Like I love going to the dentist and I love hearing my numbers. I love it. Yeah. Yeah. Me too. I used to never know like they would just shout out fives and fives and I was just like I had no idea and then she's like all right we're gonna work more towards like threes and twos and I had no idea what she was talking about. This is like my younger self. Yeah, yeah. Not knowing but now I'm like I'm aiming to go in for like ones and twos. Yeah. I do get a little threes and fours back there but. Yeah, well yeah like it's. It's about, like, man, these molars, like, we've had them since we were six and twelve. And they are doing so much for us. Like, we need to give them so much gratitude. And make their little foundation, their little, you know, ground that they live in, the gum and the bone. We need to make it as healthy as possible so that they last. I think everybody needs to take a second and just really give gratitude to those little chompers back there and just really, and what I love, what I know about food now, I love chewing my food and just knowing that I'm breaking open the enzymes with my teeth and like, something I never would have thought of before. So when I'm eating healthy and then like chomping on a beet or something or An avocado whatever it is. I just love knowing that I'm like, oh my god There's so many enzymes and so much good stuff in here and i'm just using my teeth to break it open and yes Just yeah, it's really fun to think about and to also give like there's there's an enzyme that only the mouth Has not the gut does not have it to actually break down food. And so It's like, give the food time to be broken down by that enzyme and like, chew it. Like, I have to remind myself this all the time because I'm a fast eater. But chew 30 times. Dr. Barbara O'Neill says to, um, drink your food. and chew your liquids. So it's like you bite, you chew your food enough to drink it. So like you're like making it baby food essentially. Like that's so kind to your very stressed out gut that's dealing with. Yeah, less work it's got to do. Yeah. Break everything down. Yeah. Yeah. Speaking of it, like our gut really starts at our mouth. It does. Like that same lining, all that goes into our gut. So it's like whatever we put on our fork or on our toothbrush. is essentially trickling its way into our gut. A hundred percent. Yeah. And Dr. Barbara O'Neill also really opened my eyes to this. Like, So babies, um, okay, so our molars come in when we're about, I think it's two years of age, like the two year molars? No, no, no. I feel like we should even start a whole nother episode with this, but our baby molars come in, maybe it's six months. I think it is, because then you're supposed to go from your quote unquote milk teeth, where you're like, You know, drinking milk from mama's boobie. And then you get your molars to chew food. And a lot of the time we're putting in, like, whole foods that are really meant to be chewed. So, like, cereal is made of wheat. And so then we're putting wheat into this baby's mouth. They don't even have the enzyme yet to break, um, carbohydrates down. So then, not only are we introducing Wheat, which is gluten, which we're hearing more and more that gluten has been totally morphed so that our bodies are so inflamed to it. So we're doing that for babies. That's like their first whole food is wheat and it's like cereal. Doesn't that essentially spike their sugar? Oh, yeah. I mean, it's, it's a whole, it's a whole, um. So insulin resistance is starting at six months. Oh, yeah. Like, once that Cheerios chewing starts. It's, it's crazy. It's so crazy how, you know, we're not really introducing, I'm like, who started that? Who started that babies start on cereal? Like, this You know, porridge. Oh, like I don't even it's not oats. It's like, I think probably probably General Mills. Yeah, I really do think so. Yeah, it's just fascinating. Know, I know. So yeah, they're saying like it exactly what but like more like fruits for like babies to kind of like, I mean you can make it into a pulverize it down into like their own baby food. But also like giving them like a little bit to chew on. It's like soft and it's like it breaks down like, like even just berries. Like you crush them up and so then they're going to move it around their mouth and I mean it's fine if they swallow it because it's just, it's just crushed up fruit. Right. It's like, it's good. Yeah. Yeah. I don't, I don't have enough like actual research information to like go into that but it's just fascinating how We're putting gluten, wheat, cereal into these babies mouths. It's the first recommended food and yet they don't even have the enzyme yet to start the breakdown. And so then it goes down into their little baby tummies and then they have colic and whatever issues that they have. Like doctors. Zach Bush says that colic is one of the first forms of inflammation. And can't that be, and this is like a hard pill to swallow if you're the mother of a colicky baby, but can't a colicky baby also be, happen from what the mother is consuming while she's pregnant? Yeah. Yeah. Like dairy, a lot of babies are found to have like a, there's a new client that I have, her baby is, is. She's allergic to dairy. So then she's had to like cut out dairy because she is breastfeeding. Um, and then I'm like, well, you might want to cut out gluten too. Now that the baby's all inflamed, you know, that protein is coming through the milk. So you might as well just give him a break from that inflammation too. She's like, Oh my God. And I'm like, it's just a thought. I know it can definitely seem overwhelming, but yeah, I feel like if you can cut out dairy, you can cut out anything. Agreed. Yeah. And just like, like, with my dad going through all of his health stuff right now and me working with him, um, like, just like, like you and I talk about for all this time is just raising your standards to just a higher, um, quality. Yeah, just go to a higher quality. Yeah, like we always, my dad was, I forgot how old my dad is. Brett's been gone 13 years. Yeah. My dad died maybe a year or two years after that. So my dad's been gone maybe 10 years. And me and my sister, we didn't have like a close knit, like we don't, we did not know what my dad's daily life was, but we knew that my dad always like ran, like he took care of himself, ate healthy. But he was also programmed and in every single one of his bathrooms, my dad had like a fear of having a heart attack because cardiac quote unquote runs in our family and he was always afraid he was going to have a heart attack. And so in every single one of his bathrooms, he had aspirin and like all of them were like taken. So he was obviously taking aspirin every day as preventative and then. We thought he was like a healthy eater but he had a bunch of like fish and stuff in his fridge or his freezer and none of it was like, it was all um, Farmed? Yeah. Yeah. It wasn't like wild caught or any of that and it's just like, just interesting how he was trying to be so preventative but he didn't realize a lot of the stuff that he was consuming on a daily basis were contributing to it. It's just living that programmed mindset. Yeah. You know? Right. And then there's like, I forget who I was talking to the other day. Um, talking about their like 92 year old mom who eats like fried chicken like twice, three times a week, and it's like And she has like zero health problems. So it's like, I mean, who knows, right? Like, well, Betty Davis was like, I never ate a vegetable. And Joel brags about never eating a vegetable. And it's too, some things do depend on a lot of it has to do with your mindset too. What are you thinking daily? And my dad was probably not like the happiest person. Yeah. So, you know, I'm sure there was a lot of thoughts that contributed to it. And so many people say, well, you know, Our genes. Well, from what I'm understanding, like, I think as far as Like, genes, um, like, being, um, changed, like, or as far as, like, what can actually kill you, it's, like, very low. It's, like, 5%. And the rest is all genetically, like, modified stuff. Like, we, we modify our genes from the way that we live our life. Mm hmm. And I just think the more natural we can live The better like really and not just food, but like moving our bodies and having talking to people about about better things, not complaining. I think the complaining is just such a source of inflammation. I think people are addicted to complaining. People are addicted to being a victim mindset. I see it far too much and I lived it. We know. Yeah, and we know like it's possible to not. To break that, that bond. Yeah, it's like, it's a blessing to be able to break it and it's a curse in the sense of, like we were talking earlier, like seeing people not fulfill their fullest potential. And I see people that, like, I, people in my life I can see they want to take my advice. But they don't which is, which is fine. Yeah, but it's like I'm a person they come to and like want to express certain things But it's like why are you not listening to me? Yeah, you know and it's it's just that's the curse of it It's because people like me and you we're lightworkers we want to help change people's lives and we want to go in there and just start Manipulating things in people's brains and but people have to have to want it themselves and so that's where I'm gonna be putting my energy is and to people who Want to make their lives better. Yes, like I can't I can't contribute to the victim mindset anymore because it Doesn't do too well in my energy levels. No, yeah drains. It's so draining Oh, but like I think we have to come into those people that are Stuck there to remind us of where we were. Yeah, and then and also make us be super intentional. Okay This is where I get to choose where I'm gonna put my energy. Mm hmm. But, it's, and then we have to practice our boundaries. It's a lot, it's a lot. Yeah, I, yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm always willing to be a great listener if you need to, if you need to, like, listen. But it's me giving the same feedback when I just feel like I'm not being heard. It's like, you know, so I do, I think I'm just gonna be a good listener. Yeah. Well, God did give us two ears and one mouth. I've, I really like learning how to listen more than I ever have. Cause I, I don't think I was ever taught how to listen or I don't know. Like I just remember my mom screaming at us to listen and we would, we wouldn't like we just were bratty little kids. Yeah. I think we all were, you know, we were growing up in that processed diet, you know, I know it wasn't my fault. It was the Cheetos. Yes. It was the pop tart, the Oreos. Did I ever share the weirdest stuff I used to eat? Like the hot cocoa packets? Like Swiss Miss? Is that how you say it? I can't say it with my lisp. Lisp, Swiss, Miss. But no, like the powder. Yeah, you ate that? I used to just, yeah, I would drink that, um. Wait, you drank the powder? Yeah, I would just Like, you didn't mix it with the foam? No, yeah. Mm hmm. Yeah, like, that was type of stuff that I would eat. Yeah. No wonder I was such a fucked up teenager. I know. The body, like, had literally, same. Had zero nutrients to, to exist on. Yeah, but now we're fluoride free. Yep. Pineal gland is poppin Yep. Decalcifying that baby when I do my meditation through Joe Dispenza, which I need to, I have been better at meditating again, but I want to do a really good pineal gland, like just really break through those crystals. So those of you that are like into meditation, you definitely got to try Joe Dispenza's like third eye activation. It's a very long meditation. It's like 87 minutes. Yeah. But I literally, my third eye had a full on orgasm. Like I saw the crystals breaking open. I was like, oh my god, just wipe it away all that Colgate. Yeah, I'm anti Colgate, anti Kress, anti whatever has the ADA seal on it. I am. Yeah, and now like I always I always liked Tom's until I know Colgate bought Tom's and so it's you know You've got a lot of these Competitors buying some of these cleaner brands which the ingredients can still be okay, but just something Yeah, just think about and just also know too if you're somebody who you care who you're supporting, you know I try to do my best with that and obviously sometimes yeah, you know, just look for european countries and Um private ones that can't be bought out. Yeah, that would be my suggestion. Yeah, like swiss swiss companies Like on cloud shoes or swiss Very swiss. They might be they might be public though. Oh, yeah private go private guys. Yeah alright you guys, we're gonna take a pee and maybe a poop. We're gonna go detox our bodies and sending you all lots of, lots of fluoride free vibes. But if you want to take in fluoride, that's your choice. Just, you know, look into the pros and the cons. Make an informed choice. Yes. Take responsibility. 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