The toothpaste is all multi-functional medicine, the mouthwash is the best, and you can use it every day. The oral freshener is always at hand. If there is a hole in your teeth, you can fill it. How about washing your teeth regularly and whitening them? My oral care is perfect! What? What? You said that these healthy oral care habits are the “culprits” of my other physical diseases?!
I never thought that the inexplicable sudden onset of migraine, fatigue and flatulence are all “oral disasters”, right? In fact, “disease enters through the mouth” has another special meaning in the eyes of oral health experts: products used to care for oral hygiene and tooth cleaning every day may be the direct cause of health problems in other parts of the body!
stomach ache, nausea, dizziness, check your mouthwash
Zinc is added to some mouthwash to keep the breath fresh and help teeth resist dirt, but the gastrointestinal and nervous systems complain about it, which is unexpected, isn’t it? Excessive zinc will produce toxicity, which will cause nausea and stomachache after entering the blood circulation system from the intestines and stomach. What is more frightening is that over time, our nervous system will also be damaged due to “zinc poisoning”, and we often feel inexplicable dizziness and trembling hands and feet. You may ask: isn’t zinc an essential trace element for our human body? Yes, but you should know that as long as you can eat some grains and fruits every day, you can easily reach the daily requirement of 8 mg of zinc recommended by nutritionists. If you use mouthwash containing zinc every day, the result will certainly exceed the standard!
What should I do? Since the mouthwash containing zinc has not been proven by medical experts to have special benefits for oral health, unless the doctor recommends you to use this mouthwash, you’d better discard it! If you really have to use mouthwash to maintain oral hygiene, please read the ingredient description carefully. If you find that it contains “Zinc Citrate Trihydrate”, you’d better buy it carefully. There have been reports of neurotoxicity caused by long-term use of zinc containing dental cleaning products abroad. Don’t let yourself be the next victim!
losing weight doesn’t work? Check the toothpaste
If you look carefully at the packaging instructions of the toothpaste, you will find that in addition to the words “MINT”, “traditional Chinese medicine” and “bright white”, the ingredients of some toothpaste also include a chloride (triclosan / trichlorophenoxychlorophenol). Although this chloride can resist bacteria and inflammation, it can! It has the effect of disturbing the regulation of thyroid hormones and damaging metabolism, thus causing people to gain weight and fluctuate in mood for unknown reasons.
What should I do? Before you buy toothpaste, do your homework. There are many kinds of toothpaste that do not contain this chloride but also have antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects on the shelves. Who says that you must use toothpaste containing chlorine? In fact, Canadian researchers have found that there is no difference in the degree of gum health and caries prevention between those who use toothpaste containing chlorine antibacterial ingredients and those who use other antibacterial toothpastes. Therefore, don’t be dazzled by the dazzling “functions” on the toothpaste package. It is the best way to be healthy to look carefully at the ingredient description before putting it in the shopping basket!
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