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Hi. I’m Dr. Kunj and today we’re going to talk about how you can eliminate microplastics from your Oral Care routine. We’re going to talk about the new research that’s come out. That shows why it’s so important to do this and also just how easy it is.

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So, In March of 2024, fascinating article came out in the New England Journal of Medicine. Where they’ve looked at microplastics in the Carotid artery plasm of 300 patients. And what they found is that if the patient had a blood, sorry, If the patient and what they’ve found is that if the patient had a plastic found in their carotid, artery plaque, What the study found was that if they found Plastics in the Carotid artery plaque? The patients were four times as likely four and a half times as likely to have a major cardiac event during the almost three-year follow-up period.

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By contrast, if you look at studies on smokers, smokers only have a two times Hazard ratio. For major cardiac events. So this is really important.

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And also, it’s been very popularized in the Press. That another study has shown that virtually all of the human testicles tested are showing that they contain microplastics. It looks like supermodels aren’t the only ones with plastic parts anymore?

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Well. Well, Mr. Smith. The good news is, you’re involved. The bad news is your 2

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body’s trending in all the wrong ways.

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Microplastics 1

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have also been found to cross the blood-brain barrier so it’s getting into our brains. Fortunately, there’s a test now from Brian Johnson that you can use to measure your level of microplastics.

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And Capital One is even saying, the and the experts are saying that.

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There’s even a test now that you can take, To measure the amount of microplastics in your blood. Capital One.

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X would say, we consume a credit, card’s worth of plastic in a week. Capital One. Now asks what’s in your stomach? Rather than what’s in your wallet?

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So what’s the point? Well, there actually are things that you can do. And that’s why you should pay attention to this. The main thing is, you can actually decrease your oral intake. Stop, fueling the fire. And you can start by looking your oral care routine. Everything in the oral care routine. Currently is beta plastic. The toothbrush, the bristles. The container containing the toothpaste, the floss, Unfortunately, there are a lot of Alternatives and that’s what I’ll show you. The easiest thing is to change that electric toothbrush. There are now a bunch of toothbrushes made of bamboo with non-clastic bristles

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And also recommend that you go with a powered toothbrush rather than a manual. One based on this Cochrane review, which showed a 21% reduction in plaque, when after three months of use of a empowered toothbrush So, How about? Uh, two things. Well. Fortunately, there are a lot of toothpastes that you can find that come in glass models, but which one to get, Well, it’s important to get one that contains. Fluoride, although I know there’s controversy, but the cochrane reviews have shown clear evidence.

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Toothpaste containing. Fluoride is more effective than non-fluoride toothpaste. And furthermore. If you don’t swallow it, it doesn’t really increase your systemic absorption.

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How about the foaming versus non-foaming well, in this study showed that the non-foaming toothpaste is is pretty much just as effective, this and other studies. But it doesn’t cause as many mouth ulcers, So where can you look to get a fluoride toothpaste, non-bottled in plastic that doesn’t foam? But here’s one made in Germany. It’s also another On Amazon. Although this one has a lot of things that are not clear what they do or why. Um, how about the Water Pig? If you like to use a water uh, for flossing, if you like to rinse with water,

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Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any that are made of non-clastic at this point. What does this guy do?

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Well, so yeah. So I’ve used Dr. Tongues Uh, but actually if you if you look at what it’s made of it’s made of polyester. So, Trying. Let’s try and get rid of that one. Fortunately, there are a lot of great flosses that are made not of plastic. Here’s this one that’s also an expandable dental floss made of silk. But there are many. By the way.

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Here’s a, here’s a floss that’s made of Here’s an expandable floss that’s made of silk.

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But there are many others. So, pick your choice. By the way, is it better to floss before brushing or after while this study showed that clearly there it is better to floss before brushing. Based on the amount of incidental plaque, that’s removed when you floss before brushing compared to after.

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So what’s the point of all of this? Well. It’s all about Adam Smith of The Invisible Hand. If we’re all more educated as consumers and we make smart choices for healthier products than the manufacturers and the companies will start to make healthier products. And that’s what we’re trying to do, shift the market to make it a less toxic world, so that we can be microplastic. All right. I’ve included all the links to all the studies in the description, as well as some of the products in case those are Up your preference. All right. Like And subscribe. Thanks.

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I’ve included links to all of the studies that I’ve referenced as well as some of the products that are mentioned. All right, like And subscribe. Thanks.