For many years, conversations about oral health have focused heavily on bacteria. And while bacteria undoubtedly play an important role, some researchers and practitioners have begun asking a broader question: What factors influence the environment in which those microbes live? In this conversation, I sit down with Morley Robbins, creator of the Root Cause…Read More
Managing Health by Minding Your Gut (and Mouth) Microbiome
Have you ever heard of anyone ‘recovering’ from hospice care? Us neither, until now. 🙂 Hospice is a type of health care that focuses on keeping terminally ill patients as comfortable as possible. When someone is ill enough that they need to go into hospice, doctors generally aren’t expecting them to ever recover. In fact,…Read More
Can cleaning your tongue help reduce the risk of heart disease, arthritis, and other inflammatory issues?
Short on time? Here’s a quick summary of this article’s most important points: The human body contains a microbial ecosystem. The mouth and the body are connected and influence one another. Oral bacteria create biofilms. The health-supporting bacteria thrive when biofilms are thin. However, if we allow the biofilm to build and become thick, then…Read More
Essential oils – Are essential oils safe to use in the mouth?
Recently, there’s been a lot of online discussion about whether or not essential oils are safe to be used in the mouth. And for good reason. If the oral microbiome gets imbalanced, the health of the whole body can be compromised. The primary concern seems to center around whether or not using essential oils…Read More
Debunking the 3 most common oral health myths (that undermine our oral health)
There comes a time in each of our lives when we realize, “I am the captain, the MVP, of my health journey.” For some of us, this truth builds slowly in our consciousness over the course of our life. For others, some ‘date with destiny’ awakens us, and we abruptly realize that we need to…Read More
“Can I use the HealThy Mouth Blend and Shine together?”
Thank you for all of the positive feedback from everyone regarding the milestone of getting our HealThy Mouth Blend certified organic! In the many ‘congrats’ emails we received, we had a handful of people ask us to share how we use our HealThy Mouth Blend and Shine together. So, today let’s explore two helpful, high-level…Read More
4 steps to stop gum disease from causing an autoimmune disease in your life
Here at OraWellness, one of the recurring themes we write about is the relationship between oral health and whole-body health. Being holistically minded, this mouth/body connection has always made sense to us, especially since the mouth is the main point of entry we use to put new ‘stuff’ into our bodies on a daily…Read More
How to rebalance your oral microbiome and remineralize your teeth
With the launch of our new product solution, OraWellness Shine, we have been getting a lot of questions on what’s the best way to use our products, particularly how to use our products with one another to provide the most support. So, while we normally like to dive into all sorts of other subjects in…Read More
The 3 times it’s best to NOT brush your teeth
Is it ever a smart choice to not brush our teeth? As each of us continues on our path to balance our oral flora and heal the disconnect with our mouths, we eventually come to question many of the common oral health myths in our culture. One of the most prevalent oral health myths is…Read More
The perfect storm for decay – the interplay between pH, sugar, saliva and plaque
Welcome back to our series on tooth decay and remineralization. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the chemical structure of our teeth and how the decay process occurs. Overall, we established that trying to rid our mouths of bacteria is both folly and downright unhealthy. The goal is to ‘balance our…Read More