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, the whole intent of hospice differs from other branches of medicine because hospice is all about helping to ease the pain in terminal patients rather than helping them to heal.
In today’s expert interview, we chat with our longtime professional friend Dr. Al Danenberg, nutritional periodontist, author, and certified health coach.
Dr. Al has been to the edge and back. After a serious accident related to complications from multiple myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells), he found himself in hospice. He was prepared to die, but an impending hurricane presented an unexpected opportunity. Thanks to the support he received from his wife and his own efforts working both alone and with his medical team, Dr. Al defied the odds: he recovered and was able to discontinue hospice.
In this video, Dr. Al recounts his personal health journey, including how he shocked his oncologist (more than once). He also shares:
- his perspective on the gut microbiome and the link between the gut, the mouth, and whole-body health;
- whole-body signs of gut dysbiosis;
- his top three tips to support your health;
- how he uses OraWellness Shine;
- and his thoughts on nano technology in oral hygiene products.
Let’s dive into this fascinating interview with an expert who journeyed to the brink of death, returned, and is now sharing tips on how we can care for our gut microbiome and our overall health.
Show Notes:
- 1:35 – Dr. Al’s journey with multiple myeloma (cancer of the plasma cells).
- 19:40 – The turning point thanks to a hurricane (and his wife 🙂 ).
- 24:13 – Another interesting story in Dr. Al’s health journey: recovering from severe COVID.
- 30:24 – Maintaining a healthy gut and oral microbiome in order to support whole-body health.
- 43:17 – Dr. Al’s top 3 tips for supporting your health.
- 54:32 – Why dental plaque is healthy (until it’s not).
- 1:04:07 – Another personal story from Dr. Al: what he did when he discovered he had cavities (hint: it includes OraWellness Shine).
- 1:09:34 – What is microcrystalline hydroxyapatite, and how does it differ from nano-hydroxyapatite?
- 1:16:31 – How you can work with Dr. Al.
- 1:21:47 – Final health-related gem from Dr. Al.
More Info About Dr. Al:
To learn more from, connect with, or even work with Dr. Al, feel free to visit his website, DrDanenberg.com. You can also follow him on social media:
- Facebook: @draldanenberg
- Instagram: dr.danenberg
Wrapping Up…
We hope that, like us, you found Dr. Al’s story to be uplifting and informative.
What about you? Have you shocked a dental or medical professional by reversing a condition that you were told was incurable? Have you ever experienced whole-body health issues that were resolved when you restored balance to your gut and/or oral microbiome? Please share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below so we can all learn from each other.
As always, if you know anyone who could benefit from the information in this video, please help us to help others by sharing this interview with your loved ones.
Helpful, Related Resources:
- Nano or No-No? Hydroxyapatite Particle Size Matters… [article]
- Helpful resources to find a qualified dentist to assist you [article]
- Guide to Safe Dentistry [free eBook]
- 7 Key Components of a ‘Dream Dentist’ [article]
- Holistic Oral Health – “What’s the difference between biological, functional and holistic dentistry?” [article]
- The Holistic Dentist Difference: Putting the Patient’s Humanity First [[expert interview video with Dr. Kelly Blodgett]]
- Meridian Tooth Chart [free interactive resource]
- How Supporting Your Oral Health Can Help Prevent and Stop Cancer [[expert interview video with Dr. Antonio Jimenez]]
- The Role of Oral Health in Developing and Reversing Cancer [[expert interview video with Dr. Véronique Desaulniers]]
- Dangers of Root Canals, Solutions if You Have One, and How to Avoid Them – [[expert interview video with Dr. Robert Gammal]]
- How our gut health impacts our oral health [[expert interview video with Christa Orecchio]]
- 3 simple ‘mouth based’ healthy habits to help heal leaky gut [article]
- Can Oil Pulling Help Heal Leaky Gut? [article]
- How to Balance Your Oral Flora and Be a Good Conductor of the Symphony in Your Mouth [article]
- How to rebalance your oral microbiome and remineralize your teeth [article]
- Can some plaques actually help our teeth stay healthy? [article]
- How Shine Remineralizing Tooth Whitening Powder (with Hydroxyapatite) Works [[article and informational video]]
- What Makes Our MCHA stand out from the crowd? [informational resource]
- How to Stop Tooth Decay and Remineralize Your Teeth [free eBook]
- Is Stress the Primary Cause of Gum Disease? [article]
- Never Underestimate the Power of Your Smile [article]
- Smile your way to greater health and happiness [article]
- How Nutrition Plays a Foundational Role in Stopping and Reversing Gum Disease [[another expert interview video with Dr. Al Danenberg]]
- 19 Pearls for Overall Health [guest OraWellness blog post written by Dr. Al Danenberg]
Other Resources:
- Is Your Gut Killing You?: An in-depth guide on the connection between the gut, the mouth, chronic disease, and how to stay healthy – eBook that Dr. Al mentions
- The Better Belly Blueprint: Burn fat, heal your gut, and strengthen your immune system – eBook that Dr. Al mentions
- The 12-week coaching program that Dr. Al mentions
- 10 Questions to Ask Your “Biological Dentist” article that Dr. Al mentions
- Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009–2016 – study that Dr. Al mentions
- Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, Carolina study finds – article about the study that Dr. Al mentions
- Paul Chek’s 4 Doctors that Will mentions
Can I have a link to the 2018 study on the number of metabolically unhealthy people in the US. Thank you
Aloha Dr. Geller,
Here’s a link to the study on the number of metabolically unhealthy people in the U.S.: Prevalence of Optimal Metabolic Health in American Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009–2016
And here’s an article about the study: Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, Carolina study finds
(Dr. Al references this study around the 32:56 minute mark in our interview with him.)
I hope that helps. Aloha! 🙂
Norman Cousins is the author Dr. D was referring to at the end of the video. He used laughter, heavy doses of vitamin c and optimism to cure his “incurable” collagen connective tissue dis-ease diagnosed in 1964. Book published in 1979 on his healing is called Anatomy of Illness as Perceived by the Patient – I read it and is amazing! He has many other books, as well. He passed in 1990 much longer than “doctors” predicted. 10 years after his 1st heart attack, 26 years after his dis-ease diagnosis and 36 years after 1st diagnosed with heart dis-ease. I got some of this info on his wikipedia page.