We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
avoid these like high alcohol astringent mouthwashes that kill your oral microbiome because all the dentists and periodontists are telling me yeah they'll make your breath fresh but actually it's Wrecking your gut microbiome and it's bad for
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Because you need these nitric oxide producing bacteria in your mouth. And so if you destroy all these bacteria with some sort of alcohol- based mouthwash, you're essentially carpet bombing your oral microbiome. It's a horrible thing.
Because you need these nitric oxide producing bacteria in your mouth. And so if you destroy all these bacteria with some sort of alcohol- based mouthwash, you're essentially carpet bombing your oral microbiome. It's a horrible thing. [...] most people who have heltosis or who suffer from bad breath don't have a mouthwash deficiency. You have dispiosis in the gut.