Andrew Huberman· PhD
by ingesting those low sugar fermented foods on a regular basis by trying to make sure that you're getting enough sleep each night this is key probably should have mentioned this earlier in the episode uh but you know one of the folks who I have great respect for in the public health discussion around dental health is Dr Mark bheen he goes by ask the dentist on Instagram he's actually a retired dentist uh but he's been deeply involved D in the kind of evaluation of the consumer product space as it relates to dental and oral healthare for a number of years um and Mark Beren in addition to discussing all the various topics that we've talked about today such as Xylitol and fluoride yes or fluoride no etc etc has also been a big proponent of people paying attention to that first pillar of mental health physical health and performance which is sleep and pointing out that when people get fewer than their necessary allotment of sleep each night so typically most people need 6 to 8 hours some people need more some people need a little less but getting at least 6 to8 hours of quality sleep per night which supports the health of the gut microbiome and oral microbiome and thereby indirectly supports the health of the entire brain and body so um Dr burin and others have talked about this but I really appreciate that he's championed the importance of sleep among other things but certainly sleep as a way to support the oral microbiome