MOUTH HEALTH is as important as gut health

Everyone’s talking about the importance of gut health and your gut microbiome – the collection of bacteria, fungi, and viruses lining your digestive tract. But it starts before that – inside your mouth, which is the opening or entrance into your whole gut system. Your mouth microbiome is crucial too.

- Dr Dominik Nischwitz

The microbiome in the mouth is extremely diverse. It’s about four times higher than the microbiome in the gut. Our microbiome can change according to our lifestyles and diet, so they are key. Try to stay away from processed food as much as possible. Limit sugar, refined starches, and dairy products.