Brain Shaman
Brain Shaman is a philosophical and scientific journey towards better brain health. Michael Waite discusses how you can change your brain state and overall nervous system via behavior, nutrition, nature, and technology. Mental illness, addiction, and low brain function are destroying so many people and societies. By becoming increasingly disconnected from our natural mind-body-world and plugged into the artificial ones, we are getting sicker, weaker, and less free. We must become more conscious of how the information that we consume (in the form of action, food, drugs, sensory input, media, etc.) affects our brain. This podcast teaches you how to reconnect with your primordial nature, reprogram your brain, regain your freedom, and redirect your life.
Brain Shaman
Jonathan Dornell: Nurturing Your Oral Microbiome for a Happy Brain & Body | Episode 88
In this episode, our guest is Jonathan Dornell, the co-host of the Let's Get Oral podcast. We explore the oral microbiome and how to understand and nurture this vital ecosystem to optimize your brain and body health.
You'll learn about key topics like: nitric oxide, neurogastronomy, and how simple habits - like chewing mindfully, eating a balanced diet, and avoiding mouthwash and teeth whitening - can protect your oral microbiome, possibly reducing risks for conditions like caries (cavities), dementia, and heart disease.
We also discuss the relationship between bacteria and humans, smell and taste perception, the benefits of slowing down, and the role of prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics, as well as how sugar and sweet flavors influence our oral and overall health.
RESOURCES
BACTERIA
- Candida albicans
- Lactobacillus
- Prevotella
- Prevotella intermedia
- Porphyromonas gingivalis
- Rothia
- Streptococcus mutans
- Treponema denticola
- Veillonella
- Veillonella dispar
- Veillonella parvula
BOOKS
- If Your Mouth Could Talk by Kami Hoss
ORGANIZATIONS
- American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH)
- The Integrative Dental Medicine Scholar Society
OTHER VOCAB
- Amylase
- Arginine
- Biofilm
- Commensal
- Culturomics
- Electron micrograph
- Lozenge
- Neurogastronomy
- Nitrates
- Periopathogen
- Periodontitis
- Retronasal smell
- Supertaster
- Xylitol
PAPERS
- Did the Brain and Oral Microbiota Talk to Each Other? A Review of the Literature
- The Oral-Microbiome-Brain Axis and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: An Anthropological Perspective
**CONNECT & LEARN MORE**
website: letsgetoral.com
podcast: Let's Get Oral
IG: @letsgetoral
LinkedIn: /jddornell