Dr. Staci Whitman, DDS discusses the importance of nose breathing, harms linked with fluoride in water and ways to support airway health for your whole body.

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0:00 Intro 3:48 Up to 90% of children have some dysregulated breathing. 5:45 We aren’t chewing enough. 6:40 Breastfeeding creates optimal craniofacial respiratory development. How your face and jaw grow effects how you breathe. 7:40 Our jaws are shrinking. 8:00 Not getting deep Stage 3 sleep 8:25 If your child is showing behavioral issues, have an airway and sleep screening done. 11:00 Your tongue position 12:05 Orthodontics can start at age 2 or 3 to change growth patterns. 16:04 Chronic mouth breathing in adults has far reaching impacts. 17:44 Any amount of snoring is abnormal. 19:50 Use a sleep tracker. 20:30 Observe your child sleeping. 22:15 You can see sleep deprivation in children’s faces. 23:50 Fluoride is a neurotoxin. 28:13 Hydroxyapatite is effective for re-mineralizing your teeth. 30:45 Cavities are a bacterial infection. 39:00 Your oral microbiome feeds your gut microbiome. 41:30 Mouth is a gateway into your body. 42:25 Oral health impacts: Alzheimer’s, erectile dysfunction, fertility in both men and women. 47:35 There are oral microbiome tests. 48:40 Ozone helps with periodontal disease, gum disease, and cavities. 51:52 A baking soda rinse will neutralize acids and can help with candida. 55:00 Children whose mothers were vegetarian or vegan while pregnant will likely have under-mineralized enamel and deficiencies. 58:10 Tongue scraping 59:05 Floss. 59:25 Leaky gums 01:04:27 Bentonite clay benefits remineralization and your microbiome. 01:09:10 Start flossing kid’s teeth at about 2 or 2 ½.

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