WATCH YOUR MOUTH!

IT MIGHT SOUND

“ BACTERIA IN YOUR MOUTH DICTATES WHAT GOES ON IN YOUR GUT”

counterintuitive to begin a story about mouth health in your gut. It’s like putting the cart before the horse, so to speak. But bear with me because when it comes to your overall health: no gut, no glory.

You’ve probably caught a little of the nascent buzz about this previously underrated organ in the last few years. You might have heard that it’s where 70 per cent of your immune system lies. Where more than 100 million brain cells reside – as many as there are in the head of a cat. That it’s the place where nutrients, detoxifying enzymes and even neurotransmitters are created and where pathogens get neutralised. Do believe the hype.

World renowned gut-health expert, doctor and BBC journalist Dr