Is it Time to Dump Your Toothpaste?

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Over the course of your lifetime you’ll produce 10,000 gallons of spit that your body uses to initiate digestion, neutralize acid in your mouth and help fight germs that produce bad breath.1 If you floss each day, you’ll go through approximately 5 miles of floss over your lifetime and will use 20 gallons of toothpaste. If you brush your teeth twice a day for two minutes, you’ll spend 24 hours brushing each year.

Even though you don’t swallow your toothpaste (and shouldn’t!), it all happens in an area of your body used as a drug delivery …read more

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