Your dental hygiene impacts your entire body’s health, so it’s vital we’re taking good care of our mouth! I’m joined by biological dentist, Dr. Ben Pospisil, to talk about how to holistically improve your oral health for a healthier body.

You might have oral health problems if:

Your mouth bleeds when you floss [15:00]
You don’t regularly floss your teeth or brush your tongue [20:00]
You have or grew up with bad oral posture [26:00]
You have multiple mercury fillings [39:00]

About Dr. Ben Pospisil

Dr. Ben Pospisil grew up in Mount Vernon, Iowa. He attended the University of Northern Iowa as an undergraduate and completed Dental School at The University of Iowa in 2004. He is in private practice for the last 14 years in his hometown.

Dr. Pospisil transitioned his practice to Biologic/Holistic Dentistry in 2010. He has since become a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, has taken training in Orthotropics/Facial Growth Guidance, is a Graduate of the Schuster Center for Professional Development, and is an Ambassador at the Dawson Academy of Complete Dentistry.

In This Episode

What the different levels of dentistry are and how this impacts biological dentistry [6:00]
How oral health can actually be a contributing factor to heart attacks and other heart conditions [11:00]
What the long-term purpose of flossing is [20:00]
How to reduce and possibly eliminate bad breath [21:30]
What good oral posture looks like to improve our overall health [26:45]
What the possible negative implications of mercury fillings are and why you might want them removed [33:30]
How a practitioner should check if you have mercury poisoning from your fillings [39:00]
Whether or not fluoride is an essential mineral we should use regularly [48:00]
What foods we should eat to promote the best oral health [50:00]