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Daniel Amen: “Periodontal disease is a major cause of inflammation.”

Featuring: Daniel Amen, Founder and CEO of Amen Clinics | National

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The 11 Risk Factors That Are Destroying Your Brain - Dr Daniel Amen

Published | Video Starts at 26:27

And so I'm always donating blood because I don't want my brain to age faster than it should. I is inflammation. And it's like, what causes inflammation, Having a leaky gut or having an unhealthy mouth. So Periodontal disease is a major cause of inflammation. So I became a flossing fool. Low levels of omega 3 fatty acids. I did a study on 50 consecutive patients who came to amen clinics who are not taking, taking Omega 3s. (26:27–26:33)

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Asserts that gum disease significantly contributes to inflammation.

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