I found this article. It’s a small study. But it revealed an overlooked thought many have with antibacterial products such as mouthwash.
In our body there are good and bad bacteria’s. This is well known. In some instances, like when we have severely harmful bacteria in our bodies, antibacterial products are a fine option to destroy the bad bacteria and help restore our health. Obviously, the downside is we destroy the good bacteria in our bodies as well. So these products must be used with care and with wise discretion.
However, mouthwash is a product most people use daily and even multiple times a day. The problem is the bacteria in the mouth isn’t all bad. And destroying it all creates a domino effect where one thing is impacted and then another and it goes down the line. The severity of this impact is dependent on some factors, such as your lifestyle, diet and overall health, but what this particular study revealed is the negative impact mouthwash has on our blood pressure.
There are bacteria in our mouth that aid in the production of nitric oxide, which has an effect of opening our blood vessels and lowering our blood pressure. Now this isn’t the only thing in our body that can lower blood pressure, but it does play a role and our bodies rely on it to an extent. And when this bacteria is destroyed this role was shown to be reduced by possibly 60%. For a generally healthy and active individual, maybe it wouldn’t be the biggest deal. But it should be noted. Especially for people not eating right and not exercising.
Here’s the article.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-thing-can-happen-when-you-use-mouthwash-after-you-exercise/amp
In our body there are good and bad bacteria’s. This is well known. In some instances, like when we have severely harmful bacteria in our bodies, antibacterial products are a fine option to destroy the bad bacteria and help restore our health. Obviously, the downside is we destroy the good bacteria in our bodies as well. So these products must be used with care and with wise discretion.
However, mouthwash is a product most people use daily and even multiple times a day. The problem is the bacteria in the mouth isn’t all bad. And destroying it all creates a domino effect where one thing is impacted and then another and it goes down the line. The severity of this impact is dependent on some factors, such as your lifestyle, diet and overall health, but what this particular study revealed is the negative impact mouthwash has on our blood pressure.
There are bacteria in our mouth that aid in the production of nitric oxide, which has an effect of opening our blood vessels and lowering our blood pressure. Now this isn’t the only thing in our body that can lower blood pressure, but it does play a role and our bodies rely on it to an extent. And when this bacteria is destroyed this role was shown to be reduced by possibly 60%. For a generally healthy and active individual, maybe it wouldn’t be the biggest deal. But it should be noted. Especially for people not eating right and not exercising.
Here’s the article.
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-thing-can-happen-when-you-use-mouthwash-after-you-exercise/amp