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Don't brush before or after breakfast. Got it! Thanks!

by CabSauce 4y ago

mensetmanusman 4y ago
If you follow all health advice, you realize the proper response is to just die: it’s too complicated.
- FlyingSnake 4y ago
  > to just die But before brushing or after brushing??!!
  - Firmwarrior 4y ago
    I've only been brushing my teeth before bed for like 6 years at this point, and flossing once a week or so. I don't know if it's the fluoride alcohol mouth wash I use or just dumb luck, but I haven't gotten any cavities So I think that given this rigorous scientific data, you can safely avoid brushing for the most part
    - jonaustin 4y ago
      fwiw, I have pretty bad teeth (~10K for crowns etc a few years ago). And I switched to only brushing with an electric toothbrush before bed, and don't really floss and think I've only had one small cavity since then and the hygienist said my teeth looked quite good in general. Worth noting that I have a good diet and rarely eat sugar beyond yogurt.
    - CabSauce 4y ago
      It's complicated. There's definitely a genetic component to having hard teeth.
      - danenania 4y ago
        A lot of it is diet too. Not eating or drinking sugary things gives you much more room for error. Of course you still need to brush and floss, but in my experience sugar + rigorous cleaning can still leave you with cavities whereas no sugar + lax cleaning you're probably fine. No sugar + rigorous cleaning and you might never need a dentist again. It took me way too long to understand this.
- Eisenstein 4y ago
  No need to worry, we are all in the process of dying, so the correct answer is just to ignore everything that isn't either: something that strikes you as incredibly obvious (don't drink poison), recognized in its field of experts (high cholesterol is bad for you), established knowledge, or not too inconvenient.
  - smilliken 4y ago
    > recognized in its field of experts (high cholesterol is bad for you) Public service announcement: this one is controversial. IMHO it's wrong, based on bad science and agendas, and harmful because it deters people from nutritious foods. I recommend everyone do their own reading to form their own opinion. It's sad how political food and nutrition is because it causes misinformation and malnutrition.
    - Eisenstein 4y ago
      Are you a medical doctor or otherwise considered an expert in the field of internal medicine?
      - tcj_phx 4y ago
        Steroidogenesis starts with cholesterol. The body increases its cholesterol production in the hopes of getting more steroids. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Steroidogenesis.svg/1245px-Steroidogenesis.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/St... Medicine’s misunderstanding of cholesterol is one of those mistakes which became very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry.
    - IIsi50MHz 4y ago
      My rudimentary understanding: chronic high blood sugar causes irritation of blood vessels; irritated blood vessels attempt to protect themselves by producing a protective layer (excretion?); cholesterol sticks much more readily to this‚ causing creation of plaques. So, cholesterol is "fine" if you avoid high blood sugar.
- myhf 4y ago
  Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.

Don't brush before or after breakfast. Got it! Thanks!

mensetmanusman 4y ago

If you follow all health advice, you realize the proper response is to just die: it’s too complicated.

FlyingSnake 4y ago
> to just die But before brushing or after brushing??!!
- Firmwarrior 4y ago
  I've only been brushing my teeth before bed for like 6 years at this point, and flossing once a week or so. I don't know if it's the fluoride alcohol mouth wash I use or just dumb luck, but I haven't gotten any cavities So I think that given this rigorous scientific data, you can safely avoid brushing for the most part
  - jonaustin 4y ago
    fwiw, I have pretty bad teeth (~10K for crowns etc a few years ago). And I switched to only brushing with an electric toothbrush before bed, and don't really floss and think I've only had one small cavity since then and the hygienist said my teeth looked quite good in general. Worth noting that I have a good diet and rarely eat sugar beyond yogurt.
  - CabSauce 4y ago
    It's complicated. There's definitely a genetic component to having hard teeth.
    - danenania 4y ago
      A lot of it is diet too. Not eating or drinking sugary things gives you much more room for error. Of course you still need to brush and floss, but in my experience sugar + rigorous cleaning can still leave you with cavities whereas no sugar + lax cleaning you're probably fine. No sugar + rigorous cleaning and you might never need a dentist again. It took me way too long to understand this.
Eisenstein 4y ago
No need to worry, we are all in the process of dying, so the correct answer is just to ignore everything that isn't either: something that strikes you as incredibly obvious (don't drink poison), recognized in its field of experts (high cholesterol is bad for you), established knowledge, or not too inconvenient.
- smilliken 4y ago
  > recognized in its field of experts (high cholesterol is bad for you) Public service announcement: this one is controversial. IMHO it's wrong, based on bad science and agendas, and harmful because it deters people from nutritious foods. I recommend everyone do their own reading to form their own opinion. It's sad how political food and nutrition is because it causes misinformation and malnutrition.
  - Eisenstein 4y ago
    Are you a medical doctor or otherwise considered an expert in the field of internal medicine?
    - tcj_phx 4y ago
      Steroidogenesis starts with cholesterol. The body increases its cholesterol production in the hopes of getting more steroids. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Steroidogenesis.svg/1245px-Steroidogenesis.svg.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/St... Medicine’s misunderstanding of cholesterol is one of those mistakes which became very profitable for the pharmaceutical industry.
  - IIsi50MHz 4y ago
    My rudimentary understanding: chronic high blood sugar causes irritation of blood vessels; irritated blood vessels attempt to protect themselves by producing a protective layer (excretion?); cholesterol sticks much more readily to this‚ causing creation of plaques. So, cholesterol is "fine" if you avoid high blood sugar.
myhf 4y ago
Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.