Exercise is known to reduce blood pressure – but the activity of bacteria in our mouths may determine whether we experience this benefit, according to new research.
An international team of scientists has shown that the blood pressure-lowering effect of exercise is significantly reduced when people rinse their mouths with antibacterial mouthwash, rather than water – showing the importance of oral bacteria in cardiovascular health.
2greys, thanks for that. I also belong to the High Blood Pressur Support group, so I'm going to share it on there than you.
I've been meaning to reply to this all day but kept forgetting to look at my Corsodyl mouthwash. I didn't think it was antibacterial but it says it helps to reduce plaque and plaque bacteria. The main reason I started using it is because my teeth are falling out and it claims to improve gum health which I thought might help. It's interesting how much of a correlation there is between dental hygiene and cardiovascular health. There have been a number of articles about the connection between dental hygiene and lung, heart or digestive health. More than just the obvious things like having good teeth enables you to eat well.
I use Corsodyl Daily when I feel a cold is trying to get me. It seems to make an effective gargle.
Who would have thought it. I have a sore mouth at the moment. I will stick to gargling salty water. Thanks
Who knew? Well, not me. 2greys thank you; you are an inexhaustable font of helpful information.
Interesting. But I use an antiseptic rinse immediately after my Trelogy inhaler. I'm terrified of developing thrush. I did this with my previous Breo. In fact I'm just a little obsessed ---A year ago at my dentist I stated "The roof of my mouth is sore I knew I would get thrush ---how bad is it?". My dentist claimed it looked perfectly healthy--and then I remembered and shared "Oh that's right I burned it on a hot cup of coffee". Never mind.
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