Steven Bartlett, host of the Diary of a CEO podcast, asked Dr. Victoria Sampson THE QUESTION.
This question is dodged by dental schools and most dentists (including most of the 14+ hours of podcasts I listened to).
But as Steven alludes to, your teeth tell you what to eat.
Today, they’re telling you that there’s discordance: a mismatch between the foods you’re eating and the foods your teeth and jaws evolved to
chew on.
The dental health epidemic tells of a deeper problem. Oral disease is the early warning sign. It’s the alarm signaling an onslaught of health problems. However, few people are heeding that alarm—including dentists, who are too occupied with putting out fires to even look for the arsonist.
A diet that rots the hardest substance in your body isn’t just
bad for your smile. It foretells of downstream consequences on your heart, your brain, and your overall health. An evolutionary perspective to diet can fix our oral health. And, consequently, resolve the other mounting health crises.
