EP 209 Pink in the sink, the oral microbiome and healing cavities naturally
Release Date: 05/05/2025
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Jess is back on the podcast! Jess Wallace is an adventure host, travel lover, online business manager, teacher turned entrepreneur and promoter of living a big, authentic + full life. Jess specializes in helping female entrepreneurs thrive in their businesses. She also hosts adventure trips to create a space for women to connect, see the world together, make lifelong friends, and unlock core memories. Her mission is to help as many women as possible get outside, adventure more, bet on themselves, take up space, do it scared, build confidence, live big + chase magic. Tune in...
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Jess is back on the podcast! Tune in to this episode as we chat about: Pointer finger suckers My myofunctional journey Go follow Are you going to the grocery store for car batteries Were fixing your 3pm crash yall Whats your metabolism doing? Saturn— the planet or car? Back meat chaffing
info_outlineDr. Staci Whitman, a leading authority in functional dentistry, is on a mission to revolutionize oral healthcare. With a unique blend of scientific expertise and compassionate care, she's dedicated to creating a cavity-free world. Dr Staci is board-certified in pediatrics, integrative dentistry, and naturopathic dentistry and is one of the only dentists in the world to have her Functional Medicine Certification from the Institute of Functional Medicine. She founded one of the leading Functional Pediatric Dental offices in the country where she takes a whole-body and holistic approach to her care. She is the co-founder of the Institute for Functional Dentistry, launching in summer 2025, and lectures globally on Functional Dentistry and the Oral Systemic Connection. She also is the co-founder of Feed Your Good Guys (Fygg) microbiome-friendly oral care.
With a passion for optimizing the oral microbiome, hormonal health, nutritional status, and sleep and airway health, she is a sought-after expert and educator with a heavy focus on preventative dentistry, cavity arrest and remineralization, and the oral-gut-brain axis. Dr. Staci passionately shares her knowledge and insights on creating happy teeth and healthy lives.
In this episode, we chat about:
- An institutional level problem
- Follow the money
- What about flouride?
- Anesthesia and alzheimers?
- Over treating kids
- Can cavities fix themselves?
- The fine line between informed consent and fear mongering
- Best tips for optimal oral health (and why it matters)
- Vitamin C for your pink in the sink people
- Mouth breathing is not normal
- Why our human faces shrinking?
- Oral microbiome and cancer risk
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