The episode explores the connection between oral health and overall mortality, featuring insights from Dr. Imran Asin.
Send us Fan Mail What if the most overlooked lever for longer life sits right behind your smile? We trace a clear line from gum inflammation and tooth loss to cardiovascular risk, metabolic control, brain health, and ultimately all-cause mortality—then show how to act on it. With oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Imran Asin, we unpack the data that shifted our thinking: Lancet analyses linking tooth count to mortality, new pathology showing oral bacterial signatures inside atherosclerotic p...