Mar 09 2025 46 mins
Dr. Rachaele Carver turns conventional wisdom about heart disease on its head with groundbreaking insights into how your mouth bacteria might be silently damaging your cardiovascular system. Drawing from her presentation on "Oral Pathogens as Causative Agents in Cardiovascular Disease," she reveals the missing link between oral health and the world's leading killer.
While most cardiologists focus on managing high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, Dr. Carver explains these are merely consequences—not causes—of the real problem: endothelial dysfunction. This damage to the delicate lining of blood vessels often begins with bacteria from periodontal disease entering the bloodstream, where they employ sophisticated mechanisms to evade your immune system and directly colonize arterial walls.
The research is stunning: oral bacteria are found in 48-100% of atherosclerotic plaque specimens. These bacteria release toxins that degrade collagen, increase inflammation, and even hijack your platelets to form protective shields around themselves. Most remarkably, some bacteria can force your platelets to clump together, creating the small blood clots that can eventually block blood supply to your heart or brain.
Dr. Carver challenges the traditional approach of simply "killing bad bugs" with antibiotics or scaling procedures. Instead, she advocates for addressing the environmental factors that allowed pathogenic bacteria to flourish in the first place—increasing oxygen in the oral environment, supporting mitochondrial function with red light therapy, and addressing critical nutrient deficiencies in minerals and fat-soluble vitamins.
Ready to transform your understanding of oral-systemic health? Listen now to discover simple, effective strategies to protect your heart by optimizing your oral microbiome—and learn why rising cholesterol might actually be your body's desperate attempt to repair damage caused by hidden infections, not the villain it's made out to be.
To learn more about holistic dentistry, check out Dr. Carver's website:
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