What Your Mouth Says About Your Health
Prevention|June 2022
Your breath, gums, and tongue can reveal surprising things about what's happening in your body.
ANDREW WEIL, M.P.
What Your Mouth Says About Your Health

NATURAL FIXES

Your mouth is an excellent barometer for what's happening throughout your body. Your oral health can have an impact on other aspects of your well-being because the mouth leads into both the digestive tract and the respiratory tract, making it a prime spot for harmful (and sometimes helpful!) germs to enter. Here are three areas of your mouth to consider. If any of the info describes something you're experiencing, schedule a visit with your physician or dentist to investigate further.

BREATH

This story is from the June 2022 edition of Prevention.

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