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Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma

Rooted in Wellness with Mona Sharma

109. The Missing Piece in Every Longevity Conversation: Why Your Mouth Is the Gateway to Your Overall Health with Dr. Jonathan Levine

Apr 7, 2026 · 1h 22m

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When it comes to health and longevity, we obsess over what we eat, how we move, how we sleep, and how we manage stress, never realizing that one of the most powerful indicators of how well our body is functioning has been hiding in plain sight all along - our mouth. Most people brush twice a day, see their dentist once or twice a year, and assume their mouth is fine, not realizing that the mouth may be one of the clearest entry points into understanding inflammation, airway health, the gut, and long-term disease risk. We dive deeper into this in Rooted in Wellness with Dr. Jonathan Levine. We also chat about the connection between gum inflammation and chronic disease, what mouth breathing…