Omega 6s, Toothpaste & the Oral Microbiome, Cold Sores, H2 Blockers

Aug. 24, 2021

[00:00:55] Omega 6 fatty acids - do they cause inflammation? Podcast: Keto Flex to Reduce Inflammation, Burn Fat & Reboot Your Metabolism.

Resources:

• Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Inflammation: The Role of Phospholipid Biosynthesis
• Fatty acid composition of adipose tissue and blood in humans and its use as a biomarker of dietary intake
• Effect of dietary linoleic acid on markers of inflammation in healthy persons: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
• Dietary linoleic acid intake and blood inflammatory markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
• Effect of dietary alpha-linolenic acid on blood inflammatory markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

[00:05:52] Toothpaste and it’s potential impact on the oral microbiome.

[00:07:43] Frequency of tongue cleaning with chlorhexidine increases systolic blood pressure.

[00:08:58] Nitrate as a potential prebiotic for the oral microbiome.

Resources:

• Quantitative relationship between oral nitrate-reducing activity and the endogenous formation of N-nitrosoamino acids in humans
• The increase in plasma nitrite after a dietary nitrate load is markedly attenuated by an antibacterial mouthwash
• Gastroprotective and blood pressure lowering effects of dietary nitrate are abolished by an antiseptic mouthwash
• Physiological role for nitrate-reducing oral bacteria in blood pressure control
• The effects of essential oil, povidone-iodine, and chlorhexidine mouthwash on salivary nitrate/nitrite and nitrate-reducing bacteria
• Nitrate causes a dose-dependent augmentation of nitric oxide status in healthy women
• Frequency of Tongue Cleaning Impacts the Human Tongue Microbiome Composition and Enterosalivary Circulation of Nitrate
• Nitrate as a potential prebiotic for the oral microbiome
• Oral Microbiome and Nitric Oxide: the Missing Link in the Management of Blood Pressure

[00:09:28] Preventing cold sores/HSV1 outbreaks.

[00:09:43] Book: End of Alzheimer’s by Dale Bredesen.

[00:10:11] Herbs and supplements that have antiviral properties.

[00:13:00] Supporting the immune system.

Resources:

• Stress Hormones Epinephrine and Corticosterone Selectively Modulate Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 Productive Infections in Adult Sympathetic, but Not Sensory, Neurons
• Relation of Arginine-Lysine Antagonism to Herpes simplex Growth in Tissue Culture
• Antiviral effect of arginine against herpes simplex virus type 1
• Potentiated virucidal activity of pomegranate rind extract (PRE) and punicalagin against Herpes simplex virus (HSV) when co-administered with zinc (II) ions, and antiviral activity of PRE against HSV and aciclovir-resistant HSV
• Review of Whole Plant Extracts With Activity Against Herpes Simplex Viruses In Vitro and In Vivo
• The Clinical Use of Monolaurin as a Dietary Supplement: A Review of the Literature

[00:14:23] H2 Blockers (antihistamines).

[00:18:21] Dr. Lawrence Afrin, expert on Mast Cell Activation.

[00:30:06] Pork rinds - safe to eat?

[00:35:05] Nitrates vs nitrite.

[00:42:14] Canker sores vs Herpes Simplex I.