Microbiome Friendly

Myth check

Should I rinse every day? — a woman pausing in her hallway, coat half on, just after eight
Myth check

Mouthwash kills the microbes your blood pressure needs

Is killing more mouth bacteria always better? A 2013 trial says no: seven days of antiseptic rinsing cut oral nitrite by 90 % and nudged blood pressure up.

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Is it coming from my stomach? — a woman in her parked car mid-morning, a palm flat on her stomach
Myth check

Bad breath from the stomach? One case in a hundred

A breath clinic measured 491 patients: the mouth explained 87 % of bad breath and the digestive tract only 1 %. Where the sulfur smell is really made.

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Is a bigger number better? — a man empty-handed in the produce aisle late in the morning
Myth check

More CFU is better? Not when 100× changed nothing

A bigger CFU count — more live bacteria per dose — sells probiotics. Trials disagree: doubling once helped, a hundredfold jump changed nothing.

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Can three days reset it? — a woman at her sitting-room window in late light, arms folded
Myth check

Three days will change your gut. Then it changes back

A three-day gut reset is sold everywhere. The measurements say your gut bacteria shift in one day, revert in two, and keep 60 % of their strains for years.

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