# Mouthwash, Oral Bacteria and Blood Pressure

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2117905486498701504
- Source account: [@Marc0sRomano](https://x.com/Marc0sRomano)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 0:40
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/BLHjM1w2ufwA/en/mouthwash-oral-bacteria-and-blood-pressure

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/BLHjM1w2ufwA/en/mouthwash-oral-bacteria-and-blood-pressure) of the tongue. Uh, we know a lot about them, but most importantly, if you eradicate these bacteria by using mouthwash, then it leads to an increase in blood pressure, you lose the protective benefits of exercise, and you become nitric oxide deficient.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/BLHjM1w2ufwA/en/mouthwash-oral-bacteria-and-blood-pressure?t=17) And you, and these are, these are the numbers I think I got from, I can't, some, uh, maybe the World Health Organization or some, uh, statistics that two out of three Americans wake up every morning and use mouthwash.

[0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/BLHjM1w2ufwA/en/mouthwash-oral-bacteria-and-blood-pressure?t=28) So they're killing not only the bad guys, and they actually advertise this, kills 99.9% of the bacteria in your mouth.

[0:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/BLHjM1w2ufwA/en/mouthwash-oral-bacteria-and-blood-pressure?t=35) That is a very bad idea because you're dest-