Fasting can help shift the gut microbiome by starving out bad bacteria, and breaking a fast with fermented and prebiotic-rich foods supports the growth of good bacteria.

“When you are in a fasted state, the longer you're there, the most famous study was out of MIT, 24-hour fast, you start to get these stem cells into the gut that repaired the gut. But when you're in a fasted state, these bad bacteria get starved out. And when they get starved out, there's an opportun”

Alcohol-based mouthwashes are detrimental to oral health because they harm mucosal lining and disrupt the healthy oral microbiome.

“most all not all but most all mouthwashes especially those containing alcohol are terrible for oral health simply put they deplete certain components of the mucosal lining of the mouth and they disrupt the healthy components of the oral microbiome”