Brushing Your Teeth
The science: People who brushed less than twice a day had a 70 percent higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart disease than those who brushed three times or more, according to a 2010 U.K. study.
Why it helps: Oral bacteria can enter your bloodstream, possibly triggering plaque buildup in your arteries. It can also stave off potential damaging effects to other organs which can help decrease the chance of diabetes and other life shortening conditions.
Your move: Brushing and flossing remove bacteria, but many people floss incorrectly, says Todd Snyder, DDS an international lecturer on General & Cosmetic Dentist from Laguna Niguel, California. To floss correctly one needs to wrap the floss so it forms a C shape around the side of one tooth and then a C shape around the neighboring tooth making sure to go all te way through the contact and under the gum line. Moving the floss up and down and not in a sawing motion. We are trying to wipe the bacteria and other adhesions off the tooth by wiping up and down the root surface, especially under the gumline.
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