gum disease Archives - Fit Found Me Healthy Living Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:29:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://fitfoundme.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cropped-new-fit-found-me-favicon-32x32.png gum disease Archives - Fit Found Me 32 32 Scientists Say a Common Gum Disease Bacterium May Be Quietly Hardening Your Heart Valves https://fitfoundme.com/gum-disease-bacteria-heart-valve-calcification-study/ https://fitfoundme.com/gum-disease-bacteria-heart-valve-calcification-study/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:29:15 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=40430 Most people think bleeding gums are a dental problem. A new study suggests they could be connected to something much more serious. Researchers have found evidence that a bacterium commonly linked to gum disease may also play a role in dangerous calcium buildup inside the heart’s aortic valve. While the findings are still preliminary, they …

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]]> https://fitfoundme.com/gum-disease-bacteria-heart-valve-calcification-study/feed/ 0 Poor Dental Hygiene Linked to Shrinkage of the Hippocampus, the Brain’s Memory Center https://fitfoundme.com/poor-dental-hygiene-linked-to-shrinkage-of-the-hippocampus-the-brains-memory-center/ https://fitfoundme.com/poor-dental-hygiene-linked-to-shrinkage-of-the-hippocampus-the-brains-memory-center/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:33:00 +0000 https://fitfoundme.com/?p=33293 Every morning, millions of people perform a ritual so routine they barely think about it: brushing their teeth. What if that simple two-minute task was protecting something far more precious than your smile? Deep in a research facility in northern Japan, scientists have been watching brains shrink and memories fade, all while tracking something most …

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