Antibacterial Toothpaste: Harmful, Helpful, or Harmless?
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2016-01-25

Is triclosan in Colgate Total toothpaste safe in regards to the nitrate-reducing bacteria on our tongue and potential endocrine-disrupting effects on thyroid function and obesity?

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Here’s the video about mouthwash: Don’t Use Antiseptic Mouthwash (http://nutritionfacts.org\video\dont-use-antiseptic-mouthwash). Well, then, What’s the Best Mouthwash? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whats-the-best-mouthwash) (click on the video and find out—spoiler alert: it’s green tea!)

I’ve got about 20 videos on the benefits of nitrate-containing vegetables for both athletic performance and cardiovascular benefits. Here’s a couple of the latest: 
• Whole Beets vs. Juice for Improving Athletic Performance (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/whole-beets-vs-juice-for-improving-athletic-performance)
• Oxygenating Blood With Nitrate-Rich Vegetables (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/oxygenating-blood-with-nitrate-rich-vegetables)
• “Veg-Table” Dietary Nitrate Scoring Method (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/veg-Table-dietary-nitrate-scoring-method)

For more on nontoxic ways to maintain oral health, see:
• Plant-Based Diets: Oral Health (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-oral-health/)
• Plant-Based Diets: Dental Health (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/plant-based-diets-dental-health/)
• Can Gargling Prevent the Common Cold? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-gargling-prevent-the-common-cold/)
• Protecting Teeth From Hibiscus Tea (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Protecting-Teeth-From-Hibiscus-Tea)
• The Downside of Green Smoothies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-downside-of-green-smoothies)

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/antibacterial-toothpaste-harmful-helpful-or-harmless and he'll try to answer it!

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