Dr. Joe Kravitz posted on May 24, 2010 16:01
When I first discovered that dental disease was the number one disease in the world, I was shocked! Disbelief. Embarrassment. In this day and age, how is it possible for cavities and gum disease to be the number one disease? With the advances in dental medicine, including fluoridated water, toothpaste, mouth washes, floss, dentists…and we still are afflicted.
When I first discovered these facts, I did not believe it. My entire dental career, I was under the impression that heart disease was the most prevalent disease. Heart attacks, high blood pressure and strokes are dangerous conditions that affect MILLIONS of people every year. However, dental disease affects BILLIONS.
And heart disease is not even number two, OBESITY is! Of course, the mouth affects obesity. SO this bigger than we thought. I am here to MOUTH OFF™ and spread the message from the highest mountains, the lowest valleys, in the cities, the suburbs, the schools, the family, the workplace, and the media.
I am also prepared for the resistance and SHOCK in the media, for I understand there may be caution and doubt. We all remember when our ancestors thought that the world was flat. We now know that to be false. The world is round. Well, in today’s words…the mouth is round! Most still see the mouth as flat, and that leads to unnecessary suffering, illness and death worldwide.
Let's do something about it. Together.