Mccormick

the bacteria behind your BLEEDING GUMS releases toxins that were found in 96% of Alzheimer’s brains. your dentist didn’t mention this: P. gingivalis — it’s in your mouth RIGHT NOW. (Dominy et al, Science Advances 2019. PMID: 30746447) the worst part? it doesn’t stay in your mouth. it travels into the brain through multiple routes — bloodstream, olfactory nerve, trigeminal nerve. once there, it releases proteases called gingipains. the gingipains slice up tau protein into fragments that nucleate the tangles you’ve been told are “just aging.” the same paper found gingipain levels correlated with both tau and ubiquitin pathology in the brain — particularly the memory regions, including the hippocampus. then it does the same thing it did to your gums: – chronic low-grade infection – neuroinflammation – neurons stop firing properly – memory degrades your dentist treats the bleeding gums. your neurologist treats the memory loss. neither connects them. here’s what the evidence chain actually shows: 1. gingipains from P. gingivalis are in 96% of Alzheimer’s brains 2. these gingipains drive tau pathology and neuroinflammation 3. mastic gum extract significantly inhibits P. gingivalis growth in vitro, with antimicrobial activity exceeding hydrogen peroxide and approaching prescription chlorhexidine 4. mastic doesn’t damage healthy oral tissue while doing it (Sterer 2006, PMID: 16822220. Koychev 2017, PMID: 28067105) the protocol that breaks this chain — mastic gum, Chios resin, 1g daily — pinned. a 2025 trial in dogs and cats with periodontal disease showed mastic chewing reduced bacterial load, halitosis, and gingivitis. living animals, not petri dishes. humans figured this out a long time ago: – Hippocrates prescribed it for stomach disorders (5th century BC) – Theophrastus catalogued its medicinal uses (4th century BC) – Dioscorides documented it in Materia Medica (1st century AD) – Galen recommended it for digestion and gum health (2nd century AD) – Pliny the Elder wrote about it in Natural History (1st century AD) – Byzantine emperors controlled Chios specifically to control mastic supply – Ottoman sultans received it as tribute for the imperial harem 2,500 years of physicians, emperors, and royal courts — and your dentist hasn’t heard of it. if your gums bleed when you floss, you have the bacteria. if you have the bacteria, it’s getting into your brain. mastic gum. Chios resin, 1g daily, chewed slowly until dissolved. 30-day minimum. full protocol (form, sourcing, what to avoid) — pinned.

Immunité diplomatique.