PREVENT HEART ATTACK BY DOING THIS ONE THING

BRUSHING YOUR TEETH AT NIGHT CAN KEEP YOU HEALTHIER.

Can not brushing your teeth at night cause heart attacks?

Is it possible to get a heart attack from not brushing teeth at night?

Not directly, but yes. It can increase your risk over time.  Here’s why:

When you don’t brush your teeth, especially at night, germs (bacteria) build up in your mouth. These germs build up and can cause gum disease. 

Now here’s the scary part - those same germs can enter your bloodstream, travel through your body, and cause inflammation in your heart and blood vessels.

So, if you often ignore brushing, especially before bed at night, it could lead to serious health problems, including heart attacks.

That’s why dentists and doctors say: Healthy mouth = Healthy heart.

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What is Atherosclerosis?

Imagine your blood vessels (the tubes that carry blood around your body) are like water pipes in your house.

Now, imagine if someone poured greasy gunk (like butter, fat, and tiny bits of junk) into those pipes every day.

Over time, that gunk starts to stick to the inside of the pipes. The hole then gets smaller and smaller, and water can’t flow properly.

That’s what happens in your body.

The gunk is called plaque, and it builds up in your blood vessels. This is called atherosclerosis.

* If too much plaque builds up:

* Blood can’t get through easily.

* Your heart has to work harder.

Sometimes, the plaque can even block the blood completely or burst, which causes a heart attack.

So, to keep your "blood pipes" clean, it's important to eat well, exercise, and even brush your teeth, because germs can make those pipes worse too!