{"podcast":{"title":"The Doctor's Kitchen Podcast","slug":"the-doctor-s-kitchen-podcast-525418","podcast_index_feed_id":525418,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87","website_url":"https://thedoctorskitchen.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1636962439112-69c5fbacf809148ebae8e2e83955dadd.jpeg","author":"Dr Rupy Aujla","episode_count":429,"summary":"The Doctor's Kitchen is the show about food, medicine, lifestyle and how to improve your health today. Join Dr Rupy and his expert guests as they explore the multiple ways in which diet and lifestyle can help you achieve your healthiest and most fulfilling life. Covering a broad range of subjects such as Nutritional medicine, Mental wellbeing and Mindset, you are sure to learn actionable tips and principles to lead your best life. Join the online community at www.thedoctorskitchen.com to learn more Your Feedback Matters - we’d love to hear from you! Take our quick survey to share your thoughts about our show - and help shape future episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:45.445340+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-kitchen-podcast-525418"},"episode":{"title":"#331 Should We Avoid Fluoride and Is Mouthtaping Actually Worth It?  | Dr Staci Whitman","slug":"331-should-we-avoid-fluoride-and-is-mouthtaping-actually-worth-it-dr-staci-whitman","published_at":"2026-01-14T03:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-kitchen-podcast-525418/331-should-we-avoid-fluoride-and-is-mouthtaping-actually-worth-it-dr-staci-whitman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-kitchen-podcast-525418","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-doctors-kitchen-podcast/episodes/331-should-we-avoid-fluoride-and-is-mouthtaping-actually-wor","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/the-doctors-kitchen-podcast/e/6964ede079fe7d55451f7645/media.mp3","summary":"Your mouth isn’t separate from the rest of your body, it’s a key part of your airway, your microbiome, and even your inflammation levels. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Staci Whitman, functional dentist, to explore the everyday habits and products that can make a real difference to oral and whole-body health. We talk through mouth taping and why nasal breathing matters for oral health, sleep quality, and overall physiology. Who should avoid mouth taping, and safer options. How chronic mouth breathing affects dry mouth and the oral microbiome, gum health, cavities, bad breath, airway, sleep, and long-term facial/jaw development (especially in kids). Ancestral diets and how that plays a role in jaw development, and the dental impact of modern snack foods. Plus nutrients for dental health like vitamin D, K2, Calcium and vitamin C. And controversially we talk through fluoride in our water and toothpaste. What fluoride is used for and what the controversy tends to be about, and practical oral-health “non-negotiables” that matter alongside fluoride. Dr. Staci Whitman is a board-certified functional and integrative dentist specialising in the oral-systemic connection, how the mouth links to the gut, brain, hormones, and airway health. She’s the founder of Bloom Kids (a leading functional paediatric dental practice), co-founder of the Institute for Functional Dentistry, and co-founder of Fygg, a microbiome-friendly oral care line. 🎬 Watch the podcast on YouTube here 📱 Download The Doctor’s Kitchen app 🌐 View full show notes, including guest details, on our website ☕️ Try Exhale Coffee here 🥗 Join the newsletter and receive a 7 day meal plan 📷 Follow on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Your mouth isn’t separate from the rest of your body, it’s a key part of your airway, your microbiome, and even your inflammation levels. In this episode,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6145,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-doctor-s-kitchen-podcast-525418/episodes/331-should-we-avoid-fluoride-and-is-mouthtaping-actually-worth-it-dr-staci-whitman/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-doctor-s-kitchen-podcast-525418/331-should-we-avoid-fluoride-and-is-mouthtaping-actually-worth-it-dr-staci-whitman.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}