16. A Cardiologist Proved Gum Disease Causes Heart Attacks. Here's the Science with Dr. Doneen

Mouthy Matters: Oral Health and How Your Gums Affect Your Whole Body · Aug 16, 2026 · 36m

You've had the conversation a hundred times. You point out the bleeding, you explain the inflammation, and the patient nods, and nothing changes. Part of the problem is that "it's connected to your health" isn't proof. It's a suggestion. And suggestions are easy to ignore.This episode gives you the proof.Dr. Amy Doneen, co-founder of the BaleDoneen Method, has spent over two decades building the clinical case that periodontal pathogens don't just correlate with heart disease. They cause it. In 2017, she and Dr. Bradley Bale published research proving that the bacteria living in the gum line…