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Your knee arthritis may be connected to mouth bacteria.

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0:00 Knee arthritis can be connected to mouth bacteria
1:15 Over decades of my practice, I questioned why either osteo arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis developed
2:54 I explain how to tell if a microbe is causing your knee issues

In this video, I explain the connection between knee arthritis and mouth bacteria.

First, I touch on the difference between rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an auto-immune condition. Your immune system attacks your own joints, resulting in them being inflamed. It can develop in your fingers, wrists, knees, and other joints. It’s always symmetrical; meaning, it’s on both sides of your body in the same joint.

It also can affect your heart, cause anemia, and damage your eyes. You always have a lot of inflammation.

With osteoarthritis, the space in your joints decreases. You get spurring, pain and stiffness. There’s a bit less inflammation, and it’s typically asymmetrical. If you have it in a joint on one side, you typically won’t see it in the same joint on the other side of your body.

Over decades of seeing patients in my practice, I used to wonder why someone would get osteoarthritis in a joint unless they’d damaged it. Why would it occur in one joint but not another, unless there was some kind of acute or repetitive injury? And why, with rheumatoid arthritis, would the body attack its own joints in a symmetrical way?

I realized there had to be some kind of microbe involved and, after research, I discovered a connection of the DNA of oral bacteria being found in the synovial fluid of knee joints as well as in the heart. The bacteria is called porphyromonas gingivalis, and is the microbe involved in gum disease. Then it made sense to me. Your body attacks the microbe. And if there’s an infection in the joint, that could affect your cartilage production and cause a build up of calcium around the joint.

You can easily tell if a microbe is causing your knee problems. Take a natural, inexpensive antibiotic such as goldenseal, tea tree oil, myrrh, garlic, or olive leaf extract. If your condition improves, then you’ll know it was caused by this microbe. These antibiotics have no side effects, and are also antiviral. You can take them in combination in case there are other bacteria or viruses within your joints. Try this treatment for a couple of weeks.

Now you know the connection between knee arthritis and oral bacteria.

Dr Eric Berg DC Bio:
Dr. Berg, age 56, is a chiropractor who specializes in Healthy Ketosis & Intermittent Fasting. He is the author of the best-selling book The Healthy Keto Plan, and is the Director of Dr. Berg Nutritionals. He no longer practices, but focuses on health education through social media.

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Disclaimer: Dr. Eric Berg received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1988. His use of “doctor” or “Dr.” in relation to himself solely refers to that degree. Dr. Berg is a licensed chiropractor in Virginia, California, and Louisiana, but he no longer practices chiropractic in any state and does not see patients so he can focus on educating people as a full-time activity, yet he maintains an active license. This video is for general informational purposes only. It should not be used to self-diagnose and it is not a substitute for a medical exam, cure, treatment, diagnosis, and prescription or recommendation. It does not create a doctor-patient relationship between Dr. Berg and you. You should not make any change in your health regimen or diet before first consulting a physician and obtaining a medical exam, diagnosis, and recommendation. Always seek the advice of a physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The Health & Wellness, Dr. Berg Nutritionals and Dr. Eric Berg, D.C. are not liable or responsible for any advice, course of treatment, diagnosis or any other information, services or product you obtain through this video or site.

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Knee arthritis can be connected with oral bacteria.

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