LifestyleFriday, 11 September · 08:30
You Are Probably Brushing Your Teeth at the Wrong Time
Dentists say brushing straight after breakfast can do more harm than good because acidic food softens enamel for up to an hour. The advice is to brush before eating or wait, which contradicts what most people were taught as children. Predictably, the internet is not taking it well.
On 21 presenters' run sheets.
Questions for your show
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Before or after breakfast: when do you brush, and will you change?
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What is something you were taught as a kid that turned out to be completely wrong?
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What is the health advice you ignore on purpose?
Credit on air
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Went with the double-standard angle for our younger audience and it turned into a really thoughtful hour.