{"id":340163,"date":"2015-08-14T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/la-brosse-a-dent-un-nid-a-microbes-340163.html"},"modified":"2019-05-03T23:14:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T15:14:34","slug":"la-brosse-a-dent-un-nid-a-microbes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/la-brosse-a-dent-un-nid-a-microbes-340163.html","title":{"rendered":"Your toothbrush is a nest for germs"},"content":{"rendered":"  <p>Did you know that some 10 million bacteria lurk between the bristles of the toothbrush that you put twice daily in your mouth? Appetizing is not it? While <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/le-top-10-des-planques-de-germes-dans-la-maison-49952.html\">most of these germs <\/a>are not harmful (the mouth itself is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/natural-healing\/alternative-medicine\/skin-problems-cancer-cholesterol-bacteria-rescue-109492.html\">full of essential bacteria<\/a> involved in the balance of oral flora, and the body in general), basic precautions are necessary <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/alzheimers-disease-can-now-detected-simple-saliva-test-113820.html\">to prevent\u00a0diseases.\u00a0<\/a><\/p> <h2> <span>CAN MY TOOTHBRUSH MAKE ME SICK?<\/span> <\/h2> <p>Viruses like the flu or gastroenteritis can survive in the air for long hours. They can also pass from one person to another if you share the same toothbrush or if you store every toothbrush\u00a0in the same cup. Pushing the argument further, some even recommend using a different tube of toothpaste for each person. But at this point it may be bordering on paranoia. However, as long as you practice brushing your teeth twice daily for two minutes each time, the bacteria should not be there.<\/p> <p><em>Source: UFSBD, Colgate,<\/p> <p><\/em><em>Maureen Diament<\/em><\/p> <h3> <span><\/span> <\/h3> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The toothbrush is supposed to protect us from infections but when it does not respect some rules of hygiene, it can become a source for disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":118970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The toothbrush is supposed to protect us from infections but when it does not respect some rules of hygiene, it can become a source for 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