How Our Ancestors had WHITE TEETH with no Toothbrush? - They Used Chewing Sticks

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:39 - How our Diet Ruined our Teeth?
3:44 - The first Oral & Dental Practices
6:32 - How Nomadic & Ancient Societies treated Teeth?
8:09 - Evidence of Miswak Chewing Sticks
11:51 - Conclusion

[@QLY.]

In saudi arabia, we still use this tool since more than 1400 years, it's called Miswak. It's a teeth-cleaning twig made from the Salvadora persica tree

[@lukmanalghdamsi3189]

it has been used in these areas for way more than that.

[@papazjose1274]

AFRICA too

[@aze378]

@@lukmanalghdamsi3189 yes it has but many credit it to the Arabians because they historically helped marketed its importance around the globe

[@lukmanalghdamsi3189]

@@aze378 the miswak is being used by ancient Chinese, Egyptians and Babylon. Babylon has been using it for as far as 3500 B.C

[@yeye-kj1ww]

@@SoroushSabzi no lol

[@flameguy3416]

I hate that this is a controversial topic. The powers that be are trying to divide humans in every sector of society, and we must fight against that.

[@davinawonderling9361]

For sure!

[@dompedritouruguaiana]

Exatamente !

[@musiquejunkie]

divide and conquer

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

They’re trying to keep us their perpetual obligate customers.

[@samuel-nolandavey.3625]

"To be clear the reason for the controversy in this video specifically is fluoride. Fluoride and the WHO itself are extremely controversial especially over the last couple years. I think the fact that the ancestors didn't use fluoride offers the solution. It seems clear that many of the so-called solutions provided by extremely questionable so-called governments is questionable at best. Food for THOUGHT. Think for yourself, God bless."

[@themartian9634]

At the age of 12, my family moved to city. Before that we used to live at our home village with our joint family. I used to brush my teeth with a small branch of neem (margosa) tree. I will say it was 100x better than modern day plastic brushes. It always kept my teeth super clean and healthy and No one in my family ever faced any dental problem whereas in current days dental problems are very common among todays children. Edit, Note: This neem tree can be easily found in all the countries of Indian Sub-continent.

[@ulz_glc]

When I use it, it feels like my teeth are clean after a couple seconds of brushing, while with modern brushes I need a couple minutes for the same results.

[@Niekomojo]

Y’all need to start harvesting, packaging, marketing and selling those Margosa tree sticks as a product before some capitalist that has nothing to do with your culture steals the idea.

[@ulz_glc]

@@Niekomojo the good thing is this tree can grow in many places and no one can patent or ruin it god willing.

[@ulz_glc]

@@Niekomojo you can already buy the miswak online in vacuum packaging, ready to use.

[@wasmagpie]

@@Niekomojo It's already a business

[@lucho9520]

Hey everybody!! It looks like Dr. Mike Mew has gotten the upper hand in the court cáse!! ❤🎉

[@holistic.health]

I hope so 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ManpowerPewPew]

Swag

[@EriPages]

Nice.

[@topdog5252]

Seems so. I actually really liked the videos during the trial where he just talks. He should do both styles imo.

[@AustinKoleCarlisle]

Big Mew Energy

[@stefdiazdiaz7067]

The history of sugar reminds me of the history of cocaine.

[@j-efaw]

How so?

[@konyvnyelv.]

No. Prehistoric men had many teeth problems. Also, survivorship bias may be why we found many people with straight teeth

[@Wild4lon]

​@@konyvnyelv. Survivorship bias doesn't explain how all the corpses we see have good teeth. By definition if they don't survive due to bad teeth they would die 😂

[@kireznerol5170]

​@@konyvnyelv. It also doesn't make any sense in regard to animals having majorly healthy white and straight teeth.

[@gritcrit4385]

I'm from Mongolia. I grew up in a city, but there are people who still live as nomads in the countryside. When I was traveling through the countryside I saw a 80 year old man with teeth like a hollywood star and he had never brushed his teeth. I couldn't believe at first, then I didn't understand how until recently. It was his diet.

[@anaz7603]

@gritcrit4385: Interesting- diet is incredibly important! Would you know if the older man, or (traditional) Mongolians also used a cleaning device for the teeth, similar to a miswaq, used by Muslims?

[@gritcrit4385]

@@anaz7603 no, I don't think he did.

[@marceldavis7306]

What was his nutrition like?

[@hoon_sol]

@@gritcrit4385: ~98% of chimpanzees also have perfect teeth, and they derive 90%+ of their energy from sugar.

[@nonsudunk]

Sugar in natural food like fruit is not the same as sugar in processed food

[@healing682]

These miswak sticks are used by Muslims around the world, I over did it and needed fillings from over scrubbing. You need to soak the sticks really well to soften them up. We use rose water. I was amazed when I moved to Saudi Arabia the great teeth people have here especially in rural areas. People still eat traditional foods - fresh organic dates, camel and goat milk, ghee, millet, camel meat, goat meat, raw vegetables, honey, black seeds/black seed oil, a lot of herbs and spices. They drink coffee like fish drink water but the coffee here is different, its yellow, lightly roasted which they believe is an anti oxidant and anti parasitic. People spend a lot of time out doors, chew frankincense resin and also eat an array of fresh fruits - pomelos, watermelon, pomegranates, figs, grapes. They wash their mouths before and after eating, before praying 5 times a day. There are miswak bushes all over the place, the smell of the surrounding sand is incredible. They would laugh their asses off at hearing about fluoridated miswak, they wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. BTW the people of the region especially the women are abundant in breath taking beauty.

[@holistic.health]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 yup! Same in Kuwait where i live... but sadly the use of miswak is going down and dentists offices are popping up everywhere ... guys... use the miswak and eat a carnivore diet... and always always mew 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@healing682]

@@holistic.health I used to live in Kuwait. The people are also beautiful with great teeth but so many have gone onto processed foods and dining out. They host the best sobhiyas though :)

[@holistic.health]

@@healing682 what is a sobhiya? I've never heard of that?

[@healing682]

@@holistic.health when you're invited for brunch in the women's circles

[@holistic.health]

@@healing682 oh interesting! I've never heard that term... what country use that? We call it "ghada" ... or "'azima" 😃

[@Cantersoft]

I don't think flouride is necessary for dental hygiene at all. I have not used toothpaste for about 10 years, and I never use mouthwash. I brush my teeth with baking soda. My teeth are still healthy.

[@ministryofanti-feminism1493]

I totally agree. I was surprised to hear Dr Mew endorse fluoride. I will not touch it anymore.

[@danmaertens7872]

Now you can use Nano Hydroxyapetite which regrows enamel. It’s not like fluoride which calcifies the pineal gland.

[@canesugar911]

​@@ministryofanti-feminism1493 do you believe that you should exist?...

[@thematrixcam]

17 years here. didn't brush my teeth since i was 10, now i'm 27. Im the only one in my family who does not put fluoride in his mouth and the only one with strong white teeth with no cavities. I use sodium bicarbonate to wash my mouth sometimes.

[@ryaa2336]

How do I use soda? ​@@thematrixcam

[@ishangupta3049]

Neem tree sticks are still used very much in India. And those who use it have great dental status.

[@Pechanni]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: The production quality on these videos is just fantastic. So much more entertaining to watch. Your editor is doing great.

[@theboyisso6960]

Killing it with the content lately Dr. Mew 🔥🔥🔥 love it !!

[@saichand.k7844]

"When science innovates,tradition evolves." ~Dr.Mike Mew

[@manassikdar1]

Mr.beast ahh thumbnail

[@Tubeytime]

He's starting to believe

[@CausedBlessings]

😂

[@No-clipper.21rd]

Lmao

[@yamuza121]

That background picture is amazing, outstanding work!

[@_Epictetus_]

Dr Anthony Chaffee and Dr Shawn Baker and Dr Mew should have a conversation one day. Thank you for all that you guys do!

[@Muchness11]

I second this!

[@sarahlavino2101]

Third!!

[@2000brisk]

wish you all the best for all the work that you do. The Mews will go down in history for doing the right thing.

[@3Runner95]

When people ate mostly meat they had straight teeth and no decay

[@konyvnyelv.]

No. Many findings show prehistoric men had many teeth problems

[@alanad.409]

Those who ate a lot of grains, like the egyptians..

[@YoutubeAKING]

9 year old vegans IN 2024 - 😬🤒🥦🥬🥗

[@hotties3v3n]

I'm sorry. As a African I find this really amusing that what we have been doing, and still do, is considered something of the past of ancestors by white people with modern technology. Just shows smart or advanced isn't always better.

[@infinitum42]

@@konyvnyelv. bot, commenting on every comment there

[@jisson57]

The editing and music in this video are awesome!

[@theingabo212]

“Looking back is the best way to move forward” love that!

[@stefdiazdiaz7067]

Chewing small bones remove plaque and remineralize teeth pretty effectively.

[@cb2738]

The quality on these videos are banger!!!

[@goldwarrior7131]

This video is so underrated, no doubt I'll subscribe

[@Cookieisfun1]

Quality of editing is top tier here,keep uploading Dr Mike

[@gurjotsingh8934]

7:00 We still use these methods here in our culture! I personally don’t even use toothbrush or any commercial chemical ridden toothpaste, instead I use Neem tree which is native to the land I live in! I would rather trust my ancestors than these “professional” doctors, my great grandfather had perfectly white and straight teeth and never lost any of his teeth till his death at the age 95.

[@destinyenejo5939]

Video quality has never been better 🎉🎉🎉

[@ninjamatt2164]

This is what I’ve been thinking!!! I’m so glad someone like Dr. Mike is talking about how looking back at the old and simple is just as important as looking forward at the new and future 😊👍🏼❤️✨

[@stealthdark4281]

Thank you Mr. Mike Mew I loved the video on mewing and I hope to see more videos like this

[@Barbarian_blood]

Love this man, I am truly thankful.

[@celitacantrill10]

Dr. Im fascinated by your research. Thank you

[@LEAHBENYOSSEF-lh1ex]

Amazing information...you truly are blessed...i wish u great blessings in your endeavours

[@7asssonny821]

After I stopped using toothpaste, and started using the Miswak only. I have noticed that my dreams at night were much more clear and much more long, I have a very long dream to the point where I feel like I’ve watched a whole Netflix show. My teeth health hasn’t changed or might have slightly improved.

[@CrowandRaven]

I’ve heard that fluoride is the ingredient in toothpastes that inhibits dreaming. May be worth more research.

[@thematrixcam]

fluoride is a neurotoxine it was messing up with your brain.

[@la912]

Fascinating video!

[@fahd1515]

Amazing video❤😮

[@shashwatparth3672]

I'm from India. In my village we still used miswak of neem tree!

[@GoldenLion8]

But miswak and neem are not the same, or are they? Miswak=Salvadora persica, Neem=Azadirachta indica

[@MVP469]

​@@GoldenLion8 He's confused but he's got the spirit! Ancient India used neem tree twigs among other plant's twigs to brush their teeth.

[@shashwatparth3672]

@@GoldenLion8 miswak made of neem instead of Salvadora persica. Miswak being referred to as twig. 11:00 in video.

[@GoldenLion8]

@@shashwatparth3672 I see. So miswak means twig in general or twig for brushing teeth? Google/Wikipedia claim that it refers to a twig from the Salvadora persica. Which is obviously BS. (I I just detest inaccuracies.) Thanks for enlightening me!

[@chairman3427]

These new videos are great

[@mayankmudgal1728]

Thanks to the gods for Mike Mew! You are doing wonderful work..

[@oodo2908]

This will sound strange, but I've never developed stained teeth from 20 years of smoking. I rarely brush my teeth, and if I do, I either use a natural toothpaste from a farm or even ground tourmaline. I might have flossed once 30 years ago. My teeth are sturdy and I have no problems chewing cartilage and ice cubes. I rather enjoy eating these things. I hated the taste of flouride as a child. I might have seen a dentist twice in the past 30 years. The last time I saw a dentist, perhaps 10 years ago, the staff was frustrated with me. They asked me why nothing was wrong with my teeth and the best I could tell them is, "I don't eat American food." The dentist was an Indian man, so though he was confused, he wasn't bothered -- I imagine because there are Indians with fantastic teeth that also don't go to the dentist. So he just cleaned a few spots and I was done. But the head nurse lady was pissed. She kept hassling me to buy some kind of super tooth brush. Then she tried coercing me into having all four of my wisdom teeth removed FOR NO REASON. I have no clue why my teeth are healthy. (I've met 40 year old Americans WHO CAN'T EAT APPLES.) As far as bad breath from cigarettes, I just drink a lot of hot tea, and there isn't any smell. I owe Dr. Mew a lifetime debt for teaching me mewing. I fixed my underbite in a year, and now people think I've had work done. Not just tooth work, even face work! Thanks for life, Dr. Mew!

[@OfficialDenzy]

How did you fix underbite?

[@johnmishell234]

Mr. Mew, you can't just use pictures from Weston A. Price's book at 0:24 and not talk about him or his findings at all. The reason why our ancestors had perfect teeth is because they ate highly nutritious animal based food. Please get in contact with the Weston A. Price foundation or with Sally Fallon Morell, the president of the Weston A. Price foundation.

[@SwedishTourist]

I was about to say the same..

[@levicodm1961]

Some people moatly eat meat but tjey still have gum problem so no meat isnt the answer

[@johnmishell234]

@@levicodm1961 I said animal based, not mostly meat

[@levicodm1961]

@@johnmishell234 ohh my bad

[@matyldabarnat2625]

@@levicodm1961I eat a 100% carnivore diet and I don’t have any tooth decay. It used to be a big problem when I ate a „normal” diet

[@Nitrodolski]

really nice video editing

[@anydoses]

Yas that's how you can grow in youtube ( consistency + quality )

[@izlotus]

On point w ur thumbnail

[@Samuelll1508]

Mewing lover of heart

[@android118xx4]

Our ancestors never had fluoride, yet they had great teeth. So fluoride isnt needed after all?

[@archygrey9093]

Not with the appropriate diet no, I believe he's making this video in regards to the average person eating a typical western diet

[@Mikathedog100]

Our ancestors had a life expectancy of 20yo. If I were to make a big guess, based on nothing but a guess, I'd be thinking that industrial pollution has more to do with bad teeth. The English were the first to seriously industrialise, pre professional dentistry, and their teeth were abysmal. Again, just a guess.

[@ayoubkouky2493]

Thank you doctor love you from Morocco 🇲🇦

[@seemalekhakar6093]

Thank you Doctor Mike , ever since I and my son have started mewing our breathing problems have reduced and my sons dental health has improved a lot

[@smackheadedsqueakyweasel4624]

great video!

[@Hamo4differentvideo]

Such an amazing video wow 😮

[@TheINFP_Diary]

thank you, i love using licorice root sticks, neem sticks are bitter in comparison but are more firm so can get more plaque off

[@parstell777]

Amazing video

[@user-qd5md8vn8v]

from Iraq , thank you ❤

[@TerrenLiberte]

Thank you Doctor! Please, what do you think about dental implants ? 🤔

[@Javier-vi6db]

The quality of this new vids is insane

[@druidactual]

This video is so good

[@TheGrace020]

Interesting Dr mew! Thanks!

[@JB-wp2gn]

Very interesting!

[@user-sjduhnd178]

In Islam, toothpicks are used to clean teeth, they are called Miswak and it is very recommended in Islam to use them. Another “tool” that can be considered a practice that indirectly cleans teeth in Islam, is wudu’u which means ablution that happens at least five times a day. Wudu’u includes washing mouth 3 times, this practice also contributes to having good oral health and hygiene.

[@4bidden1]

If modern automatic toothbrushes and water flosses existed back then, then prophet Muhammad would have recommended that instead but of course he couldn’t foresee the future and is not a real prophet 😂

[@MandNsvideos665]

​@@4bidden1don't speak with ignorance. The miswak is far superior to an electric toothbrush, don't fool yourself. The prophet has had countless prophecies about the end times that couldn't have been guessed by an illiterate Arab in the 7th century.

[@4bidden1]

@@MandNsvideos665 I didn’t know the miswak can vibrate and pulsate 😂

[@4bidden1]

@@MandNsvideos665 most ppl were illiterate during those times so that’s not out of the ordinary. In a Hadith he said the end of time would come before a young boy died of old age (no more then a 100 years in other words), of course here we are over a thousand years later.

[@MandNsvideos665]

@@4bidden1 my car vibrates and pulsates, I'm not going to use that to clean my teeth, am l.

[@vickikesterson-mccormick7146]

Here in the USA pre 1900 they used licorice root in a similar way. Salvadora Persica is also known as the mustard tree or mustard bush

[@lovebairma]

Keep smiling and stay curious ❤👍thank you so much! 🙏

[@adalynnlanette6193]

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration is a great book on the connection between diet and dental health.

[@thepinksantahat4739]

Im glad this wasn't some complete advertisement for the keto diet, Dr Mike, you approached this subject very well, not falling into the natural fallacy and incorporating modern science and nuanced approach to evidence with these already found solutions, NICE!

[@dariustakeda1609]

The editors of your videos are amazing in representing your speeches into images.

[@ligzajaya6662]

Gracias Alejandro por este dato que es así como lo expones y debemos considerarlo cuando nos pensiones.

[@conlangknow8787]

Thats the neat thing! Alot of the times they actually didnt have any dental hygiene whatsoever especially earlier on in the stone age. But in some populations there was grooves between the gaps of teeth and on them, which is evidence of toothpicks

[@Totto761]

please keep making videos👍👍💪

[@MiyamotoMusashi-nc4kr]

The Islamic prophet Muhammad(sh) recommended the miswak's use. He is quoted in various hadith extolling its virtues: "Were it not that I might over-burden the Believers I would have ordered them to use Siwak (Miswak) at the time of every Prayer"

[@gat3010]

I got my recessed mandible back because of you. You started it all.

[@Mortal-san]

awesome video...... if i had to tell someone about mewing i'd show them this video ^^ ......also i wanted to order dental sitcks years ago but they can be really hard to come by.....

[@user-jb4wi8tu4x]

your videos are so well made and clear. thank you for the informative videos Dr. Mew. Youre changing lives

[@ranfan1820]

Mr Mewbeast thumbnail. Mr Meast.

[@TheMidnightModder]

M r . M e a s t

[@Althea1111]

Could I get some advice? I’m having weird pains in my mouth teeth and gums more than two months after a dental cleaning. I feel I was assaulted in my mouth. I don’t have any preexisting dental issues that would contribute to this, very healthy teeth and gums and had none of these symptoms before the cleaning. I told the dental office and they did nothing for me, just referred me to the periodontal clinic at the university which also did nothing for me. I really think they moved/shifted my teeth during that violent cleaning and I’m worried I’ll never get back to normal. Any thoughts would be welcome. Thank you 🙏

[@aindriubradleymarshall6226]

"Pure, White and Deadly" 1972 John Yudkin...........

[@robyn3349]

Thank you!

[@user-kg6ez3cb1x]

I love you sir ❤

[@Dejan27]

This has to go viral

[@AveKebab]

Thanks doc

[@Dailybroadcast_94]

@DailyBroadcast _94 15:24 Thanks for your video, there has been much advancement in oral hygiene practices. Asked the opinions of some local folks, everyone of them (100%) said they use Toothpaste and Toothbrush . Your suggestion about the input of traditional methods into modern methods of cleaning the teeth if possible can be explored.

[@stehaller]

I started using a miswak a year ago and never looked back. My dentist first couldn’t believe it but soon started using it, too.

[@AustinKoleCarlisle]

Dr Mew I find my jaw on the right side wanting to catch when i clench my teeth and jaw muscles and try to open my mouth. is that a sign of something bad?

[@msd5808]

What about infusing miswak with nano-hydroxyapatite?

[@climate-civilizations]

... or you can just go carnivore.

[@SaturnReturns]

Long term carnivore will make you hypothyroid and insulin resistant. Trust.

[@wudafek8561]

@@SaturnReturnshow would you become insulin resistant When you are not consuming carbs?

[@Witchmee]

​@SaturnReturns this isn't true. It heals those problems

[@SaturnReturns]

@@Witchmee Short term, yes. The root reason is because it forces you to cut out seed oils and processed foods which will obviously make you metabolically healthy. Long term carnivore will make you hypothyroid and insulin resistant. I've done a carnivore diet for 9 months.

[@SaturnReturns]

@@wudafek8561 Your body gets used to such a low carb state that you can no longer process and handle carbohydrates including those made from gluconeogenesis. This is what started happening to Paul Saladino and I've seen it with other long term carnivores.

[@XonLon-wi2co]

I have the asymmetrical jaw, and I am hard mewer, so should I "push" my tongue up one side or two side ?

[@Evolocean]

Is there a good place to buy fluoridated neem miswak?

[@banhishikhadas357]

How do you clean your mouth Mike?

[@ManpowerPewPew]

Good question

[@BananeExtraordinaire]

Thanks. What about Weston Price diet ?

[@tamizhpasanga5669]

What makes face healthy and beautyfull.part 2

[@dompedritouruguaiana]

Espetacular !!!

[@kikiflynn]

Love this video! Excellent format. High drama ❤

[@Sfrenato_PM7]

I took ur advice on stay curious n wanna know who is ur video editor ?

[@Hyperion1040]

Hi, do you recommend flossing?

[@user-kz4ke8mg4r]

"Only floss the teeth you want to keep!"

[@NinjacatCreative]

I've also always wondered this, thx for answering my 3am questions

[@runae7368]

what about using nano hydroxyapatite toothpaste with the Miswak?

[@jdr4674]

Bro is 100% jaw building and 0% body building

[@sardarazharofficial]

Doctor mike mew i m big fan of you from Pakistan...i have a question that if i mew properly than my lower teeth and jaw will align? If i use dental crown bridge on my teeth with root canal and i want to expand it???

[@sidthemyth]

is the fluoride recommendation something that you have to say?!

[@wildbeast1016]

It's a toxic poison no one must use

[@thesuperiorman8342]

Have you looked into xylitol? It's supposed to be good for teeth

[@xenedraa2825]

Very interesting

[@derbylied9553]

Sugar normalized as a diet had it origins to the Rockefeller sugar industrial factory in America that have been manufacturing sugar from extracted poisonous plants.

[@Gigatcheuris-cj3kt]

mike, how to do hard mewing?, pushing the tongue on soft palete

[@danielamaterna7348]

Is flouride actually good for teeth, and how exactly?

[@HellGod67]

Remineralization

[@darkcoldwater8179]

Paleolithic man ate tubers, fruit, and a bunch of other carbs. Also Paleolithic most likely could not kill enough animal for everyday food and definitely did not eat it three times a day. Hunter gathers…. People forget the gather part.