Diabeties and Hypertension
Introduction:---
This means you’ve probably forgotten how to use a datun (herbal chewing stick)… It’s time to go back — immediately! Let’s find out why.
Before 1990, how many people had diabetes? How many suffered from hypertension?
With the 1990s came a wave with television in every house — suddenly, every household had someone struggling with diabetes or high blood pressure. Why? There are many reasons, but the biggest one lies in the changes to our diet and lifestyle.
And in that transition, we lost something precious. Do you know what it was?
Datun!
Causes:----
In villages, people still use datun daily, but in cities, it’s become a symbol of being “backward.” Yet in those same villages, you’ll hardly find anyone with diabetes or hypertension. The reason is simple — most people still use datun.
Now you must be wondering — what’s the connection between datun and diseases like diabetes or high blood pressure? Get ready to be shocked — and to realize what we’ve lost in the name of modernity.
Those toothpastes and mouthwashes in the market, the ones claiming to kill 99.9% of germs — they are the real culprits!
These mouthwashes and toothpastes are powerful antimicrobials that actually do kill over 99% of the microorganisms in your mouth. The problem? They also wipe out the good bacteria living in your saliva — the very bacteria that help convert nitrate (NO₃⁻) into nitrite (NO₂⁻), and then into nitric oxide (NO).
When your body lacks nitric oxide then your blood pressure will rises.
Lots of research studies had confirm it. For instance, the Journal of Clinical Hypertension (2004) published a review titled “Nitric Oxide in Hypertension” explaining exactly this.
A deficiency of nitric oxide is also linked to insulin resistance.
See the connection of Diabetes and Hypertension from Brush :-----
The bacteria that produce nitric oxide are destroyed, how will your body make it?
A 2018 study in the British Dental Journal titled “Mouthwash Use and Risk of Diabetes” followed people for three years who used mouthwash at least twice daily — and found that over 50% of them developed pre-diabetic or diabetic conditions.
So now tell me — how much mouthwash will you use?
How many “anti-germ” toothpastes will you buy?
In trying to protect your teeth, you’re harming your whole body!
In villages, people still use datun — it fights bad breath and harmful bacteria without destroying the beneficial ones.
In places like Patalkot, the tribal communities have never even heard of toothpaste or toothbrushes — and yet, their oral and overall health remain strong.
Anybody can ask — “Where’s the clinical evidence about datun?”
Well, there is one!
A clinical study published in the Journal of Clinical Diagnosis and Research found that babool (acacia) and neem datun were highly effective in inhibiting the growth of Streptococcus mutans — the bacteria responsible for cavities and tooth decay.
Meanwhile, the beneficial bacteria like Actinomyces, Neisseria, Veillonella, etc., which produce nitric oxide, remain unharmed because datun contains no harsh chemical compounds like mouthwash or toothpaste do.
So we should spread this golden news in the world , it’s worth its weight in gold!
And one more thing — tribal people, after rubbing datun on their teeth, spit once or twice but then keep brushing and swallowing their saliva.
See the link now? The real magic lies in the saliva — that’s the ancient Indian wisdom right there.
Conclusion:-----
I won’t stretch this too long — the point is simple:
Go back to datun. Rediscover your roots. Honestly — it’s worth it.
“One who drinks water kept overnight, and chews harad every day;
One who brushes teeth with a thick datun, never needs a doctor at home. So please good bye to brush and welcome to datun everyday regularly.
