Those Aren't Chia Seeds

Last month I read a post from one of my faves, the Food Babe.  (If you don't know her yet, you should!) I thought it was pretty creepy and then moved on with my day. Now you need to know that I am a huge clean mouth lunatic. I floss numerous times a day and even use a little scraper to fend off any yucky thing in the mouth. I pride myself on that constant 'just came from the dentist look and feel'. Last week at the dentist my hygienist asked me what kind of toothpaste I used. This, I told her.

And then she showed me what she found way up in my gum. It looked just like this. They are most likely chia seeds, I told her. She reassured me it was blue and plastic bead. And if you read closely you'll see that these beads are made from the same substance as plastic bags. How toxic that these are lodged for who knows how long in our mouths. Better yet, I.HAD.NO.CLUE.

Do some research people and you'll see that these beads actually don't have any benefit. Another product that you think is giving you more bang with it's special features but can actually be quite harmful. These microscrubbers are going promptly into the garbage. Learning something new everyday, I am!