038. Substance P: The Root Cause of Illness, Jaw Pain, TMJ - Dr Dwight Jennings

Dr Dwight Jennings is not your typical orthodontist. Most dentist and orthodontist treat your jaw and mouth from a very superficial lens, meaning they want your teeth to look straight cosmetically, using things like Invisalign or sleep guards that only help you sleep. However, Dr Jennings looks at the mouth in a very holistic manner. Not only does he fix your mouth so that it cosmetically looks nice, but he uses special retainers to help move your lower jaw forward. This helps move the jaw forward so that you're biting tip to tip. Most dentists leave you with a bit of an overbite or don't even correct the overbite. Dr Jennings has also been studying Substance P for years and is probably the world's leading expert, which he goes into great detail in our full length podcast interview. Substance P can be the cause of overall inflammation in your body, i.e. leaky gut, allergies, learning issues, aggression/anger, autoimmune conditions, firbromylgia, seizures, vitiligo, autism, and much more. I discovered Dr Jennings, because I was a healthy individual, but at age 30 I started snoring. After three appts with him, my snoring stopped. I asked him, "Dr J, why don't I just buy a mouthpiece to sleep with that moves my jaw forward to stop snoring, instead of always wearing a mouthpiece 24/7?" Dr Jennings told me that you can buy a mouthpiece to help your sleep, but it'll never fix your Substance P issues, long term health issues, jaw pain and TMJ. Dr Jennings is a master when it comes to solving jaw pain and TMJ. I’ve been seeing Dr Jennings for almost three years to help reorganize my mouth as not only did I have an overbite, but I also had an upper jaw that was not landing correctly on my lower jaw. My experience so far has been amazing and I can’t recommend him enough. Recently, my six year old boy was having “aggression” issues and I was noticing he was mouth breathing a lot and had lots of sinus issues. I recently brought him to see Dr Jennings and after only three-four treatments I’ve already seen a decrease in his aggression. Now, my wife and I have also done a lot of other things to help change the way we parent, just check out my interview with Toscha Shore to learn more, but I truly believe Dr Jennings’ work has helped out immensely. I notice my son snorts his nose a lot less than he used to. Timeline:2:45 - Why Dr Jenning’s type of orthodontistry is different4:10 - What is Substance P and why it really matters for your health7:30 - How can you quantify Substance P9:00 - Why your bite and jaw alignment correlate so closely with Substance P16:45 - Why have our jaws de-evolved and degenerated in the last 200 years21:30 - Substance P and how it relates to COVID-1922:50 - How diet relates to our poor jaw health25:30 - How your teeth can still grow even as adults28:45 - My experience with my six year old boy34:04 - How Substance P can effect skin melanocytes and reverse vitiligo36:10 - Could lowering Substance P reverse cancer?37:50 - The jaw and athletic performance41:00 - The jaw and posture47:12 - Why the sensory system is so crucial to health