What if the way your teeth come together is quietly shaping your posture, your sleep, your mood, and even how you age.

In this conversation, I sit down with Ken Leaver, the founder of Reviv. In 2014, his life fell apart within a month of a dentist in Vietnam filing down his teeth to treat TMJ. At 37, and with healthy habits, he was suddenly facing brain fog, sleepless nights, daily panic attacks, and the feeling that he was ageing rapidly. What followed was seven years of experimenting with splints, appliances and his own body, and the conclusion he reached is strikingly simple. Ken believes the teeth hold the height between the skull and the jaw. When that height is lost, the soft tissue and fascia around the skeleton begin to deflate, leading to a host of systemic modern health issues.

His approach comes down to two rules: add height between the teeth, and allow the upper and lower teeth to meet without locking together. We talk about what he's seen in the Reviv community, from clenching and grinding to back pain, straighter teeth and better mental health.

I also share my own experience of wearing the mouth guard for almost a month, including some of the best sleep I've ever had. We touch on hair loss and the scalp, fascia and hydration, and why earlier generations looked so different. Ken also shares his view that the body was designed for perfection and can find its way back at any age.

This is a conversation about structure, self repair, and questioning the systems we hand our health to.

Feelings with Strangers

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