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Sleep, Sex, and Senility

Sleep, Sex, and Senility

Written by: Dr Campbell Dr Carson
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What if the key to your heart health, your brain, your hormones, and your sleep was hiding in your mouth?


That's the question at the heart of this podcast and the answer might surprise you.


Sleep, Sex & Senility brings together two unlikely allies: Dr. Ellie Campbell, a double board-certified family physician with over 30 years of experience and a decade of zero heart attacks or strokes in patients who follow her program, and Dr. Kathleen Carson, a dentist and educator whose entire career has been devoted to the intersection of oral health, airway, and whole-body wellness.


Together, they're on a mission to expose what conventional medicine has been missing: the profound connection between the health of your mouth and the health of everything else. We're talking heart disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, sleep apnea, chronic fatigue, cognitive decline, and yes, even your sex life.


This isn't a dentistry podcast. It's not a medical podcast. It's the conversation that happens when an DO and a DDS pull up a chair, drop the jargon, and start connecting dots that most clinicians never connect.


Each episode dives into a topic that's reshaping how forward-thinking doctors and dentists think about health from sleep apnea and airway development, to the microbiome in your mouth, to the inflammation silently driving disease throughout your body. You'll walk away with practical insights, a few things that'll make you rethink your last checkup, and maybe a question or two for your doctor that they've never been asked before.


If you've ever felt like something was being missed by your doctors, your dentists, or the healthcare system at large, you're probably right. And this podcast is a good place to start finding out what it is.

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Episodes
  • Ep. 5 | Why You Wake Up With a Headache Every Morning

    Ep. 5 | Why You Wake Up With a Headache Every Morning
    May 19 2026

    You're doing everything right — so why do you wake up with a headache? Dr. Ellie Campbell and Dr. Kathleen Carson walk through the surprising and often overlooked causes of morning headaches, including sleep apnea, mouth breathing, sinus congestion, hormonal imbalances, high blood pressure, gut health, and more. Learn what clues your body is giving you and how an integrative approach — looking at everything from your oral microbiome to your cortisol levels — can finally get to the root cause.


    Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bXjgkPLmbFQ

    Disclaimer

    Sleep, Sex & Senility is produced for informational and educational purposes only. The content shared by Dr. Ellie Campbell and Dr. Kathleen Carson is not intended to constitute medical or dental advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Listening to this podcast does not create a physician-patient or dentist-patient relationship. Always seek the guidance of your physician, dentist, or other qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical or dental condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast. The views expressed are those of the hosts and do not represent any institution or organization.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    26 mins
  • Ep. 4 | Ancient Inflammation: What 3,000-Year-Old Mummies Teach Us About

    Ep. 4 | Ancient Inflammation: What 3,000-Year-Old Mummies Teach Us About
    May 12 2026

    What can Egyptian mummies tell us about today's chronic disease epidemic? Dr. Ellie Campbell and Dr. Kathleen Carson dig into a fascinating new study that CAT scanned ancient mummies and found dental decay, gum disease, and hardened arteries — thousands of years before processed food and modern stress. They explore the timeless oral-systemic connection, what ancient Egyptians were doing right (and wrong), and the fundamentals we need to return to for lasting health.



    Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0WdENa7ZaFw

    Disclaimer

    Sleep, Sex & Senility is produced for informational and educational purposes only. The content shared by Dr. Ellie Campbell and Dr. Kathleen Carson is not intended to constitute medical or dental advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Listening to this podcast does not create a physician-patient or dentist-patient relationship. Always seek the guidance of your physician, dentist, or other qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical or dental condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast. The views expressed are those of the hosts and do not represent any institution or organization.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    26 mins
  • Ep. 3 | Perimenopause, Airway & Brain Health: The Hormone-Breathing Connection No One's Talking About

    Ep. 3 | Perimenopause, Airway & Brain Health: The Hormone-Breathing Connection No One's Talking About
    May 5 2026

    In this episode, Dr. Kathleen Carson and Dr. Ellie Campbell dive into the overlooked intersection of perimenopause, sleep-disordered breathing, and long-term brain health.


    They explain why women who never snored suddenly start snoring during perimenopause — and why the answer lies in the hormonal changes affecting airway muscle tone, cortisol patterns, and oxygen levels during sleep.


    Dr. Campbell breaks down the roles of estrogen and progesterone, how to time hormone testing, and what supplemental progesterone can do for sleep and breathing.


    Dr. Carson shares what she sees in the mouths of perimenopausal women — from bruxism and jaw pain to gum inflammation — and why those signs point to a systemic problem that requires collaborative care.


    They also connect oral bacteria (specifically Porphyromonas gingivalis) to Alzheimer's disease, and explain how nitric oxide ties together sleep quality, cardiovascular health, and sexual function.


    If you've been told your symptoms are "just hormones," this episode is for you.


    Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zPDSJmPbKhc

    Disclaimer

    Sleep, Sex & Senility is produced for informational and educational purposes only. The content shared by Dr. Ellie Campbell and Dr. Kathleen Carson is not intended to constitute medical or dental advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Listening to this podcast does not create a physician-patient or dentist-patient relationship. Always seek the guidance of your physician, dentist, or other qualified healthcare professional with any questions you may have regarding a medical or dental condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking it because of something you heard on this podcast. The views expressed are those of the hosts and do not represent any institution or organization.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    29 mins
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