Depending on what numbers you look at, somewhere between 45 and 70% of adults have gum disease. Gum disease is a silent killer that no one talks about. It can dramatically affect your heart, lungs, bones, blood sugar levels, and fetal development in pregnant women. It doesn’t matter what else you do to optimize; if you have gum disease, it can accelerate the deterioration of almost every vital function of the body. Everyone is aging; gum disease ages you faster.