“Candy Season” & Your Teeth

Originally posted in September 2008, in slightly different form
 
A Fall 2008 headline and lead from the LA Times:
It’s candy season so let the kids indulge
It’s that time of year. The haul of Halloween candy kicks it off, and close on its heels are Thanksgiving pies and Christmas cookies. Here’s some surprising advice from a pediatric [...]

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Gum Disease Raises Arthritis Risk & Other News of Note

Gum Disease Raises Arthritis Risk (WebMD)

“We’ve known for a while that there is an association between gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis. But our new work suggests periodontal disease is causal,” says study head Jerry A. Molitor, MD, PhD, associate professor in the division of rheumatology and autoimmune disease at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Compared to [...]

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20 Health & Wellness Articles Worth Checking Out

Every day, we check the web for health and wellness news and articles that we think may be of interest to you and the rest of our readers. Inevitably, we wind up with much more material than we can possibly write about yet find worth sharing with you.
So, without further ado, here are 20 [...]

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Dental “Secrets” That Aren’t Really So Secret

Among the “50 Secrets from Your Dentist” recently featured in Reader’s Digest, we find some excellent, concise statements that pound home some key points about dental health and hygiene – points that bear repeating.

Some truly educated people think that if nothing in their mouth hurts, they’re fine. High cholesterol doesn’t hurt, either, but it’s [...]

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Divorcing the Mouth from the Body

Late last month, an article published in the Journal of Dental Research by P. Hujoel of the University of Washington School of Dentistry got a notable bit of media coverage. Most of it focused on the fact that – as the article noted and one headline put it – “diets bad for [the] teeth [are] [...]

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When Plain Filtered Water Isn’t Enough

We get media releases. A lot of them. Like one that came in a couple weeks ago, which began:
Mark it down in your calendar – August 3rd is National Watermelon Day!!! Have a slice or two or better yet, enjoy a refreshing watermelon flavored beverage from HINT water. Watermelon is the most luscious flavor from [...]

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Sugar Prevents Cavities?

Check out the headline on this wire story that recently made the rounds:
 

 
Note to the headline writers of the World Entertainment News Network, distributor of the story: sugar and sugar alcohol are NOT the same thing…as the article in question clearly states.
sub-sti-tute, n., One that takes the place of another; a replacement
That substitute does [...]

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Another Way Stress Affects Your Dental Health

When you’re stressed, you feel it.
 

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Your neck, shoulders and back may get tight. You may have nagging headaches. Your stomach may churn or feel like lead. It’s a whole body experience. And according to a new study in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene, it affects your mouth’s periodontal tissues – the gums – [...]

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How Do You Know How to Get There If You Don’t Know Where There Is?

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Imagine sitting down to play a game of chess. Though you have a basic idea of the rules, you don’t know your objective. You can move your pieces around the board. If you’re lucky, you may capture a pawn or two. But you’re not very likely to win the game. After all, you don’t know [...]

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SANUM Remedies for Dental Conditions

We use SANUM remedies widely in our practice. These homeopathic and isopathic remedies can help improve and optimize the body’s internal environment – what we call the milieu or “terrain.” This video from Biomed gives a good overview of some of the main dental application of these natural, holistic remedies:
 

 
You can [...]

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