by Office | Jun 29, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition
Now that summer is here, lots of us are spending more time outdoors in the sun – the ideal way to get the vitamin D you need for good mouth/body health. In post below, originally published a little less than a year ago, we look at one way in which a lack of this...
by Office | May 26, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Ask a random person how to keep their teeth and gums healthy, and chances are they’ll say little more beyond “brushing and flossing.” Sure, those are important. Yet as with whole body health, it’s good nutrition that really comes first. This was emphasized by a...
by Office | May 11, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Probiotics have an important role to play in your oral health. As a new [2020] paper in the Journal of Functional Foods notes, Recent studies including clinical trials strongly suggest the active role of probiotics in prevention and treatment of oral infections,...
by Office | Apr 20, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health, Periodontal Health
But let’s get back to the subject of real sugar, the favorite food of harmful oral bacteria (as well as something craved by many of the humans who host them!). They love the stuff – and, of course, what goes in must go out. Their metabolic waste is incredibly...
by Office | Apr 14, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition
Kicking a sugar habit is hard, especially since we humans are hardwired to love the stuff. It doesn’t help that sugar is so prevalent in so many products. Many wind up turning to artificial sweeteners to get the sweetness they crave minus the health risks that come...
by Office | Jan 20, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition
Good nutrition is key to mouth/body health, and that means opting for real food, not the ultra-processed junk that continues to dominate many Americans’ diets. Lab-made creations such as chips, hot dogs, enriched bagels and American cheese have been a staple of the...
