by Office | Jan 20, 2021 | General Health & Wellness, Oral Health
When a study has yet to be peer reviewed, you should take it with a proverbial grain of salt. But if new research out of U Mass proves to be correct, it offers another nice reminder of how the mouth is a window to the body. Our earlier post about COVID severity and...
by Office | Dec 16, 2020 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health & Wellness
One of the oft-mentioned upsides of stevia is that it has no apparent downsides. But now a new study in Molecules has called that into question. Like your mouth, your gut is home to trillions of bacteria. Some are helpful; others, not so much. And just as with your...
by Office | Oct 21, 2020 | General Health & Wellness, Mouth-Body Health, Periodontal Health
Oxygen. Food. Water. Sleep. These are non-negotiable. Sure, we can exist for a certain amount of time without them, but after a point, you run into trouble. Stop breathing, say, for more than a few minutes, and brain damage starts to occur. Similarly, you need these...
by Office | May 27, 2020 | General Health & Wellness, Oral Hygiene
Depending on how much online surfing you allow yourself during the pandemic, you may have seen a bit of mouthwash click-bait recently. Here are just a few of the headlines we’ve seen: So which is it? Does it help or not? Inspiring those headlines was a new paper...
by Office | May 13, 2020 | General Health & Wellness
One of the things we stress in biological dentistry is prevention. After all, even the most beautiful dental restorations are no match for living, natural tooth structure. So we stress optimal nutrition, great home hygiene, and other aspects of a healthy lifestyle...
by Office | Mar 25, 2020 | General Health & Wellness
In the interest of health and safety, many folks are staying home a whole lot more than they’re used to right now. Even if you’re busy working or schooling from home, you’re probably still going a little stir crazy. Sure it’s tempting to cocoon yourself on the couch...