by Office | Sep 7, 2022 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health & Wellness, Oral Health
Originally posted April 14, 2021 “Avoid nitrates,” we’re told, as if all nitrates were alike. But plenty of perfectly healthy foods contain them naturally: beets, radishes, turnips, leafy green vegetables, onion, garlic, apples, watermelon, grapes, and more. No, what... 
by Office | Mar 23, 2022 | Biological Dentistry
Even when you’re not speaking, your tongue has tales to tell. Consider, for instance, the research presented in 2020 at Heart Failure Association (HFA) Discoveries, a platform for the European Society of Cardiology. Scientists found that heart patients’ tongues had a... by Office | Apr 14, 2021 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health & Wellness, Oral Health
“Avoid nitrates,” we’re told, as if all nitrates were alike. But plenty of perfectly healthy foods contain them naturally: beets, radishes, turnips, leafy green vegetables, onion, garlic, apples, watermelon, grapes, and more. No, what the infamous “they” are talking... 
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 | Mar 13, 2019 | Oral Hygiene
Conventional mouthwashes tend to be indiscriminate. Like many an antibiotic, they kill lots of helpful bacteria right along with the harmful ones. And that can have ripple effects throughout the body. Consider the small but compelling study just published in Frontiers...