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 | 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, 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 | 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 | Sep 16, 2020 | Oral Health
A new study has added yet more evidence that vaping changes the oral microbiome – and not for the better. “The oral microbiome is of interest to us because research shows that changes in its microbial community as a result of environmental and host factors...