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Hygienist Advice: How nutrition influences our oral health
Teeth are critical in food acquisition and processing. When looking at the mouth, we are looking at the first step to the digestive system. The

Hygienist Advice: Choosing the right toothbrush for you
Our Dental Hygienist and Therapist Victoria Fleet shares what toothbrushes she recommends for her patients. THE ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH: I recommend the Sonicare FlexCare+ Professional electric toothbrush.

Our Digestive System Telling Us Something
Daily activities that we seldom give thought to actually have the potential to inform us about our health. Certain things about our digestive system give us

Fermenting Foods – The What and the Why?
Fermenting foods is a tradition that has been used in cultures throughout the world for hundreds and thousands of years. Whether it is sauerkraut, cheese, kimchi or

What Causes Emotional Stress?
Emotional stress has many causes including worries about money, work, relationships or traumatic events including care-giving and support. A new source of emotional stress today

Teeth Whitening: What You Can Do
With 7 out of 10 patients concerned about discoloured teeth, teeth whitening is often a question we are asked about. Nowadays you can buy countless

The problem with postural stress
“Body stressors, such as sitting too much, not moving enough and poor posture may not be very big on their own,” reveals physiotherapist, Anna-Louise Bouvier, creator

The importance of jaw joints
Jaw joints play a crucial role when chewing. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is located at the front of the middle ear with a pressure-bearing disc separating

Tips for Mindful Eating
I’m sure you’ve heard of mindfulness, but what about mindful eating? So often today we inhale our food because we’re in a rush, stressed or

What is Stress?
While the term “stress” may be recent, the affect has been with us throughout the history of evolution. The mind/body response to an immediate threat or
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