Recipe: Cauliflower Rice
Cauliflower rice is a delicious, nutritious and simple meal. It takes about 5mins to make, lowers your carbs and increases your veggie intake. It is super fluffy and very tasty, but also extremely versatile. You can add veggies for a stir-fried rice taste, or you can add it to salads like tabbouleh instead of grains, or […]
The link between your oral and general health
The link between your oral and general health is a major focus for us at SHDC. The mouth is really like a window into the body. It provides us with a preview of what your overall health may be and can reveal a lot about what is going on inside . Aside from being a cavity that sets […]
The importance of saliva in protecting your oral health
One of the keys in increasing a person’s immunity and oral health is saliva. Yes, saliva is one of the main ingredients that contribute not just to your oral health but to your immunity as well. According to a statistical measure made by the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research, more than 90% of […]
Water Fluoridation – Why it’s an issue
The human body needs some basic elements to support life. These include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen. A few dozen other elements and a vast number of compounds are essential to our daily functioning—fluoride is not one of them. Fluoride is not required for any of the thousands of processes that are continuously regulated in […]
Soaking and Sprouting: Your Simple Guide
Soaking and Sprouting Most people don’t realise the importance of breaking down whole grains, beans, nuts and seeds by soaking and sprouting before consuming them. Pros of Soaking Whole grains, nuts, beans and seeds: it is so simple to do it breaks down the gluten, phytic acid and anti-nutrients making it more digestible. creates enzymes so […]
SHDC | Fluoride Question
We were recently asked the following question from a concerned parent in regards to dental fluoride treatment for their child. Question: I took my kids to the dentist* yesterday and I am feeling overwhelmed! They both have ‘hypo-mineralisation’ (apparently just a developmental anomaly that might be genetic, seems I have it too) and I’ve been […]
Why Vitamin D is Important?
Why you need Vitamin D? Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium and to promote bone growth. Deficiency has been to prostate cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, depression, heart disease, bone issues and other diseases. Vitamin D helps protect you from… Philip Day, the founder of “The Campaign for Truth in Medicine” and a well […]
How To Use Mindfulness to Combat Stress and Improve Sleep
Imagine this: you’re lying in bed, tired and exhausted. Staring at the clock and counting how many hours left before your alarm goes off. Instead of dozing off back to sleep you continue to keep waking up, keep checking on your clock and eventually get out of bed way earlier than you should’ve. It may seem harmless and is […]
Recipe: Sauerkraut
Why should I eat Sauerkraut? Sauerkraut is a simple dish that uses cabbage and salt as its main ingredients. Cabbage contains natural isothiocyanate compounds, which have cancer-fighting properties. Unpasteurized sauerkraut (especially homemade sauerkraut) is teeming with beneficial lactobacillus bacteria, which increase the healthy flora in the intestinal tract. This helps the immune system fight infections […]
Controlling Periodontal Disease Through Diet
We were recently asked by another dentist our thoughts on diet modification for the control of periodontal disease, check out what we said below. Question: Just wondering what your thoughts are on diet modification for the control of periodontal disease? I have a patient who wants to make some changes to try and help with her […]