What You Need To Know About Holistic Strategies For Dealing With Stress
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Managing Stress During the COVID Pandemic No one is immune to the effects of stress; in fact, the human body is built to experience and respond to it. Being overwhelmed or unable to cope with pressures in life is a common stress to experience at this time. Thirty-three per cent of people globally say […]
Could sleep apnea be the reason for your sleepless nights?
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Sleep is an essential component of every person’s health and well being. Getting adequate sleep enables the body to repair and prepare for another day. Sleep apnea can cause serious sleep disturbances and challenge general health. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1624949722553{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;border-left-color: #ededed […]
8 Ways To Have A Healthy Holiday Season
The holiday season is a time of joy and celebration, a time when friends and family come together to celebrate another year gone by. This year, 2020, for many of us it is a year to ‘let go of’, to feel a new sense of relief from many challenges we have experienced. Despite new habits […]
No Safe Level of Amalgam
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]CHAMPIONSGATE, FL, June 22, 2021/PRNewswire/ — The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) is raising awareness of research linking cases of arthritis to dental amalgam fillings. These silver-colored fillings are 50% mercury and are still used in the United States, often in disadvantaged children and adults. In this new study, researchers David and Mark […]
How Oral Bacteria Can Cause Gastrointestinal Diseases and Cancer
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How you care for your oral health and your teeth can have a very significant effect on your overall health. The oral cavity and gut are the two largest microbial ecosystems. Recent studies have demonstrated that the oral-to-gut and gut-to-oral microbial transmission can regulate pathogenesis, indicating the presence of the oral–gut microbiome axis. At […]
Can Dental Amalgam Fillings Cause Arthritis?
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]For centuries, dental fillings have been used to save teeth. They are necessary because teeth are prone to cavities of all shapes and sizes that require dental fillings. A variety of methods and materials are available for tooth fillings, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Dental amalgam is a type of […]
Sleep Part I: What happens when we sleep?
Sleep is without doubt the most important part of the day and yet something many of us don’t give a second thought to. In this two part blog post we explore what happens to you when you sleep, what a good night’s sleep looks like and how you can achieve a great night sleep. What happens when […]
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 following points illustrate the influence our nutrition has on the health of our mouth… 1. Keep chewing The jaw is a muscular system influenced by excerise. Research shows that underdeveloped […]
Reflecting on Women’s Health and my own coming of “age” by Dr Ron
This article first appeared on the Utopia Women’s Wellness blog: Women raised me. Despite just celebrating my 60th birthday I think I’ve done my most maturing in the last 30 years. You see, I live in a household of women – with my wife and two daughters to be precise. It’s through living and loving […]
Why Breathing Well is Important
Breathing is something we do from the moment we are born to the moment we die. Apart from our heart beating, breathing is the next most frequent bodily function. The secret to living a long life is to keep breathing for as long as you can, but the “secret” to living a longer healthier life is to breathe […]