Are you ready for a simple oral health ‘hack’ that can really speed up your ability to stop tooth decay and reverse any existing cavities? Sometimes the path to optimal oral health has some tough lessons. (Ok, honestly, cutting out sugar is rough.) However, thankfully, we do find easy-to-incorporate gems to share with you,…Read More
Is this the missing nutrient keeping you from living a cavity free life?
If we told you there was a way to dramatically reduce the amount of plaque your mouth produced, would you do it? What if we added that by taking this same simple action, you could reduce your risk of arthritis, cardiovascular disease and diabetes too? How about decreasing spider and varicose veins??? Well, here you…Read More
Is a Major Cause of Disease Hiding Right Under Our Noses?
In traditional Chinese medicine, the mouth relates to the center of the body. While this notion of the mouth being located at the center of the body may seem strange to those of us raised in Western thought, it seems that the ‘Chinese wise guys’ from days of old may have been onto a truth……Read More
How to avoid the 4 most common flossing mistakes
We all get that flossing is good for our oral health. Research even shows that flossing helps reduce our risk of heart disease and other big hitters. But did you know that flossing, if done incorrectly, could actually harm your oral health and even undermine your whole body health, too? Here are 4 common…Read More
Never Underestimate the Power of Your Smile
As I write this to you, I’m currently flying back home. I love airports because they are really wonderful places to people watch. While at the LA airport this afternoon, I couldn’t help but notice how most adults habitually wear long, tired, almost forlorn looks on their faces. It’s tragic in a way because holding…Read More
How to Tell if Your Oral Hygiene Products are Holistic or Not
Why do some oral hygiene products have crazy-sounding ingredients in them while others are made with natural ingredients? And how does someone tell if the ‘natural’ sounding oral hygiene products are made with really safe ingredients? Looking beyond profit margins and corporate darkness, how can some manufacturers actually think that their products are helping when…Read More
Is brushing even necessary if we eat a Paleo diet?
To continue on our current journey of sharing with you the really common oral hygiene questions we get from our customers, today let’s discuss a counter-culture idea that really deserves some careful thought: If we eat well, do we need to brush our teeth at all??? Q: I eat a paleo/primal diet and our ancestors…Read More
How do I remove plaque from lower front teeth?
We are blessed to receive lots of oral health-related questions from folks like you each day. Overall, the questions cover all sorts of oral health issues, but our readers also commonly ask about how to brush their teeth correctly. We love to dive into interesting, important, and sometimes obscure topics like how oil pulling helps…Read More
Understanding the root cause of tooth decay and gum disease
You aren’t satisfied with the generally-recognized-as-true stories from our culture like, “I get cavities because I don’t brush and floss enough” Like us, you don’t settle for the ‘official’ story, and instead seek to find the root cause. When you really take a close look at the research, the root cause that provokes the breakdown in…Read More
How to create a healthy brushing routine with your toddler or young child
Let’s face it, getting our kids to brush their teeth can be a challenge. But, we know it’s important to help support our child’s long-term health by establishing healthy oral hygiene habits early in their life. Parents often reach out to us with questions like: “Is it best to just pin the toddler down and…Read More