There’s a certain clarity and comfort that occurs when modern research confirms what we know to be true in our hearts. In our first article on the power of a smile, let’s explore how smiling makes us healthier and happier… We all intuitively know the power of a smile. It makes us feel younger, happier,…Read More
Would you make your own braces if you knew how?
Three cheers for ‘do it yourself’ ingenuity! We love the alchemy that can result when curiosity collides with a real need and a DIY (do it yourself) spirit. Ready for an inspirational story how a young man safely (and successfully) created his own braces? Recent articles on two common habits that cause crooked teeth and…Read More
3 simple ‘mouth based’ healthy habits to help heal leaky gut
In a recent article titled ‘Can oil pulling help heal leaky gut’, we put more pieces to the puzzle in place regarding the central role that oral health plays in the health of the whole being. Thank you to everyone who echoed back to us that you would like to hear about other mouth related…Read More
Can a routine visit to the dentist actually cause tooth decay?
Is it possible that a routine dental visit could actually increase the risk of tooth decay by making remineralization of surface decay more difficult? We love our dentist friends. They provide us so much clinical, ‘from the trenches’ insight to share with you. Among the dentists we are so honored to call our friend is…Read More
How to determine if a toothpaste ingredient is safe to use in the mouth?
There’s a lot of controversy around commercial toothpaste and mouthwash ingredients, like fluoride or xylitol (not to mention the stranger ingredients that we can barely pronounce). As consumers, how are we supposed to determine if an oral hygiene product’s ingredients are safe to use from a whole-body perspective? Every week we are blessed to receive…Read More
Can Oil Pulling Help Heal Leaky Gut?
What do bloating, irritable bowel syndrome, skin issues, asthma, even migraines all have in common? All of these signs, symptoms and diseases can all stem from compromised digestion, what is commonly called leaky gut. Can oil pulling help heal a leaky gut? Leaky gut, also known as intestinal permeability, occurs when foreign ‘stuff’ that shouldn’t…Read More
Start here to optimize your oral hygiene
We get it. We’re all busier than we’ve ever been. And while the internet provides so much access to information, sifting through the noise online to find the insights and gems we seek on a specific topic can be a challenging prospect sometimes. Yet with the recent explosion of new research around the importance of…Read More
Is Stress the Primary Cause of Gum Disease?
This week we’d like to step back and take a broad view to find what may be the primary undermining factor that keeps each of us from living our fullest life possible with an optimized immune expression. After all, without an immune system humming along in good rhythm, chronic infections like gum disease can…Read More
Can some plaques actually help our teeth stay healthy?
This article is the second in the series on how to be a ‘good conductor’ of the symphony in your mouth. In the first article, How to Balance Your Oral Flora, we introduced the oral microbiome and debunked the overly simplistic cultural myth that ‘all plaque (biofilm) is bad’. In this second article, we’ll walk…Read More
Discovering the #1 Cause of Tooth Decay
If we asked 10 people what the #1 cause of tooth decay is, how many different answers do you think we would get? Let’s try it. 🙂 What do you think? What’s the #1 cause of tooth decay? Some will say tooth decay is caused from bacteria in the mouth whose waste is acidic and…Read More