How can we best support our family’s nutritional needs when they are out of the house? With summer coming to a close, we’re going to explore a few nutritional ideas and tasty snack options to help your little ones support their oral health as they head back to school. But before we dive into…Read More
What to eat to never have another cavity in your life (part 1)
We recently received an email from a young woman who expressed a lot of frustration with cavities. She had read most of our site and done so much research on what’s the best diet to reverse tooth decay. She had read our articles “How to find the healthiest diet for YOU” and “How to reverse…Read More
The role diet plays in the mouth/body connection – Dr Steven Lin
Have you ever wondered the science behind why vitamin D has a direct impact on how strong our teeth are? Do you struggle with eating a traditional diet in today’s modern world? Well, you’re in for a treat with this expert interview with Dr Steven Lin, bestselling author of The Dental Diet. In his excellent…Read More
What causes sensitive teeth and how to stop it
Do you avoid allowing cold drinks to have contact with your teeth? Does just thinking about sinking your teeth into some frozen dessert cause you to shudder from the pain you know you’d experience? Sensitive teeth inhibits our lives in so many ways. Tooth sensitivity can get so bad that even allowing cool air to…Read More
How to reverse cavities and restore brain and heart health with vitamin K2
As a follow up to our recent analysis of several vitamin K2 supplements on the market, today let’s explore the critical importance that vitamin K2 plays in not only our oral health, but so many systems throughout the body. In this interview with Kiran Krishnan, a researcher and product developer who, for the past 15…Read More
What’s the best vitamin K2 supplement on the market and why?
In our first article on vitamin K2 titled, An easy step toward stopping tooth decay, we asked if you’d like us to analyze the various vitamin K2 supplements on the market. With over 150 comments on that article, we heard your resounding “YES”. So let’s continue the conversation about this often-overlooked cavity-stopping vitamin by…Read More
“Can fruit play a part in a cavity-free diet?”
We regularly get emails from people in our community asking some really great questions. Many of our answers become posts on the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ board on our site. Just today, I answered this question and thought you might benefit hearing our reply as well. (Thanks to Emma G. for reaching out to ask!) “Can…Read More
How to nutritionally protect yourself from x-ray damage
Ok, so you’re going to the dentist and are pretty sure they will want to take some x-rays. What can you do to protect yourself from the potential damage of the x-rays? We recently published an article titled, “Are dental x-rays safe?“, so let’s follow that up with solutions you can apply to help protect…Read More
How to reverse tooth decay with diet
Recently, we have been talking a lot about the various pieces of how to stop cavities and reverse tooth decay. Understanding the structure of teeth and how teeth decay are parts of the puzzle. Grasping the significance that pH, sugar, saliva and the microbes implicated with tooth decay have is another piece. Today we want…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…Read More