Is it ever a smart choice to not brush our teeth? As each of us continues on our path to balance our oral flora and heal the disconnect with our mouths, we eventually come to question many of the common oral health myths in our culture. One of the most prevalent oral health myths is…Read More
The perfect storm for decay – the interplay between pH, sugar, saliva and plaque
Welcome back to our series on tooth decay and remineralization. In the first two articles in this series, we explored the chemical structure of our teeth and how the decay process occurs. Overall, we established that trying to rid our mouths of bacteria is both folly and downright unhealthy. The goal is to ‘balance our…Read More
How to help your family be free from tooth decay
Dr. Ellie Phillips is one of our heroes. For almost 30 years, she has educated the public to what she understands is the real truth around how to live free from tooth decay. The author of ‘Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye’ and creator of Zellies xylitol products, some of her perspectives fly in direct opposition to…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
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
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
Smile your way to greater health and happiness
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
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
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, xylitol, and glycerin (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…Read More