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
What’s in the HealThy Mouth Blend?
(And why is it so effective?)
One of the most common questions we receive about our HealThy Mouth Blend is why we chose each ingredient for the formula. So in this article, we’d like to share our HealThy Mouth Blend’s backstory, the role of each ingredient in the blend, and some of the formula’s various beneficial elements. In the spirit of…Read More
Is flossing actually bad for you?
The internet has been abuzz with articles about how flossing may not be good for us. Everyone from the BBC to the Washington Post has been chiming in on a recent Associated Press investigation on what the research ‘really says’ about flossing. So, is flossing a healthy habit or not? Can flossing cause harm? Does…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
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
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