We’ve huddled many times on how you can stop children’s tooth decay and help your kids live a cavity-free life. So today, in honor of Mother’s Day, let’s explore some helpful strategies that any mom-to-be can apply to maintain optimal oral health during pregnancy and, at the same time, to also optimize the health of…Read More
The Connection Between Gum Disease, Mercury and Alzheimer’s
Are you ready to get your understanding of the role of the brain in whole body health blown? Here’s an interview with Dr Brandon Brock, a functional neurologist who is hands down the most knowledgeable person in medicine we have ever had the honor of meeting.
How to Balance Your Oral Flora and Be a Good Conductor of the Symphony in Your Mouth
Are you ready to go on an adventure? This journey requires great courage and an open mind. Today we want to explore one of the most common oral health myths in our culture: that all plaque is bad. It seems that modern culture loves to over-condense issues and subjects, categorizing things as right vs. wrong,…Read More
One Test You Definitely Want to Get from Your Dentist
Here at OraWellness we talk a lot about the importance of feedback loops to successfully address gum disease… Actions we can personally take to help know that we are heading in the right direction on our path to optimal oral health. There are many things we can do in the comfort of our own…Read More
What Causes Receding Gums and How to Stop it
Like so many subjects in medicine and dentistry, the internet is full of misinformation and misunderstandings around receding gums. It can be super confusing. Some resources will say you can grow back gum tissue while others will say you can’t. One site might tell you that receding gums are a result of brushing too hard…Read More
How Nutrition Plays a Foundational Role in Stopping and Reversing Gum Disease
Has your dentist ever tried to tell you about the importance of nutrition? Not just the rhetoric of ‘Don’t eat sugar’ but really want to educate you about the critical role of nutrient-dense foods for creating optimal oral health (and whole body wellness)? Neither had we until we started OraWellness several years ago and…Read More
How to Help Your Child Avoid Gum Disease
Since you’re here, you already know that gum disease is a huge silent epidemic in our global culture. The sad statistics don’t lie. If you choose to listen to the ‘official’ story from governmental data, 50% of adults in the US have advanced gum disease. We find a more accurate statistic from ‘in the…Read More
Brush or Floss First? What’s the Best Order to Brush, Floss, Swish?
We commonly get asked questions regarding the optimal order in which to perform the various strategies we teach for oral hygiene to stop tooth decay, get rid of bad breath, and halt the progression of gum disease. Questions like, “Should we brush first and then floss or floss and then brush?” and, “when should I…Read More
How to Get Rid of Bad Breath (Halitosis) in 30 Seconds
Is it possible to stop persistent bad breath (also known as halitosis) in less time than it will take you to read this article? Absolutely! Unquestionably! If you have been plagued with persistent bad breath, this article will provide you a simple, easy and fast way how to get rid of bad breath once and…Read More
What to do if you really, really don’t like to floss
We’ve been talking a lot recently about the importance of flossing, not only for our oral health but for whole body health as well. We also recently discussed a detailed analysis of what are the best flosses on the market as well as why we are not fans of flosser picks. However, there are some…Read More