Something unusual happened in Washington last month. The FDA commissioner resigned in protest. The next day, the chief spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services did the same. Both were objecting to the same thing: the current administration’s authorization of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes. Their concern, stated plainly in resignation letters, was that flavored vapes […]
“Everybody” knows you need calcium for strong teeth and bones. Milk ads have been telling us that for decades – and pretty effectively, too. While dental tissues are totally different from bone tissue, your teeth rely on a steady supply of minerals – especially calcium, as well as phosphorus – to help restore what’s gradually […]
Most of us — maybe all of us — know what it’s like those nights when you just can’t get good sleep. Perimenopausal and menopausal women are often much more familiar with them than they’d like to be. You wake up overheated and tangled in the blankets. You finally cool down enough to drift back […]
Biological dentistry is conscientious dentistry. It means paying close attention to the details – especially how the materials and techniques we use interact with the body both physically and energetically. Never placing “silver” mercury amalgam fillings is just a small part of it. We opt for ceramic instead of titanium implants. The composite resins we […]
While most everyone loves the super clean feeling of their teeth after a regular cleaning, far fewer love the process of getting it: metal instruments scraping away plaque and tartar from the teeth, followed by polishing to smooth the surfaces. Yet that’s been the basic routine for generations, being the best option dentistry had for […]
People often talk about estrogen as if it were a single hormone. It’s not. Estrogen is actually a group of related hormones that work together in different ways throughout the body. It’s a distinction that matters, especially when we’re talking about oral health. That’s because your saliva, gums, and other oral tissues don’t just respond […]
Last month, we blogged about the strict, science-based protocol we follow when a patient chooses to have their old “silver” amalgam fillings removed. SMART – the Safe Mercury Amalgam Removal Technique – was designed to limit mercury exposure before, during, and after the procedure. But what about all of the mercury a person’s been exposed […]
(If you missed Part 1 of this article, start here.) It’s so easy to hear the word “detox” and think mostly of cleanses or short-term resets. It’s actually something that’s going on in your body every single day – in a process far more remarkable than any juice fast could accomplish. Every day, without your […]
As a new year unfolds, lots of us feel pulled toward reset. It’s neither strange nor all that surprising, really. After weeks – or months – of holiday stress, disrupted routines, travel, and indulgence, it’s only natural to want to get back to your pre-holiday norm or even improve on it. Detox is often part […]