I’m not saying that you should cancel your next dental checkup, but we need to start viewing oral health from the context of a whole body approach. Lest the dentists out there remove themselves from my email list, the relationship goes both ways–good oral health is also required for good overall health. So let’s start with […]
Relationship Between Periodontal Disease and C-Reactive Protein This relationship has actually been developing over the past few years and is further supported with each study. Basically, good oral hygiene may actually prolong your life. However, we do need to consider the possibility that poor lifestyle choices, such as high intakes of sugar, may actually be […]
The Prevalence of Inflammatory Periodontitis is negatively associated with Serum Antioxidant Concentrations There is quite a bit of evidence now on how important oral health is to our overall health. The links between CVD and periodontal disease is particularly strong. There are several ways of looking at this, and, as always, the true answer probably […]
Medications and more medications. Maybe an electrical device implanted in your neck. In the end, surgery. This pretty much describes the medical treatment of epilepsy and migraines. And, as a whole, this treatment paradigm sucks. It does nothing to protect the brain, which should be the number one goal. I should consider clarifying this by […]
Smoking. Family history. Having a history of pancreatitis. Being prediabetic (biggie!). All help to cause pancreatic cancer. But this one’s going to surprise you. Chronic inflammation is never good for anything related to health. Heart disease? Probably THE major player. Osteoporosis? Sucks bones dry. Alzheimer’s dementia? Destroys brain cells. But what about cancer? Even here […]
