Way back in 2008, the Center for Food Safety and several other nonprofits petitioned the EPA to start regulating the use of nanosilver, which may be considered a pesticide due to its antimicrobial properties. While the risks of nano-silver to the environment and human health are not well understood, existing studies have indicated cause for […]
General Health
Ozone: A Powerful Intervention
We’ve written before about how important ozone therapy has become in the dental care we provide our patients. It’s simply one of the most powerful antimicrobials there is, killing bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. This makes it ideal for treating oral infections – and for keeping problems from arising in the first place. Many decades […]
Diet, Food Allergies & Your Gut
You’ve probably heard the saying, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” The opposite also contains some truth. Just as there are healing diets – those that give a body the nutritional support it needs to properly self-regulate – there are diets that can harm. Of course, if you want to get […]
The Fat of the Matter Is Muscle
When it comes to obesity, it’s easy to get simplistic. People get fat because of “too many calories”? Yes, but calories of what, exactly? A calorie is nothing but a unit of measurement – like a gallon or an inch or a pound. And it’s coming clearer than ever that our bodies respond differently to […]
Microwaves: Convenience & Consequence
You can find microwave ovens just about anywhere – mini-marts and stores, hospitals, employee break rooms, more than 90% of American homes… One place you won’t find one is our office – or in Dr. Glaros’ home, for that matter. Sure, they’re “convenient,” but as he says, convenience is never without consequence. Microwave ovens work […]
Instead of Antibiotics…
As if there were still some question about it, a pair of recent news items confirms the great American love affair with antibiotics. First came a new study which found that despite all warnings and guidance, children continue to be given antibiotics, whether or not their condition warrants it. They found that although only 27.4 […]
One Less Sugar Experience
Long ago and far away, before Facebook, before blogs, before email…there was the office newsletter. Recently, we ran across some issues of the one we published back in the 1980s, which we called Bite-Sized Pieces. Re-reading these after so long, we thought it might be fun to occasionally bring back some of Dr. Glaros’ articles […]
Saying “No” to Triclosan
According to the latest research review, triclosan is supposed to be just dandy in toothpaste. Specifically, its authors concluded that regular use of fluoride toothpaste containing triclosan, an antibacterial agent, and a copolymer, which helps prevent the triclosan from being washed away by saliva, reduces plaque, gingivitis and bleeding gums and slightly reduces tooth decay […]