Choose the right words, and you can make most anything seem better than reality. A cramped, shotgun shack gets turned into a “cozy cottage.” Mercury amalgam gets spun into “silver fillings.” Now the USDA is getting into the act with its proposed rules for GMO labeling. If they get their way, we’ll be saying “goodbye” […]
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Mercury in the Air
Sometimes, you can hear a lot by listening to what’s not being said. Consider last month’s CDC report about a peculiar cluster of cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). This chronic lung disease is characterized by extensive scarring of the lung tissue and gradually deteriorating lung function. Of the nine patients in the cluster, all […]
What Your Toothpaste Can (and Can’t) Do
Just recently, we read about a new version of Crest that promises to “detoxify” your mouth – courtesy of roughly double the concentration of fluoride, itself a toxin. Go figure. Anymore, there seems to be a toothpaste for everything. Whitening. Remineralizing. Reducing sensitivity. The question is: Do they actually do what we’re told they do? […]
Not Just the Sugars but the Refined Starches, Too
We’ve all heard that sugar rots your teeth. But believe it or don’t, there may be something even worse: sugar and starch together. At least, that’s the case with root decay, according to a study just published in Caries Research. For it, researchers created typical dental biofilms – plaque – on slabs of root dentin. […]
Oral Health & Living a Long, Healthy Life
Dr. Reinhold Voll, the German physician whose work provides a good deal of the foundation of biological dentistry, famously observed that 90% of all physical illness can be traced to the mouth. Instantly, you might be thinking of things like mercury amalgam fillings, root canal teeth, and cavitations. After all, these are some of the […]
Before You Drink That Orange Juice to “Protect Against the Flu”…
Not a day passes that you don’t see one news story or another about just how terrible this flu season is, stirring up a lot of anxiety. According to recent reports, this has more Americans reaching out for orange juice “in a frantic effort to avoid the illness.” Sales of the drink rose by 0.9%, […]
When Baby Teeth Decay
You know you live in a sugar-saturated environment when nearly half of all kids experience decay in their primary (baby) teeth by the age of 11. Yet even if you strive to eat healthfully and help your kids practice good hygiene at home, problems can arise. This is one reason why regular dental checkups and […]
What You Eat Affects How You Are
Of course it makes sense that what you eat affects how you are. Just as a garden typically thrives when given the right nutrient-rich soil and the right amount of sunlight and water, so your body thrives when it gets the nutrition it needs. Otherwise, the results can be devastating. Sadly, we see that devastation […]