When you’re sick for a long time and your doctors can’t say why or offer much of any treatment beyond “managing” your symptoms for the rest of your life, you may start looking beyond the medical establishment for answers. This is how many people “discover” biological dentistry even exists, learning that there may […]
The Integrative Health Blog
Making Food (& Food Products): 3 Great Reads
Three fascinating books about how food is prepared – whether by ourselves or global corporations – hit the market earlier this year. We think all three are worth your while, especially if, like most of our patients, you care deeply about how you feed your body, as well as your mind and spirit. The […]
Gum Disease, Inflammation & the Oral-Systemic Link
Want a good life? Keep clear of periodontal disease. No kidding. According to a study recently published in the Journal of Periodontology, gum disease can significantly lower a person’s overall quality of life. Analysis of data collected from nearly 500 individuals showed that those with poor periodontal health experienced functional limitation, psychological discomfort, and […]
Meridian Dentistry
We’re grateful to Dr. Idelle Brand for letting us shareher excellent post on biological dentistry with you. Biological Dentistry is a holistic approach which acknowledges that dental health affects not only the teeth, gums and jaw, but the entire body and vigor of the individual. Every organ and every part of your body is […]
Mercury Where You Least Expect It
Readers of this blog are enlightened about many things that others are unaware of – like the fact that so-called “silver” amalgam fillings are really 50% mercury. But the neurotoxin still shows up in even more surprising places. A can of soda, for instance. And for that, you can thank that most common of […]
Getting the Mercury Out of Dentistry: “Recommended…Possible and Advisable”
In these days of ever-shorter attention spans, you can tell you’ve made a real impact when people are still reacting to what you’ve done even months after the fact and without the help of continuous media coverage. Case in point: Dr. Oz’s talking about the health risks of mercury amalgam fillings on his TV […]
Salt, Mercury & Autoimmune Disorders
Everything that lives needs salt. Salt regulates water content and blood pressure. It helps maintain acid-alkaline balance and supports the nervous system and adrenal glands. In the truest sense of the word, it is a vital mineral compound. Yet all salt is not created equal. Certainly, it all contains sodium, but sea salt contains […]
GMOs: Another Case for the Precautionary Principle
One thing that can be a little mind-blowing to realize about food is that whatever we eat, we also consume some of everything else it was exposed to during its lifetime. This is why we’re cautioned against eating some kinds of fish, for example. Bioaccumlative mercury moves up the food chain – from the […]