We’ve said it before: If you want to keep your teeth healthy and whole for a lifetime, you’ve got to limit the sugar. It’s as simple as that. As one 2015 paper put it, Without sugars, the chain of causation is broken, so the disease does not occur. So a new study in the Journal […]
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A New Round of Vax Bills in the Texas State Legislature
A few years ago in the Houston Chronicle, State Representative Sarah Davis shared her views on the role of government in health care: As a proud Republican, I believe the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored. Personal freedom and limited government […]
There’s No Regrowing Teeth (Not Yet, Anyway)
When folks hear about curing tooth decay naturally, some seem to picture a perfectly healed tooth that looks exactly like the others around it, white and strong and unblemished. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works. A human tooth is made of three main layers of tissue. The smooth, thin, glossy layer on the outside is […]
A New Must-Read: The Case Against Sugar
You’ve got to read Gary Taubes’ new book, The Case Against Sugar. As the title suggests, Taubes’ purpose is to present the case against sugar – both sucrose and high-fructose corn syrup – as the principal cause of the chronic diseases that are most likely to kill us, or at least accelerate our demise, in […]
Amalgam Separators: No Longer Optional
We ended 2016 with some great news from the EU – their partial ban of mercury amalgam. So how about we start 2017 with some great news from right here in the US? In December, the EPA finalized its amalgam separator rule. It goes into effect 30 days after it gets published in the Federal […]
A Christmas Present for the Children of Europe: No More Mercury
The children of Europe got an early Christmas this year: a ban on mercury amalgam fillings in youth under 16, as well as in pregnant and breastfeeding women. This landmark agreement was reached at a summit of the three E.U. institutions (Parliament, Commission, and Council) on December 6 and 7. Its other provisions include a […]
Drugs vs. Lifestyle, Symptoms vs. Causes
Statin use has skyrocketed through recent years. We’re at the point now where about 1 in 4 adults take this type of drug, and new guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task force would jack that number up even higher. Now, they’re saying that even if you have no signs, symptoms, or history of cardiovascular […]
Lack of Informed Consent Is the Real Ripoff
We’ve all seen those articles that promise to tell you all about how your dentist might be “ripping you off.” Most of them include a more or less dire warning against dentists who recommend getting your mercury amalgam “silver” fillings replaced. It’s a standard topic point, courtesy of the ADA and dentists who aren’t yet […]