A recent column in the Washington Post pulled zero punches about why its author believes that obesity in the US isn’t just about “junk food”: The reason people don't buy vegetables is usually not because they can't afford them (although, of course, that does happen)....
Tooth loss is something that more than half of Americans have to deal with - and that also means dealing with the issue of how to get those lost teeth replaced. And they do need to be replaced. It’s not just a cosmetic concern. Adjacent teeth can drift into the empty...
Not news: Food is a lot more expensive than it used to be. During the last federal election on Nov. 3, 2020, food inflation was running at just 3.9% annually. Fast forward to March 2024, and the latest data shows food prices have risen a whopping 25.8% since then. To...
Many folks think that if they just swap out sugary foods and drinks for their sugar-free counterparts, they’re in the clear. Yet many of the most common artificial sweeteners just present other challenges to your health. It was a point made clear this month when the...
Most people know that soda is murder for your teeth. (Whether that makes a person think twice about knocking back a Dr. Pepper or Fanta or Coke is another story.) But in the event that you don’t, a quick demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGnBNKxAhi8 But...
If you’ve got gum disease, one of the simplest things you can do to reverse it is just to change your diet. Research has shown that replacing sugars and other refined carbs with nutrient-dense plants and proteins can significantly improve gum health, even if your oral...
While this year hasn’t quite brought the return to normalcy that lots of folks had hoped for, we’re definitely closer to it now than we were at this time last year. We even had something more like a regular Halloween, trick-or-treaters and all. That means we had a...
As a healthy mouth depends on a healthy body - and vice versa - everything you do to keep your body healthy, strong, and resilient also supports your oral health. There really is no separating the two. Even so, there are some nutrients that have come to be strongly...
As we all navigate our new COVID-19 world, researchers around the globe are looking for ways to both treat the ill and keep healthy folks healthy. It’s been especially encouraging to see scientists explore the role vitamins and minerals may play in building immunity...
When looking at the latest in health trends, it can be tough telling what’s truth and what’s clever marketing. This is certainly the case with coconut water. Coconut water is literally the liquid found inside a coconut and not to be confused with coconut milk. The...