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Power Up: 15 Ways to Strengthen Your Growing Kids’ Teeth
Colgate Total Health, Health
Our daily hygiene habits have a lot to do with the health of our teeth, and as parents it is our duty to teach children the importance and mechanics of caring for their smiles. However, the key to strong and healthy kids’ teeth includes…
Keep it Calm: 10 Ways Stress Affects Your Teeth & Gums
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Have you ever had that dream where your teeth feel a little loose and you start to wiggle them with your fingers, one at a time, just to see if it’s just your imagination, but it’s not and they come off, one by one, in your hand until…
Gentle Dental 15 Surprising Ways You are Hurting Your Teeth
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Related to bones but hardened by enamel, our teeth are designed to take a certain amount of use. They are responsible for the first step of digestion, which happens inside our mouth when we chew. Teeth are also involved in speaking, and because…
Flip the Script: 15 Unusual Ways to Use Toothpaste Besides Brushing
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Humans beings have long understood the importance of preserving their teeth for as long as possible. Ancient civilizations in Egypt, India, and Greece all came up with their own formulations for a tooth cleaning paste, the ancestor of our…
Feeling Parched? 15 Ways to Treat a Dry Mouth
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Capable of causing all kinds of problems, from tooth decay as a result of bacterial build-up to sores due to the decrease in white blood cell flow to the mouth, a chronically dry mouth is a health hazard and a social inconvenience. Many different…
Evading Darth Vader: 15 Tips to Never Have Bad Breath
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Yes, that co-worker who gives you tons of personal space and is forever offering you an Altoid is super nice, but she also may be trying to tell you something. Naturally, bad breath affects everyone at some point. As Dr. John P. Cunha, D.O.…
Chomp on This: 10 Reasons Why You are Not Chewing Enough
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We’ve all been advised by now that we are what we eat, but given the overwhelming amount of chronic disease and debilitating illnesses out there it’s about time that we look at how we eat as well. Can we be healthy if we eat the freshest,…
20 Bad Habits that Ruin our Teeth
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In the battle to preserve our smiles for as long as possible, there are some clear obstacles. Every kid remembers the cartoon cavities that drill holes into pearly whites in commercials, but what happens when we realize that we are the ones…
Putting Your Foot Down: 13 Reasons Why Reflexology Can Heal You
Family Health, Featured Stories, Health
Reflexology is a form of massage for the hands, ears and feet. Practitioners apply pressure to different areas that correspond to the body’s organs and various systems. Foot reflexology has been shown to alleviate anxiety and reduce pain.…