Any time someone claims to have found the fountain of youth it’s probably a good idea to take a minute and check it out. NMN or nicotinamide mononucleotide is a naturally occurring compound that produces NAD, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. As your age...Read More
We all know what sugar and carbohydrates can do to your teeth. Nothing real good. I spend 40 hours a week dealing with the fallout of that. But what does sugar, and the other things you eat, do to your...Read More
Let’s talk magnesium! Magnesium is a mineral needed for hundreds of biochemical reactions in the body. It helps to maintain normal nerve and muscle function, keeps the heart rhythm steady, helps bones and teeth remain dense and strong, and has many...Read More
DRUGS!!!! They can be a bit scary. I don’t think we every really know exactly what a drug is going to do. Most drugs come with a list of known side effects as long as your arm, and those are...Read More
Licking an actual wound might be advantageous. (But maybe don’t do it just yet.) There’s all sorts of stuff in saliva. Caterpillars can produce silk with their salivary glands! Snakes have venomous saliva they can inject with fangs! People aren’t as...Read More
Human DNA responsible for redheads feeling pain at the dentist. Do you have naturally red hair and don’t experience the same level of blissful comfort as your friends while visiting your ridiculously gentle dentist? As you know, visiting the dentist is completely...Read More
A little sunlight starting at an early age may create strong, dense teeth. Vitamin D is a light-activated hormone that will increase your intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium and phosphate. The major natural source of the vitamin is synthesis of...Read More
SUGAR!!!!! No you’re not getting any, this is a dental office. Control yourself. It has long been known that diabetes can affect your oral health. What is diabetes? It’s a disease that doesn’t allow normal processing of sugar by the...Read More
The dental heart disease connection you never suspected! If you needed another reason to keep up with your regular dental visits, you may very well help fight off that potential heart attack by visiting your dentist regularly, nipping oral disease in...Read More
