by Pride Dental | Mar 14, 2019 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Oral Health
Natural sugars eaten in whole foods are one thing; added sugars are quite another. Among other things, too much sugar fuels chronic inflammation that can drag down oral and systemic health alike. And that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. As Robert...
by Pride Dental | Nov 29, 2018 | General Health
Imagine waking up dozens or even hundreds of times each night. Doesn’t sound very restful, does it? Yet that’s the reality for people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) – about 25 million Americans at last count, if not more. And it’s a reality that puts them at risk...
by Pride Dental | Jul 26, 2018 | General Health
Our thanks to the office of Northern California biological dentist Dr. Gary Verigin for letting us share this post from their blog. The original is here. Once upon a time, gummy and other chewable vitamins were just kid stuff. Now, they’re very big business. As...
by Pride Dental | May 10, 2018 | General Health, Periodontal health
It’s kind of stunning to think about: Your body contains roughly as many microbes as human cells. If you could gather them all together and weigh them, they’d come to about two pounds. Most dwell in your gut, but billions live in your mouth, representing hundreds of...
by Pride Dental | Mar 8, 2018 | General Health, Oral Health
A lot of people don’t realize this, but sleep loss is second only to smoking as a risk factor for gum disease. And that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to why you need to sleep. This, of course, raises the question of what you can do...
by Pride Dental | Feb 22, 2018 | Biological Dentistry, General Health
Originally posted June 29, 2017; updated Most of us are raised with a rather reactive and passive relationship with healthcare. You see your doctor or dentist only once something goes wrong and expect them to fix it. But functional and biological medicine remind us...
