by Pride Dental | Oct 26, 2017 | General Health
Inhale, then exhale, but don’t inhale right away. Count out 10 seconds until your next breath. Take that breath. How do you feel? Relieved, probably. Maybe you even noticed the tension releasing from your whole body as you inhaled again. Now imagine experiencing that...
by Pride Dental | Aug 31, 2017 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health
Originally posted September 29, 2016 Unlike nitrous oxide, a.k.a. “laughing gas,” nitric oxide it is no laughing matter. Rather, it’s a signaling molecule that our body produces to help the trillions of cells in our body communicate with each other. Nitric oxide is...
by Pride Dental | Aug 10, 2017 | Diet & Nutrition, General Health
Ever notice that when you cave in to sugar cravings, you don’t end up feeling any better – and may, in fact, actually feel worse? That feeling worse may not just be a short term effect. According to new research in Scientific Reports, depressive symptoms can be...
by Pride Dental | Aug 3, 2017 | Biological Dentistry, General Health
A recent article over at CNN offers a good reminder that running a sleep debt can have far greater effects than daytime sleepiness and general grouchiness. It can mean more accidents due to weakened reflexes and an unfocused mind. It can mean weight gain. It can mean...
by Pride Dental | Jun 29, 2017 | Biological Dentistry, General Health
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 that by the time you get symptoms, most...
by Pride Dental | May 25, 2017 | General Health, Oral Health
Of course, oil pulling is just one of a number of natural at-home health practices that more and more folks have been talking about. Another you may be hearing more about these days is activated charcoal. Claims about it range from instant teeth whitening to a good...
