by Pride Dental | Sep 19, 2013 | Diet & Nutrition
Kids are smarter than we think. We try tricking them into eating good foods by offering bargains and rewards, but those tactics can backfire. Too easily, the lesson becomes that dessert is the good thing and the nutritious meal is something bad they have deal with to... 
by Pride Dental | Aug 22, 2013 | Diet & Nutrition
If your car runs on unleaded gasoline, you wouldn’t fill it up with diesel or some other fuel and still expect it to run well. Its engine wasn’t designed to run on it. Similarly, our bodies are designed to consume a particular type of “fuel”:... 
by Pride Dental | Jul 11, 2013 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Think you can just drink your fruit and veggies in a delicious fruit smoothie? A recent study in the British Dental Journal might make you think twice – at least if you care about your teeth. Researchers found that smoothies can, in fact, be quite damaging to enamel –... 
by Pride Dental | May 16, 2013 | Diet & Nutrition, Oral Health
Last week, we mentioned the connection between gum disease and overall health. Once you recognize the mouth/body connection, it’s easy to see how all the things you do for your general health – eating right, exercising and the like – support healthy...