Ease Your Mind – How Preventative Care Improves Your Health Ease Your Mind – How Preventative Care Improves Your Health June. A time to grill, swim and spend time with friends and family. Summer has just begun and weekends are about to look a lot more exciting. Although June is the perfect time for busting out the swim trunks, it is also a month set… Read More
Say What? Women, Listen Up! What Your Mouth Could be Telling You The month of May is full of days dedicated to celebrate women. This year, the 20th annual National Women’s Health Week begins on Mother’s Day, May 12, and is celebrated through May 18. Among the many reasons to celebrate and encourage women, one of the main goals for… Read More
Gum Disease May Cause Alzheimer’s Gum Disease May Cause Alzheimer’s For years gum disease has been linked to serious health conditions such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s. Until recently, at least in the case of Alzheimer’s, it was unknown if gum disease was the cause or effect of the brain disease. A new study published in the… Read More
Gum Disease Linked to Heart Disease Gum Disease Linked to Heart Disease It’s easy to see the importance of brushing and flossing for the dental health’s sake, but did you know these preventive measures help ward off more serious health conditions like heart disease, Alzheimer’s and pancreatic cancer? Two-thirds of gum-disease-causing bacteria are motile, or capable of moving from the mouth… Read More
Saving your life could all begin with the toothbrush… MEN’S HEALTH MONTH: ARTICLE I It may come as no surprise that men are less likely to seek preventative dental care and more likely to ignore their oral health for years than their female counterparts. And it may all begin with the toothbrush: Women change their toothbrushes twice as often as men, sticking closer to… Read More