Health

Most of my clients are educated 25-45 year olds, employed in some of our top companies and doing pretty well in life. They have visited most of the world’s countries, often tracking through some less travelled terrains, explored all the wonders of the world, yet, it seems the world’s only remaining mysteries are all in one place: their own mouths!

Looking away will reduce the pain of an injection.

Diets high in fructose reduce memory and the ability to think.

A happy disposition is protection against heart and blood vessel disease.

Garlic ingredient is 100 times more effective than antibiotics.

Does your child hug the cat close to her face like the child in this picture? Your vet will tell you that animals should not be near our face and we should wash our hands after petting them. There is good reason for this.

Wisdom teeth are probably the most misunderstood teeth in dentistry.People either assume that pain-free is problem-free, therefore their wisdom teeth should be left alone, or that all wisdom teeth should come out. Both opinions are wrong, most of the time.

The more you sleep, the less your genetics can make you put on weight.

Strawberries and blueberries help the ageing brain.

Taking a bottle of water into an exam may improve your results.

Alternative therapies can often help in relieving pain and although there may be no scientific explanation yet as to why they work so well, the basic fact is that in lots of cases they do work.

In the blogs so far, I have written a lot about the complex nature of dental diseases and the many different factors which can cause or be associated with these diseases.This article series summarizes some ways in which medical conditions affect our dental health.