Lon Peckham DMD, FAAOSH, Dip ACLM
Wholistic Functional Dental Medicine Expert
Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men Take a look at the Cross of Health in the top left corner of this page. Do you see Christmas there? Look close. It’s right there, the bottom anchor arm; Love and Peace. It’s there in that spot because science has proven that [...]
Many of you have been wondering what the deal is with that rinse we often have you use before treatment or prescribe after surgery or periodontal therapy. The truth is that the contents of that blue bottle is much more than the sum of its parts. Inside are millions of molecules [...]
Sleep stands as a cornerstone of good health. Yet, many remain unaware of the intricate dance between the two primary stages of sleep: REM (Rapid Eye Movement) and Non-REM. Understanding their nuanced interplay and respective health implications isn't just academic—it’s crucial for those seeking to improve their sleep quality and overall [...]
Supplements are a huge 170+ billion-dollar industry that promises to help you do everything from lose weight and grow muscle, to enhancing your sexual performance and making you bullet proof to all manner of infections and diseases. Even if that were all true, common sense should tell you that none of [...]
Don’t you just love it when your opinions get vindicated! Recently the Journal of Periodontology carried an article reporting on a study that looked into the possibility of a link between diet, specifically a Mediterranean diet, exercise, and periodontal disease.* As all our patients know, periodontal disease has been the major [...]
So how are those New Year’s resolutions going? Are you on track to meet your goals? If so, great job! If not, well no worries. We’ve got you covered. Our CHIP (Complete Health Improvement Program) is specifically designed to help you take control and stay in control of your health. Lose [...]
Oral-Systemic health is a term to showcase the rising and increasingly important research-based links, or connections, between oral health and whole-body health. Research has shown countless health issues caused by poor oral health. Oral-systemic health is connected to - Cardiovascular disease Alzheimer's disease Diabetes High-risk pregnancy Cancer Obstructive sleep apnea Obesity [...]
Loneliness may make our biological clock tick faster. Being lonely and feeling unhappy can accelerate the aging process more than smoking, according to a recent article published in Aging-US. "We demonstrate [that] psychological factors, such as feeling unhappy or being lonely, add up to one year and eight months to one’s biological age," [...]
The foods found most protective against oral cancer include raw and green/leafy vegetables, tomatoes, citrus, and carrots. Citrus fruits are acidic, though. Fine; less oral cancer. But, what about the health of the teeth themselves? Might eating lots of sour fruit eat away at our enamel? Well, early case reports that [...]
Eighty-five percent of Americans have never heard of it, and yet even more (7 out of 8) have it to one degree or another. Ninety-nine percent of obese people have it. It affects about half of those over 60 but is most rapidly increasing among 20–30 year-olds. Millions are undiagnosed and [...]
