Lon Peckham DMD, FAAOSH, Dip ACLM
Wholistic Functional Dental Medicine Expert
Sleep Deprivation is defined as not obtaining the adequate amount of sleep required for normal functioning and well-being. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in three adults doesn't get enough sleep on a regular basis (CDC, 2016). Sleep issues have become a common health problem affecting [...]
One of the hottest topics in healthcare these days has to do with our symbiotic biome, the bugs (I guess I should say “bacteria”, though my favorite term is actually the Swahili word “wadudu”.) that inhabit nearly every nook and cranny of our bodies. Trillions and trillions in just our guts [...]
Originally “invented in the nineteenth century as powerful surgical antiseptic. It was later sold, in distilled form, as both a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea. But it wasn't a runaway success until the 1920s, when it was pitched as a solution for "chronic halitosis" — a then obscure medical [...]
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 [...]
This year, with all the divisiveness and “cancelling” we are bombarded with, I think it is high time we take a much more introspective look at the true meaning of Christmas. Dig a little deeper into what it really means to live the spirit of Christmas, of Christ. And to do [...]
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," [...]
It’s just about that time of year! Kids, grandparents, aunts, and uncles… shopping and parties… lots of our favorite foods and no time to exercise! All leading to 5 extra pounds by the time New Years is done and over. And that’s on top of last year’s 5 extra that you [...]
