Lon Peckham DMD, FAAOSH, Dip ACLM
Wholistic Functional Dental Medicine Expert
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 [...]
Absolutely. In more ways than one. Have you ever been kicked by your spouse in the middle of the night for snoring? Ya, it can cause a heart attack;) Seriously though, snoring is a strong sign that a person’s airway has gotten too small and that they are more than likely [...]
Digital dentures are unique in that they are made using a “digital impression”. Instead of using a mouth full of impression “mud” to make a mold of your mouth, digital dentures are made by taking a high tech 3-D picture, actually hundreds of rapid-fire laser pictures, that is then used by [...]
It is now well established that heart attacks (as well as other circulatory diseases like strokes and high blood pressure) are almost entirely lifestyle based. That even if you have the “heart attack gene”, with a properly informed lifestyle you can turn it off (that is the science of epigenetics). The [...]
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 [...]
According to a recent study, the antioxidants in green tea could be the key to preventing periodontal disease. Green tea is a popular beverage choice in Asian culture. It has been around for more than 4,000 years, and is becoming more popular in the United States. Ancient Chinese and Japanese medicine consider [...]
