HEALTH & LIFESTYLE
Stop using charcoal-infused brushes and toothpaste
NEW YORK – The secret to healthy teeth and gums is not much of a secret: Brush twice a day, floss once a day and visit a dentist regularly for cleanings.
“It’s not sexy or surprising, but this is what works if you want to avoid cavities and gum disease,” says Dr Matthew Messina, a clinical director and assistant professor at Ohio State University College of Dentistry…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
But dentists say there is more people can be doing in the name of oral health. Here are some good and bad habits they suggest starting – or stopping.
Bad: Using a toothbrush or toothpaste that contains charcoal
Charcoal-infused brushes and toothpastes can be effective at whitening teeth, but the benefits come at a cost.
“Charcoal is incredibly abrasive,” Dr Messina says. “It whitens your teeth by sanding away the outer layer of tooth enamel.”
Enamel is the hard, crystalline tissue that covers and protects your teeth. While removing a little enamel can have a temporary whitening effect, that lost enamel will, over time, weaken your teeth, and can lead to staining, cracks, cavities and other problems.
“The body doesn’t make more tooth enamel, so anything we do that wears it away is a bad idea,” Dr Messina adds.
Good: Brushing gently, with a soft brush
Using a hard-bristled toothbrush and brushing forcefully can wear away enamel as well, and can lead to gum recession and tooth lesions.
“People in general tend to brush too hard, and that can hurt your teeth and gums,” says Dr Natalie Peterson, a clinical associate professor at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. “If your brush bristles are spread out or splayed while you brush, you’re pressing too hard.”
Instead, brush lightly with a soft-bristled toothbrush and try holding it like you would a pen, “as it is harder to exert too much pressure holding it that way”, she adds.
If you are finding it difficult to remember to brush gently, Dr Peterson says switching to an electric toothbrush can be helpful: “Many of them will alert you if you use too much pressure.”
Bad: Drinking sports drinks, soda and flavoured coffee
You have all heard that sugar “rots your teeth”. More precisely, researchers have found that sugary foods and beverages support the kinds of mouth bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease.
Acidic foods and drinks are also damaging.
“Acid erodes tooth enamel, and so over time can cause quite a lot of destruction,” says Dr Frank Scannapieco, a professor of oral biology at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Sports drinks, energy drinks and soda all tend to be high in both acid and sugar – a double whammy for teeth.
“Even sugar-free sodas have high acid levels,” Dr Scannapieco says. “If you have one of these drinks a day, that’s not going to be a big problem, but drinking these throughout the day will greatly increase your risk for tooth erosion.”
Flavoured coffee drinks are another sneaky but significant source of acids (from the coffee) and sugar (from the sweet additions).
“We often have patients for whom we are trying to figure out where their cavities are coming from, and it often turns out to be from flavoured coffees,” Dr Peterson says. “Those caramel macchiatos or whatever sometimes contain even more sugar than soda.”
Good: Swishing with water
Rinsing your mouth with water immediately after eating or drinking can help neutralise acidity, remove residual sugar and clear away the kinds of bacteria that cause cavities and bad breath.
“Especially if you’ve been eating or drinking something sweet or acidic, swishing with water afterwards will be beneficial,” Dr Messina says. “Something that simple can help neutralise any damage.”
Good: Postponing post-meal brushing
Brushing enamel that has been temporarily softened by acids and sugars can wear it away, Dr Messina says. “If you can wait 30 minutes after eating or drinking before brushing, that’s better for your teeth.”
During that period, the tooth enamel will “remineralise” as the acid loses its effect, he adds. “But the bacteria stay around unless we remove them by brushing and flossing.”
Bad: Using toothpicks
“Habitual tooth picking – whether with a fingernail or wood toothpicks – can lead to injury to the gums between the teeth, gum abscesses, sensitive teeth or abrasion of the teeth,” Dr Scannapieco says.
If you feel the need to pick, he recommends cleaning between the teeth with interdental brushes. They are safe and effective – perhaps even more effective than floss, he adds. Some of his research has also found that these brushes cause less gum irritation than floss.
Bad: Using your teeth as tools
“I see people who have used their teeth to bite off the little plastic price tag holders on clothing or to tear open packaging,” Dr Messina says.
Tooth enamel is very strong when compressed, like during biting or chewing, he adds, but it is not nearly as strong when it is bent or flexed. “Pulling on a plastic tab bends the tooth, and the enamel can break or chip,” he says. “I see this damage on front teeth all the time.” NYTIMES
These 4 Fruits to Improve Your Circulation Today!
The first step in ensuring that sufficient blood is able to circulate throughout your body is to ensure that your blood arteries are not blocked. As a direct consequence of this, the elasticity and suppleness of your blood vessels will be restored.
Because the blood arteries are going to be freed up, the blood flow is going to become more unrestricted. According to Healthline, the heart does not need to work particularly hard in order for blood to be pumped through the veins…Click Here To Continue Reading>> …Click Here To Continue Reading>>
The body can clean out its arteries by utilizing certain fruit components, which can be found in fruits. As a direct consequence of receiving this treatment, the blood vessels will not grow inflamed, brittle, or burst.
Both the unclogging and strengthening of blood vessels can be helped along by the use of specific minerals, nutrients that are present in plants (called phytonutrients), and proteolytic enzymes. The results of your hard work are presented in the following list.
Rutin is a type of bioflavonoid that can be found in citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruits, and tangerines. Taking these bioflavonoids regularly can assist in the strengthening of your blood vessels.
Rutin is frequently isolated by scientists and included into various dietary supplements. When peeling an orange, you should take care to remove only the outer layer of skin that is green or yellow. Consume the entire orange, including the white covering that sits on top of it. READ FULL STORY HERE>>>CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING>>>
Rutin, which has medicinal properties that strengthen your blood vessels, can be tasted, despite the fact that the bitterness is highly medicinal and helpful to both your health and your health specifically.
If you haven’t done so already, peel the pineapple. There is something in the core of your pineapple that you should look for. This is a challenging part of the process to go through. There is a particular region of the pineapple that is particularly rich in bromelin. If you consume it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, it may help unclog your arteries and protect you from developing heart disease.
Another trace element that helps strengthen the blood arteries is copper, which can be found in bananas and avocados.
Copper is required in our diets in only trace amounts; yet, over consumption of this mineral can be detrimental to the health of our blood vessels.
Your delicate blood arteries will not burst into an aneurysm, and you will not have any internal bleeding as a result of this.
Getting your hands on an unripe pawpaw is the fourth possible course of action. Peel it and eat it in this form first thing in the morning when your stomach is empty. This dish has a significant amount of papain, which is an effective enzyme for cleaning out the arteries.
The proteolytic enzyme found in pawpaw contributes to the unclogging of blood vessels, which in turn improves the flow of blood to the organs in the body.
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