SMILE (and floss!)

WOW, getting healthy thru our feet, our hands, our ears and now our TEETH!

I luv my dentist’s philosophy: “imagine washing your hair WITHOUT shampoo - you wet it, but don’t use shampoo...that is how brushing w/out flossing is.”   ohhhhhh

My FAVE place to floss is - in the CAR!  yep...sitting in traffic, or at a light.  You DON’’T have to be standing in front of the mirror .... so, get creative cause studies have shown that flossing ‘helps’ prevent cancer, heart disease, strokes and diabetes!  Another bonus is the obvious...less cavities and less time & money spent at the dentist!   I’ll take that!

The culprit is the bacteria.  Read a bit more below, and if you want more info, dial up the infamous GOOGLE.

Plaque builds up on your teeth. The plaque forms tartar, which can only be removed by a dentist or dental hygienist. The plaque and tartar provide a nice home to BACTERIA which can cause gums to become infected. Infected gums release pro-inflammatory agents into the bloodstream which can carry them to other organs of the body.

Inflammation can give rise to cancer. They're still working on the links there, but researchers are sure that the link exists. A fairly solid link to pancreatic cancer in men has already been established. As far as heart disease is concerned, the bacteria related to periodontal (gum) disease, being inflammatory in nature, can stimulate the immune system. A result is atherosclerosis, i.e. a formation of deposits within the body, which can lead to heart attacks, strokes, and similar damaging episodes in other organs.