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Taxes on Sodas?

Recently I received two emails referencing diabetes. One was from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation publishing the findings of a feasibility study of implementing a nationwide tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). The other was from a client telling me about his major decrease in his A1C levels. Since we’re in the midst of an epidemic rise in Diabetes Type 2, I read both with great interest.

Studies are being done on taxing your SSBs. Taxes on sodas? Consider the cigarette tax: cigarettes were first taxed by our federal government in1862. Iowa became the first to levy taxes at a state level in 1921 and by 1969 all states were taxing cigarettes. Has this affected the amount of smokers? Yes. The greater the amount of tax increase, the greater the proportion of smokers who have stopped smoking. The same principle may apply to SSBs as well. [Read more…] about Taxes on Sodas?

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Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Diabetes…Due to Poor Mouth Care?

Have you ever had your doctor examine your teeth and gums? I haven’t. Our mouths are the gateway to our bodies and studies show a link between periodontal disease and diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and cancer. I’m guessing they aren’t examining them because they expect our dentists to do that. Do you realize how many people only go to their doctor when they’re ill and even less to their dentist?

Some of our lifestyle choices begin catching up with us in our 50’s and this generally causes a rude awakening. Such practices as fast food diets, being couch potatoes, and continued partying through the years are reflected in our lab results when we get our physical exams. [Read more…] about Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Diabetes…Due to Poor Mouth Care?

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D: The Wonder Vitamin?

What’s all this fuss about Vitamin D these days? Dr. Oz, Dr. Andrew Weil and many physicians are recommending it. Is it truly the new miracle vitamin? If so what diseases is it supposed to be preventing?

Dr. Michael F. Holick, a Vitamin D expert at the Boston University School of Medicine, has been quoted as saying that Vitamin D is the most common nutritional deficiency and probably the most common medical problem in the world. [Read more…] about D: The Wonder Vitamin?