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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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From My Heart- November, 2010

 

 

Greetings from LIFESTYLE CHOICES!

 Simple and Present

The holiday season is upon us: a time of family gatherings, home-cooked meals, and generally great expectations for most of us. We have a small home in rural San Leon which is situated on a large lot planted with vast amounts of tropical plants. We call it The Oleanders due to the indigenous oleanders which grow there. It is the perfect retreat to celebrate Thanksgiving! The foliage has grown so much this past summer we can hardly see the hot tub from our porch although it’s only ten feet away. This is good. We absolutely love getting into the hot tub surrounded by our plants, away from the world.

Over the years I have found joy but also stress while celebrating holidays. In retrospect the stress was mostly due to too many expectations of what I’d wanted to happen and then having a different outcome than what I’d envisioned. I decided I needed to create simple get-togethers. [Read more…] about From My Heart- November, 2010