by siteadmin | Nov 4, 2020 | COVID-19, General Health
A study of 37 participants has shown a build-up of the stress hormone cortisol can be measured from the oily secretions around your ear canal. Cortisol is known as your “fight or flight” hormone. When it sends out alarm signals to the brain in response to...
by siteadmin | Sep 22, 2020 | COVID-19, Dental Articles, General Health, Sleep Apnea
People who have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could be at increased risk of adverse outcomes from COVID-19. Many of the risk factors and comorbidities associated with sleep apnea, such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension, are similar to those...
by siteadmin | Aug 19, 2020 | Dental Articles, General Health, Periodontics
Clinical and experimental studies show an association between maternal periodontitis and adverse outcomes during gestation. This study shows the important role of oral health during pregnancy and opens possibilities for future studies in order to explain the effects...
by siteadmin | Aug 19, 2020 | Dental Articles, General Health, Periodontics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and periodontitis frequently co‐occur and share features of aberrant neutrophil responses, but this may reflect common risk factors of disease (smoking, age, and socio‐economic status) rather than shared pathophysiology. To...
by siteadmin | Aug 10, 2020 | Dental Articles, Food, General Health, Nutrition
Is diet soda bad for you? Or does it actually help you lose weight? Susan E. Swithers, Ph.D., a professor of psychological sciences and a behavioral neuroscientist at Purdue reviewed a set of recent studies aiming to answer the question, “Is diet soda bad for you?”...
by siteadmin | Jul 27, 2020 | Food, General Health, Nutrition, Other Services
If your nutritional status is optimal, you eat a diet with lots of variety, and all systems are working as they should. Oxalates are natural compounds found in both plants and humans. Maybe you’ve given up grains, but your symptoms still persist? A gluten-free or...
