National Nutrition Month - Assure a Smile

Miami Dentistry: Eat Healthy for Healthy Teeth

Growing up you always heard about all of the things to avoid eating to keep your teeth healthy. Candy will rot your teeth. Gum is bad for your teeth. Soda destroys your enamel. Well, there is a flipside to the conversation. Have you ever heard about what to eat for better dental health? Today this Miami Dentist is going to continue coverage of National Nutrition Month with some insight on foods that will help create healthy teeth and gums for life.

By admin| 2011-03-22T02:00:43+00:00 March 22nd, 2011|Nutrition|0 Comments

Miami Dentist Exclusive: Free Radical Damage, Part II

In honor of National Nutrition Month, The Miami Dentist blog is happy to share part II our free radical article series. Today, I’d like to spend a little time following up this week’s guide to free radicals. In this article we’ll dive into how to implement simple dietary and behavioral changes to both prevent free radical damage, as well as reverse some of the effects.

By admin| 2011-03-17T03:35:21+00:00 March 17th, 2011|Holistic Dentistry, Nutrition|0 Comments

Miami Dentist Exclusive: Free Radical Damage, Part I

Dentists in Miami are becoming increasingly concerned with free radical damage. Free radicals are malicious, unbalanced atoms that gradually destroy cellular structures over time. Eventually, the cell becomes dysfunctional and dies. A growing body of research is beginning to link free radicals damage with serious illness, causing physicians and health care professionals to educate patients on staying healthy with antioxidants.

By admin| 2011-03-16T02:34:50+00:00 March 16th, 2011|Holistic Dentistry, Nutrition|0 Comments

Miami Dentist News: National Nutrition Month is Here!

This month, Assure a Smile celebrates National Nutrition Month! As a holistic dentistry practice, we urge patients to consider how their oral health is intricately related to other parts of their daily life. Nutrition is often the first area we recommend patients evaluate, as the food we consume comes into direct contact with our teeth and gums. Failing to eat well, along with poor oral hygiene, is the shortest path towards tooth decay and gum disease. Oral health, as recent research indicates, is intimately linked with overall health. In this way, eating well not only preserves your teeth and gums, but it also preserves your overall well being.

By admin| 2011-03-12T02:05:36+00:00 March 12th, 2011|News, Nutrition|0 Comments