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Is There A Tooth/Heart Health Connection?
From The Mayo Clinic. Thomas J. Salinas, D.D.S.
Many studies have shown a connection between gum disease (periodontitis) and other
serious conditions, including heart disease. Research suggests that periodontitis is
associated with an increased risk of developing heart disease and that people with
chronic gum disease have increased thickness of their neck blood vessels. There is
also a strong correlation between diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and evidence
that people with diabetes benefit from professional teeth cleanings.
Stop Using Meds to Treat Food
Obesity doctor talks about the fact that there’s a lot of money to be made by keeping you sick from diseases like obesity. She wants you to know how important it is to eat right, and that food needs to be your medicine and medicine needs to be your food.
Why U.S. Kids Are Getting Diabetes
The childhood obesity rate has more than tripled over the past four decades.
News in Health from NIH tells us that the rates for new cases of both type 1 and
type 2 diabetes in children and teens are rising. For type 1 diabetes, the rate rose
more in males. For type 2 diabetes, the rate increased more in females.
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