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- Do you value Perio maintenance? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Rachel WallPerio maintenance is one of those procedures that always brings up questions and differing opinions. Much of that is due to the conflict between the CDT definition of perio maintenance, that patients with periodontal disease should stay on periodontal maintenance for life, and the insurance ...
Views: 1138(1 vote) - Causes of Ringing in the Ear - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2010 from Adrian FeatherstoneWhat causes the ringing in the ears that we universally call tinnitus? Well, it could be that the sufferer has very recently been in a particularly noisy environment. Exposure to very loud or even constant mid-range noise can leave the ears ringing for anyone until the ears have settled down and ...
Views: 1534(4 votes) - How to Treat Tinnitus If You have Sensorineural Hearing Loss - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2010 from Alvin HopkinsonTinnitus is quite common in war torn countries like Iraq and Afghanistan where bombs and exchange of rapid gunfire is as routine as the daily newspaper. It’s the most prevalent injury suffered by those who are still alive and who managed to go unscathed with the everyday dose of exchange of ...
Views: 1987(1 vote) - Technology-Out of the Closet and Into Hygiene - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Rachel WallSo, you’ve invested thousands of dollars on various technology breakthroughs in dentistry. Whether you are a technology geek or just beginning to dabble, the key to getting a healthy return on your investment is to get your team on board. Achieving this starts with you, Doctor. Being excited and ...
Views: 606(2 votes) - Fat Burning Diet Answers~The Scientific Facts Behind Fat Loss Frustration - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2011 from Jay HurwitzIf you have been frustrated, if not exasperated, by your lack of fat loss, the fat burning diet information that follows will likely be a relevation. There are fundamental fat burning diet facts that you need to know, understand and apply to achieve fat loss. It is scientific fact, that a high ...
Views: 1979(4 votes) - CranioSacral Therapists - 4 Simple Steps to Finding Peace in Your Practice - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2010 from Sharon DesjarlaisDo you ever feel a sense of fear, panic or disappointment in your life or practice? (Hmmm, that's a bit like asking you, "Is your heart beating? Are you breathing?") That's the perfect opportunity to use one of my favorite transformational coaching tools: Radical Forgiveness, developed by ...
Views: 1206(4 votes) - The Male Menopause or Andropause - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2010 from Dr Malcolm CarruthersWhat's in a name? Well, in the case of the Male Menopause, a lot. It is probably one of the main reasons why the condition has failed to achieve the recognition it deserves. It is the joke disorder that is no joke. When any middle-aged male character in a sit-com behaves in an unexpected or ...
Views: 1136(2 votes) - Who Scheduled This? - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2010 from Rachel WallA few weeks ago I had an interesting conversation with a member of our Mastermind program during one of our focused coaching sessions. Bev is the office manager of a large practice with multiple hygienists. Her frustration is one that you may have faced too. How do you schedule a productive day ...
Views: 582(1 vote) - Are You Eating Right for Your Metabolic Type? - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampAre you putting the right type of fuel into your body? Regular or diesel? Do you know what happens to a diesel car if you put regular octane gas into it? The result depends upon how much of the wrong fuel you put into the gas tank. If you filled the tank with the wrong fuel, the car may run ...
Views: 1751(3 votes) - Breast Health: What is Digital Infrared Thermography? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2010 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampFamiliarizing oneself with the various means to detect and diagnosis breast cancer is incredibly important, and will hopefully enable you, or the women in your life, to make more informed decisions when deciding how to go about breast cancer prevention and protection. Though I do not wish to ...
Views: 1393(2 votes) - Vitamin D and Sun Exposure: Shedding Some Light on The Issue - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampThe media and healthcare professionals have highlighted the harms and consequences of exposure to sunlight, however, there are many important benefits to sun exposure as well, which are often overlooked. Furthermore, sunscreen is often seen as the healthy choice for sun protection, but this ...
Views: 1455(2 votes) - Who is Responsible for the Health Crisis in America? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Bob Weinstein, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, RetiredWho is Responsible for the Health Crisis in America? A baby born in the U.S. in 2004 will live an average of 77.9 years. That life expectancy ranks 42d in the world, down from 11th twenty years earlier. - Source: Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics BLAME-STORMING THE ...
Views: 1554(4 votes) - This Is Your Endocrine System: Gonads - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Bette DowdellThe gonads, testes and ovaries, play a huge role in how the endocrine system works. And we seem to be doing everything we can to put them on the disabled list. We need to talk about this. Everybody has–and needs–estrogen, progesterone and testosterone. Now, obviously men and women, boys and ...
Views: 2553(1 vote) - Define Malignant Mesothelioma life expectancy - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2010 from stephanie johnsMalignant mesothelioma is a variant of asbestos cancer. It affects the mesothelium, which is a fine tissue layer that surrounds the internal organs of the body. The cancer is directly caused by asbestos exposure. Types of malignant mesothelioma Pleural mesothelioma: This is the most ...
Views: 1008(5 votes) - War-Game Your Health - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Bob Weinstein, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army, RetiredWar-Game Your Health War-gaming is a technique used to visualize the battlefield before going to battle. Several courses of action are then developed and played through to the end to assess what the probable outcome would be. This allows the commander and his staff to further refine a course ...
Views: 2159(4 votes) - How Imbalanced Digestive Bacteria Cause Obesity & Heart Disease - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Byron RichardsScience now reveals that the foreign contents within your digestive tract play a dramatic role in your energy level, metabolic function, body weight, and cardiovascular health. While it is not the only causative factor involved in obesity and the metabolic syndrome it is a significant ...
Views: 1684(2 votes) - Are you sharing your brownies? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Rachel WallImagine going to a party for which everyone was asked to bring a desert. You arrive and proudly place your dish on the serving table. Then you start by choosing a taste of several goodies and complementing all the talented cooks that have contributed. What would you think if someone arrived with ...
Views: 722(1 vote) - 10 Warning Signs of Leukemia and Why You Need to Know Them - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Belen TanghalWhy is it necessary that you know the warning signs of leukemia? Here's why...Leukemia, just like any other type of cancer, is a complicated disease. It has many different types. There is the acute type and the chronic type. Both have the same leukemia signs but the time frame they ...
Views: 985(2 votes) - A Simple 5 Part Formula To Handling Season Change, Relapse Recovery and Going With the Process - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2010 from Trish RobichaudQuantum change? Whenever I hear people talking about "quantum change", I wonder, "What the heck is that all about?" Change to me is about "evolution" or a transitional process. For instance, when the season changes, we don't wake up one morning and the snow is all gone and there are leaves on ...
Views: 1340(1 vote) - 3 Steps to Increase Production through Hygiene in 2010 - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2010 from Rachel WallHas your hygiene department production flat-lined? Are you under-utilizing your hygienists' skills for observation and assessment and their ability to connect with your patients. Now is the time to change all that. You'll be blown away to see how some simple changes can create more than $100K in ...
Views: 846(1 vote) - Let Go and Let Them - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Rachel WallWe've all heard the term "Let go and let God". For sure, I have to remind myself of that mantra from time to time. Have you ever noticed that when you hover or micromanage your team, even less gets done? You're all busy tripping over each other and it becomes a power struggle between you ...
Views: 615(1 vote) - This Is Your Endocrine System: Adrenals - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Bette DowdellWe have two adrenal glands, each perched atop a kidney. With your spine dividing your back in two, you can locate a kidney in the middle of each half, with the bottom of the kidney right around the bottom of your rib cage. A few inches above that sits an adrenal gland, topping the kidney like a ...
Views: 1725(2 votes) - Help your doctors help you! - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Bob RobinsonWhen medical issues arise, it is customary to seek the services of a qualified physician or practitioner. When you do, you expect that practitioner to bring knowledge, expertise and experience to bear in assisting you with the issue. But when you do seek out such services, what are you ...
Views: 1471(3 votes) - Is diet, exercise and a proper lifestyle enough to help you manage your health? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Bob RobinsonOnce a year, one of my favorite aerobics leaders asked her participants to look at their bodies in the mirrors that lined the room. She would then tell us there were two very important things we should understand about our bodies. The first was that a body was not like an automobile or other ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - Are You Being Deceived? - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2010 from Wendy Montes de ocaThe recent news that the FDA had sent 17 warning letters to food companies regarding deceptive label claims was met with an interesting bunch of reactions and they weren’t all what you might expect. Reaction number one: “It’s about time!” OK, no surprise there. I mean, really, who can’t ...
Views: 1231(1 vote) - Kick Stress to the Curb (Part Two) - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Jonathan ZideIn Part One of this article we talked about several ways to combat stress. We discussed the fact that stress is actually created in your mind...not by "stressful" events themselves...as most people think. In this article we are going to dig even deeper into the topic of stress. I'm also ...
Views: 607(2 votes) - Easy Weight Loss With Helpful Dieting Strategies and Diet Plans - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2010 from Greg WintersEasy and effective weight loss plans are hot these days. Everybody wants a fit and fine body to look attractive. So the importance of right weight loss plans, exercising techniques, and suitable dieting strategies have increased. With help of right diet and nutrition advice people can easily ...
Views: 886(1 vote) - Children Facing Adult Diseases – Who is Responsible? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2010 from Dawn K AldrichThe reports and statistics are out. The percentage of children who are overweight has doubled over the past 30 years. It is neither a surprise nor a secret – we see it with our own eyes. As our society has made great progress over the years in many areas of health, our children now face a major ...
Views: 2026(3 votes) - This Is Your Endocrine System: Thyroid - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Bette DowdellOur most well-known endocrine gland is the thyroid. Not nearly as well known is the fact that half the population has thyroid problems, mostly undiagnosed or mistreated. The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland located by your Adam’s apple, controls metabolism and affects everything else. You ...
Views: 1398(4 votes) - 4 Healthy Habits We Love to Hate - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from James LeGrandLiving a healthy lifestyle is often not as hard as we make it out to be. We all know what to do, but just can’t seem to bring ourselves to do it consistently. Instead of engaging in the activities that will ensure our health, which ensures our quality of life, we prefer to medicate or ignore. ...
Views: 1460(5 votes) - Can Tickling Dramatically Improve Your Health? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Hal WechslerCan Tickling Dramatically Improve Your Health? Is Nature wasteful or thrifty? Evolution uses the same structures by Adaptation for human survival over the millennia. You read that fish gills evolved into the human face and neck, while dinosaurs with tiny feathers evolved into present day ...
Views: 12352(5 votes) - This Is Your Endocrine System - Pituitary - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Bette DowdellThe pituitary gland is King of the endocrine hill. A tiny teardrop sort of arrangement, the pituitary hangs from the base of the hypothalamus portion of the brain, not too far behind the bridge of the nose, a vulnerable location for such an important actor. Studies link concussions to ...
Views: 2487(2 votes) - Snacking is Damaging Health; Mrs. Obama is Off Target - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Byron RichardsA study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs paints a picture of children who can’t stop eating. They are addicted to junk food snacks and they just can’t seem to stop. They are getting larger and hungrier by the minute. They have three extra meals per day in the form of snacks, ...
Views: 1400(3 votes) - The Poorly Developing ADHD Brain - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Byron RichardsA study done at the National Institute of Mental Health has used neuroanatomical magnetic resonance image technology to document developmental changes in brain structure in normal children and those with ADHD. It is already known that asymmetrical development is associated with healthy motor ...
Views: 1886(4 votes) - Color Yourself Healthy - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from Candace CzarnyFeng Shui Colors and Your Health If you’ve ever had a friend who said they always got sick, you might have noticed they were right. No matter how often they washed their hands or exercised, they seemed to get sick. But why is this? This person was attracting the energy of sickness to ...
Views: 2000(4 votes) - Do You Love to Eat? That’s OK! It’s a Key to Permanent Weight Loss - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2010 from William AndersonI love to eat. For years, I thought that was the reason I had my weight problem. As a kid, the so-called experts told me I’d have to deny that part of myself to succeed —I’d need to stop enjoying myself and get used to doing what I hated. To solve my weight problem, they said I’d have to make ...
Views: 2848(5 votes) - How to Turn Binge Eating into Healthy Eating? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2010 from Dr. Irina WebsterIf you want to turn your binge eating habit into a healthy eating habit, first of all you must BELIEVE that you can do it. This is the first and most important step on the road to recovery from binge eating. Put it this way: if you believe you can eat healthy without overeating – that means ...
Views: 1915(3 votes) - This Is Your Endocrine System - Hypothalamus - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Bette DowdellThe hypothalamus controls both our nervous system and our endocrine system. Which adds up to pretty much everything that goes on. It’s the tiny king of a vast realm. About the size of an almond and the shape of a little, lumpy pancake, the hypothalamus tucks up under the base of the brain, ...
Views: 3532(2 votes) - This Is Your Endocrine System - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Bette DowdellGather round as I tell you about something so important that it controls almost everything that goes on inside your body, but so secret that almost nobody knows about it. Oh, a few may know the name of it, but they couldn’t explain it to you–even if you offered them a million dollars. What is ...
Views: 1930(2 votes) - Heart Health - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Dr. Renee MammoneThe heart works hard beating about 100,000 times a day and keeps blood pumping throughout your body. Some easy ways to evaluate the health of your heart is pulse rate and blood pressure. The faster your pulse is the less efficient your heart is. Keeping your pulse below 75 beats per minute ...
Views: 1370(1 vote) - Empowerment of Self-Healing - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Rod KellyROD KELLY, BCH , LLC 181 Lafayette Street Torrington CT 06790 860.216.8671 www.rodkelly.net rkelly59@optimum.net LOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO EVERY-DAY ISSUES” Rod Kelly is board certified by the National Guild of Hypnosis. He has ...
Views: 1364(2 votes) - A Good Thing for Your Intestinal Health Is Probiotic Acidophilus - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Andrew BehlingThe probiotic acidophilus has gotten a great deal of media attention. There are many claims of what it can do. Some tout it as a miracle supplement. It has been shown in medical studies to be very effective for many conditions. And probiotic acidophilus’s potential benefits are wide and varied. ...
Views: 738(1 vote) - Kick Stress to the Curb (Part One) - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Jonathan ZideStress can have an enormous impact on your health! Learning to manage stress is one of the greatest ways to improve your health and to supercharge your energy level. It is also one of the most difficult things for most people to do. The truth is that if you didn't have any stress in ...
Views: 653(1 vote) - HIV: Discover if you are at risk? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Zizi JosephOnce HIV enters the body, the immune system starts to produce antibodies -- (chemicals that are part of the immune system that recognize invaders like bacteria and viruses and mobilize the body's attempt to fight infection). In the case of HIV, these antibodies cannot fight off the infection, ...
Views: 631(1 vote) - The ABCs of Alcohol Detox - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Faith MorganAlcoholism has been an extremely complicated sickness for a very long time. People who have love ones who suffer from it know the hardships and challenges that many experience to overcome the addiction. Without a proper support group and alcohol detox plan, many have seen their family members ...
Views: 900(2 votes) - Adults Must Set Example Against Childhood Obesity - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from David PaulsonWith so many of our children overweight and many already diabetic, I think every one in America will be in favor of Michelle Obama’s campaign against childhood obesity. Taking on such a huge problem is going to require a lot more than praise. It will require more than healthy choices, limited ...
Views: 1232(3 votes) - Prostate Massage Therapy Is Extremely Good To Prevent Prostate Complications - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Paul RodgersProstate health is a concern for all man seeing that fifty percent the male population over fifty and more than 50 % of males above 80 have signs or symptoms of an enlarged prostate. Prostate health is best kept by healthy way of life and nutritional preferences which include key fatty acids, ...
Views: 11844(1 vote) - Home Health Care – Essential Need for Patients - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Harold SpencerHome based health care services have become an essential need for patients nowadays. Whether someone is seriously ill and looking for care, or they need such kind of exclusive special care for their parents or other elderly member of his/her family, home based health care services are the right ...
Views: 1109(1 vote) - Good Skin Care for Every Age - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2010 from Mark DanielsSkin care should be a very important part of every ones day. Being the ultimate protector of our bodies, shielding our insides from whatever harm may happen from outside influences, the skin should be treated very well. This means using the right facial cleanser for your face at the time you ...
Views: 1298(4 votes) - Understanding Why Pornography Addiction is a Brain Disease - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from Gordon Bruin“One ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them. One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie.” -J.R.R. Tolkien Pornographers are acutely aware of the information that I am going to give you. They will do whatever they can to keep ...
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