Jessica

While you may know that the bacteria in your mouth is the cause of 90 percent of bad breath, you may not realize the majority of smell-generating bacteria are sitting on the back of your tongue. What s more, the majority of the over 60 million people diagnosed with oral malodor are not aware of the single best method to improve their breath--the simple act of scraping the tongue. Tongue cleaning has been practiced for centuries and recent literature has shown it leads to a healthy oral environment. Clinical research has created a renewed interest in tongue cleaning, since evidence has shown that infection-causing bacteria-the primary cause of bad breath-increased tenfold after a week of not cleaning the tongue. A recent scientific study on the effectiveness of scraping the tongue found that scraping it twice daily for seven days had a significant effect on the levels of bacteria in the mouth and also decreased bad breath. The subjects in the study added tongue scraping as part of their normal daily oral care routine of brushing their...

Every Bariatric Patient is told from DAY ONE how important it is to walk as a form of exercise after surgery. As a matter of fact, many are urged to get up and walk just hours after surgery. The benefits far outweigh the discomfort . It lowers the risk of developing blood clots, provides fresh blood circulation to the wounds, and helps the lungs clear out any post-surgery gunk that may be settling inside. Once you get home from the hospital, you have to seriously plan your walking routines. If the weather is good, you can walk outside. If outdoor conditions are not good, then you can walk indoors. Whether indoors or outdoors, you must plan your walking routines as consciously as you must plan your meals and fluid intake. Failure to do this will only prolong the healing process and you won t feel as good as you could when a regular walking routine is accomplished. The following are some guidelines for initiating your personal waking routine. Start out simple and push yourself just a bit each time. My doctor always told me this: When you...

There are easy ways to prevent spina bifida, a common birth defect that happens during the first month of pregnancy when the spine of the baby fails to close. It s the most common, permanently disabling birth defect in the U.S. Each day, eight babies are born with a birth defect of the brain and spine. Every woman who could possibly become pregnant is at risk of having a baby with spina bifida. Fortunately, research studies show that taking a multivitamin with folic acid every day can reduce the risk by up to 70 percent, especially since half the pregnancies in the U.S. are unplanned. Birth defects can happen in any family and defects such as spina bifida can happen early in a pregnancy-before a woman even knows she is pregnant.