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10 Tips for Eating Healthier Every Day
You will eat 35 tons of food over your lifetime. And what you eat matters. Everywhere we turn there are unhealthy foods to choose from. As epidemics of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity skyrocket, most of us can look around and see that the foods we eat –...
Best Non-Toxic Indoor Paints, Countertops, and Cabinet Materials for Home Air Quality
Who doesn’t love a good home makeover show? What they never tell you is the huge amount of invisible toxins that are dumped into any home that gets a kitchen or home remodel. Before you dive in to your own personal HGTV home makeover, arm yourself with the best...
8 Supplements for Oral and Gut Health
Bleeding gums or tooth infections can be a pain in the mouth. Likewise, constipation, diarrhea, or reflux can bum you out. Contrary to what you might think, these problems in the mouth and the gut are intimately related. Their relationship even has a name: the...
Six Mouth Infections You Need to Get Rid of if You Have Heart Disease
Heart attacks and strokes are preventable. One of the root causes of heart disease that dentists and doctors aren’t talking about enough is bad bacteria that cause gum and mouth infections. These bad bacteria have a direct line to the heart, sparking...
Build a Strong, Smart, and Lasting Brain with Glutathione
Would you like to slow the hands of time and preserve your brain health well into old age? Glutathione is a superstar nutrient, made naturally by your body, and known as both the “Master Antioxidant” and the “Heavy Metal Chelator.” Glutathione...
9 Symptoms in the Mouth That Point to Food Allergies or Food Sensitivities
If bothersome mouth symptoms are not going away with the usual treatments, investigate food allergies, food sensitivities, and irritants. In people who are truly allergic, foods can cause swelling of the lips, mouth, tongue, and throat. In less serious...
How to Find the Best Biological or Holistic Dentist in Your Area
How good is your dentist? Drill and fill dentists are on every corner, but are they really the kind of dentist you want helping you optimize your oral health? From the oral microbiome and oral-systemic health, to sleep dentistry, to amalgam fillings,...
Natural Treatments to Remineralize Teeth, Balance Mouth pH, and Stop Tooth Decay
“The oral microbiota is stable and in harmony with the host, unless disturbed by medication, disease, low pH, or significant changes in the diet.” 1 What is all this talk about acid and teeth? Do you really need to worry about the pH in your mouth? Indeed, whether...
Cass Nelson-Dooley, MS, is a researcher, author, educator, and laboratory consultant. She studied medicinal plants in the rain forests of Panama as a Fulbright Scholar and then launched a career in science and natural medicine. Early on, she studied ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, and drug discovery at the University of Georgia and AptoTec, Inc. She joined innovators at Metametrix Clinical Laboratory as a medical education consultant helping clinicians use integrative and functional laboratory results in clinical practice. She owns Health First Consulting, LLC, a medical communications company with the mission to improve human health using the written word. Ms. Nelson-Dooley is an oral microbiome expert and author of Heal Your Oral Microbiome. She was a contributing author in Laboratory Evaluations for Integrative and Functional Medicine and Case Studies in Integrative and Functional Medicine. She has published case studies, book chapters, and journal articles about the oral microbiome, natural medicine, nutrition, laboratory testing, obesity, and osteoporosis.
