Month: September 2017

Gum Disease Risk Doubles With Frequent Marijuana Use

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Marijuana has come a long way from being demonized as an illegal drug. Today, medical marijuana use is legal in 29 states and in Washington D.C. And as of November 2016, eight states made recreational marijuana use legal as well. But despite its praises being sung by millions, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. And for all its purported medical benefits, there are still downsides to marijuana use which advocates conveniently fail to mention in most conversations about the drug. One such downside is the one uncovered by a recent Columbia University study that says frequent pot use doubles the risk for periodontitis, an infection that causes serious damage not only to gum tissue but to the bone that supports the teeth as well. Frequent pot users show signs of periodontitis The study, which was published in the Journal of … Read more

A Healthy Headache Diet

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Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have explored two different approaches to preventing headaches with diet. The first approach is to eliminate foods and beverages known to trigger headaches. The second approach is to follow a diet whose very composition may prevent headaches. The conclusions were reached after performing an exhaustive literature review of more than 180 research studies on the subject of migraine and diet. The first thing to eliminate in your day to prevent headache is the morning cup of joe or coffee in the morning. This is because too much caffeine can lead to a caffeine withdrawal headache. The researchers say that no more than 400 milligrams daily of coffee should be used and one cup of 125 milligrams of coffee is the maximum amount a headache suffered should have. Large amounts of … Read more

The Forum for TeethRemoval Dot Com is Back

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This is just a quick blog post to alert readers of TeethRemoval.com that the forum over on http://forum.teethremoval.com is back up and running. The forum had been down for a while and has gone from being up to down repeatedly over the years due to ever increasing spam bots. Hopefully, the new spam countermeasures for phpBB will help, but I am not convinced they will. The blog is of course a good place for discussion. If you have any interesting topic or viewpoint you would like to discuss feel free to contact me and I can possibly post a topic on the blog about it for general discussion. The forum is of course a better way to have lively discussions with users but unfortunately very prone to spam bots bringing it completely down and unusable. For now head on over to … Read more

Vitamin D deficiency and increased chronic headaches

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Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland have shown that a vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of chronic headache. The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study, analysed the serum vitamin D levels and occurrence of headache in approximately 2,600 men between 42 and 60 years old in 1984-1989. In 68% of these men, the serum vitamin D level was below 50 nmol/l, which is generally considered to be a vitamin D deficiency. In the study chronic headache occurring at least once a week occurred in 250 men, and men reporting chronic headache had lower serum vitamin D levels than others. The study population was divided into four groups based on their serum vitamin D levels. The group with the lowest vitamin D levels had over a twofold increased risk of chronic headache in comparison to the group … Read more

What to Do In Case of a Dental Emergency

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Nobody wants to face a dental emergency, but it happens all the time, and to anyone at that, even people who practice proper oral and dental care. Worse, a dental emergency can take place even when you’re doing something as ordinary as eating popcorn while watching TV. One solid bite down an unpopped corn kernel and you could end up with a cracked tooth or worse. A chipped tooth is just one of many types of dental emergencies. Some experience severely swollen or bleeding gums. Others get several teeth knocked out after a rather violent ice hockey game. These dental emergencies need to be attended to right away, especially those that involve tooth loss. It goes without saying that a knocked out permanent tooth can really hurt, so it’s imperative to do something about the pain and take care of … Read more