To Your Health! Take Shape For Life
My wife Jacki and I have begun a new venture. Stemming from our desire to achieve optimal health for ourselves, we had tried various ineffective diets to lose weight, lose fat, and return to a healthy BMI.
As noted in the previous post, I am interested in more than just dental health. I am interested in the overall health of myself, my family and my patients. So, in September 2010, we began the Take Shape for Life program with our health coach in Atlanta, GA.
We have been so successful, that we have decided to help others develop the habits of health.
Take Shape for Life and the Habits of Health System typically provide:
- Safe Rapid weight loss
- Diminished hunger and cravings
- Blood sugar stabilization
- Increased energy level
- Medication reduction or elimination
- Improved blood pressure and cholesterol levels
- Increased esteem and freedom
Make 2011 your year! Join us at our free informational seminar and product tasting event on Jan 18, 2011 7:00-8:30pm.
Click the following link for our flier with details of the event. Take Shape for Life – Free informational seminar and Tasting
Much is known about the effect of systemic disease on oral health.
Common diseases such as diabetes, herpes, cancer, osteoporosis, hypertension (high blood pressure), asthma, sinus troubles, and even pregnancy can have both direct and indirect effects on oral health. Other, more rare autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and AIDS, also manifest themselves in the mouth. (This list is far from inclusive.)
In addition, many medications have side effects that affect oral health. Some of these medications may be discussed in future blogs, but I will give you some general examples. Many medications cause drying of the mouth. This can lead to bad breath, increased tooth decay, and gum disease. Other medications cause gingival enlargement and overgrowth. Still others, cause bleeding, taste alteration, lesions, fungal and bacterial infections and so on. Osteoporosis drugs can even lead to the necrosis of the jaw.
(You may visit medications and oral health for tables of medications and treatments and their affect on oral health.)
We are now learning that Oral Disease can also lead to Systemic Disease!
Many studies have found that the inflammation and bacterial byproducts of Chronic Periodontal (Gum) Disease can lead to low grade chronic inflammation processes in distant organs and systems. Although hardly exclusive, the most well know of these connections is the Cardiovascular system. Periodontal disease has been shown to be associated with increased atherosclerotic plaques, C-reactive protein, and plasma fibrinogen; all known factors in cardiovascular disease. There has been reports of increased risk of both heart attacks and strokes.
In my next post, coming soon, I will tell you about my joint venture with my wife to improve the health of our patients and our community.
