Is Sugar Less Fattening Than Sugar Substitutes?

Posted on June 22, 2009 | Filed Under Health 

Think you’re being “good” on your diet when you use Splenda, Aspartame or buy low calorie sport drinks? A study published in Preventive Medicine confirmed that the more artificial sweeteners you consume, the more likely you actually are to gain weight. Yes, you read that right. Your brain registers the intense sweetness of the artificial sweetener and instructs the intestinal tract to prepare for an enormous intake of calories. Your body then creates enzymes to convert future calories into fat. So, even though the beverage contains only 1 calorie, you remain primed to create fat as soon as you eat real food. You can read more about this and caffeine, colas, sugar and sweeteners in the book Caffeine Blues by Stephen Cherniske.

The Key To Dental Treatment Lies Beyond The Teeth

Posted on June 11, 2009 | Filed Under Dentistry 

In a perfectly constructed mouth, the teeth and jaw fit together to perform the function of chewing. The slightest adjustment to a tooth can throw this precise functioning off-balance. Even the replacement of a filling can make your bite feel different if it’s not balanced correctly and if not adjusted, can cause your jaw joints to move out of place.

If just a simple filling requires such precision, imagine the precision required in placing veneers or implants while ensuring they not only look great but are completely natural in their feel and fit. Read more

A Simple Remedy For Solving Problems

Posted on June 5, 2009 | Filed Under Health 

Familiar with that frustrating experience of trying to work out a problem that seems to have no solution? You’ve run into a brick wall?

Try this remedy: stop trying so hard. That probably sounds odd, but bear with me here. I noticed a phenomenon when I back off of trying to figure something out: the solution came to me later. I then compared my remedy with others and found that itworked for them too. It’s pretty simple and goes like this: Read more

Is Your Coffee or Cola Fix Giving You Belly Bulge?

Posted on June 1, 2009 | Filed Under Health 

I recently ran across some notes I took on caffeine at a seminar and thought I’d share with you this abbreviated description of how caffeine consumption leads to an increase of belly fat. I’m omitting a lot of technical speak, so for the professionals, this explanation may be a bit simplistic.

A 15 oz cup of coffee spikes your adrenaline level by 200%. Adrenaline is what enables the body to go into overdrive. An example is the mother who suddenly has the strength to lift the front of a car when her child is underneath. It’s also what gives someone instant “courage” to fight when confronted by an attacker.
It’s the “adrenaline rush,” which is technically a mechanism in your body called “fight or flight.” Read more