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Dr. Steven Lin is a world leading functional dentist, TEDx speaker and author of the International #1 Amazon Best Selling Book, The Dental Diet. As a passionate preventative, whole health-advocate, Dr. Lin focusses on the understanding of dental disease through nutritional principles. His work has highlighted that crooked teeth and the orthodontia epidemic are diet based problems and the need for public health policy to prevent braces in the next generation of children.
His critically acclaimed book, The Dental Diet is published in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland and is currently being translated across a host of other languages. It has been featured across national TV, Print, and Radio outlets such as FOX, CBS, ABC, KTLA, and MSNBC.
Oil pulling is an age-old regimen rooted in ancient Ayurvedic medicine. It’s now a home remedy that uses natural substances to clean and detoxify the mouth and teeth. But is there any evidence behind this practice and how do you do it? Oil pulling, along with other elements of dental hygiene and regular dental visits, …
As much as 50% in the reversal of cancer is in the mouth.-Burton Goldberg, expert in the field of alternative medicine How can a two-time cancer survivor and expert in alternative cancer treatments make such a statement? This article will explore how the health of the mouth affects the whole body and how gum disease …
For most of us, our parents ingrained the importance of brushing our teeth and flossing from a young age. Many of us feel guilty as adults for failing to do both every single day. Flossing is one of the most common and accepted general health recommendations. It’s right up there with the importance of eating …
Since learning about how diet can drastically affect oral health and the need for minerals in the body for oral health, I’ve increasingly turned to homemade mineral-rich natural toothpaste options. Why Use Natural Toothpaste? I’m not a dentist or a doctor, just a mom who has tried a TON of different toothpaste options and read a TON …
If you are like me, you grew up with the idea that sugar and bad genes cause tooth decay. Cavities and tooth decay meant a person needed to brush better and eat less sugar. And it certainly wasn’t possible to remineralize teeth. I believed all that stuff too… but as it turns out, there is …
Oral health is one of my favorite topics to research. I find it fascinating that nutrition plays such an important part in oral health (and conventional dentistry doesn’t mention this!). Wisdom tooth removal is an unfortunate necessity because of the poor diet we have eaten for the last couple of generations and the smaller mouths …
Root canals are a controversial topic in the dental world (if you didn’t know!). I’ve always had a fascination with studying oral health, and while I’m glad to have never needed a root canal (or an alternative), I felt it was good to research them and be prepared in case I ever did. Many dentists consider …
My post about how to remineralize teeth naturally has gotten hundreds of questions and comments over the years, especially about my personal oral health routine. Most commonly, questions are about the specifics I used to help my teeth remineralize or products I used. Check out the original post for the specifics on how cavities can remineralize and …
Teeth whitening is a multi-billion dollar industry, but unfortunately many teeth whitening treatments contain harsh chemicals that can leave teeth feeling sensitive for a long time. I had sensitive teeth for years after my high school attempts at teeth whitening (at home and at the dentist office). Once I became pregnant with our first child, I …
Note from Katie: I’ve written a lot about oral health in the past and especially about the body’s ability to remineralize teeth, so I’m excited to welcome Emily Bartlett of Holistic Squid.com to talk about why brushing teeth isn’t the only factor to prevent cavities. Enter Emily… Being married to a Brit, I’ve learned that Americans …
