Spring is well underway, and here in sunny San Diego, the weather has been so great. Did you know that during the spring time your body is already in a detoxifying mode? Well, that makes life a little easier for you, right? So all you really need to do it help nudge the process along to get energy boosting, skin clearing effects ( :) hurrrr-RAY!)

Sooooo..... I'm adding more to my YouTube channel. Please check it out and leave a comment :)! What more would you like to see demo-ed. I'm getting new instruments this week and will update the channel soon ;)!

So I created a YouTube channel. And I will continue to post my videos and demos to this channel. I'm still learning how to link the videos, :) so these three videos all go together! Just imagine they are tied together as one beautiful video ;)! K? THANKS! ;) And please come back and visit the YouTube Channel more! I'm working on some really great stuff!

It's winter time and the weather is changing. This change physical changes in us, and can cause a down shift in the immune system, making a person more susceptible to difference infections.

What do you do with stained teeth? How do you keep your teeth white? It can be challenging to keep your pearly whites, well, white. So what's a smile loving person to do?

What I see in my patients almost constantly, is chronic inflammation in the gums. I see this about 80% of the time while I'm working in my dental chair. I see about 8 patients a day, and most of these patients Come to the dentists every 3, 4 or six months for periodontal maintenance. At these intervals, since they are different times of the year, that would take any dietary seasonal variables out of the equation.

Well, the cliff notes version of my background is that I’ve been a dental hygienist for almost 9 years and have traveled to different parts of the world to do volunteer dental work. Doing this dental work in these impoverished countries has allowed me to see different mouths affected by different diets of different cultures. And I have compared those mouths to the mouths I work on daily. American mouths. I have seen incredible differences.

***I will continually add more dental terms and health words and visuals to this page. Please ask for specific words in the comments, and I will get to those words ASAP! :)

Like I mentioned in a previous post, I have an entirely different perspective on a person, then say other conventional medical practitioners. As a Registered Dental Hygienist, I investigate the many different tissues in the mouth, and I assess the head and the neck. In these regions of the body, you can truly do some serious detective work on an individual’s health, that is, if you know what you’re looking for…

Infectious lesions, ulcers, and oral cancer, these are what I am trained to look for in a dental patients mouth. As a Registered Dental Hygienist, I am trained to look for anything out of the range of “normal”. What I am *NOT* specifically trained in, as a dental hygienist, is to look for vitamin or nutritional deficiencies. Which is a total ashamed for all dental hygienists, because we are in a unique position to notice, monitor and report even simple changes in our patients mouths.

Fun fact: Teeth are the hardest substance in the body. They are even stronger than bones. And actually, a 1960's study found that enamel's hardness is comparable to steel. Therefore, if a dental profession is telling you (and showing you visual proof) that damage is occurring to your teeth, and that you need a night guard (or any thing else) I'd highly recommend you act on treatment to prevent further damage quickly. Because more than likely, the problem will continue if it is not resolved. Hear me out...

When I tell people what I do for a living, most people respond by saying, “I could never do that! I could never look in dirty mouths all day”. And the truth is, probably most of them couldn’t. My job? It ain’t pretty. It’s not all pearly whites and minty fresh breath, (que the Mentos Fresh Maker commercial). And although it may gross people out. I.LOVE.MY.JOB.

Who doesn't love avocados? my best friend actually :). BUUUTTTTT, besides her, who doesn't love avocados? Seriously, there is so much to love about them. Their gorgeous green color, their yummy fatty health benefits and their smooth creamy texture. All fantastic characteristics for a homemade face mask.

Vitamins can be so confusing. Do you take them or not? Isn't it better to get your vitamins from food? Are all vitamins made equally? So confusing, right?

It feels so funny to focus on yourself sometimes, am I right? Like, why do I need to write an about me page? It feels so forced. But I know that when I read other people's blogs, I like to know about them. So for anyone reading out there, here it goes: