You just did a cleansing of your body to rid it of harmful toxins to start your new year off right. You’re feeling fresh, healthy, congratulations! Just as you considered cleansing your body of harmful toxins, you will want to consider how to prevent those toxins from entering back into your body as you clean…
The Teething Whisperer: “All I Want For Christmas Is My Baby’s Two Front Teeth”
If you’re a young mom or dad, your holiday wish list probably includes things such as a good night’s sleep, a happy baby and a peaceful teething process for your little snuggle bug. The children’s holiday song we keep hearing with the lyrics: “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth” suddenly has…
Chock-full of Cocoa: 5 Health Benefits To Saying “Yes” To Cocoa For The Holidays
This is the season of giving, isn’t it? We all love receiving gifts, but deep down inside, we all know that the joy we get from giving gifts runs much deeper than a new toy or gadget. Dentists love giving gifts too. This may surprise you because you may envision all dentists as being the…
The Daily Grind-Bruxism: Natural Tips For Treating And Beating It
Bruxism is a condition in which you grind, gnash or clench your teeth. If you have bruxism, you may unconsciously clench your teeth when you’re awake (awake bruxism) or clench or grind them during your sleep (sleep bruxism). When you brux (grind your teeth) during your sleep you’re more prone to have sleep disorders like…
Smell Your Way To A Better Smile: 10 Aromatherapy Oils That Will Leave You With A Grateful Grin
This season of fall always makes a mental mark on our senses that changes are happening all around us. Our eyes are enjoying the fantastic changes in color in our city. Central Park is swirling with earthy colors all over the orange, red, yellow, brown and green color spectrum. Our mouths are being indulged with…
Under-Appreciated Nutrients
Over the past decade, there has been a push to eat more lean protein for health and weight loss. Supplement industries began making lab-made supplements such as protein powders and green pills. While these helped with fulfilling high amounts of concentrated proteins that the new trend demanded, it does not include a wider variety of…
Sweet Smiles: 10 Sweet Tooth Tips For The Scary Halloween Temptations
Halloween is quickly approaching, and that means the aisles of every store are haunting us with their sweet temptations and delectable little treats. They are like little sugar monsters with hands reaching out for you and screaming your name (specifically YOUR name). It’s just so very creepy and strange how they know your name AND…
Yes, You Still Need to Floss!
Let’s face it. Flossing is considered, by many, to be a tedious morning, after-meal, and/or nighttime ritual. Considering that only 4 in 10 Americans floss daily, while a whopping 20 percent never floss at all, many people breathed a sigh of relief following the American Academy of Periodontology’s August 2016 statement that there was not…
10 Tips for Oral Surgery Preparation
You’ve marked the date on your calendar and it is finally here. You took a few days off from work or cleared your afternoon, and now the time has come. Maybe you’re getting that smile makeover you always wanted. Or maybe it’s just time to remove those pesky wisdom teeth before they throw your pearly…
All Aboard! What Every Expectant Momma Should Know For The Dentist
Your home pregnancy test showed two adjacent pink lines! It’s positive! No, this is not a joke; you are now an official expectant momma. Are you ready for this? Have you strapped in your adjustable seatbelt and prepared yourself for the ride of a lifetime? At Les Belles, NYC we’d like to congratulate you as…
