If you’re like most parents, you’ve likely witnessed your child sucking his or her thumb. This is a natural coping response whereby young children feel secure and safe. Thumb sucking is done frequently during the infant stage when one’s baby teeth grow in. During the infancy and young child stages, it is not much to worry about. It is during this stage that baby teeth begin to fall out and are replaced with permanent teeth. Prolonged (especially aggressive) thumb sucking can create dental and oral health issues in the years to come.

Dental Problems

Amid your frustration with your child for not giving up the thumb sucking habit, you may have inadvertently stated that you child’s teeth will be ruined forever because of the bad habit. “You’ll mess up your teeth if you continue with the thumb sucking,” you may have said to your child. You may have even threatened … Read More

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Silverfish aren’t really a threat to your health, so who cares if you have them in your home?

Let me give you a few reasons you don’t want these insects in your world.

• The silverfish eats materials that contain high levels of starch. This includes dextrin, which you find in glue, paper, pictures, your hair, sugar, and cereals.
• Silverfish are unsightly creatures.
• Silverfish are fast, and hard to catch.
• Sometimes you’ll find them in your bed.
• They’re tough to control, and get rid of.
• The female lays one-to-four eggs every day.
• They live an average of two years, and sometimes as long as 3-years.
• They’re a native of the northern continent, and found around the world.
• They live in most any building, occupied or not, and favor kitchens and bathrooms where the environment is warm and damp.

Silverfish hide during the day, mostly inside walls or behind furniture and appliances … Read More

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Ginger is one of the most used spices in the world today. Apart from flavouring food, ginger benefits the body in numerous ways, including enhancing mental performance. Ginger is available in different forms, i.e. juice, powders, capsules and as fresh rhizomes. The massive ginger health benefits make it an excellent additive in almost all foods. Ginger health benefits include;

Ginger as a powerful Antioxidant

Ginger is rich in antioxidants. The antioxidants play a vital role in neutralisation of free radicals. The antioxidative defense system of the body balances the free radicle production. Oxidative stress occurs in the event of alterations between reactive oxygen species generation and its neutralisation by the antioxidant defense. Moreover, ginger plays an essential role in the reduction of the lipid oxidation and inhibits the pathogenesis of diseases. 6-Dehydroshogaol, 6-shogaol and 1-dehydro-6-gingerdione are inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis in activated macrophages. 6-shogaol has potent antioxidant properties due … Read More

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To find the best dentist your area can offer you start by reading to find the information and resources you need to make an informed decision.

Most of us have a fear of going to the dentist, probably due to the perception of some pain, but also the distinct feeling of the vibration that reverberates through our head as one of the latest high speed drills are used to remove plaque or clean out a decaying tooth in readiness of a new filling.

Modern anaesthetics provide a great relief from the pain that used to have to be endured whilst the necessary work was undertaken. These anaesthetics are easily administered and only require a little prick to the gum from a small needle, allowing a small amount of liquid to be placed next to the tooth that needs work. This anaesthetic may need to be injected in more than one … Read More

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Around our midsections, there are two different kinds of fat: subcutaneous and visceral.

Subcutaneous – It means under the skin. It is the fat we can see and pinch. But, surprisingly, we need to worry less about subcutaneous fat than we do the visceral stuff. It is often described as a “passive” fat because it functions primarily as a storage repository.

Visceral – It means pertaining to the soft organs in the abdomen. It is the fat stored deep in our abdomens around the intestines, kidneys, pancreas and liver. This is the stuff that tends to make our tummies protrude in classic “beer belly” fashion. In contrast, visceral fat is considered very “active” because it functions much like a gland itself. It is programmed to break down and release fatty acids and other hormonal substances that are then directly metabolized by the liver. The fatty acids so produced go directly … Read More

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