Don't let your anxiety stop your oral care. SHOULD YOU SKIP DENTAL APPOINTMENTS UNTIL COVID-19 HAS PASSED?Most people don’t look at dental appointments with enthusiasm. In fact, about one-third of the general population experiences dental anxiety. But the dentist’s office is not a place that should cause fear. Most dental procedures don’t hurt, [...]
Amalgam/Mercury Fillings and the Effects on Autoimmune DiseaseMany of us have gone our whole lives with amalgam (commonly known as mercury) fillings in our teeth. Over time, scientific studies have shown that these types of fillings can significantly affect our overall health, especially those with Autoimmune Disease.As a mercury-safe and mercury-free dentist, Dr. Gashinsky has [...]
Did you know that March is Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month? Autoimmune diseases have a long prodromal period—years, sometimes decades, of pain, fatigue, brain fog, mental health issues, and other symptoms related to your oral health. Our bodies rely on the immune system to protect us from infectious diseases and, for the most part, it [...]
The Corona (COVID-19) virus has many questioning what can I do to prevent from getting the virus? What can I do to protect myself and more so what are my healthcare providers doing to protect me? First and foremost, we here at the Holistic Dental Center take your health and welfare very seriously and always [...]
The Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet Right now, you can’t open a magazine or watch TV without seeing or hearing talk about healthy food, diets or the benefits of certain supplements. It’s getting very loud out there with opinions and suggestions of what is good for you and what isn’t. In all this noise, there [...]
Introducing a New and Natural Way to Accelerate Dental Healing In our continuous efforts to bring you the best of what holistic dental technology has to offer in order to protect and advance your health, we strive to be at the forefront of what’s happening in the holistic dental world in terms of advances that [...]
Healthy Remedies for a Healthy Heart Over the years, cardiovascular or heart disease have been consistently at the top of the list of causes of death in this country, not in the least place because our current society and lifestyles are not particularly “heart-friendly.” Junk foods, smoking, alcohol, stress, high cholesterol and lack of exercise [...]
Eat Right for a Strong Immune System Flu season is upon us with more people affected by the flu than ever before. This may in part be due to our lifestyle and eating or drinking habits which can weaken our immune system and make a person more susceptible to infections, including influenza. The complex immune [...]
Oxidative Stress and What it Does to Your Body More and more these days we hear about “Oxidative Stress” or “Oxidative Balance” which are very important factors in the development of chronic diseases. Oxidative stress, untreated, begins oxidative damage which is the harm that’s inflicted upon cells and tissues that are unable to keep [...]
Dental Inflammation - What are the Consequences? Over the past months, we have given you quite some information about gum disease and dental inflammation and the risks involved for your health. There are some aspects though, that we feel you should be aware of so you can take the necessary steps to protect your health. [...]
