Maintaining a balanced PH level in the body is often considered crucial for good health. However, the concept of PH balance has led to several dietary trends and fads that claim to affect the PH of our blood. It is generally believed that a slightly alkaline body PH is healthy, but the persistent myth that we can significantly alter our blood PH through diet alone needs to be debunked. In this post, I will delve into the science behind blood PH, the body's complex mechanisms for regulating it, and explain why diet alone cannot substantially change this vital parameter and could cause problems like tooth decay and demineralization.
Read MoreMask dissenters claim they are unhealthy for you, and a few have mentioned that they cause something called mask mouth. I had never heard of it, even though I am a dentist, so I did some digging. I will cover my observations and the science in this post to cover this new phenomenon.
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