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The Definitive List of Why We Dig Gardening

April 12, 2016 By Shelby Tatomir

4 healthy habits from the garden:

Your smile, body, and psyche give gardening 2 (very enthusiastic) green thumbs up. Here are all of the blooming benefits that growing can give Y-O-U: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health, Health & Wellness Tagged With: alternative workout, farm to table, farmer’s market, flower power, flowers, fresh from the garden, garden, garden life, garden to table, gardener life, gardeners, gardening, health benefits of gardening, planting, seeds, smiles, spring, spring flowers, stress relief, Vitamins

Nail Biting is a No-No

May 30, 2013 By Social Media Collaborative

Biting your nails can cause more pain that just a hangnail. Regularly biting your nails can cause your teeth to move out-of-place. In addition, nail biting could potentially cause teeth to break or tooth enamel to splinter. People who bite their fingernails when stressed, chew … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: breaking bad habits, bruxism, facial pain, headaches, manage stress and anxiety, nail biting, stress relief, sugar free gum, Tooth Enamel

Do You Grind Your Teeth? 5 Ways to Relax

March 19, 2013 By Social Media Collaborative

Relax is a word being chased from our vocabulary by the ever-changing world. We are in such a rush to get through life that we often stress ourselves out when we fall behind the crowd. Unfortunately, the rush of the hustle and bustle can have extremely negative effects on your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: Books, bruxism, jaw pain, meditation, sleepless nights, stress relief, what causes teeth grinding

It’s that Kind of Week

April 5, 2012 By Social Media Collaborative

We've all had that kind of week. The kind of week where first thing Monday morning you spill a cup of coffee on your crisp, clean white dress shirt. You change, get to your office late and your administrative assistant tells you the copy AND fax machines are broken. The week … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: bad week, happy hour, i need a drink, local watering hole, National Alcohol Free Weekend, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, spill coffee, stress relief

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