I saw a video at my children’s dentist yesterday, produced by the American Dental Association. It explained that if you suffer from Diabetes (a sugar imbalance negatively impacts tooth health), HIV, or an auto-immune deficiency disorder, or you are pregnant; your body’s defenses are down and make you more susceptive to periodontal disease http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gumdisease.html . A lack of daily brushing and flossing or neglecting early dental visits can lead to periodontal disease.
The AMA encourages you to brush twice daily and floss every day. If recommended they recommend using a plaque rinse as well. The AMA emphasizes that the product should be endorsed by them to ensure a quality product. Smoking and chewing tobacco are very bad for oral health. The AMA encourages people on birth control pills, and certain medications to watch out for bleeding gums, increased plaque and tooth decay.
Periodontal disease can lead to heart disease, stroke, bacterial pneumonia and risks during pregnancy.
At dental appointments they clean plaque, check your tongue for cancerous lesions, and probe for bone loss by measuring the depth of your bone between the gum and tooth with a very thin probe (it really doesn’t hurt). There are dentist that use twilight sedation of you experience dental fear. Not many people enjoy visiting the dentist, but it’s important to your overall health.
Tuesday 12/14/10 Workout Diary-
recumbent bike- 30 minutes
strength train- triceps/abs
lying overhead dumbbell press- 12 lb
ab crunches on stability ball (20 reps)
oblique crunch on a stability ball (20 reps)
one arm overhead dumbbell extension- seated 20 lb
standing triceps push down ( toggle for tubes secured in door)- 2 tubes
one arm overhead triceps extension- 12 lb
single arm triceps kickback- 10 lb
bicycle- 25 turns
Tuesday 12/14/10 Food Diary:
Breakfast-
1 low-carb, whole wheat tortilla, filled with 1/2 cup scrambled egg whites plus 1 egg, spinach, spices, 1 tbls mango salsa (250 cal)
A.M. Snack
1/2 cup non fat cottage cheese (80 cal)
1/2 cup non fat vanilla yogurt ( 55 cal)
Lunch-
4 oz chicken( 187 cal)
salad- 2 cups organic spinach, 1/4 cup garbanzo beans, 1/4 cup broccoli, 1/4 cup beets, 2 tbls edamame(thawed), 1 tbls sunflower seeds (110 cal)
P.M. Snack-
1 cup quinoa, 1 tbls sliced almonds, 1 tsp craisons, 1 tsp balsamic vinegar (190 cal)
Dinner-
4 oz Salmon (130 cal)
1 cup steamed broccoli, squirt of lemon (26 cal)
1/2 cup whole wheat rotini, parmesian ( 160 cal)
TOTAL CALORIES:1519
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