We all brush our teeth... hopefully more than once a day. The choice is endless for the perfect minty, whitening, cavity-preventing toothpaste to make those pearly-whites flash the shiniest smile. And when we head to the dentist every 6 months, we want to hear nothing less than what a great job we are doing brushing and flossing with a "no cavities!" to send us on your way. Fluoride is one of the most widely accepted ways that cavities are (supposedly) prevented in the United

Sugar Sugar. The food item we hate to love and love to hate. It is often deemed at least partly responsible for the obesity epidemic and various health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Studies have continually shown the impact of proper nutrition on health. In the U.S., 90% of type 2 diabetes, 80% of cardiovascular disease, and 70% of stroke and colon cancer occurrences are deemed preventable by proper diet and exercise! (Willett 2002) But is it sugar

Osteoporosis has made its way to the forefront as a growing concern for aging adults, mostly women, in the United States. In 2004, it was reported that over 10 million individuals in the U.S. have osteoporosis in the hip with 3 times as many having low bone mass. Osteoporosis is considered the leading cause of fractures, especially in the elderly. (Office of the Surgeon General, 2004) Bone breakdown and rebuilding is a normal physiological process in the body, It is said