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During sleep, the brain retunes with organ systems via the ever present action of the autonomic nervous system. If you or a family member snores, it could pu...t them at long term health risks. Your brain acts as the regulator of the cardiovascular system, managing the opening and closing of vessels, to allow flow and balance between pumping and contracting. Sleep is the critical time where the brain and heart use the opportunity of quiet to replenish the entire system. While many know snoring or the infamous term, obstructive sleep apnea, fewer know the mild forms of sleep breathing issues. Sometimes termed as sleep-disordered breathing, lower quality breath, which disrupts temporal congruence, throws pressure, chemical and inflammatory disturbances with acute and chronic heart and brain disease. Sleep apnea afflicts a substantial proportion of adult men and women but is more common in people with heart issues. The issue is that the normal brain-heart relationship during sleep is thrown into chaos. Blood pressure (BP), heart rate, and sympathetic nervous system activity naturally fall with nonrapid eye movement sleep and then elevate on wakening. Over time, dysfunctional breathing ceases the brain’s ability to manage blood pressure via sensors in the brainstem. However, the actual tissues of the heart could starve of oxygen. Oxygen saturation falling below 90% in the brain is considered harmful for sleep. In the heart, subtle biomarkers can be picked up of cardiac oxygen starvation, that may show scientists the true mechanism of sleep breathing driven cardiovascular disease. If you or a family member doesn’t breath well during sleep, grinds their teeth, tosses or turns, wets the bed, or sleep walks, then it may be a sign of autonomic nervous dysfunction. Standard treatments of sleep apnea include dental splints, and CPAP machines, however long term training of the respiratory system, oral posture, and diagnoses nasal or skeletal issues may help to reduce snoring and breathing related sleep issues. Do you know a family member that snores?

Can you spot the signs of crooked teeth? Today we are in an orthodontic epidemic. It’s the biggest health problem on the planet. When teeth are crooked, it’s a... sign the craniofacial system has not developed in a way the human form has been designed. Parents can pick up the signs early. Thin, narrow jaws often come alongside a set of symptoms. If you look at the two pictures above, the general pattern of development on then left accompanies crooked teeth. When the platforms of the jaws don’t grow, teeth don’t fit, it’s that simple. But the problems that ensue are not simple and orthodontics is a great fix for straightening teeth, but there may be more to the picture. It becomes a complex syndrome with different signs/symptoms. #1: Incorrect Skeletal, Jaw and Teeth Development Jaw development: Developing a wide palate is key to proper jaw development. Cranial imbalances can involve the skull, jaw, and vertebral bones. The development of the upper jaw or palate is the main factor directing the growth of these bones. #2: Nasal airway obstruction Nasal breathing is central to proper jaw and teeth development. In one day you will take between 20 000 to 30 000 breaths. Normal breathing provides forces that expand the maxilla and upper jaw. Signs: Snoring, mouth breathing or gasping during sleep #3: Incorrect Tongue Posture In proper tongue posture, we should see the tongue up against the palate. The tip of the tongue behind the front of the top teeth right to the back of the tongue should be pressed upwards to the back of the throat. This activates all the muscles that connect to the jaw, the base of the skull, the spine and the throat. #4: Poor Lip Posture Your child’s facial muscles should close the lips at rest. If their lips don’t sit together at rest, it’s often due to a low and forward tongue posture. #5: Oral behaviors Certain non-nutritive sucking such as: Thumb sucking and pacifiers can create affect how the jaw develops early in life. Do you notice any of these signs in yourself or your children?

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Let’s make sure we are educated about breastfeeding and tongue-ties. Thank you Dr. Ghaheri for spreading the word.

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Words from physician....... Abdu Shakawi I'm a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I've been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a ...daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria...there is little I haven't been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared. I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19. What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they " probably don't have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know..." and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess. I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games...that could be kyboshed too. Can you even imagine? I'm scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession. But mostly, I'm scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested. Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and "fight for yourself above all else" attitude could prove disastrous. I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let's meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing. Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts. Our children will thank us for it. #washurhands #respect #patiencenotpanic

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A little info on remineralization.

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