How I Improved Dental and Skin Health Based on Advice from Healthcare Professionals

I introduce simple yet powerful tools and practices that made big differences in my health.

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I heard that there are millions of people suffering from dental and skin conditions. I was not alone. In my younger years, I neglected dental, and skin health as these two topics hardly became an issue in my fitness circles. Most of us were taking them for granted. We were healthy and young. Only after facing some inflammatory problems, did I pay attention to these critical health requirements.

In this article, I share my experience and introduce two natural and straightforward techniques that I learned from my healthcare professionals.

Dental Hygiene

Dental hygiene is essential to prevent tooth decay, gum disease, and bad breath. Tooth pain causes suffering and affects our digestive health as well.

However, gum disease became of particular interest to me after learning its inflammatory effect associated with cardiovascular diseases documented in scientific papers such as this one published by Harvard Medical School.

Gum disease leads to heart problems as the inflammation in the mouth may affect the inflammation of the arteries. This inflammation of the arteries can cause the development of atherosclerotic plaques. These arterial plaques might increase the risk of a heart attack or even cause a stroke.

For many years I used to visit a dentist frequently. My dentists always talked about the importance of tooth brushing and flossing.

I was brushing my teeth only once, but a caring dentist encouraged me to brush twice. This simple habit improved my dental health to some extent. However, I was still having dental issues.

When I was checking the dental literature for published scientific papers, I came across interdental brushing. Initially, it sounded too simple. However, after using it for a while, I noticed an improvement in my dental hygiene.

The problem was that tooth brushing, and flossing did not fully clean between all the tooth grooves. Due to limitations in tooth brushing, harmful plaque and tartar were developing quickly in the hard-to-reach places of our teeth.

These uniquely shaped tools were excellent to reach into teeth grooves and remove debris and plaque. I learned that interdental brushing was an effective solution in preventing bacterial colonization causing tooth decay.

After using an interdental brush for a few years, my major dental issues disappeared. Nowadays, it has become a healthy habit. I believe cutting sugar also contributed to this.

In addition to interdental brushing, I also changed my toothpaste. I started using toothpaste with activated charcoal. This specific toothpaste was formulated with activated charcoal easily and quickly removed the stains on my teeth.

Since I use interdental brushes to supplement regular brushing and flossing, my dental health dramatically improved. I visit my dentist only once a year for a regular free check-up paid by my health insurance. I am grateful that my dentist did not detect any tooth decay, gum disease, or other defects during all this time.

Skin Brushing

Our skin is a critical organ wrapping and protecting our internal organs. In fact, the skin is the largest organ in our body.

When I was on high carb diets and suffered from food intolerances and inflammation, I experienced disturbing skin conditions.

I started reading the medical literature and learned more about skin conditions. Skin health was a comprehensive topic. It touched many disciplines and lifestyle factors. I attempted to narrow it down to my condition and requirements.

Related to skin health, some interesting topics in the body of knowledge were nutrition, exercise, sun exposure, cleaning, cooling, drying, and moisturizing.

One topic missing was brushing in the literature. Coming across a tool called a dry brush and a concept called dry brushing in commercial health and fitness publications was a serendipitous encounter.

I emphasize the importance of this simple tool and the brushing process because its use made a massive impact on my skin health.

Regular brushing stimulated nerves, increased blood flow, and detoxified the skin by unclogging pores.

When my skin was itchy, I used to scratch with nails, and this lousy behaviour was damaging my skin. However, after learning about the dry brush, I use dry brushing whenever my skin feels itchy. Dry brushing addressed the itching problem without any harsh impact on the skin.

This simple tool was an answer to my skin problems. In addition to dry brushing, I regularly moisturize my skin with Sorbolene lotion and use magnesium sulphate for exfoliating with soft fibre. Since then, I experienced substantial improvement in my skin health.

Conclusion

When we are younger, we underestimate the importance of dental and skin health. As we age, we understand how critical they are for our health and well-being.

These practices are straightforward and not time-consuming. The secret to success from my experience is making them a daily habit.

Thank you for reading my perspectives.

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