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Monday, 14 March 2011 17:35 |
 James Beck, MD, PhD, is one of the leaders of the clean water movement in Canada, and co-author of the recently released The Case Against Fluoride. This is meant as a report to interested parties and to those who have advised me on the community-issues meeting of the City Council of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Monday, 14 March 2011 15:49 |
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  A health crisis is looming in the future for the baby boomers, the obese and sedentary, the over-medicated, the stressed and distressed, and those living in an increasingly toxic world. What can we do?
The only rational solution is Prevention!
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Evans Centre offers preventative options
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 21:07 |
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 UMass Amherst transformed a 1/4 grass lawn on campus into a thriving, abundant, permaculture garden during the 2010-2011 academic year. Learn how this student-led project can be easily replicated and spread to other campuses, institutions... any piece of land for that matter. UMass Amherst is the school undertaking a project like this, directly on campus, and supplying the food to its dining commons.
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 19:41 |
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 18:12 |
Too much fluoride? Government lowers levels
Submitted by Editor on January 26, 2011 - 9:05am
ATLANTA (AP)--Fluoride in drinking water has been credited with reducing cavities and tooth decay. But officials conclude it may now be too much of a good thing. Getting too much of it causes spots on some kids' teeth. A reported increase in the spotting problem is one reason the federal government announced last week it plans to lower the recommended levels for fluoride in water supplies. That’s the first such change in nearly 50 years.
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 17:19 |
 The W.H.O. has withdrawn the notorious Petersen Paper , a propaganda project of its in-house dentist to claim that phasing out amalgam is not feasible and that amalgam is a safe product. After a constructive meeting of many amalgam stakeholders in 2009, where an agreement was reached to "phase down" amalgam, WHO dentist P E Petersen was assigned to write up the notes. Instead, Petersen secretly assembled three other pro-mercury dentists, all from developed countries, and produced a paper denying progress could be made on amalgam...
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Thursday, 06 May 2010 22:53 |
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April’s Fool Day is typically a time for playing tricks on others. But you’re only tricking
yourself if you think neglecting your teeth and gums won’t have any consequences.
“It’s easy to treat a small cavity or gum disease in the early stages,” said Dr. Tara
Habijanac, a Calgary periodontist, “and much better for the patient. If you neglect your
oral health, the long term outcomes are not as good.”
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 22:21 |
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Did you know that watching the Olympics can be hazardous to your health? It’s a
well known fact that TV watchers tend to snack. And those snacks can pose a
threat not only to overall health, but to teeth and gums too. Though candy and
baked sweets are obvious culprits: “Sugar is present in most of the food and
beverages we ingest, including food like potato chips that contain
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 00:32 |
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...A more frightening result of oral infections is a recently discovered link between
periodontal disease and low birth weight and pre-eclampsia (premature birth).
Researchers, most notably Dr. Marjorie Jeffcoat from the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia, have found that even mild to moderate periodontal disease can increase the
risk of premature birth 3-4 times, while severe oral disease raises the risk to 7-8 times
more likely...
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Saturday, 20 February 2010 00:23 |
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As flu season approaches, it’s reassuring to know that Alberta dentists practice stringent
infection control. The Alberta Dental Association + College (ADA+C) has an infection
control committee to set standards for the profession and continually updates an infection
control manual that sits in every dentist’s office and is available on-line.
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Friday, 19 February 2010 23:11 |
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Research has proven there is a strong link between oral health and overall health. Though
medicine and dentistry have operated in separate but parallel spheres for many years,
today’s doctors and dentists know there is a strong link between the two and research
offers proof.
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Friday, 19 February 2010 23:08 |
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Diabetes has long been associated with an increased prevalence, extent and severity of gingivitis
and other periodontal diseases. More recently, researchers are looking at whether periodontal
disease contributes to difficulty in controlling diabetes by making cells more resistant to insulin.
With the world wide incidence of diabetes expected to increase by up to 50 % over the next 15
years (Canadian Diabetes Association), it is important this link is fully explored.
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Friday, 19 February 2010 22:20 |
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February is Heart and Stroke Month, Most people are aware of some of the risk factors for heart
disease and stroke: family history, diet, obesity, smoking, a sedentary lifestyle (couch potato
syndrome), aging or a pre-existing condition such as diabetes. But how many of us know that
infected teeth and gums may pose an additional risk?
“It is well accepted by the health community that untreated chronic infection can compromise
health,” said Dr. Doug Pettigrew, a Periodontist based in Edmonton. “Gum disease is no
different. If you have pockets of infection around all of your teeth that is equivalent to having a
6” open wound on your skin. Your body is weakened from fighting the infection and at the same
time, the bacteria and chemicals that enter your blood stream can, in turn, compromise your
health.”
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Friday, 19 February 2010 22:16 |
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April is Dental Health Month. We tend to say “I’m off to the dentist” but who is it we actually
see? Many of us are unaware of the team work and complex training behind our dental visits.
Knowing who does what is important in maintaining your own and your family’s oral health.
If you are going for a regular check-up and cleaning, you are most likely to be served by four
members of the dental team: a dentist, receptionist, dental hygienist and dental assistant.
The receptionist schedules your appointment, greets you when you arrive, processes your
payment or insurance form, and trouble shoots.
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In The News
ScienceDaily (Jan. 6, 2011)
Janice Skoreyko has visited Calgary on a couple occasions recently to conduct a variety of seminars on the benefits and methods for RAW eating. The Evans Centre is pleased to affiliate with The RAW Foindation; like Janice, we advocate being a "Smart Foodist", what ever that means exactly to you and your loved ones!