According to Hewlett, bleeding gums are a sign you need to floss more. Once you make it a habit, the bleeding will subside—even in a matter of days. No one likes going, but taking a trip to your dentist yearly will give you the power of prevention.
That annual visit to your dentist is very important because you need to have that professional person who cares about your oral health to make sure you're doing it right and to catch things early if something isn't going right," says Hewlett.
We all want to keep our pearly whites bright and shiny, but taking care of your teeth has implications way beyond the cosmetic. The issues that come up most frequently are heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. What the research is telling us is that if you have poor oral health—unhealthy gums in particular—the chances of having one or more of these diseases is increased.
As far as one causing the other or not, that's unclear. The fact is that there is an association, so ignoring your oral health could make you less healthy overall," says Hewlett.
It's not just what you eat, but how you eat it. For example, if you're popping one Jolly Rancher in your mouth every hour, you're still doing some serious damage because the sugar is lingering in your mouth for a long period of time.
The saliva doesn't have a chance to clear it out and bring it back to normal. We see a lot of damage with this," says Hewlett. Our skin is our largest organ, so taking care of it properly can help prevent serious health issues plus age spots and wrinkles in the long term. It's raining, it's snowing, I'm in the car, I have darker skin—for all these reasons, people may not think they need to wear sunscreen, but it's a big misconception.
Wearing sunscreen every day is essential. It should be SPF 30 or higher. There's a big selection of what people can wear, so find whatever works for you," says Dr. Don't stop bathing just yet.
There's a difference between healthy cleansing and harmful cleansing when it comes to picking the right products. They strip the epidermal barrier of its natural proteins and lipids. By soap, I don't mean a bar, I mean a product with a pH of 13 or higher. The skin has a natural pH of 5. If you're only going to wash your face once, I would suggest doing it at night. If you can do it twice per day, that's better," says Gohara.
We spend enough time researching and picking out the right products, but unless we prepare our skin to soak up those topical items, we're not going to see the results. We lose about 50 million skin cells per day. Some of them naturally fall off, and some of them hang around. When they hang around, that's prohibiting beneficial stuff from penetrating the skin.
You don't need something with microbeads or a gritty texture. Applying pressure with a washcloth is enough to slough off those dead skin cells," says Gohara. Promises of a youthful glow—all packaged in a pretty bottle with an organic stamp of approval—can be particularly intriguing, but it's best if you do your due diligence before lathering up your face in the latest product. Poison ivy is organic and natural, and it's not good for your skin.
When trying a new product, I recommend that my patients apply it on their inner arm as a test for a week to see if their skin becomes inflamed," says Gohara. You may have coveted a tan in your teens and twenties, but the sunspots and skin cancer scares that follow down the road should not be taken lightly. You should also be doing monthly skin examinations on yourself and schedule a yearly skin examination with a board-certified dermatologist.
Melanoma is now the number-two skin cancer in young women, so it's not unheard of for these things to be developing early. If you've been in a tanning booth just once, it would be wise to get a skin cancer screening," says Gohara. Regardless of your workload, taking small breaks throughout the day is non-negotiable when it comes to taking care of your ticker.
Everyone is so busy that they sit at their desks all day and work. They have to remember to get up and walk around. Bad habits such as smoking and sitting too often can increase your risk for heart attack," says Dr. Breathing deeply and completely creates a greater sense of serenity and inner peace by accessing the part of the nervous system that allows us to rest and digest," says Thacker.
At its core, eating healthy and exercising can help keep your heart healthy, but it's best to consult an expert on other matters of the body. You will learn about your blood pressure and have labs drawn to check your cholesterol and glucose levels. Go to the appointment with information about your family's history of heart disease [so that your doctor can provide you with the best and most accurate advice possible to keep your heart healthy]," says Dr.
Too many happy hours make for a not-so-happy time down the road. First, there's the issue that imbibing is often replacing your time at the gym. Plus, over time, excessive alcohol consumption can increase your risk for high blood pressure, heart disease, certain cancers, and dementia.
White recommends sticking to one serving for women and two servings for men of alcohol per day at most to avoid weight gain and the negative health effects of overconsumption. In our youth, our bodies seem to work efficiently with little to no help at all. However, as we get older, you need to give your metabolism a hand in order to maintain a healthy weight.
There are physiological reasons why we're gaining weight, but also a lot of psychological reasons and socioeconomic factors. Regular exercise increases our metabolism and also eating six small meals throughout the day can help," says White. Turn off the TV, put down your phone, and shut your body down. When it comes to being physically fit and healthy, sleep is at the top of the list of necessities.
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