#11 ELIMINATE SUGAR IN THE NEW YEAR
Guess what? It is 2020 and I can’t believe it. This year I have been very late in sitting down to write my goals for the year. I do have OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE LIST DISEASE and I usually have it done before the end of the year. My excuse was too many grand kids but how can I complain about that. So today, I finished my list and it made me think of all of you. I hope you have written down your goals or at least New Year’s resolutions. So while I was thinking of that, I tried to figure out if I could help you or guide you with just one or two resolutions for your health. So here goes.
If you are going to make just one resolution for health, the one that I think would have the most overall impact on everything (like losing weight, eating better, lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure etc.) this is it! Resolve to ELIMINATE SUGAR FROM YOUR DIET! I know that this sounds a little heavy but there are tons of research that just doing this one thing can impact your life in so many ways. Just to show the connection between your diet and the mouth and overall health, Let me show you an article.
Man Gets Potentially Fatal Heart Infection After Picking Tooth to Remove Stuck Popcorn
A man had to undergo seven-hour-long heart surgery after contracting a potentially fatal blood infection from picking his teeth to remove stuck popcorn.
Adam Martin contracted endocarditis – an infection in the heart that can be deadly – after he struggled to dislodge a piece of popcorn stuck between his teeth.
The infection is caused by germs from one part of your body – in this case your mouth – these germs then travel through your bloodstream and damage part of the heart and can lead to death.
When trying to get to the bottom of what caused the infection, Adam says the only thing he can think of is his constant poking at his teeth when he got a piece of popcorn stuck in there for three days.
Adam said he tried a number of different things to try and get the food out including a metal nail, pen lid and a piece of wire. Makes more sense to me to use floss and a toothbrush or see your dentist!
After poking about, Adam said he had toothache, but didn’t go to a dentist and a week later he was struck down with night sweats, headaches, fatigue and a heart murmur.
SUMMARY- IN MY OPINION YOU SHOULD NEVER USE NAILS AND OTHER FOREIGN OBJECTS TO PICK YOUR TEETH. BRUSH AND FLOSS TWICE DAILY, AVOID SUGAR FOR 2020 AND SEE YOUR DENTIST ON A REGULAR BASIS. TRY TO ELIMINATE ALL SUGAR AND LET ME KNOW HOW YOUR YEAR GOES! I BET YOU WILL REACH A LOT OF GOALS RELATED TO HEALTH.
REMEMBER-DON’T FEED THE BAD BUGS SUGAR, PROPERLY REMOVE ALL YOU CAN-FLOSS AND BRUSH AFTER EVERY MEAL AND SEE YOUR DENTIST AND PHYSICIAN THIS YEAR!