BLOG #53 DIET DRINKS WITH ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS AND CHEMICALS IN THEM. Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT When I was a kid, I remember the first diet cola that came out and it was called TAB. I couldn’t understand why anyone would want something with no sugar in it, but my mother told me that it would have fewer calories so it might help to prevent you from getting fat. At that time getting fat was not an issue for me but my mother was definitely …

BLOG #52 INVISALIGN, WHAT IS IT AND HOW CAN IT IMPROVE MY HEALTH? Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT When I was growing up my mother was always on some kind of a diet trying to lose weight. In today’s world, it seems like everyone is always on a diet. For me, I have been on the PALEO DIET for almost 4 years, and I love it. I think almost everyone should follow some form of Paleo or maybe Mediterranean diet since they make the most …

BLOG #53 DOES EATING HEALTHY PREVENT US FROM GETTING OR DYING FROM COVID? Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT We have all heard that eating an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Since I changed to eating PALEO 4 years ago, I have become a big believer in that old philosophy. The way I feel and the results of all my physical exams have dramatically improved. Recently I read a new study that claims that about 30% of COVID cases could be avoided if people …

BLOG #47 THE SECRET TRICK FOR NEVER GETTING OLD Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT When I was in dental school, we had to spend a lot of time and training at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to learn all of the signs of oral cancer and how to treat them. Back then, I was taught that about 10% of all cancer was in the mouth or throat. What is oral cancer? Oral cancer is sometimes called MOUTH CANCER. It can develop in any part of your …

BLOG #49 DRINKING SODA DOES WHAT TO MY TEETH? Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT When I was young and growing up, I loved to have one of those cokes in a bottle.  I loved the fizz and the burn that came with the fizz.  I even remember in high school that we would go on a coke date.  That was a cheap and fun way to go on a date and get to know the other person.  When I went to college it changed somewhat-I …

BLOG #47 THE SECRET TRICK FOR NEVER GETTING OLD Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT Every day I read about something new that causes cancer. And last month I read that it didn’t cause cancer! WhenI was in dental school, I was taught that about 10% of all cancer was in the mouth. Fortunately, I haven’t seen that much in my practice. So, What is the deal? I decided to look up the top documented causes of cancer, and here’s what I found. I was surprised …

BLOG #47 THE SECRET TRICK FOR NEVER GETTING OLD Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT I recently went in for a follow-up PET scan with my cardiologist. He is really the reason that I decided to go on the PALEO DIET 3 years ago. If you don’t know my story, here is a brief review. I was having chest pains and thought it was a heart attack. I went to a cardiologist, and he told me he thought it was my diet. I have always eaten …

BLOG #47 HOW DOES DRINKING WATER AFFECT YOUR ORAL HEALTH AND LONGEVITY Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT Lately there have been many articles and studies about how to live longer. Many of these studies have discussed the importance of the water we drink. I have heard for years that we are supposed to drink 8 glasses per day etc. and I never do it because it makes me have to get up in the night and I hate that. So, I have been on a …

BLOG #45  THE SAME CARBOHYDRATES THAT CAUSE CAVITIES ALSO CAUSE BELLY FAT Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800    Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT The main reason that dentists avoid sugar and hate it is because they see all of the damage that SUGAR causes as in cavities and gum disease.  In addition to CAVE MAN (Hence the word PALEO) even the ancient Romans had little or no decay or gum disease.  This has been heavily researched in the bodies found at Pompei Italy.  Isn’t that amazing?  It is because they …

BLOG #44 5 PROVEN WAYS TO LIVE LONGER  Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S. 713-781-2800 Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT  After months of listening all about how many people have died from Covid 19 and how this has altered the average lifespan of Americans (for women it is 81 years and for men it is 77 years), I decided to write about what all we can do to live longer and stay healthy.  After reading lots of articles I came up with the top 5 proven methods to extend your life beyond …

Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800  Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 As you know, I am sick and tired of this virus.  You also know that I believe the mouth is the “WINDOW TO YOUR HEALTH”.  Now that we have been dealing with this Virus for over a year, there are a lot of things that we are learning and as your PALEO Dentist I wanted to let you in on some things that dentists and physicians are beginning to recognize.  If you see any of the symptoms listed below it could …

BLOG #37 SEE YOUR DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST AND YOUR HEALTH WILL LOVE YOU Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S. 713-781-2800 Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT  Many people at this time are really worried about going to the dentist. Many people skip their normal cleaning appointment regardless of whether there is a Pandemic or not. According to multiple sources adults between the age of 20-75 have a CRAZY 93% form of some kind of decay and a whopping 83% of some form of …

Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800            Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800 In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT  I don’t know about you, but 2020, WOW, WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN.  There are lots of things to discuss but I see one common theme no matter the subject.  I will try to focus on health but the main theme I see is that no matter what, things don’t always happen like you expected.  RIGHT?  Nothing that I had envisioned happened based on the …

BLOG | ABOUT | MISSION | PALEO | RANT | PRODUCT    As I am sure you are aware, the entire medical community has been dealing with the opioid crisis.  Since the early 1990’s, the US has gone through a very serious opioid crisis that we hear about on the news almost daily.  When opioids were first introduced, they were used for serious pain, such as open-heart surgery, broken limbs, root canals and wisdom tooth extraction.  With time, the public became obsessed with them and had to have them for lots of other things.  The medical community gradually relaxed what they …

Not sure if you are eating healthy or that your diet is a winner?  There are many warning signs your body is telling you that the diet you are following isn’t the right choice.  Here are 20 signs that INDICATE you need to change or improve your diet.  If you have chosen to eat the wrong things it can end up causing weight gain and even damage the health of your mouth and the entire body.  Time to get serious with what you eat. 20 WARNING SIGNS YOU ARE NOT EATING HEALTHY When you go to the dentist for a …

For months now the CDC and doctors around the world have been talking about COMORBIDITY. What the heck is COMORBIDITY? It is defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient. In reference to Covid 19, patients with a second underlying disease (such as high blood pressure, diabetes, lung disease and obesity) are more likely to contract the virus, have a much higher deterioration from COVID 19 and are much more likely to die. According to one study, 74% of patients that died had comorbidity. So, guess what? A new study from a doctor in …

In all my studies regarding the COVID-19 virus there have been many mentions about alcohol and peroxide killing the virus.  I have been recommending to my patients that they should at least rinse once daily with an alcohol-based mouthwash just in case in might help prevent the virus.  It does tend to kill many of the bacteria that cause gum disease and can also help with bad breath.  What do we have to lose right??? Recently, a Swedish company named Enzymatica, claims that it did an in vitro study to test their mouth spray ColdZyme to see if it would …

We have spoken many times in the past about the cause and damage that occurs from having a dry mouth.  Now, in the middle of this pandemic we are seeing another problem!  As required in the State of Texas, everyone should wear a mask when out in public.  All of the research now indicates that this is playing a major role in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19.  So, what we are seeing in our practice is that many people are developing cavities and gum infections that normally have not been an issue.  But, to go along with that, …

Did your mom ever wash your mouth out with SOAP?  You probably don’t know it, but in today’s packaged foods you may be getting soap every day.  I had such a good response from my last BLOG RANT that I decided to write an article about all the EMULSIFIERS (soap) that are added to our food.  So, I am going to discuss only one of about 50 possible soap products that are added to our food and even to our toothpaste.  I seem to find this one in many things that are packaged.  It is called CARRAGEENAN.  Manufacturers often use …

For months now the CDC and doctors around the world have been talking about COMORBIDITY.  What the heck is COMORBIDITY?  It is defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.  In reference to COVID 19, patients with a second underlying disease (such as high blood pressure, diabetes, lung disease and obesity) are more likely to contract the virus, have a much higher deterioration from COVID 19 and are much more likely to die.  According to one study, 74% of patients that died had comorbidity.  So, guess what?  A new study from a doctor in …

Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800   Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800   In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 Last Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott allowed dentists to open back up to see patients.  YEAH!  What a relief or so I thought.  We actually opened on Monday and it was really really different based on the guidelines from CDC, American Dental Association and the Texas Dental Association.  We sent out emails announcing to our patients that we could finally see them to take care of all those problems and conditions that had occurred while we were closed such as broken …