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Ophelia (picking herbs): There's calendula and witch hazel, licorice root and yerba maté...
Hamlet: She's mad.
"A person's daily diet plays a very important role with not only their oral health but also their overall health" says Dr. David Villarreal, the Los Angeles-based dentist who has developed the new herbal-based Estrella Oral Tonic Rinse (WWW.ESTRELLABRITE.COM) and toothpaste recently launched into the retail marketplace.
Causes for Dry Mouth include:
-Certain medications, such as those that treat Depression, Anxiety, Obesity, Epilepsy, Hypertension, etc.
-Certain medical treatments such as Chemotherapy for Cancer patients.
-Smoking
-Alcoholism
-Etc.
“Effect of an Essential Oil Herbal Mouthwash on Oral Malodor”
Study performed at University of Rochester Eastman Dental Center, NY, USA
Objective: To evaluate the effect of an essential oil/herbal extract rinse on oral malodor over a 6 hour period.
June 1, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned consumers to avoid using tubes of toothpaste labeled as made in China, and issued an important alert to prevent toothpaste containing the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (DEG) form entering the United States. DEG is used in antifreeze and as a solvent.
WHAT IS IN YOUR TOOTHPASTE?
Essential Oils are the volatile,aromatic liquid extracts obtained from herbs in there living state (plants, shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bark and seeds) These oils contain oxygenating properties which help to effectively transport nutrients to the cell of the body and to increase available cell oxygen.
