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Diet & Nutrition
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A Robust Immune System for Optimal Health
“The immune system is everything for health,” says nutritional periodontist Dr. Al Danenberg. In the video below, he shares 9 protocols that can produce a robust immune system and 5 biomarkers you can use to measure and monitor their success....
The Importance of Nutrition & pH in Dentistry
The following article was written by Danielle Oexman, RDH, in completion of requirements to become an IABDM Certified Biological Hygienist. Congratulations, Danielle! Learn more about our certification programs. “The hygienist discussed nutrition with me at my...
A Conversation with Dr. Al Danenberg, Part 2: Practical Matters, Or How to Feed a Mouth to Health
Read Part 1 What is it about the modern industrial diet that makes it so harmful to oral health, as well as systemic health? The modern industrial diet (Standard American Diet) includes specific foods and high amounts of processed foods, all of which create...
Diet, Oral Health, & Whole Body Health: A Brief Conversation with Nutritional Periodontist Dr. Al Danenberg
Last month, the International Academy of Biological Dentistry & Medicine (IABDM) launched a new online course for dental professionals seeking a deeper understanding of the influence of diet on oral/systemic health. Taught by nutritional periodontist, Certified...
Underutilized Natural Approaches to Fighting Candida Albicans
The following article was written by Karen Thomas in completion of requirements to become an IABDM Certified Biological Hygienist. Congratulations, Karen! Learn more about our certification programs. Natural approaches to fighting Candida albicans overgrowth are...
Why the Tooth Fairy Gave Up Grains & Sugars
Our thanks to Dr. Alvin Danenberg for letting us crosspost this piece from his blog. View the original here. You may think you know all about tooth fairies. You know that they discreetly appear at night to sneak away your child’s baby tooth, which is hidden under his...
Research Opportunity for IABDM Members: Help Build the Dental Data Bank
Biological dentists understand well how diet influences orofacial development and, in turn, systemic health. The Dental Data Bank (DDB) is a new, central, digital library of orofacial data on children aged 7, 12 and 17, to be used for longitudinal studies. The first...