I’m not much of a green thumb, but when I read the attached article, I was heartened to hear that even I could keep plants in my house (that would actually live), improve the health of my home and consequently the health of my entire family.
The image to the left is a picture of a Corn plant - “Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana”. I have one of these in my living room - it doesn’t look quite as good as that yet
Here is a list of indoor plants that can improve the the quality of your home:
I think the video clip in my previous post has certainly given readers something to think about with respect to dental health, but what about diet soft drinks? Is it just the sugar in regular soft drinks that is the culprit, meaning diet soft drinks without sugar are ok?
Sadly this isn’t the case as artificial sweeteners contained in diet soft drinks are the worst thing you could possibly allow into your body
Don’t believe me - do a search on Google for artificial sweeteners - there is an absolute plethora of information
Here is one site that is particularly informative - definitely worth the read - I’d be surprised if it didn’t have some effect on your drinking habits
So in answer to the question of Regular vs Diet Soft Drinks - the best answer is Neither, but if you feel you absolutely must, choose regular (to avoid all the horrible effects of artificial sweeteners mentioned in the article).
The “great” news on the weekend was that our newly elected prime minister was implementing a $360 million Teen Dental Plan to begin on July 1st.
As primary school children already receive school dental services under State Government plans, and according to OECD figures, the dental health of Australian adults ranks second to worst among developing countries, perhaps the government feels that teenagers are the ones that need to be targeted.
“We have a huge problem in terms of dental health in the country”
For the majority of people who fall into the category of being eligible for this dental subsidy, this would be of great benefit - extra money from the government to fund regular dental checkups.
Is anyone questioning the reason behind teenagers having such bad teeth that they require a subsidy to encourage them to go for regular checkups?
Don’t we have water fluoridation in Australia? We’ve all been led to believe that this toxic addition to our water is meant to improve the state of our teeth.
I guess it’s not doing it’s job - perhaps a big con by the powers that be?
Perhaps parents taking some responsibility in educating their children (and being an example for them) about the damaging effects of sweet, fizzy, acidic soft drinks and the benefits of abstaining, would have a greater impact on our ranking as the second worst in terms of dental health in developed countries?
Dental checkups are great, but they are no substitute for taking care of your teeth in the first place and preventing the things that a dentist may need to fix
Check out this video I found on how acidic soft drinks really can be:
