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10 Steps to Kicking Your Sugar Habit RIGHT NOW Dec 11, 2014 The last eight weeks of the year can be BRUTAL on our mouths and bodies. It starts with the “trick or treat” candy on Halloween, plows through the smorgasbord of Thanksgiving desserts and ends with us slumped on a couch making dire New Year’s resolutions and promising to live healthier in the following year. It’s not too late to rewrite your ending to 2014. If you want to feel better on December 31st, all you have to do is one simple thing—dramatically cut your sugar intake! If you commit to eating and drinking healthier in Dec...

Feb 25, 2015 As seen in Glow Magazine, Spring 2014 Dr. Gerry Curatola has been practicing his unique brand of dentistry over the span of thirty years. His insights, experience and unwavering dedication to “getting the word out” on the link between oral health and living longer are well documented. Renowned for his brilliant aesthetics of some of the world’s most famous smiles, Dr. Curatola feels his greatest contribution is educating the public on the fact that their overall health is a function of oral health. Always engaging, thought provoking and continually inspiring us to rise above the...

Dento-Facial Aesthetics: The Art and Science of Rejuvenation Dentistry Feb 25, 2015 As seen in Glow Magazine's Fall 2014 Issue If you have ever invested in improving the interior of your home, you will no doubt identify with what is referred to as “the domino factor” of design (also known as “all-I-did-was-buy-a-new-duvet-and-now-the-whole-house-needs-hardwoods.”) One improvement, however seemingly insignificant, only accentuates that which is unimproved. This same premise applies to facial aesthetics. Whether we are talking about a full face and neck lift or a simple non-surgical procedure...

Oral Microbiome Homeostasis: The New Frontier in Oral Care Therapies Feb 26, 2015 (originally published December 22, 2013) Courtesy of NYU College of Dentistry The 2000 Report on Oral Health by the U.S. Surgeon General declared that oral health reflects general health and it is essential to achieve a state of wellness. Conversely, it went on to report that oral diseases and disorders, in and of themselves, negatively impact health and wellbeing throughout life, and more scientific research remains critical to reducing the impact from the burden of oral diseases throughout the body. That tim...

Feb 27, 2015 After watching the "Actress in a Leading Role" Academy Award nominating performance of Julianne Moore as a brilliant, attractive woman in her prime stricken down with Alzheimer’s Disease in the movie, “Still Alice” this past weekend, I was deeply moved and alarmed for two major reasons. First, the United States statistics for this major epidemic are startling. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, in the U.S., one person every 67 seconds develops the disease, it is responsible for 1 in 6 deaths and more than 60% of those with the disease are women. The effect on the American ...