Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed

According to recognized breathing and sleep authorities Roger L Price and Barbara Philips, the current medical and dental models of sleep apnea management a flawed. There is too much focus on testing, devices, and surgery. And there's not enough focus on teaching the simple, but long-term and hands-on approach to lifestyle components of breathing and patient follow-up.

The vast majority of sleep apnea and other sleep breathing disorders among young people is mouth breathing. Roger L Price is a recognized authority on breathing, including sleep apnea, mouth breathing, tongue-tie, and other related issues. He joins me on the speaker's team at the Oral Systemic conference at the Kois Dental Center in Seattle. He provides insight into the issue of mouth breathing. He states that 4 weeks of breathing training can get most kids to a point where they do not need surgery. This training should be tried before surgery.

Interview with patient Mark Miller + “Inflammation clock” can reveal body´s biological age

James West Interviewing LaTanja Batain NP about Medicare Advantage in Mobile, Alabama

Interview with Drs McClatchie & Goulder of the Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention Center + How to make stress your friend

I recently had a follow-up CIMT (carotid intima media thickness) test. I continue to have a low level of overall average burden or average CIMT of .68mm. That corresponds to an average 52 or 53-year-old male. This is a big drop from my original reading of .884 mm in February of 2015. So that's great news.

However, I still have a discreet plaque in my right carotid bulb, a small area that continues to stay large, and maybe is growing. The original CIMT showed a thickness in the area of 1.14mm. Now, 2 years later, it was measured at 1.6mm. That's not good. But it has always been heterogeneous. That means it has some calcium and a thick fibrous plaque. The goal would be to get to a full-blown echogenic reading. That would mean more calcification and a thicker fibrous plaque. That is more stable than a soft plaque.

the recent FDA release of Andexxa, the new Factor Xa inhibitor antidote. The second link also provides a larger scientific and biochemical pathway for clotting. It is also from Nature magazine, showing the central place of Factor Xa and new drug development areas.

The "approval" has been a long time coming. This was "fast-tracked" 2 years ago. It has been promised in late 2017, early 2018, and now -2019.

In 2008, the Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a large editorial and scientific literature review on whether stents were overdone. It was a year after the COURAGE TRIAL was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. They summarized the science, the debate, and the response of the medical community.

Insulin Resistance and Diabetes cause periodontal disease as well as CV inflammation. And CV inflammation is the root cause for the biggest global killers and disablers: The Wellness Dentistry Network (WDN) is a group of dentists stepping up to help their patients understand and manage this problem. At this point, the WDN is approaching 1000 in membership.

(There is still debate about whether periodontal disease causes CV Inflammation. You have to question the practical impact of that debate - since IR clearly causes both.) Here's why that's a practical consideration. Dentists are in a critical position to alert patients of their growing (but unrecognized) problem. Practicing dentists often slip into the "drill, fill, and bill" mentality. Does your dentist care about your systemic health? Is s/he focusing you on your status? How about your family?