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The jaw joint or temporomandibular joint or (TMJ) is one of the most sensitive joints in the body.

Many dental patients report TMJ pain that is persistent and difficult to cure.

TMJ pain and symptoms include: 

·         Pain or tenderness in the jaw joints

·         Difficulty chewing or pain while chewing.

·         Locking of the joint, making it difficult to open or close the mouth

·         Stiffness in the jaw

·         Clicking or popping of the jaw

Other chronic pain symptoms can include:

·         Earaches or tinnitus

·         Headaches including cluster headaches

·         Migraines

·         Shoulder or neck pain

·         Blurred vision

As you can see the presentation of TMJ pain vary significantly.

In this episode my guest is Dr. Priya Mistry, DDS, D. ABDSM a dentist who practices with the focus of patients with TMJ or TMD, head and neck pain. Dr. Mistry is the author of the Youtube channel The TMJ Doc where she discuss all things jaws, and how you can live pain free.

During our discussion we cover all the hints, tips, and practical steps to cure your TMJ pain today.

To learn more about Dr. Mistry DDS:

https://tmjdentaldoc.com/

https://www.instagram.com/the_tmj_doc/

https://www.youtube.com/c/PriyaMistryDDStheTMJdoc

https://www.drstevenlin.com/dr-dominik-nischwitz-its-all-in-the-mouth/

Dental implants have been a mainstay for replacing missing teeth for over two decades. Are there alternatives? Biological dentistry explores the use of materials that work with the body and don’t cause harm.

Today I’ll explore the world of metal free natural dentistry with my friend Dr. Dominik Nischwitz. Dr. Dom is a world-renowned biological dentist focusing on non-metal ceramic dental implants and is a founding member and current President of the ISMI – International Society of Metal-free Implantology. 

Together with his father, he founded the DNA Health & Aesthetics – Center for Biological Dentistry in Tübingen/Germany in 2015. As an international speaker, he regularly gives lectures worldwide in order to establish consistent biological dentistry as the next level of dentistry and has recently published his first book “All in the Mouth” in German and English. Written for the laymen it was almost initially put on the best seller list and will be published under Chelsea Green for the US market in early 2020. Together with Dr. Ulrich Volz, he initiated the Curriculum for Biological Dentistry and Ceramic Implants in 2016. 

After studying dentistry at the Eberhardt-Karls University of Tübingen in 2008, he worked for two years under  Dr. Manfred Wolf hone his skills in oral surgery. Since 2013 he exclusively uses ceramic implants and has placed more than 3000 ceramic implants up to this date. In addition to his surgical work, his passion for the last 15 years has been optimal health and performance, nutrition, and competitive sports. 
 
 

 https://www.dnaesthetics.de

https://www.amazon.com/Its-All-Your-Mouth-Biological/dp/1603589546

https://www.drstevenlin.com/dr-sandra-kahn-jaws-story-hidden-epidemic-crooked-teeth-orthodontist/

Why do kids need braces today? When we dig to the root cause, we find that modern orthodontics may be missing the cause of crooked teeth. 

Dr. Sandra Kahn began her work in orthodontics with a specialty in physical anthropology at the University of California in Berkeley focusing her studies on human craniofacial growth and development. After 22 years of clinical experience in orthodontics treating thousands of patients, Dr. Kahn was not satisfied with traditional orthodontics as a solution for treating her own children. In 2013, she retired from "traditional" orthodontics to focus in orthodontics related to a healthy airway, with a concentration on pediatric prevention of long-term Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Her approach is to treat the entire face and not just the teeth. Dr. Kahn has been invited to serve on craniofacial anomalies teams at both Stanford University and the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF).

Dr. Sandra Kahn is an author and international lecturer on the topic of airway centric orthodontics. Dr. Sandra Kahn is currently the only Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics that practices exclusively Biobloc Orthotropics and airway-centric orthodontics.

https://www.forwardontics.com/kahn.html

https://www.drstevenlin.com/treat-cavities-in-baby-teeth-naturally-dr-staci-whitman/

If your child has a cavity in their kids’ teeth it’s a stressful time for the whole family.

Tooth decay is one of the most common cause of hospitalizations for children. 

Firstly, don’t panic, many parents are have found them in the position you’re in.

Tooth decay is usually a sign of a dietary problem, or underlying health issue.

Finding a dental practitioner with a functional medicine perspective can ensure you take the right steps to mindfully treat the problem and the underlying root cause in the body.

My guest to cover this important topic is pediatric dental specialist Dr. Staci Whitman. Dr. Whitman is the founder of NoPoKids and whole body dentistry with a sharp eye for holistic and preventative medicine.

Her philosophy includes:

· Extensive nutritional guidance and connecting oral disease to any systemic issues including nutritional deficiencies and food sensitivities

· A Whole Body, collaborative approach with naturopaths, nutritionists, ENT's, functional orthodontists, IBCLC's, OMFT's and functional medicine doctors

Treating tooth decay in your child’s teeth is one step, understanding the root causes and shifting lifestyle habits and other risk factors is the best way to ensure your child never gets another cavity again.

You can follow and read more about Dr. Staci’s approach here:

https://doctorstaci.com/

https://nopokids.com/

https://www.instagram.com/doctor_staci/

https://www.drstevenlin.com/early-orthodontic-treatment-kids-dr-sherry-sami/

What should parents consider with orthodontics and braces for kids? 

Dr. Sherry Sami is a dual specialist finishing her residency in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Through her comprehensive approach to care, Dr. Sami has seen integrative treatment make dramatic differences in the lives of patients dealing with allergies, ADHD, autism and sensory integration challenges. 

Her practice emphasizes the correlation of a healthy mouth, jaw and airways with a vibrant, energetic body. Subtle changes in these areas can be the catalyst for neck, back and hip problems that are often misdiagnosed as the child grows. Early oral examinations can reveal problems with internal organs, such as the liver or kidneys, which present symptoms on the tongue. 

Dr. Sami’s integrative approach also includes airway evaluation that provides dramatic results for the symptoms of ADHD, teeth grinding, bedwetting, mouth breathing and challenging behavioral habits.

In this conversation we highlight her whole approach that allows parents to see crooked teeth as a part 

Find out more about 

Website: https://happykidsdentalplanet.com/dr-sherry-sami/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/drsherrysami/

https://www.drstevenlin.com/prevent-eye-damage-from-diabetes-blood-sugar/

High blood sugar damages the vessels in your body

Diabetic blindness is a complication of diabetes, caused by high blood sugar levels damaging the back of the eye (retina). It can begin with poor eyesight before progressing to blindness if left undiagnosed and untreated. 

However, it usually takes several years for diabetic retinopathy to reach a stage where it could threaten your sight. Early-stage symptoms include high blood sugars, which may lead to insulin resistance. 

 Reducing your sugar intake before eye damage occurs may be an effective strategy to prevent diabetic retinopathy and blindness.

My guest today is ophthalmologist Dr. James Muecke AM. Dr. Mueke has dedicated his career to the prevention of blindness and ophthalmic research. He founded the non-profit organization Sight For All, which is dedicated to fighting all causes of blindness.

Dr. Mueke’s contribution to blindness prevention was recognized with the titles South Australian of the Year and Australian of the Year for 2020.

Dr. Mueke tells his personal professional story, the communities he has worked in, and the impact that his organization, Sight For All has had. He is a passionate advocate for the need to prevent the leading cause of blindness in adults – type 2 diabetes – a disease that impacts nearly one in every 10 Australians and is now recognized as a “looming catastrophe for our health system”.

You can Follow James:

https://www.facebook.com/drjamesmuecke

https://www.drstevenlin.com/treatments-irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/


- Common symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome are very broad and include:

·       Pain

·       Cramping

·       Gas and bloating 

·       Constipation 

·       Fatigue

·       Difficulty sleeping

·       Anxiety or depression

The challenge is often to find what your actual diagnosis is. 

Today, I’m joined by Mark Iwanicki ND, LAc to discuss whether your symptoms amount to anything more serious. Dr. Iwanicki is a Naturopathic doctor and licensed acupuncturist specializing in Functional Gastroenterology, Autoimmune conditions, Chronic Degenerative Disease, and pain management.

His clinical practice at the New York Centre of Innovative Medicine includes:

 | Gut health Auto-immune issuesIn this conversation we look at gut health as a centre for many chronic inflammatory and immune issues and tests and treatments to overcome symptoms. To find out more about Dr. Iwanicki you can find him here https://drmarkiwanicki.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dr_markiwanicki/ https://www.facebook.com/drmarkiwanicki | unConditions

https://www.drstevenlin.com/sacred-cow-diana-rodgers-is-eating-meat-healthy/

For decades it’s been commonly thought that eating meat is bad for your health. Is this really the case? In the last two decades, nutritional deficiencies have driven chronic disease in millions of people including tooth decay and gum disease.

Meat, and specifically red meat is a source of many key nutrients including the fat-soluble vitamins, which cannot be obtained from plant-based

So should you be eating more meat? Recently an argument that livestock including cows are harmful to the environment.

For a full perspective on meat, my guest today is Diana Rodgers, RD, a nutritionist with a focus on “real food” and sustainability advocate near Boston, Massachusetts. She is the co-author of ‘Sacred Cow’ which has an accompanying documentary. 

We explore the question on whether a healthy, sustainable, and conscientious food system exist without animals.

I love Diana’s work because it probes the moral, environmental and nutritional questions we face in raising and eating animals. She also takes sharp focus on the most maligned of farmed animals, the cow.

 To learn more about Diana’s work you can go to her website:

https://sustainabledish.com

Watch the Sacred Cow Movie

https://www.instagram.com/sustainabledish

https://twitter.com/SustainableDish

https://www.drstevenlin.com/eat-liver-everyday-benefits-organ-meats/

Liver and organ meats are some of the most nutritious foods on the planet. For thousands of years our ancestors made organ meats

Ounce for ounce, organ meats are among the most nutrient-dense foods you can eat, and properly prepared (as Ashleigh teaches us to do in It Takes Guts), they can also be among the most delicious.

Ashleigh VanHouten is a health and nutrition journalist for Paleo Magazine, speaker, certified health coach, and self-proclaimed health and fitness nerd. She hosts the Muscle Maven Radio podcast (and has worked with other top-rated health-related podcasts like Shrugged Collective, Muscle Intelligence, and Paleo Magazine Radio), and is the author of It Takes Guts: A Meat-Eater's Guide to Eating Offal with Over 75 Healthy and Delicious Nose-to-Tail Recipes.

Ashleigh's take on using the paleo diet as a template for a personal, sustainable approach to nutrition without succumbing to the hype of its stricter, more extreme tenets. What Ashleigh tells people (particularly the "women laughing alone with salad" crowd) who mistakenly believe they have to eschew "heavy" meat in order to fulfill their weight loss goals. 

To learn more from this episode:

It Takes Guts: A Meat-Eater's Guide to Eating Offal with over 75 Healthy and Delicious Nose-to-Tail Recipes by Ashleigh VanHouten

‎Muscle Maven Radio

Ashleigh VanHouten | Primal Health Coaching

Ashleigh VanHouten | Instagram

https://www.drstevenlin.com/stop-snoring-ask-the-dentist-mark-burhenne/

Is snoring affecting your health? Poor breathing during sleep, or snoring is the vibration of air through nose or throat as your muscles relax.

While some snoring can be diagnosed as ‘benign’ it is a sign of dysfunctional breathing during sleep. Healthy breathing during sleep should be silent, never through the mouth and never pausing. 

Today sleep apnea affects up to a billion people world-wide. If you snore or mouth breathe, and you don’t already have sleep apnea, it’s highly likely that in your life you will be diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea.

So, what can you do?

Today’s guest is Dr.Mark Burhenne, author of the 8-Hour Sleep Paradox, and founder of Ask the Dentist, one of the largest online resources for dental health. Dr. Burhenne has dedicated his career to helping people connect oral health to bodily health. His concern is that dental education focuses solely on dental health, but as soon as you spend one day in real-world, clinical practice, you learn that patients with poor dental health have a host of other systemic, clinical symptoms.

In his book, Dr. Burhenne describes the role of the dentist in diagnosing and treating snoring, mouth breathing, and obstructive sleep apnea. 

Functional dentistry utilizes the jaw, and musculature. And systemic inputs to breathing to help you stop snoring

To learn more, you can go to:

www.askthedentist.com

Read the 8-Hour Sleep Paradox

https://www.instagram.com/askthedentist