We all have so much going on in our lives; our busy schedules can be difficult to manage to cause stress! However, there are several reasons stress management should be a top priority.  Stress not only has psychological effects, but it can also have a significant...

Today my guest is Melissa Deely an integrated mind-body health practitioner also trained in NLP timeline therapy hypnotherapy. She's dedicated to helping her clients discover the root cause of their health issues and truly help them heal. By diagnosing their...

Today's blog is really special to me because I interviewed my daughter Faith about a daughter's perspective of what happened over the past two years, how it has affected her mindset, and what she felt through both parents having a chronic illness. Between COVID,...

People usually look at healthy living as a series of sacrifices they need to make in their life that includes dieting and exercise, instead of identifying what lights them up about feeling good each and every day!   Mindset and how you look at things are half the...

First let's start with the fact that the tongue is an important oral structure that affects speech, position of teeth, nutrition, swallowing, nursing/eating, speaking, periodontal tissue, and much more.  We are just now discovering how important the tongue really...

What is a tongue thrust? Tongue thrust is a term that describes the habit of pushing your tongue forward between the upper and lower teeth when you swallow.  This swallowing pattern where an individual pushes the tongue against or between the teeth is hard to break...

The elephant in the room! Mouth taping is not for everyone and is not needed if you can breathe through your nose 24/7  It has become very popular, but a lot of people wonder why anyone would do it, or if it's even safe.  In this blog, I'll explain more about...

Family history can impact the way you look and how you act, tethered tissues in your mouth, and the health conditions you may suffer. It is probably not a surprise to learn that family history can also impact oral health. The ways that your family history impacts...

Today I am talking about orofacial myofunctional disorders and orofacial myofunctional therapy. Also called orofacial myofunctional health or just myofunctional therapy. Orofacial refers to the mouth and face and Myo refers to muscle and function refers to the way...

We’ve all heard the insult “mouth breather” before. It’s most often used to belittle someone, but what most don’t know is that many people are  “mouth breathers”. If untreated, breathing through your mouth can cause a multitude of other health issues, so there’s a...

As humans, we give a lot of thought to what we eat and drink. How we exercise, bathe, and brush our teeth. What we don’t think a lot about is how our food digests, blinking our eyes or how we breathe. But when’s the last time you thought about how you breathe?  If...