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Friday, February 19, 2010


Abbie' s Sense Of Humor
 My sister, Abbie, has a sense of humor that can
scare me sometimes.
 The other night, I walked into Walmart in Live
Oak with Abbie. We got our buggy and I stationed Ab-
bie at the back so she could push it, which she enjoys
doing. I had leaned over and was looking at cookies or
something else which don't need to eat and she disap-
peared. I'm serious. Poof! She vanished.
 My brother, Danny and my father were behind us
getting power buggies (since both of them have trou-
ble getting around in the store) and neither of them
saw Abbie disappear either.
 I don't think I have to tell many of you that I was
frightened. I began asking others in the store if they
had seen which way my mentally challenged sister
went. None of them had. I ran out the door to make
sure that she hadn't gone back in the parking lot.
There was no sign of her there.
 When I got back in the store, Danny and Daddy
were fanning out looking for her as I frantically con-
tinued to search.
 I saw Daddy come out of one aisle, driving his
buggy and Abbie was sitting on it with him, just
laughing. He said that she had popped out of one
aisle and hopped on it with him.
 I collected Abbie and we set about doing our
shopping, with her happily pushing the buggy and
grinning from ear to ear about the joke she had
played on her big brother.
 The Bible tells us that a merry heart doing good
like a medicine but sometimes a little joke can just
about scare the life out of you.



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Question:
What is the difference between plaque and tartar?
Answer:
OK...grab your morning coffee and take two slurps of coffee
because here comes the answer. This is how it works, plaque
is the bad stuffthat causes all evil in Dentistry. It causes tooth
decay, abscesses, gum disease, bad breath, etc. Plaque is that
white slimy film that gets all over your teeth if you go on a
three day trip and forgot your toothbrush (have you ever done
that?). Plaque is composed of billions of germs and bacteria.
The bottom line is high bacteria causes high dental disease. If
you feed the bacteria with a bunch of sugar, you will have very
high dental disease.

Now for the good news. You can remove plaque yourself.
Get a new toothbrush and brush your teeth. Forget the
toothpaste for a while and leam how to brush your teeth. It is
the brush that cleans the teeth and not the paste. After you
finish brushing, check your teeth with your tongue to see if
any plaque is left. You will be amazed how much you can
feel if you don't have paste & bubbles in your mouth. But
you say that the brush doesn't get into those nooks and
crannies very well. Very true and that is where that stuffcalled
floss is supposed to be used Over 40% of the surface of the
teeth is inaccessible to a toothbrush, so get to work with your
floss.

Now the rest of the story. Try as you may, not many patients
are all thatperfect atremoving the plaque. Plaque that remains
behind undisturbed by a brush or floss for 100 days will
actually plaster or harden onto the teeth. Hardened plaque is
what we term tartar or calculus. That is not something you can
remove by your self We recommend that you see your
hygienist every 6 months to remove those bits of tartar that
have been missed.
 Roderick K Shaw III, DMD, MAGD
Master of the Academy of General Dentistry
 Let us feature your questions. Contact us at
 (850) 250-5964 or rkshaw@embarqmail.com
 Ask the Dentist is devoted to answering your
questions about the Art and Science of Dentistry.


 People quickly ditch
their New Year's resolu-
tions to improve their
health and increase the
wealth and it usually hap-
pens before the end of Jan-
uary According to
Extension Specialists at
Rutgers University, the
main reason is the nega-
tive feelings associated
with words like "diet" and
"budget." They are re-
strictive words that imply
you have to cut back and
do without. Another com-
parison is the 3 D's, denial,
deprivation and don't,
which only inspires some
people to do the opposite.
 Positive behavior
changes aren't about mak-
ing big sacrifices; rather
they are about balance and
tradeoffs. Whether it's an
"energy balance" in-
volved with weight man-
agement or a "money
balance" associated with
managing personal fi-


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tive cash flow" which
means having income
greater than expenses. Dr.
Barbara O'Neil says, "De-
spite all the marketing
hype you might hear, there
are no short cuts to health
and wealth other than "eat
less and exercise more"
and "spend less and save
more."
 Starting with health,
look at your energy bal-
ance. It is the difference
between the energy you
consume from food and
beverage and the energy
that your body burns in
physical activity This en-
ergy is measured in calo-
ries. Each pound of stored
body fat represents 3,500
calories. In order to lose
one pound, you must eat
3,500 fewer calories, burn
3,500 through exercise or
better yet, combine calorie
reductions with physical
activity Experts recom-
mend you lose no more
than two pounds per
week.
 Changing on e habit
can have an enormous im-
pact. If you take small
amounts of time during
your day to exercise, say 10
- 15 minutes, you will
burn off calories and
achieve the recommended
amount of physical activi-
ty, at least 30 minutes per
day Add 15 minutes of
brisk walking each day
and you'll burn off an ex-
tra 100 calories. Modify
your diet by eliminating a
tablespoon of butter or a
soft drink and you'll cut
out 100 calories. Cut out a
doughnut and replace it
with an English muffin to
save 350 calories each day
 Now for finances, let's
think how to achieve a bal-
ance. Cash flow is the re-
lationship between
income and expenses, in-
cluding savings for future
goals such as retirement.
Ideally, your cash flow
should be appositive num-
ber because this means
you are living below your
means. If you continually
spend more than you earn
you will have a negative
cash flow and go broke.
Three ways to achieve a
positive cash flow is to in-
crease income, decrease
expenses or a combina-
tion of the two.
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 cash flow is the "10% solu-
 tion." This means trying
 to save 10% of your gross
 income each year by re-
 ducing flexible household
 expenses such as food,
 clothing and entertain-
 ment. Over time, the re-
 sults will have a huge
 impact.
 Start by trimming
i your family food bill. The
 US Department of Agri-
 culture calculated a mid-
 dle-income family of four
 spends an average of
 $189.20 per week for food
 eaten at home. By plan-
l ning your food purchases,
 preparing food around
 sale items and eliminat-
 ing waste, you can reduce
 expenses and then direct
 the money toward savings.
 Take a good look at
 how much you spend on
 food eaten away from
 home. If you write it
 down each time and total
 the amount, you will be
 shocked. Just by reducing
 this habit, you'll be able to
 find money to save. Con-
 tinue to apple the "10% so-
 lution" to other household
 expenses like clothing,
 gifts entertainment and
 personal care items.
 Here are a few money
 savings idea from the Con-
 sumer Federation of
 America's American
 Saves program: save 50
 cents a day in loose
 change, substitute coffee
 for cappuccino, bring
 lunch to work, buy gro-
 cery store brands, use few
 phone features. As you do
 these simple things each
 day, put the money aside
 you save, because if you
 leave it in your pocket,
 you'll find a way to spend
 it. For additional ideas,
 visit www.AmericaSa-
 ves.org
 Rutgers Extension
 Specialists give one final
 caution about energy bal-
 ance and money balance:
 be prepared to adjust to cir-
 cumstances if the change.
 If you suffer an injury and
 can't exercise, you'll need
 to reduce your food intake
 until you are back to exer-
 cising. Likewise, if your
 income drops, you will
 need to make adjustments.
 Building health and
 wealth can be done over
 time with small changes
 and personal attention.
 For more information
 on healthy eating and per-
 sonal finances, contact the
 Madison County Exten-
 sion office.
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