Quotes of the Day

Sensitivity pastes can dull the pain felt in your teeth, especially when this involves any root dentin that may have become exposed in your mouth. These pastes frequently desensitize the tooth by creating a plug made up from a tin compound that works as a barrier substance over the exposed dentin. This will provide immediate relief, but since the underlying problem has not been addressed, more damage can occur and result in more problems elsewhere in the mouth. Sensitivity is better addressed by using xylitol at the end of meals, followed by a period of mouth resting. This is really a time, after using xylitol, when you do not eat or drink anything for an hour or two. [2025] - Ellie Phillips

Xylitol does not dissolve in cold water, but it dissolves easily at room temperature, and once dissolved, it will stay dissolved, even when chilled. Adding xylitol to water may be helpful when higher doses of xylitol are used, as they are in Europe for women with osteoporosis. Doctors who believe in xylitol for bone benefits often suggest an amount of up to 20 grams of xylitol daily. Teeth benefit most from tiny, multiple exposures to xylitol each day—ideally 1–2 grams at each exposure to total between 6.5 and 10 total grams per day. I suggest you strive for a 1-gram serving of xylitol (ideally as two 0.5-gram mints or a 1-gram piece of gum) five times each day after meals, snacks, and drinks. [2018] - Ellie Phillips

You are gonna need only half the information you initially thought you would need about the job-market, but twice the amount of information you initially thought you would need about yourself. [2013] - Richard N. Bolles

Real estate investors have three advantages at their disposal: accessible leverage, rental income, and control over the investment. Leverage, when properly applied, allows investors to make larger returns with each dollar invested while having to put fewer total dollars into any one investment. Be careful of the risk here, because negative leverage can hurt your investment if the cost of debt is more expensive than the return on the investment. [2020] - Symon He

The ability to do push-ups in a cohort of men is more strongly associated with future cardiovascular risk than the treadmill stress test; and that cardiovascular adaptations actually take place primarily in muscle tissue, rather than in the heart and lungs. A study found that participants who had completed more than 40 push-ups were 96% less likely to suffer a cardiovascular problem than those who completed fewer than 10 push-ups. [2021] - Philip Shepherd