Want a healthier mouth?

We all want healthy mouth and problem-free teeth. And for as long as possible. So here's a creamy snack that just might keep a good roll going: yogurt. A recent study revealed that people who regularly ate yogurt were significantly less likely to have gum disease compared with people who never touched the stuff.

Say Yes to Yogurt

In the study, researchers performed dental exams on roughly a thousand middle-aged and older people and also asked them questions about their eating habits. The people who consumed the most yogurt -- or lactic-acid-rich probiotic drinks -- had the lowest risk of periodontal disease. In fact, these two foods appear to be the only ones that offered a protective benefit in the study. (Here's another drink that helps keep teeth and gums healthy.)

The Benefits of Bugs


Here's the toothy secret to the study results: Those "healthy" bacteria found in yogurt and other probiotic-containing treats help keep the levels of bad bacteria in your mouth in check -- including the varieties that contribute to periodontal disease. But to do your mouth a true favor, choose your creamy treats wisely. Opt for low-sugar varieties. Or buy plain yogurt, and control the sweet stuff yourself by adding your own fruit, honey, or preserves. Or turn plain yogurt into this delicious veggie dip: Yogurt-Mint Salad Dressing.

Yogurt's disease-fighting and health-boosting benefits aren't just limited to your mouth. Check out what it can do for the rest of your body:

Keep your bladder healthy. Here's how it helps fight cancer there.


Slim your stomach. Find out how it trims tummy fat.

Protect your liver. Eat yogurt -- with some of this -- to defend your liver against disease.

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The most dangerous thing you do all day.....

Okay, let me go ahead and ask you, what do you think the most dangerous thing is that you do all day? Is it driving around doing errands or communting back and forth to work? Is it what you eat and nourish your body with? Well, this article will probably surprise you, like it did me.

Assistant Editor Maria Masters came across a shocking study in the Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (one of dozens of research journals we comb each month as we put together the magazine). Scientists at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana analyzed the lifestyles of more than 17,000 men and women over about 13 years, and found that people who sit for most of the day are 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks. That’s right—I said 54 percent!

Masters immediately called the lead researcher at Pennington, a professor named Peter Katzmarzyk. Turns out, this wasn’t the first study to link sitting and heart disease. Similar research actually dates back to 1953, when British researchers found that (sitting) bus drivers were twice as likely to die of heart attacks as (standing) trolley operators.

Check out the full article at:
http://health.yahoo.net/experts/menshealth/most-dangerous-thing-youll-do-all-day