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25Jan, 2025

Snoring Is a Serious Condition

By: drhalstewart
On: January 25, 2025
Categories: Uncategorized
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Snoring is a serious condition It is an airway restriction, preventing adequate oxygen, and disrupting the normal sleep cycle. In a chronic situation, this can lead to serious health consequences. If you or a loved one chronically snores, I wouldRead More

24Jan, 2025

Why Myofunctional Therapy & Body Work Before a Tongue Tie Release

By: drhalstewart
On: January 24, 2025
Categories: Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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Myofunctional Therapy Myo therapy can make such a difference in the outcome of the release that it is a requirement at our practice. There is a proper way for the tongue and lips to function. When you have a tongueRead More

26Dec, 2024

Could a Sleep Breathing Disorder be the Root Cause of Your ADHD?

By: drhalstewart
On: December 26, 2024
Categories: Uncategorized
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When a child (or adult) is not breathing properly, and therefore not sleeping properly, this puts their body in a constant state of sleep deprivation. Their brain must over-stimulate their body in order to stay awake, leading to hyperactivity symptoms. Many ADHDRead More

14Dec, 2024

Easy Snacks that Promote Strong Jaws

By: drhalstewart
On: December 14, 2024
Categories: Uncategorized
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Ever since the Industrial Revolution people, especially children, aren’t chewing the way they use to. With the development of soft baby foods, pouches, chicken nuggets, puffs, yogurt melts, etc., we are seeing a weakening of children’s tongues and jawbones. SoftRead More

24Oct, 2024

Blue Light Blocking Hack for iPhones

By: drhalstewart
On: October 24, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Uncategorized
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Red Light vs Blue Light The light receptors in the eyes that affect the circadian rhythm are especially sensitive to blue light. Blue light suppresses melatonin and causes the body to maintain alertness. If you are regularly viewing blue lightRead More

10Oct, 2024

Safer Oral Care Options

By: drhalstewart
On: October 10, 2024
Categories: Health, Uncategorized
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Choose a Fluoride-Free Toothpaste. Why? Too much fluoride can contribute to bone health issues and thyroid dysfunction. Studies have also indicated that chronic fluoride exposure could have long-term neurotoxic effects on children including “decreased intelligence and increased prevalence of ADHD”Read More

26May, 2024

Mouth Breathing is NEVER Normal

By: drhalstewart
On: May 26, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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Written by Alex Kelly The Importance of Nasal Breathing Our nose is designed to prepare the air for the lungs. The nose warms, filters, accelerates, humidifies, and cleans the air, which leads to efficient oxygen exchange in the lungs. TheRead More

16May, 2024

Ways to Promote Proper Jaw Development in Kids

By: drhalstewart
On: May 16, 2024
Categories: Health, Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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Does Your Child Suffer from Any of the These Problems? ADD/ADHD Bed Wetting Delayed Speech Overweight/Obesity Learning Difficulties Vertigo/Clumsiness Restless Legs Aggression/Defiance Teeth Grinding Snoring Mouth Breathing Noisy Breathing Daytime Sleepiness Nightmares/Night Terrors Allergies/Asthma Anxiety Frequent Illness Stunted Growth CrookedRead More

17Mar, 2024

Breaking Down the NYT Article: “Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babies’ Tongues”

By: drhalstewart
On: March 17, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Tongue Ties, Uncategorized
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~by Alex Kelly~ There was a recent episode of The Daily podcast talking about, and referring to, The NY Times’ article “Inside the Booming Business of Cutting Babie’s Tongues.” They discuss dentists and lactation consultants across the country pushing tongue-tieRead More

16Jan, 2024

Does Your Child REALLY Have ADHD?

By: drhalstewart
On: January 16, 2024
Categories: Health, Sleep, Uncategorized
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by: Alex Kelly and Dr. Hal Stewart ADHD in children is being diagnosed (and misdiagnosed) at an alarmingly increasing rate. Many of these diagnosis’ are stemming from other underlying problems. We see this in our practice often. There are manyRead More