November News

Your Benefits:  Use them or lose them!

Did you know that millions of dollars are lost each year due to Dental Insurance?  Yes, it’s true, in the fine print you can see that any un-used benefits will not rollover in to the next calendar year!  This just doesn’t seem fair, considering that fact that insurance premiums continue to grow (as does the price of everything!).  We want you to be aware of this alarming fact!  So, if you have any treatment, or, even a cleaning that you have been putting off, now is the time!  Also, because of these uncertain times, we have lowered our fees to help off-set some of the rising costs out there.  Please call our office to get a new estimate and see if you can maximize your paid benefits before it’s too late.

Here is something completely off subject, but interesting!....

     The Truth about Tryptophan

We all know how Thanksgiving goes; stuff ourselves with as many

helpings of Turkey, stuffing, cranberries and casseroles only to desperately want seconds.  Then, as we lounge and watch football we inevitably find ourselves dosing off!  Everyone has an opinion as to why this happens, and, you can almost bet that someone will tell you that it is from L-Tryptophan (the chemical in turkey that causes drowsiness).  But is it true – or do we just eat so many calories that our bodies virtually go in to a food coma?  Here is what I found out; the more protein-rich a food is, (such as turkey), the more likely it is to include tryptophan. Tryptophan helps your brain produce serotonin, a chemical that makes you feel drowsy, however, the amount of this chemical found in turkey is very minimal so it is not likely to be the culprit of the mid-day snooze!  Interestingly enough, I found out that the typical Thanksgiving meal is – are you ready?!- a whopping 3000 calories and 229 grams of fat! So to think that we have seconds means that we are eating about 3-5 days worth of food in one setting!  Ok, you be the judge! And have a wonderful Thanksgiving!