Saliva

It's time to celebrate celery! March is National Celery Month, and it's the perfect time to explore the amazing benefits of this humble vegetable. Not only is this tasty, versatile ingredient a secret weapon in the kitchen, it's also a strong ally in your dental care journey, according to the dentists at Wahiawa & Pearl Family Dental Care on Oahu. Best of all, it's an easy, healthy snack for in-between meal times. Just dip it in dressing, spread with peanut butter, or enjoy it plain! Read on to…

telltale indicator of stress To detect stress-levels, Lupien and colleagues measured the amount of cortisol present in the saliva of autistic children. Cortisol is a hormone that is produced by the body in response to stress. It peaks half-hour after waking up, known as the cortisol awakening response (CAR) and decreases throughout the day. Moreover, it is detectable in the saliva, which makes sampling its levels easy.…

“experiencing stress improves my health and vitality”. Negative items are reversed scored and the average of all items is computed. Scores higher than 2 indicate a stress-is-enhancing mindset (Appendix A). Neuroendocrine measure: cortisol. Sample of saliva will be collect using the passive drool collection system at three points during the session: (1) before the TSST, (2) at the end of the TSST and prior to the ST – approximately 15 minutes after the onset of stress, (3) after the ST –…

amount of plaque, promote tooth enamel, reduce cavities, and helps treat gingivitis. Chewing gum increases saliva flow which causes less decay. Studies show that chewing gum can help get rid of some food cravings. It is a lot better for you if instead of reaching for an unhealthy snack, such as a piece of cake, one would go and grab a stick of gum. Chewing sugarless gum builds up saliva up to 10 times the normal rate, apparently this helps get rid of dry mouth. Why do people care? If people…

can do stimulate saliva production within the mouth, which washes out the mouth to be cleansed. It has been proven that chewing gum for 20 minutes after a meal helps prevent enamel break down by the American Dental Association. This is because the act of chewing the sugar-free gum can produce saliva, which rids of any bacteria, resulting in the repair of teeth in good condition. Then this saliva can carry down to the esophagus where it is a neutralizing acid. Therefore the saliva is helping…

Description of Disease Gastro - Oesophageal Reflux Disease, or commonly known as GERD is a digestive disorder that occurs and affect the lower cardiac sphincter, the circular muscle that constricts and closes the passage way of the bolus (food). Gastro – Oesophageal means the lower oesophagus area and the upper stomach. Reflux means the backwash or return of a substance and in this case the return and backwash of stomach contents back up the oesophagus. During a normal digestion, the cardiac…

Younger children may be infected by the spread of saliva on the hands of infected hosts; sharing items such as toys also will spread the infection. Young adults usually are infected through kissing or sharing food (including cutlery) and drinks. Being infected with glandular fever indirectly is unlikely;…

1. A salivary gland is stimulated by its parasympathetic nerve. a) Describe the organization of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a part of the peripheral nervous system that largely acts involuntarily. It consists of nerves in cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, exocrine and endocrine glands. The main visceral activities are temperature regulation, digestion, blood pressure and genitourinary function. The second main division of the…

case of the disease in man is only the dramatically visible evidence of this infection.’ (West, Pg.25) The rabies virus is a neurotropic virus that causes rabies in humans and animals. Rabies can be transmitted through saliva of animals and less commonly through contact with human saliva. The rabies virus has a cylindrical morphology and is the type species of the Lyssavirus genus of the Rhabdoviridae family. These viruses are enveloped and have a single stranded RNA genome with negative-sense.…

the air is in large droplets of vomit or saliva. These droplets are heavy and wouldn’t be able to travel very far. In theory, people might be able to catch it if someone coughed or sneezed directly onto them, but people who get Ebola generally do not cough sneeze. They either get touched by a(n) human or by a(n) animal . Finally, they say saliva and tears may also carry some risk, but it says more research in the Ebola virus is need. In studies of saliva, the virus was only located in people…