Posts by heartlight

I'm fairly confused now, even after reading the root canal vs. extraction thread in the archives. My dd (almost 6), recently injured her tooth and it proceeded to die. Now it is an ugly grey/brown color. We went to a dentist...

I haven't taken any action yet (other than calling some other dentists, and asking my dd's dentist for a refund). The dentist who installed the amalgam filling did immediately send us a refund for the full amount (he had already billed...

There are numerous benefits to drinking raw milk. For instance, there are beneficial enzymes and bacteria that do not survive pasterization. Check out www.rawmilk.org for more info. And, yes, making your own yogurt from it is the best!

So, we went to the same dentist. I had called his office and was told that it was up to me whether to have amalgam or composite fillings. Then someone else from the office called me back to tell me the difference in cost to me. She...

Simonee, Thank you again for your input. I agree that composites sound safer than the silver fillings. But I guess I have an "old school" dentist, and I gather he thinks the silvers are safe. I'm not sure if I want to be...

Thanks, simonee! I think the dentist's argument is that there is toxic stuff in the composites, too, so who knows what will be learned of the effects of that in many years. At least he thinks that the mercury ones have been around a...

To my horror, my 4 1/2 y.o. dd's dentist told us today that she has four cavities! They are between her molars, and he only diagnosed them via x-rays. (Her teeth are very close together and it is difficult to floss them, thus we are...

Thanks for the recipes, LaLa! I have a question about the dish detergent recipe. You posted: Dish Detergent 1/4 Cup warm water mixed with 1 tsp of Baking soda or 1 Tbpn Baking soda and 1 Tbpn Borax Is that for hand...

Roasted Tomato Sauce 4 lbs. very red summer tomatoes (12-16 medium tomatoes) 1 lb. sweet onions 5 large cloves garlic 2 Tbs. fruity green olive oil 1 tsp. salt, more to taste 3 Tbs. coarsely chopped fresh basil Peel the...

We just moved to a house with mostly wood floors. Would these recipes work for them? Thanks so much!