Eating rice daily, especially white rice, can lead to a slow buildup of arsenic in your body, which is linked to several long-term health issues. However, you can take simple steps to significantly reduce your exposure without giving up rice entirely.

 Understanding Arsenic in Rice

Arsenic is a natural element found in soil and water that rice plants absorb easily. The key points are:

• All rice contains arsenic: Recent testing found arsenic in 100% of rice samples purchased from stores

The Silent Shift: How Skipping Dental Visits Leads to Costly Bridge Failure in Davao

In the bustling city of Davao, where family and hard work are paramount, a dental check-up is often the first thing to be cut from a tight budget. For the low-income family, it's a choice between a week's worth of groceries and a dental cleaning. For the middle-class family, it's an expense that can be postponed. But this postponement has a silent, cumulative cost, one that often reveals itself in the failure of something meant to be permanent, like a dental bridge.

Understanding How Tooth Shape Reflects Age, Sex, and Personality

When we smile, we reveal more than just our teeth — we express our story, character, and even cultural identity. In Filipino culture, where smiles are symbols of warmth and friendliness, the shape and form of your teeth can tell a lot about who you are.

The image above shows how tooth form relates to age, sex, and personality — three major dimensions dentists observe when designing or restoring smiles.