@gcunit Well, sounds like you have good genes, then. Or good teeth enamel...
I also only brush my teeth before going to bed, so once a day as well. Twice (a day) only weakens/damages the teeth more, because you're exposing/softening the enamel, and you're going to have more stuff to eat afterwards, so it makes little sense. Recommended amount be damned. Just use a tooth pick during the day, or rinse your mouth with water, to get rid of crumbs, seeds, pieces of vegetable and what not stuck in between your teeth after having eaten lunch...
A big mistake a lot of people also make, is to either drink a glass of water after brushing or to (sometimes even vigorously) clean/rinse their mouth with water after brushing, which is completely counter-effective, because the active ingredients in the tooth paste, amongst which the fluoride, will not have had enough time to be absorbed, and will then largely be flushed away, making brushing your teeth all but useless in the process.
So, what you should actually do, is just spit out the excess foam, clean your tongue with the brush, or the back of the brush, if it has one of these rubberized toppings, and that's it.
The ingredients will then have all night to start protecting your teeth...
Oh, and always use a soft brush, regardless of whether or not you're using an automatic tooth brush. Hard brushes aren't good for any kind of teeth and/or gums, and medium brushes are just a marketing ploy. They're basically just "slightly less hard" but still too hard brushes...
A good clue to find out if you're using a brush that's too hard, is if you frequently have bleeding gums while brushing, even if it's only a little. In that case, you definitely need to switch to a softer brush.
@gcunit Kinda the same boat, minus 6 years. Only thing ever done was remove my wisdom teeth. It’s all down to genetics in the end. All my extra rad away bags pay off
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@ThanosReXXX I'm gonna have to skip the video for now; I don't need my stomach to start rumbling an hour after eating. XD
I try to take good care of my teeth and have had fairly good luck with them so far, but part of that is because my parents repeatedly had sealants applied to my teeth as a kid. I wasn't the best brusher for several years. Now I do the brush twice a day, floss once a day thing.
I'm not against eating sugar per se - I have a sweet tooth the size of the U.S. state of Montana - but I'm trying to limit my intake a little and not eat too many of the processed sugars. I don't know about over there, but a lot of sodas here are made with corn syrup and the like.
I've been gradually trying to lose weight and have changed my eating habits. It hasn't been easy, particularly when you consider my family history and genetics, but it has been rewarding. I'm not on any particular diet per se, I just cut down on the processed foods and frozen or canned dinners and do more cooking at home.
One of my coworkers chugs Dr. Pepper and subsists on fast food or convenience store food half the time, yet he's skinny as a rail. I don't know how he does it. XD
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@ThanosReXXX I did watch the video, and now I want to make that garlic stew; I don't think anyone in my nearby surroundings would appreciate it though!
@AlohaPizzaJack I'm still clueless. Think of me as a tourist, not a fellow country man who, regardless of having lived in Europe for over 39 years, still knows everything about the States and what's going on there.
Rad Away bags only makes me think of Fallout, but that's probably not it, or is it?
@Tyranexx The ingredients of sodas aren't any more beneficial here compared to over on your side of the pond, so corn syrup or any other kind of sugary content, it's all bad regardless.
But like I said: moderation is key. Besides rich hearty foods, I'm also quite fond of candy, cookies, pastries and sodas, especially mixed ones, and I'm slightly overweight (about 10 kilos), but I also try to keep it in check, and I ride a bike everywhere, except when the weather is really harsh, and even though I live on the fourth floor and there is an elevator in my apartment, I still take the stairs.
In general, I still don't get the brushing two times a day, though. It's overkill, useless if you eat afterwards, and if you ask me, it's a marketing ploy, meant for people who don't brush at all, in hopes of them at the very least achieving brushing once out of the two "recommended" times.
I've been brushing my teeth only once, before going to bed for decades, and I'm still happily chewing and smiling away, with pearly white teeth...
Your coworker just has a fast metabolism. Don't know how old he is, but that will at some point come back and bite him...
As for Mr. Conway: that's like what, the third person connected to the Spongebob series that died?
He was already reasonably old, though. And he probably had a good life, so even though it's always sad when someone passes, at least he had a full life, and his work will live on, for quite some time to come.
@Octane Depends on who it is. Family and friends could be a thing, but coworkers and/or neighbors are irrelevant, so I'd say have at it...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
@AlohaPizzaJack Well, then I'm still clueless regardless of having guessed it correctly.
You saying "It’s all down to genetics in the end. All my extra rad away bags pay off" still doesn't make a heck of a lot of sense to me. Then again: that comment of yours wasn't even directed at me, so maybe I should just let go...
EDIT:
Perhaps it's also handy to tell you that I'm not exactly part of the Fallout in-crowd, so most references to that will probably fly right over my head...
@Octane Meh... screw work.
Live is about LIVING, not working. If you enjoy eating garlic, then why not?
And drink lots of beer or soda drinks with it, so you can burp up all the lovely aromas afterwards...
'The console wars are like boobs: Sony and Microsoft fight over which ones look the nicest and Nintendo's are the most fun to play with.'
sigh, everyone else here thinks "Barnacle Boy", and I was thinking Carol Burnett....... #ThanosWorldProblems
@ThanosReXXX BTW, it's been a long time since it was "brush twice a day", now it's "brush after every meal", including people taking toothbrushes into office bathrooms to brush mid-day. Which is needless to say, pretty gross.
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