IS YOUR FAVORITE COCKTAIL GOOD FOR YOUR SMILE?

My friends, I know most of you enjoy creating your tasty cocktails.  Well, now you can do so with your health and smile in mind! Come on, lets create some Smile Cocktails!

Recent studies, such as one completed at the University of Texas in 2010, have shown that infusing your cocktails with wholesome ingredients can not only increase your life span when consuming one to two alcoholic beverages a day, but it can also improve immunity and offer a tasty tonic for our teeth.  

The next time you decide to offer your favorite cocktail, consider one mixed with fruits, vegetables, grains, and other super-food ingredients.  Curative, or "good for you", cocktails can benefit your smile while offering a unique twist to entertaining.  

Distilled alcohol has been used, throughout history, to cure ailments.  Why not use great tasting recipes infused with these specific super-foods to promote overall health...not to mention that of your smile!?

What are BITTERS...and how are they used to create these smile enhancing treats?

BITTERS, introduced in the 1800s, are a combination of herbs, barks, flowers, and roots extracted through high proof spirits and softened with sugar, citrus, and water. Although high in alcohol content ( 45% ), BITTERS are unlike spirits in that they are concentrated liquid spice and are used only in small amounts for flavoring.  Now indispensable, BITTERS are commonly used with craft cocktails as a main ingredient...fortunately, one promoting smile health.  What can be better than that?!

Now that you know BITTERS can be added to your favorite cocktails, lets select healthy, natural super-foods with the functions necessary to promote your body's ability to create that healthy "Smile You'd Be Proud To Wear...ANYWHERE!".

When planning your next party, consider adding these ingredients to the gathering's cocktail offerings. These will not only make delicious combinations, but will benefit your guests' oral health:

  • Lemongrass
  • Kale
  • Basil
  • Mint
  • Cilantro
  • Wasabi
  • Green Tea
  • Ginger
  • Coconut Water
  • Lime Juice
  • Carrot Juice
  • Banana
  • Celery
  • Kiwi
  • Strawberries

Stay tuned for more on how to use these unique ingredients to enjoy, and OUT-SMILE, your cocktails!

Please visit my website at www.ritadarghamdmd.com to learn more about how to create, and maintain, your beautiful and healthy smile!

 

 

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