Blog Experience - Lorrie Walker Public Relations
As an intern for Lorrie Walker Public Relations I was responsible for the creation of blog posts on behalf of clients within the dental industry. Below are a few examples of my writing on behalf of the clients.
" Excercise: Good for Your Body, Bad for Your Teeth
While you’re working on those chiseled legs and six-pack abs, are you considering what you might be doing to your teeth?
Perhaps you should, because researchers have found a link between exercise and an increase in tooth decay.
Athletes have been known for poor dental hygiene, according to researchers with the dental school at University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany. The school studied 35 triathletes as well as 35 nonathletes to compare oral hygiene routines and exercise habits, according to the American Dental Association. Dentists found the athletes to have a reduced amount of saliva, as well as a higher pH level in the saliva they do have, compared to the nonathletes. The lack of saliva creates a dry mouth, which won’t allow for food to be properly cleaned from your teeth. It also increases bacteria, which causes decay.
In addition to the dry mouth and higher acidity level in saliva, sugary sports drinks don’t do athletes any favors either. While most athletes reach for a drink of Gatorade or a bite of a protein bar to help them delay fatigue, the sugar and carbohydrates in these drinks and snacks provide food for bacteria, which leads to tooth decay. This causes the most damage to your oral health, according to a recent article published in the San Francisco Chronicle.
To protect your teeth while exercising, try the following tips:
" Excercise: Good for Your Body, Bad for Your Teeth
While you’re working on those chiseled legs and six-pack abs, are you considering what you might be doing to your teeth?
Perhaps you should, because researchers have found a link between exercise and an increase in tooth decay.
Athletes have been known for poor dental hygiene, according to researchers with the dental school at University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany. The school studied 35 triathletes as well as 35 nonathletes to compare oral hygiene routines and exercise habits, according to the American Dental Association. Dentists found the athletes to have a reduced amount of saliva, as well as a higher pH level in the saliva they do have, compared to the nonathletes. The lack of saliva creates a dry mouth, which won’t allow for food to be properly cleaned from your teeth. It also increases bacteria, which causes decay.
In addition to the dry mouth and higher acidity level in saliva, sugary sports drinks don’t do athletes any favors either. While most athletes reach for a drink of Gatorade or a bite of a protein bar to help them delay fatigue, the sugar and carbohydrates in these drinks and snacks provide food for bacteria, which leads to tooth decay. This causes the most damage to your oral health, according to a recent article published in the San Francisco Chronicle.
To protect your teeth while exercising, try the following tips:
- Breathe through your nose to help keep saliva levels up and prevent dry mouth
- Keep yourself hydrated with plain water rather than sugary sports drinks
- Limit snacks during workouts – your limited supply of saliva won’t be able to properly clean your teeth when eating during a workout
- Try chewing sugar-free gum while working out to increase saliva
- Your teeth will be soft after working out, so rinse with water immediately and wait half an hour before brushing teeth
- Consider using a saliva substitute with a high pH level after long workouts to balance your naturally acidic saliva
Blog Experience - BRAVO! Events By Design
As an intern for BRAVO! Events by Design I was responsible for maintaining a weekly blog documenting my experiences, with the goal of providing insight to future interns about what they can expect to learn from BRAVO! as well as showcase to our clients what happens behind the scenes. So many of them wonder what we do on days we are not on site at events and this was a great way to keep them informed on the day to day tasks of BRAVO!.
Vlog Experience - BRAVO! Events By Design
In addition to writing the weekly internship blog, I filmed, edited, and published weekly vlogs with topics from the founder and CEO of BRAVO! Events by Design. These videos were created mainly with the intention of spreading Nancy's wisdom on event planning with the general public as well as share BRAVO!'s philanthropic activities.