This month, I interview Dr. Christian Guilleminault of Stanford University, who is one of the pioneers in sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment. We’re going to focus on Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome (UARS), which he discovered.

Here are some of the questions we covered:

- Describe to us what UARS is and how it’s different from OSA?

- Why is the AHI limited when it comes to picking up UARS.

- How to diagnose UARS: Esophageal manometry vs. nasal cannula.

- How UARS patients have intact nervous systems, whereas sleep apnea (OSA) patients have diminished nervous systems, and what may cause progression from UARS to OSA?

- How do you treat patients with UARS? How is it different from treating sleep apnea?

- What are the dental options for UARS?

- How common is UARS in children and how can they be treated?

- And much more…

In this program, I interview Dr. Robert Corruccini, anthroplologist and author of How Anthropology Informs the Orthodontic Diagnosis of Malocclusion’s Causes (Edwin Mellen Press). We’re going to talk about why modern humans have crooked teeth, and how this relates to smaller  jaw sizes and smaller upper airways. In particular, you’ll learn:

- When did humans begin to experience a lot of occlusal problems?

- What kind of genetic and environmental factors can cause malocclusion?

- How does Dr. Corruccini’s work compare and contrast to Dr. Weston Price’s work?

- Is it true that even a few hundred years ago, humans didn’t have as many impacted wisdom teeth?

- What are some of the health consequences of crooked teeth?

- Has modern dentistry helped or hurt our teeth and our health?

- For those of use with dental crowding already, what can we do? What can we do for our children?

In this program, I interview Ms. Joy Moeller, an orofacial myologist, on how the way you use your mouth and tongue can profoundly affect the way  you speak, swallow, and breathe. Here’s what we discuss:

1. What is orofacial myology (also called myofunctional therapy)?

2. How is this related to snoring and obstructive sleep apnea?

3. What can you do to help TMD/TMJ patients?

4. How does myofunctional therapy help forward head and neck posture?

5. Why is this treatment not taught in medical or dental schools yet?

6. Can young children benefit from orofacial myology?

7. And much more…

Expert Interview with Dr. Dave Singh, who is the author of Epigenetic Orthodontics and inventor of the DNA appliance. We discuss:

– What is Epigenetic Orthodontics?

– How is Epigenetic Orthodontics different from conventional orthodontics?

– Sleep apnea as a craniofacial problem

– How the DNA appliance can help obstructive sleep apnea

– How is the DNA appliance different from conventional oral appliances.

In this month’s Expert Interview, I interview Dr. Avram Gold, a pioneer in researching the link between upper airway resistance syndrome, chronic fatigue, and the functional somatic syndromes. Some of the topics will include:

- What are the functional somatic syndromes and how are they related to sleep-breathing disorders?

- What’s the relationship between central sensitivity syndrome and stress?

- How is sleep-disordered breathing related to stress?

- How is anxiety or depression related to functional somatic syndromes?

- How is chronic fatigue syndrome connected to the this condition?

This month, we welcome back Dr. Raymond Silkman, who will finish his fascinating discussion on holistic dentistry.

We continue with the following topics:

In this month’s Expert Interview, I talk with Dr. Mack Jones, neurologist, sleep physician, and author of the book, Deadly Sleep: Is Your Sleep Killing You? about some of the major neurologic complications of obstructive sleep apnea. In this fascinating and provocative discussion, Dr. Jones and I talk about:

- How sleep apnea can cause Alzheimer’s disease

- The link between multiple sclerosis and sleep apnea

- How ADHD and autism can be caused by sleep-breathing problems

- Seizures and sleep apnea

- And much more….

In this Expert Interview, dietician Maria Alexandra Bella will talk to us about Good Nutrition for Sleep Apnea. We’ll discuss:

1.Ways to avoid becoming hungry if you stop eating  within 3-4 hours of bedtime.

2. Why is it important to eat a good breakfast?

3. Some common myths and misconceptions about food choices and nutrition

4. Practical tips on choosing healthy ingredients without paying too much?

5. Nutritional pitfalls to avoid during the holiday season.

For this Expert Interview, I’m honored to have Dr. Barry Krakow as my guest. Dr. Krakow is a world-renown sleep researcher, and author of numerous books, including Sound Sleep, Sound Mind, andInsomnia Cures. We’re going to have a fascinating discussion about:

- complex insomnia (insomnia and sleep apnea)

- upper airway resistance syndrome

- post-traumatic stress disorder

Please join me for this month’s Expert Interview as I invite Dr. Richard Quinttus to speak to us about Oral Systemic Biology (OSB) therapy. There are a number of different dental/orthodontic techniques to not only align our teeth, but also to improve our breathing passageways by widening our upper and lower jaws. After hearing about OSB, it sounded almost too good to be true.

In this teleseminar, Dr. Quinttus reveals:

- How poor breathing due to narrowed upper airway breathing can lead to or aggravate anxiety, fatigue, muscle aches, headaches, snoring, sleep apnea, forward head posture, and constant throat clearing.

- How to optimize breathing by allowing the relationship between the tongue, jaw, throat and spone to balance.

- How this device aids the tongue in moving forward

- How you can find an Oral Systemic Balance practitioner near you

- And much, much more…