It's getting to that wonderful time of year when the Christmas lights are going up on our streets and our thoughts are turning to festive things. Our diaries might be starting to fill up with lovely get-togethers, parties and dinners with friends. As a result, we will probably be eating more and differently than we normally do.
Sadly, we also often end up feeling bloated and getting nasty bouts of indigestion and heartburn. This post, inspired by a chat with a client last week, is to give you some tips so that you can make the most of this wonderful time of year and possibly avoid some of the side effects!

If you wake up in the morning with an aching face, tight jaw or a headache, you are certainly not on your own! It is estimated that around one in 3 people suffer from bruxism or teeth grinding or clenching. You might not do it all the time, only noticing that feeling occasionally, or it might be something you notice you do quite a lot, even during the day.
Quite often it is your dentist that points it out to you when you go in for your twice yearly check-up as they can see that you are actually wearing down or damaging your teeth as a result. They might offer you a mouth guard to help to prevent the damage but that doesn't help you to stop doing it.