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January 2020 Newsletter

What´s New at Savon

• Quote Of The Month
• Contest Winner
• No December 2019 Newsletter
• To Your Health With Jourdin Hendershot - Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Grandma´s Kitchen With Grandma C. - Sweet, Savory Cranberry Meatballs (Slow Cooked)
• Spotlight On The Dentist - McDowell Dentistry Of Goodyear
• Fun Facts - Crazy, Zany Facts We Bet You Didn't Know
• Dental Talk - A Member Chat Forum
• Here´s Your Answer - Questions From Our Members
• Tooth Talk With Tommy The Wisdom Tooth - Green Tea Serves As Useful Adjunct To Perio Therapy

Quote Of The Month:   “As the year draws to a close, happy revelers jam New York´s Times Square to watch the traditional dropping of the illuminated ball, while in Denver a mellower throng gathers to ring in the new year with the lighting of the 200-Foot Doobie!”  ( Author Unknown)

Congratulations To:

L. Vandemark or Laughlin, NV and R. Hammer of Tucson  Winners of our November early payment drawings for 1 free additional year of membership.

S. Feickert of Apache Junction, AZ and B. Angster of Sun City, AZ  Winners of our December early payment drawings for 1 free additional year of membership.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone that entered the drawing.

No December 2019 Newsletter

Computer Crash Stopped Everything

To Your Health With Jourdin Hendershot:

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Winter has finally arrived, which means the days are shorter and the nights are longer.  Many people may think winter is a blessing, while others dread it; especially if you suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, which is also known as SAD. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that usually recurs every year when the season changes from summer to fall.  It usually lasts until spring; however, people can suffer from SAD during the summer months as well. Here are some startling statistics according to Psychology Today:  Approximately 10 million Americans suffer from severe SAD while another 10-20 percent suffer from a mild case.  SAD is more commonly found in women than men. The onset age is usually between the ages of 18-30.  It´s been reported to have a profound effect on some people´s lives and 6% of those affected require hospitalization.

• Feeling hopeless and sad all the time


• Thoughts of harming yourself or self-harm


• Oversleeping


• Change in appetite


• Weight gain due to lack of physical activity


• Social avoidance


• Difficulty concentrating

Grandma´s Kitchen With Grandma C.:

Sweet, Savory Cranberry Meatballs (Slow Cooked)

Ingredients 2 lb bag of frozen pre-cooked meatballs 12 oz bottle chili sauce 14 oz can jellied cranberry sauce 2 TBSPS orange juice 1 TBSP brown sugar 1 TBSP chopped parsley

Mcdowell Dentistry Of Goodyear
	Our spotlight for January goes to the city of Goodyear, Arizona and shines on Mcdowell Dentistry of Goodyear. Dr. George Ayoub and his staff have been a member of the Savon network since 2007.  Centrally located in the far west valley they see patients from Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Avondale and other west valley cities. Dr. Ayoub earned his DDS degree at University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.  Since then, he has earned additional credentials such as a mastership with AAIP (America Academy of Implant prosthodontist) and was voted one of Arizona´s TOP DENTISTS for two years in a row by Phoenix Magazine.

Fun Facts:

Crazy, Zany Facts We Bet You Didn´t Know

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple. Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they can´t find any food. The first Ford cars had Dodge engines. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. Reindeer like to eat bananas. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello. The word “modem"” is a contraction of the words “modulate, demodulate.” (MOdulate DEModulate)

Dental Talk - A Member Blog Forum:

Come blog with us!  Dental Talk with Savon is a fun forum to post your interesting topics!  Your comments are welcome, it´s free to use and no membership is required. Some of the topics include; Eat, Drink And Be Merry, But Remember To Brush Your Teeth! Oral Device To Help Tourette Syndrome? How Well Do You Know Your Dentist? Ludwig's Angina Cheek Biting - Some Habits Die Hard! Games and Activities for Kids

Here´s Your Answer

Questions From Our Members

Savon’s Answer

Tooth Talk With Tommy The Wisdom Tooth

Green Tea Serves As Useful Adjunct To Perio Therapy

The oral health benefits of green tea are getting increasing attention in scientific literature, and now the authors of a new study suggest that it should be added to dentifrices as an active ingredient for managing periodontal disease. The study authors, who are associated with various medical institutes in India, reported that it is a beneficial adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy. A dentifrice containing green tea significantly reduced inflammation in patients who had undergone scaling and root planing, and it also improved the antioxidant levels in gingival crevicular fluid, they reported in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene (February 17, 2015). “Green tea is known to possess anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities,” the authors wrote. “Antioxidants have a protective effect on periodontal tissues by reducing the oxidative stress in periodontal tissues.”