The Silk Floss Tree

Hey, floss has many forms.
The silk floss tree is new to me.
There are some 60 ft specimens growing at the LA Natural History Museum.
Here's a small one I found with seed pods on a side street in Santa Monica.

 The pods on the trees ripen and open to form a ball of silky floss:

In the fibers are small brown seeds:

In a few months, I hope to show some pics of what the seedlings look like.

Steve Harvey Shows What You Can Do With Floss!

Jan. 6, 2015

Handy Ma’am Janell Inez shows Steve Harvey some surprising uses for dental floss!

Happy 2015 from the folks at the National Flossing Council!

"But Flossing Is Boring" - So Dance It!

Here's a fun suggestion from Dr. Stelmach. 

But Flossing is Boring?
While I agree with you, New Year’s resolutions and excuses are a no-no. Here’s the thing… you can make it fun! Music makes everything more enjoyable – pop some earphones in, play a vibrant song and start flossing. Before you know it, you’ll have finished and moved on to the mouth rinse just because you want to make sure the song is completed before you leave. Try it out.

As always, have fun, keep smiling, and have a wonderful holiday season. Happy Holidays from the team at Dr. Stelmach’s dental office!

Evidence that Swedes Love Floss!

Google has records on what countries are searching what.
Dental Floss is high up in the Swedish searches.
Who could blame them?

Swedes Love Floss Article
http://www.thelocal.se/20141216/swedes-ask-google-about-voting-floss-and-selfies

National Flossing Day 2014 Celebrated with Floss and Dance!

In 2014, Lululemon Athletica, maker of active clothing for men & women, posted a Manifesto. The Manifesto was filled with words of wisdom. The wisdom we liked best was the suggestion "Dance, Sing, Floss!"

Our 2014 video for National Flossing Day brings that suggestion to life, thanking Lululemon, and providing the driving rhythms of the Malagasy band, Raoky, to prompt viewers to Dance.
Here's the Video - Enjoy!

Tooth Wise Candy Tips for Halloween

Not all candy is created equal - when it comes to promoting tooth decay.
It's obvious and true that candy that sticks between teeth, like gummies and caramels, can be rated as a lot worse than sugary, but easier to clean treats, such as chocolates.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentists has a nice artice about how parents might help their kids minimize the dental health risks associated with Halloween treats.

And the advice isn't only good for kids!

Here's the LINK.

Happy Halloween - and don't forget to floss!

A Bit of Flossophy.

Here's an article from the Australian Financial Review that uses the power of floss to make it's point about using time.

Floss on!

"No Time to Floss"

http://www.misaustralia.com.au/p/national/work_space/no_time_to_floss_5ZukIzR1LtPyKfK0Wg3efO