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Today’s guest is a true expert in the field of stress and a career-long dentist! Dr. Michael Robinson comes on the show to share how he’s used NuCalm to drastically change his personal life and practice.
He also shares some serious tips on better breathing, posture, and bite in optimal health as well as how to cope with stress as a small business owner.
Introduction quote
“People get a diagnosis of ADD or ADHD and really what they need is a good night’s sleep! And they need to get good air. Many times I’m disappointed when I see that doctors have put these kids on some medicines. Every drug has side effects and I would rather them have no drugs at all. The best is our natural air.” — Dr. Michael Robinson
Guest bio
Dr. Robinson is a physician of the full mouth. He informs patients about what they can do to reach optimal form and function, whether that includes physiologic or cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Robinson’s commitment to education with unique patient care supports his belief that people want more than just a nice smile. They want to feel better as well. They want to feel younger, healthy, and more confident knowing that their dental team is on their side.
You can find out more about Dr. Michael Robinson on his website.
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes Dr. Michael Robinson and invites him to explain how he came into dentistry and what eventually led him to become a stress management expert.
[4:06] Mother Nature gets it right when we’re born, Dr. Robinson speaks to what happens to our bodies when our environment exercises pressures on us.
[9:00] Breathing is key for Dr. Michael; he shares some interesting facts about nose breathing and the calming chemical it releases — LSD everybody!
[15:30] The biting on pencils example! Dr. Michael talks about face shapes and the unconscious postures we may take that are detrimental to performance as well as the work an LVI dentist can do to help correct these.
[21:27] Dr. Robinson the stress expert shares how he sees stress manifest in patients and how he makes a point to ask them how they are — he also makes a point to talk about how NuCalm has helped his practice tremendously.
[25:00] Though he looks like he has it all together now, Dr. Robinson really didn’t, he opens up about how NuCalm has changed his personal life.
[28:38] How has NuCalm made Dr. Robinson’s dental practice better and easier? From helping with hangovers to travel, Dr. Robinson shares his more creative uses of the device!
[31:28] Audience questions start pouring in with Q1: is there a device recommended to keep sleeping mouths closed instead of tape?
[33:20] Q2: What is Dr. Robinson’s take on nasal septum straightening?
[33:30] Q3: Dr. Robinson shares the kind of tape he uses.
[36:47] Q4: What does Dr. Robinson recommend for people who have Ramsay-Hunt syndrome and does he use sleep orthopedics?
[38:33] Q5: What should people do about having a mouth full of mercury fillings?
[41:00] Dr. Robinson shares his thoughts on the future of dentistry.
[42:30] Q5: What is your favorite time of day to NuCalm?
[43:55] Q6: On Dr. Jerry Tennant and the book Jaws: The Hidden Epidemic.
[48:08] Q7: Will dental fillings be replaced with something else soon?
[49:47] Q8: What is Dr. Robinson’s recommended at-home oral care routine?
[50:35] Q9: How to find the right dentist and does bite affect posture?
[52:52] Q10: Don’t the adenoids and tonsils serve a purpose? Why remove them?
[54:33] David thanks Dr. Robinson for his wonderful insight and signs off until next episode.
Continue on your journey and until next time, breathe deep, relax, and keep looking forward.
Mentioned in this episode
Close Your Mouth: Buteyko Clinic Handbook for Perfect Health, by Patrick McKeown
The Oxygen Advantage: The Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter, by Patrick McKeown
Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic, by Paul R. Ehrlich and Sandra Kahn
More about your host
Connect with David Poole — Chief Business Officer at NuCalm on LinkedIn
More about NuCalm and the podcast
This is NuCalm, the show for those looking to improve sleep quality, manage stress, and boost recovery. Brought to you by Solace Lifesciences, the makers of NuCalm, the world’s only patented and proven neuroscience technology that works within minutes, without drugs, every time! In over one million medical sessions, NuCalm has helped men and women around the world.
NuCalm: stress relief for the way we live today, technology to help you disconnect.
Pull quotes
“Right now Mother Nature has thrown a curveball [COVID-19] at us and I’m not sure we’re going the right way with it, but some good will come out of it.” — Dr. Michael Robinson
“The nose is by far the best way to get air because the design is such that you warm your air, you filter your air, you moisten your air, but you also release a calming chemical!” — Dr. Michael Robinson
“Focus on slow, good, calm breathing through your nose.” — Dr. Michael Robinson
“Every night, I kid you not, I tape my mouth closed!” — Dr. Michael Robinson
“People just don’t know what they don’t know.” — Dr. Michael Robinson
“With NuCalm, in 20 minutes they fall asleep! That’s weird, in a dental office someone falls asleep? That’s pretty bizarre.” — Dr. Michael Robinson
“Don’t just keep your NuCalm unit to yourself people! Share it, you’re going to make some happy people.” — Dr. Michael Robinson
Tweet #1
Did you know that breathing in through your nose releases the calming, vasodilating chemical nitric oxide? This is NuCalm Episode 7 guest Dr. Michael Robison speaks to the benefits of correct breathing and mouth health for overall optimization.
Tweet #2
Ever thought you could fall asleep in the dentist’s chair? Well, apparently you can! This is NuCalm Episode 7 guest Dr. Michael Robinson shares his experience using NuCalm in his dental practice.
