The Natural Bite

Pureed things used to look unappetizing and pathetic to me. I once read a jawblog where the guy pureed spaghetti and sauce and took a photo of the pink slurry he was about to pump into his mouth. How gross, I thought, why doesn’t he just eat oatmeal?!
And then I got braced. My teeth hurt [...]

Why is jaw surgery tough on digestion?
Oh, so many reasons…
Antibiotics. First of all, have you ever tried to eat cream of tomato soup after taking antibiotics? Well, as bad a combo as that sounds, I had just such a treat two days ago. HOWEVER, the small amount of antibiotics I took had already started to [...]

The first few days after my upper jaw surgery reminded me of the foggy-headed allergy-ridden life I lived in Seattle, where I grew up inhaling year-round molds, dusts and pollens that seemed to be on some kind of contract for my life.
Jaw Surgery: Liquid diet, lots of pain meds, new profile, and… nasal congestion?
It all [...]