Health

The 4 Best Ways to Take Kratom

Published

3 years ago

July 16, 2020

Kratom is a plant that is grown in Southeast Asia, and it has recently become popular in a lot of countries. People are using kratom to treat several medical conditions, and a lot of people have shown positive results after taking the herb. The studies on the medicinal effects of Kratom are still underway, but we cannot deny the fact that it has helped a lot of people suffering from different conditions. Kratom is quite popular among people who are suffering from chronic pain. More than ten million people in the US have fibromyalgia, which is a chronic pain condition. And the doctors don’t just write drug prescriptions for it, but they recommend natural remedies as well. If you are also suffering from chronic pain, you can add kratom to your natural remedies as well. Let’s have a look at how you can consume kratom:

Leaves

If you are looking for the quickest way to consume kratom, then you can simply start chewing on kratom leaves. The old consumers of kratom in Southeast Asia have always chewed on leaves to get the benefits from the plants. The biggest advantage of chewing on kratom leaves is that you get immediate effects for pain relief. However, chewing on leaves is not the most pleasant method.

Mix it In Drink

Kratom does not have a pleasant taste, and if you can’t stand its sourness, then the best way of consuming it is to add it in a drink. Kratom powder is widely available out there, and you can use that in your drink without any hesitation. Whether it is coffee, tea, or fruit juice, you can add kratom powder in any drink of your liking. If you are making fruit juice in a blender, then you can use leaves as well instead of powder. I will recommend you to go with the orange juice as its acidic property helps extract the most out of the kratom.

Capsules

If you don’t want to go through the trouble of making a fruit drink and want to avoid that bitter taste as well, then you can simply take a kratom capsule. A lot of kratom suppliers are offering kratom capsules, and you can find them easily in the market. However, you must keep in mind that the dose you will get from the capsule will not be much. So, if you are looking for mild effects, then this could be your way of taking it. You can also try taking more than one capsule, but you must consult an expert before proceeding.

Add It in Food

Another way of taking Kratom is that you can simply add it to your food. Kratom does not go well with every food available out there, so you might have to experiment a little in the beginning. You can also check out the recipes available on the internet and can use those to make your kratom food. People mostly add kratom in food like custard, pastries, yogurt, etc.

Health

Frontier Dental Lab’s Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Connects Dentists and Patients

Published

3 weeks ago

February 28, 2023

Michelle Langton

Dr. Caylin Frye, a cosmetic dentist at Mid-City Smiles in New Orleans, has worked in the dental industry for over two decades. In all that time, she has never had a dental lab bring a patient to her office door. However, that’s exactly what happened when Frontier Dental Lab Group connected her with Ignacia Soto-Aguilar.

The inspiration behind Frontier Dental Lab’s direct-to-consumer campaign

Gil Villavecer, Chief Marketing Officer at Frontier Dental Lab Group, was well aware of two key factors influencing Frontier’s marketing strategy. First, he knew his clients were dentists who tended to stick to traditional marketing methods as simple as word of mouth. Second, he knew that most people didn’t realize dental labs even existed. For these reasons, labs like Frontier have historically been absent from the direct-to-consumer marketing space.

“I like to be a trailblazer,” says Villavecer. “My lightbulb moment came when I realized that we have far more horsepower than the average dentist. After all, what dental office has a full-time marketing department? To better serve our dentists, I shifted our approach to a direct-to-consumer campaign.”

Villavecer’s first hurdle was introducing Frontier Dental Lab Group to a public that, up until that point, had been unaware of its existence. In general, dental labs have avoided digital marketing, but Villavecer knew the internet was the only way forward. So, Frontier uploaded educational clips to YouTube and fired up an Instagram account with a new mission to “Educate, Entertain, and Connect.”

Frontier Dental Lab’s DTC marketing in action

Frontier Dental Lab’s most innovative initiative is its Smile Simulations. Through this program, potential patients upload selfies to Frontier’s website and receive before and after pictures showing the possibilities of a smile makeover.

Soto-Aguilar first encountered Frontier Dental Lab through the Smile Simulation initiative and was blown away by her digital makeover. “The assessment was so quick and personal,” she remembers. “I received my before-and-after shots in an hour, and I couldn’t believe the amount of detail that Frontier put into it. That was my first insight into how much Frontier cares about its patients. They enabled me to visualize exactly how I would look with a new smile.”

Along with the Smile Simulation, Frontier Dental Lab sent a list of seven Trusted Frontier Dentists in Soto-Aguilar’s area who could make her simulation a reality. “We try to make research easy for people,” says Gil. “We believe that educated consumers are the best consumers.”

Frontier Dental Lab builds trust between dentists and patients

For convenience, Frontier linked each cosmetic dentist’s Instagram profile. When Soto-Aguilar clicked on Dr. Frye’s Instagram account, she felt an instant connection.

“Dr. Frye and I are both artists,” she explains. “I saw the care she put into her online presence and knew I would be in good hands. In this digital world, we put our work out there to show our clients what they can expect before we ever meet them. It’s visual and very intimate.”

Soto-Aguilar’s trust in Dr. Frye grew with every new piece of information she learned. She scanned through before and after shots of smiling patients and read a feature article about Dr. Frye dancing with her clients. Above all, she was struck by Dr. Frye’s honesty in describing her practice.

“I felt like I already knew her,” recalls Soto-Aguilar. “She wasn’t trying to sell anything to me. She was just talking about her passion for beautiful smiles.”

Within two days of uploading her selfie to Frontier Dental Lab’s Smile Simulation Center, Soto-Aguilar was talking with Dr. Frye in her office as if they had known each other for years. At that consultation, she scheduled an appointment for 20 veneers.

Dr. Frye says this is the most straightforward case she has closed in 21 years because of the foundation of trust established before the consultation. “Ignacia contacted me through the email from Frontier Dental Lab and was so excited that she even brought the smile simulation to our consultation. By the time we met, she trusted my work as a cosmetic dentist and Frontier’s work as a dental lab.”

In fact, Dr. Frye was so thrilled about the direct-to-consumer marketing that connected her to Soto-Aguilar that she shot a text to Villavecer that day: “Hey, Gil! Super cool story! A patient went through the smile simulation on your site, you sent her my info, and she’s coming in tomorrow. That’s the power of your marketing in the flesh!”

Villavecer counts that among the most exciting messages he has ever received. The only one he might enjoy more came days later from Soto-Aguilar. Along with pictures of her new smile, she texted: “Hi, Gil! You’ll love to see this! My smile is just how you imagined it!”

Currently, Frontier is focusing on harnessing the power of digital marketing to reach consumers. Its ground-breaking efforts to Educate, Entertain, and Connect potential patients prove that this marketing campaign is about much more than sales — it’s about building relationships and helping potential patients imagine the possibilities.