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Seizures / Epilepsy · June 7, 2012
Poor Seizure Control? You Need to Add This Supplement
There is no doubt that epilepsy can be an immensely debilitating condition. Working, social events, driving and family life are all greatly disrupted, if even possible. Sadly, less than 30% of the time the first seizure…
Raising Healthy Children · June 6, 2012
Omega 3 vs. ADHD
Multiple recent studies have confirmed that childhood disorders like autism and ADD / ADHD are on the rise and have been for some time. It seems clear to me that this is the end result of exposure to environmental…
Childhood Obesity · June 5, 2012
Yes, your kid is overweight: Weighing the cons
Odds are, you are not correct in estimating your toddler’s weight. Maybe it’s denial. Maybe it’s because your child’s peers are likely a similar weight. Whatever the reason, it’s still highly likely you’re not correct…
Migraine · June 4, 2012
When Wheat Allergies Cause Seizures
There has been much increased awareness of the problems associated with wheat allergies. Celiac disease. Allergy to wheat. Gluten sensitivity. Whatever you call it, it’s here to stay. But exactly how far do the negative…
Vitamin D · June 3, 2012
PREVENT FRACTURES WITH VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTATION – (06-06-05)
Fracture Prevention With Vitamin D Supplementation The issue of vitamin D deficiency is another one that I frequently hop on a soap box over. The problem is that estimates range as high as 75% of the population is…
Healthy Pregnancy and Women's Health · June 3, 2012
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF CERTAIN LIFESTYLES – (06-06-05)
Estrogenic chemicals in plastic and oral contraceptives disrupt development of the fetal mouse prostate and urethra The amount of evidence mounting on the potential negative effects of certain lifestyles and chemical…
Vitamin D · June 3, 2012
MATERNAL VITAMIN D STATUS DURING PREGNANCY – (02-13-06)
Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and childhood bone mass at age 9 years A whopping 49% of the pregnant women in this study did not have an adequate Vit D status, and this was found to lead to lowered bone mass…
Healthy Pregnancy and Women's Health · June 3, 2012
BENEFITS OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLE – (02-13-06)
Early Programming of Body Composition and Fat Distribution in Adolescents. Wow. Are we in trouble as a society. Basically, low birth weight infants leaves them predisposed to central obesity in boys and low bone mass…
Healthy Pregnancy · June 1, 2012
The agony of modernity? The case of prolonged labor due to modern medicine
It is pretty obvious that obstetricians are not needed to delivery a baby. Otherwise, we would not be here as a species. That’s not to say that the high risk pregnancies do not benefit from obstetric attendance during…
Migraine · May 30, 2012
Migraine Prevention? This Natural Compound Trumps Drugs
The first thing to accept is that migraines should not be controlled. Rather, they should be eliminated with the correct attention to lifestyle changes. In the meantime, though, it is nice to have tools to control the…
Chiropractic Care · May 29, 2012
Warning–That Episode of Low Back Pain Will Likely Be Back
As a chiropractor, this issues hits near and dear to my heart. When someone develops an episode of low back pain for the first time in their lives, one of three things happens. The patient ignores it hoping it will go…
Diabetes (Type 2) · May 28, 2012
A New Way To Fight Fat & Diabetes – Smoke Pot!
For those of you who grew up in the 60’s or went to college or hung out with Bill Clinton, the title to this post seems somewhat contradictory. Really–don’t the munchies and marijuana kind of go hand in hand? Isn’t that…
Vitamin B12 · May 26, 2012
WHAT ARE THE PROBLEMS WITH INCREASED FOLIC ACID? – (02-13-06)
Unmetabolized Folic Acid in Plasma is associated with Reduced Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity among Postmenopausal Women. Given that I am a big fan of folic acid supplementation, articles like this do cause me to slow…
Stress · May 26, 2012
SEROTONIN HELPS INITIATE SLEEP – (06-06-05)
Evening intake of alpha-lactalbumin increases plasma tryptophan availability and improves morning alertness and brain measures of attention While the Ambien ads may not give you this impression, there are several well…
Diabetes (Type 2) · May 26, 2012
INSULIN RESISTANCE IS A ROOT CAUSE OF MAJOR DISEASES – (06-06-05)
Increasing Insulin Resistance is associated with a decrease in Leydig Cell Testosterone Secretion in Men For those of you new to the Updates, consider this a warning that I’m about to go on a verbal rampage. Insulin…
Healthy Living in a Toxic World · May 26, 2012
HOW CHILDREN ARE MOVING TOWARDS PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION? – (06-06-05)
Percentage Children <18 Years Who Regularly Took Prescription Medication 12.7%, or 1 in 8 children, regularly took some type of prescription medication. As much as I rant and rave, and despite the idea that more and…
Heart Disease · May 26, 2012
FACTORS THAT COULD LOWER RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE – (02-13-06)
Riboflavin Lowers Homocysteine in individuals Homozygous for the MTHFR 677C to T Polymorphism. This is a perfect example of a problem with medicine and research today. Awhile back there was some debate over whether…
Inflammation · May 26, 2012
DO YOU KNOW THAT POOR QUALITY FAT LEADS TO INFLAMMATION? – (02-13-06)
Dietary Saturated Fat Intake is inversely associated with Bone Density in Humans. I have a dream. One day the Dairy industry will have a national meeting with the American Beef Council and they will release a consensus…
Stroke · May 26, 2012
DO NOT IGNORE HEADACHES – (06-06-05)
Headache, cerebrovascular symptoms, and stroke Headaches, regardless of the type or label, are an indication of something wrong. Whether physiology is imbalanced, whether the body is toxic and the brain is revolting…
Heart Disease · May 26, 2012
CVD RISK FACTORS IN OBESE YOUNG ADULTS – (06-06-05)
Effects of an ad libitum low-glycemic load diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors in obese young adults Remember that the AHA diet focuses on low fat eating. All of the research points towards the importance of…
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