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Fish Oils · January 24, 2012
WHICH FAT FROM THE SEA WILL KEEP YOU SMARTER?
WHICH FAT FROM THE SEA WILL KEEP YOU SMARTER? In this trial of omega 3 fatty acids (ALA, EPA, DHA) and cognitive function in middle aged (35-54) individuals, higher levels of DHA, the higher the levels of DHA, the…
Heart Disease, Stroke, Blood Pressure Tips · January 24, 2012
JUST HOW GOOD IS CHOCOLATE FOR YOU?
JUST HOW GOOD IS CHOCOLATE FOR YOU? By now it should come as no surprise, but sometimes the numbers still surprise me. In this study, researchers found that those with the highest chocolate consumption had a 39% lower…
Acupuncture · January 24, 2012
DOES ARTHRITIS MEAN I HAVE TO HAVE PAIN FOREVER?
DOES ARTHRITIS MEAN I HAVE TO HAVE PAIN FOREVER? In our office, the answer is almost always a strong “NO,” but it is a perception that many patients have, possibly because their PCPs don’t have many answers. Keep in…
Chiropractic Care · January 24, 2012
COULD CHIROPRACTIC SAVE YOUR LIFE?
COULD CHIROPRACTIC SAVE YOUR LIFE? It’s far too common to have a patient come into my office that has been given some heavy duty pain meds, frequently among the opioid class (Vicodin, Oxycotin). Recent studies have even…
Protecting and Healing Your Brain · January 23, 2012
WILL GOING ORGANIC TO AVOID PARKINSON’S?
WILL GOING ORGANIC TO AVOID PARKINSON’S? The relationship between toxins and development of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, migraines and seizures, is strong. As spring rolls around, you…
Inflammation · January 23, 2012
WHICH COFFEE IS BETTER FOR CONTROLLING INFLAMMATION?
WHICH COFFEE IS BETTER FOR CONTROLLING INFLAMMATION? We already know that coffee is very good for us, but which is the best? The Holy Grail of controlling inflammation is a key compound called NF kappa B. NFkB is one of…
Healthy Kids · January 23, 2012
SIMPLE TRICK TO GET KIDS TO EAT MORE VEGGIES
A common complaint among parents trying to get their small children to eat more vegetables is that they just don’t like their vegetables. Now, as the father of a 6 year old that loves cruciferous veggies, squash…
Healthy Pregnancy · January 23, 2012
IS YOUR PRENATAL GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOUR BABY?
IS YOUR PRENATAL GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOUR BABY? If it prescription, the answer is most certainly no. Most are of such poor quality that it should be a felony to charge what they charge your insurance for them. This…
Inflammation · January 23, 2012
INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THE WHITE MATTER OF YOUR BRAIN?
INTERESTED IN PROTECTING THE WHITE MATTER OF YOUR BRAIN? If you’re reading this, the answer is probably yes. Don’t know about all of you, but I want my brain (and body, for that matter) to last as long as I want it to…
Breast Cancer · January 23, 2012
DO MAMMOGRAPHIES REALLY HELP SAVES LIVES?
DO MAMMOGRAPHIES REALLY HELP SAVES LIVES? As difficult as this may be to believe, this is not the first study to come to this conclusion. We weigh our “cancer prevention” so heavily on early detection that the idea that…
Prediabetes · January 23, 2012
DO I HAVE TO HAVE MY GALLBLADDER OUT?
DO I HAVE TO HAVE MY GALLBLADDER OUT? There are times that we seem far too quick to remove those organs Mother Nature has so graciously given us. In this particular study, the majority of gallbladder surgeries were done…
Autoimmunity · January 23, 2012
DO ANTIBIOTICS CONTRIBUTE TO TYPE 1 DIABETES?
DO ANTIBIOTICS CONTRIBUTE TO TYPE 1 DIABETES? The answer is likely yes. We know that dairy may greatly contribute to destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas that are supposed to produce the insulin. But what about…
Healthy Pregnancy · January 23, 2012
CAN PLASTIC HARM YOUR DEVELOPING BABY?
CAN PLASTIC HARM YOUR DEVELOPING BABY? The answer is really looking like a strong “yes.” Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical used in making plastics that has long been known to disrupt hormones, and has recently been…
Healthy Pregnancy · January 23, 2012
CAN ANTIBIOTICS INCREASE THE RISK OF PRETERM BIRTH?
CAN ANTIBIOTICS INCREASE THE RISK OF PRETERM BIRTH? It has been well established that inflammation in the vaginal vault during a pregnancy can increase the risk of a preterm birth. One of the factors that can contribute…
Healthy Living in a Toxic World · January 22, 2012
WHAT’S THE BEST REASON TO STAY HEALTHY?
WHAT’S THE BEST REASON TO STAY HEALTHY? Sure, no one wants cancer, diabetes, strokes or heart attacks. But that never seems to be enough to get people to make the changes they need. How about THIS for incentive? Take…
Raising Healthy Children · January 22, 2012
VACCINATIONS IN CHILDREN FORCES NEW BACTERIA TO RISE
VACCINATIONS IN CHILDREN FORCES NEW BACTERIA TO RISE. I’m not sure at what point we decided, as a public health service, that we can eradicate all communicable diseases from society. Guess what? Mother Nature ALWAYS…
Diabetes (Type 2) · January 22, 2012
STATINS AND RISKS OF INCIDENT DIABETES
UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! HERE’S IT IS–THE BEST WORST DRUG NEWS EVER!!!!!!!!! I’m sure most are sick of how much I rail against the statin class of drugs and how they do so very little to protect our heart. The…
Probiotic · January 22, 2012
PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIONS BY PROBIOTICS
IF YOUR PEDIATRICIAN HAS NEVER MENTIONED “PROBIOTICS” TO YOU–FIRE THEM. We have spent hundreds of thousands of years developing a commensal relationship with the bacteria in our gut and the benefits we obtain are too…
Breast Cancer · January 22, 2012
NIGHT SHIFT INCREASES RISK OF BREAST CANCER?
NIGHT SHIFT INCREASES RISK OF BREAST CANCER? This is not the first study to find links between melatonin levels and breast cancer. If you look at a “light map” of the US, the areas with the most light at night have the…
Heart Disease · January 22, 2012
MORE EVIDENCE ON THE SLOW, CERTAIN DEATH OF ASPIRIN FOR HEART DISEASE
MORE EVIDENCE ON THE SLOW, CERTAIN DEATH OF ASPIRIN FOR HEART DISEASE. Dogma rules in medicine. We do what we have always done. Many times we’ve been doing this for so long that we THINK there is evidence to support…
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