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Knee Pain · October 15, 2013
Natural Knee Arthritis Cures: It May Not Be What You Think
Knee arthritis pain can be debilitating and destroy your quality of life. At a time when we should be enjoying life, simple activities become a challenge. Prevention over a lifetime is, of course, the easiest answer…
Stroke · October 14, 2013
Simple Exercise for Chronic Stroke Shows Benefits
The damage caused by a stroke can be life-changing and the road back challenging and not always completely successful. Anything that can help is important, especially if the answer is as simple as this. Our office has…
Breast Cancer · October 13, 2013
The Bottled Water Story Just Got Scarier
Ok. By now, unless you’re living in a cave, you know that BPA from plastic water bottles is not good for us. So industry has been moving towards BPA free bottles. But what if the story was so much more complex? It…
Seizures / Epilepsy · October 12, 2013
Can Epilepsy be Prevented?
Regardless of the condition, prevention is a world easier than a cure, although incredibly less dramatic. But can seizures be prevented? Many would think this is a pointless question. The general consensus is that we…
Childhood Obesity · October 9, 2013
Still Buying Your Kids Chicken Nuggets? You Won’t After This
Any self-respecting parent who cares about his or her child should restrict fast food. As in less than once per quarter. Some of you may think this is a little harsh (and it’s likely going to be the ones who hit the…
Migraine · October 8, 2013
Chronic Migraines Headaches and Seizures Linked Again
This is not the first time I’ve pointed out the links between migraines and seizures (as if my book, Migraines and Epilepsy wasn’t hint enough…) and it won’t be the last. The reason I need to keep pointing it out is…
Diabetes and Obesity Tips · October 7, 2013
Fructosamine Test Leads to Better Control in Diabetes Patients – (07-31-00)
Fructosamine Test Leads to Better Control in Diabetes Patients Fructosamine has benefits over glycosalated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in that it can monitor control of sugar over a period of a few weeks, whereas the other tests…
Pancreatic Cancer · October 6, 2013
Can You Prevent Pancreatic Cancer?
Clearly, one of the scariest cancers we have is pancreatic cancer. Not only because of its dismal 5 year survival rate and how difficult it can be to detect, but also because of how common it seems. All this in…
Cholesterol · October 5, 2013
My Doctor Told Me I’m NOT Prediabetic–Is He Right?
I have certainly made it clear that diabetes is the beast we all fight against. But how do you tell if you’re on your way? Just in case you don’t have a good answer to this question, it seems that many doctors get…
Cholesterol · October 4, 2013
How Much Do We Know About “Good” Cholesterol?
When it comes tocholesterol, we’ve viewed things in black and white. Total cholesterol is bad. LDL is bad. HDL is good. When drugs to lower total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol failed miserably (yes—the statins), the…
Breast Cancer · October 3, 2013
Cholesterol Lowering Drugs and Breast Cancer: Might as Well Smoke Instead
I am no fan of cholesterol lowering drugs, especially the statins. I thought I was aware of all of the dangerous side effects, but this one caught me by surprise. My office staff recalls a fundraising event a number of…
Seizures / Epilepsy · October 2, 2013
Stress and Seizures. Good or Bad?
Before we answer that question, we need to understand that stress is supposed to be good for us. While many may find that hard to believe, the stress response is an adaptive response designed to protect us in times of…
Diet Choices for Your Best Health · October 1, 2013
Teenaged Girls, Carbonated Beverage Consumption, and Fractures – (07-24-00)
Teenaged Girls, Carbonated Beverage Consumption, and Fractures Do we need any studies to tell us this? The average teenager consumes 3.5 cans of soda per day, at the expense of other healthier beverages. It is not…
Miscellaneous · October 1, 2013
St. John’s Wort Induces Drug-Clearing Enzyme – (07-17-00)
St. John’s Wort Induces Drug-Clearing Enzyme Normally, this is a good thing!! Anything that helps the liver get rid of toxins should be considered beneficial. The concerns here is that is will affect the body’s…
Low Back Pain · October 1, 2013
Osteopathic Manipulation vs. Standard Care for Subacute Pain – (07-17-00)
Osteopathic Manipulation vs. Standard Care for Subacute Pain Of course, this article mentions osteopathic manipulation, but since chiropractics deliver 90% of the manipulations in the US with only 10% of the adverse…
Chiropractic Care · October 1, 2013
One of Every Four Americans Has a Musculoskeletal Condition – (07-24-00)
One of Every Four Americans Has a Musculoskeletal Condition So why don’t more people see a chiropractor?? Chiropractors have the training and skills to address just about ANY musculoskeletal condition and effectively…
Influenza · October 1, 2013
Nutrient deficiency allows viral infection – (07-17-00)
Nutrient deficiency allows viral infection Not that this is rocket science…a person with poor nutritional status is more likely to suffer effects of a viral infection. Do we really need a vaccine for the flu?? How about…
Miscellaneous · October 1, 2013
Medical Errors – (07-24-00)
Medical Errors This is a very realistic and straightforward approach set forth by this author on medical mistakes and the impacts of them. Read entire article here
Miscellaneous · October 1, 2013
Maine Study Challenges Major Assumptions About Spine Care – (07-17-00)
Maine Study Challenges Major Assumptions About Spine Care Very interesting article. The success of spinal surgery is higher in the areas of the country with the lowest rates of surgery. And, based on the facts that the…
Chiropractic Care · October 1, 2013
Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disc? How About Doing it a 2nd Time?
The decision to undergo any type of spinal surgery is a difficult one for everyone. But what if you had to consider not one, but a SECOND surgery as well? Turns out, there is a large chance this may be the case…
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