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Healthy Living in a Toxic World · August 7, 2013
Proximity to Pesticide Use and Risk of Birth Defects, Fetal Death – (03-08-01)
Proximity to Pesticide Use and Risk of Birth Defects, Fetal Death Not only do we have to pay attention to the things we knowingly put into our bodies in order to stay healthy, but we also have to be aware of other…
Strengthen Your Immune System · August 7, 2013
Patient education to encourage graded exercise in chronic fatigue – (03-01-01)
Patient education to encourage graded exercise in chronic fatigue I firmly believe that fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue are intimately related, and both are a result of the up-regulation of the immune system. Where…
Gut Health 101 · August 7, 2013
Non-H. pylori flora during acid-suppression: in gastric juice and mucosa – (03-01-01)
Non-H. pylori flora during acid-suppression: in gastric juice and mucosa This is a wonderful article looking at a problem many have commented on for years–hydrocholoric (stomach) acid is supposed to be there!! It serves…
Diarrhea / Constipation / Irritable Bowel · August 7, 2013
Meta-analysis of smooth muscle relaxants in irritable bowel syndrome – (03-01-01)
Meta-analysis of smooth muscle relaxants in irritable bowel syndrome This article describes a benefit to drugs affecting the smooth muscles of the GI tract in irritable bowel. My concern with therapies such as this are…
Autoimmunity · August 7, 2013
M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis as one cause of Crohn’s disease – (03-01-01)
M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis as one cause of Crohn’s disease Crohn’s disease has the potential to be a devastating autoimmune disorder where the body attacks its own GI tract. Like many other chronic diseases, much…
Low Back Pain · August 7, 2013
Lumbar Belts Fail to Prevent Back Pain or Back Pain Disability – (03-08-01)
Lumbar Belts Fail to Prevent Back Pain or Back Pain Disability Despite their widespread use and general acceptance, several large studies have not demonstrated any benefits from the use of back belts. One of the reasons…
Cholesterol · August 7, 2013
Lipoprotein(a) Level Linked to Coronary Events in Middle-Aged Men – (03-11-01)
Lipoprotein(a) Level Linked to Coronary Events in Middle-Aged Men I really hate to beat a dead horse, but checking only cholesterol levels with the copious amounts of research on other blood-related risk factors is…
Vaccination · August 7, 2013
Impact of the 1999 AAP/USPHS Statement on Thimerosal in Vaccines – (03-08-01)
Impact of the 1999 AAP/USPHS Statement on Thimerosal in Vaccines This review looks at the effects of the recommendations to delay the first after Hep B vaccine in newborns due to the presence of thimerosal, a mercury…
Arthritis · August 7, 2013
Hip Pain Not Related to Structural Damage – (03-08-01)
Hip Pain Not Related to Structural Damage Any good chiropractor could come to this conclusion without all the money spent on a study. So many times I hear patients coming in saying “My doctor told me I have arthritis.”…
Hospital Care · August 7, 2013
Fury as Australia appoints former industry lobbyist to drugs watchdog – (03-01-01)
Fury as Australia appoints former industry lobbyist to drugs watchdog Does anyone see a pattern here? We cannot rely on our government to make decision for our health. It comes down to an educated physician willing to…
Drug Research · August 7, 2013
Drug company fined for excessive hospitality – (03-01-01)
Drug company fined for excessive hospitality Do I really need to comment on this?? All decisions for patient care should be made with one question in mind: Will this benefit my patient? This decision should be…
Dietary Fiber · August 7, 2013
Dietary fiber fraction of germinated barley foodstuff and the GI tract – (03-08-01)
Dietary fiber fraction of germinated barley foodstuff and the GI tract This study evaluates a fiber source (GBF) on the health and healing of colonocytes. The results were promising, identifying the fiber component of…
Acupuncture · August 7, 2013
Acupuncture Can Reduce Arthritis Pain – (03-08-01)
Acupuncture Can Reduce Arthritis Pain I think positive results in trials of acupuncture are probably the hardest for mainstream medicine to follow. There is very little correlation between our Western beliefs and…
Chiropractic Care · August 5, 2013
Fascia: 8 Things You Always Wanted to Know (But Couldn’t Spell It)
In addition to doing blog posts into the wee hours of the morning, I have a chiropractic office in Mesa, AZ. I have always hung my hat on the fact that we’re different. Different from many of my colleagues who rely on…
Environmental · July 31, 2013
Male Infertility Problems? Could Monsanto Be to Blame?
The blame for infertility usually falls to the female. Rarely is the evil eye cast upon the chance of male infertility problems. As with the female half of fertility, lifestyle plays a large role in the number and…
Childhood Obesity · July 30, 2013
Should You Tell Your Child He or She is Overweight?
Despite research that you’re likely to delude yourself about your child’s weight, you admit there is a problem. So what do you do now? Coming right out and telling your child he or she is too heavy inherently just…
Vitamin C · July 29, 2013
Vit C Augments the Inotropic Response to Dobutamine – (02-26-01)
Vit C Augments the Inotropic Response to Dobutamine This study found that vitamin C will actually increase the ability of the left ventricle to contract (under the influence of dubutamine). This strongly suggests that…
Health · July 29, 2013
Rising Obesity May Not Be Related to Less Physical Activity – (02-19-01)
Rising Obesity May Not Be Related to Less Physical Activity This study suggests that participants in this study, have an increase in obesity rates despite vigorous physical activity. As usual, this should be no…
Healthy Pregnancy and Women's Health · July 29, 2013
Nitroglycerin therapy vs Premarin in prevention of bone loss – (02-26-01)
Nitroglycerin therapy vs Premarin in prevention of bone loss This study suggests that nitrogylcerin applied topically may be as effective as HRT for preventing post-oopherectomy (ovaries surgical removed) bone loss…
Diabetes (Type 2) · July 29, 2013
New Diabetic Drugs and Cancer: 5 Reasons for Concern
I have been very vocal in my opposition to the new class of diabetic drugs that affect the GLP-1 pathway derived from the gila monster. But something never even occurred to me until I read an editorial attached to this…
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