Back to school ads are everywhere. Yikes – that feels like the end of summer even though we are barely one month into it. So while wardrobes are being planned and supplies purchased, give some thought to what they will be wearing on their backs. Backpacks should be worn over both shoulders and have a waist belt. [...]
Are you hunching over your computer right now? Do your kids slump? Are you getting that lump at the top of your spine? Probably; because most of us sit at a computer or desk or video game all the time. We even have a new diagnosis for it- Forward Head Posture. The center of your ear should [...]
Occasionally a new patient asks me if once they start chiropractic care, they have to come forever. Of course the answer is no, but the real answer is they usually want to come forever. Once you get in alignment and relieve the pressure from the nervous system, the benefits aren’t only pain relief. When the brain can [...]
Did you know trans fats were bad for you? Sure you did; unless you have been living under a rock but the FDA has finally banned them. This was information we were taught in chiropractic school 28 years ago. So why did it take so long for the FDA to ban them? That question goes to the [...]
A recent study in Canada looking at 90,000 women over a 25 year period is showing mammograms are at best useless and at worst harmful. This has been my personal conclusion after examining other previous studies. But since mammograms are such huge business, I knew our current medical system would try to refute this excellent study and [...]
The New England Journal of Medicine recently published some shocking statistics. 75,000 hospital patients die yearly from health care related infections; that is about 200 deaths per day. This is 15 times the number of soldiers killed in Iraq since 2003. The horrific part is that these infections are preventable. Since hospitals have been given financial incentives [...]
The FDA is allowing the release of a new painkiller: Zohydro; in spite of their own advisory panel voting 11-2 to keep it off the market. This drug is 10x stronger than Vicodin, is easily abused and addictive. A single dose will kill a child and 2 will overdose an adult. There are two troubling things about [...]
A recent study at the University of Illinois at Chicago compared the results of a “Heart Healthy” diet to the nutritional cleanse system we use in our office. The results demonstrated that the cleanse system: 1. Had an average 56% greater reduction in body weight 2-Averaged 47% greater reduction in body fat 3-Had twice the reduction of [...]
March Madness is upon us. Did you know that before the final tournament is the most common time men have a vasectomy; so they can stay home and watch the game. Well between this and our crazed football frenzy it is clear we are a sports focused community. Sports have many benefits: fitness, teamwork, achieving common goals [...]
What do you take for pain? Is it Advil or Ibuprofen or Allieve or Naprosyn or Celebrex? Well I hope not. These drugs (NSAIDs) are the leading cause of blood transfusions. A current study shows use of these drugs for 2 months or more caused ulcers in stomach or upper intestines of 100% of patients. That causes [...]
