Are you too tired to exercise, play with the kids, go out on Friday night? Is the constant fatigue taking the joy out of your life? You are not alone. Fatigue or lack of energy is the #1 complaint heard in doctors’ offices. So what is the answer? Drink more coffee, go hard core with Red Bull [...]
A recent study says fish oil "causes prostate cancer." I find this a ridiculous statement. What will they conjure up next? Maybe that organic vegetables cause pimples? Dozens of previous studies have shown fish oil decreased risk of prostate cancer and this “thing” wasn’t even a randomized, controlled study. The men in the “study” hadn’t been taking fish oil but [...]
The media will hype both of these illnesses, continually milking them for all they can. Fear is a big ratings builder! When questioning the "specialists," their only answer is to spend billions on either a drug or vaccine that will "save" you. Do you really want to be a guinea pig on a drug that is rushed [...]
I keep reading about the right to health care. Of course health in our current system is not caring for our health at all but rather managing disease. But with all rights come responsibilities. Somehow we have gotten the idea that health care should be free, available to all, quick and easy. Seriously – where did we [...]
The AMA has just declared “OBESITY” as a disease. I wish that meant they are taking this seriously, developing a plan to look at the causes and using their considerable clout to make preventive changes but I doubt it. By declaring obesity a disease, they are opening the door for new drugs. Yes wouldn’t we all like [...]
A patient sent me a picture from a local grocery store of a sign announcing “FREE ANTIBIOTICS”. How dangerously insane is that? At one time, antibiotics were a true miracle drug. They were designed to treat overwhelming bacterial infections and they worked. Unfortunately they have been seriously over prescribed and perilously over used. Antibiotics are in our [...]
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 [...]
