7 Health Secrets – “Preventative Medicine Doesn’t Really Prevent Anything”15 Jun
The second podcast in our “Seven Health Secrets” series. Dr. McKinley discusses problems behind medicine’s current view on “preventative” procedures. Enjoy!
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Preventative Medicine – Good for Doctors, How About For You?12 Jun
The Wall Street Journal Health Blog today posted a couple of articles (here and here) on the costs and the effectiveness of preventative medicine in the US and Germany. The articles outline that despite their high costs, preventative medicine programs do not actually help to prevent any disease such as colon or breast cancer. In fact [...]
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FDA panel to vote on psychiatric drugs for kids10 Jun
MSNBC just posted an article on the upcoming FDA decision to approve new pyschiatric drugs for children. For this discussion I’m going to leave aside the questions of 1.) whether these drugs are safe and effective (many groups are questioning whether enough studies have been done to determine the long term effects of the drugs), and 2.) [...]
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Natural Health Mag Talks Chiropractic08 Jun
Natural Health June 2009 The June 09 issue of Natural Health Magazine has a short article describing chiropractic care. None of it will be new info for our patients, but it is a good introductory article and while it does focus on back pain it does make mention that chiropractic care is about more than [...]
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McKinley ChiroTV – 7 Health Secrets – Your Genes Don’t Control Your Destiny08 Jun
7 Health Secrets – Your Genes Don’t Control Your Destiny This is the first clip in our 7 Health Secrets podcast series, available on ITunes – simply search for McKinley Chiropractic! Dr. McKinley discuss epigenetics and the fact that your genetic code doesn’t determine your life. Enjoy!
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Chiropractic and Ear Infections!27 May
Hey everyone, hope you all had a happy and healthy Memorial Day Weekend! I wanted to share with you a news story about how incredibly effective chiropractic care is for children and ear infections. The doctor on the CBS clip is a good friend of mine from Boston. Please forward this to friends and family [...]
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Autism and Genetics – Is it your child’s destiny?20 May
On the front page of Yahoo today there is an article detailing the finding of a gene that could explain why boys are four times more likely to develop autism than girls. The gene, CACNA1G, regulates the excitability of nerve endings and is more likely to be a variant (turned on incorrectly) in boys than [...]
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Our Drug Culture is Harming Our Kids18 May
As many of you know I was in Washington D.C. last week attending the Hope Awards presented by the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children. It was a very moving evening filled with inspirational stories of children fighting for their lives. One award recipient was Mary Katherine Smart, the sister of Elizabeth Smart. Many [...]
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Flu Prevention Plan Should Include Chiropractic Care01 May
Hey everyone, I just wanted to post a release on the Flu and Chiropractic from Dr. Matthew McCoy, a chiropractic pediatric researcher and editor of the Journal of Pediatric, Maternal, and Family Health. He does a great job of outlining the research showing why people everywhere should be getting adjusted as part of their plan [...]
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Swine Flu = Horse Crap?28 Apr
I have been trying to tell my patients, friends, and family for years that germs and viruses don’t cause disease in and of themselves; its the strength of the host organism that is the determining factor. I could go on and on about the science of this, but I’m going to refer to a link [...]
