Tag Archive | "Health"
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As a passionate and principled doctor of chiropractic, one of my favorite lines that people say is: “You’re Crazy!” Now sometimes this is said in a fun, sarcastic tone, but many times I can tell that they are saying it simply as a jerk reaction to learning something completely opposite from what they had heard [...]
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Most people think that “feeling bad” is an indication that you are sick. This basic, yet faulty, premise is what starts sooooo many off on the WRONG road to health and wellness. You see, from the moment we are born, our loving parents generally will do anything to make us feel better in the moment, [...]
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The other day a patient was mentioning to me that the last time they saw their REGULAR doctor it was over a year ago? I was blown away! Why would anyone want their regular doctor to see them less than once a year? That’s not regular at all! Now, I’m assuming that this particular patient was implying [...]
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Recently, I was observing how my son, Nico, 16 months old, was trying to figure out the miracle of pushing a button that made a toy car move from a distance! I’m using the exclamation point from my Son’s point of reference, as I’m sure you don’t find that too exciting. Nico would watch the [...]
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Check out this great article from one of our mentors, Dr. Dennis Perman. He says it better than I could! Dear Doctor: From the “just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not really out to get you” mailbag – I received a youtube video from constant source of information and inspiration Dr. Barry Warren, featuring [...]
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Do you have the Winter Blues? It’s March, which means the highly anticipated spring and summer months are right around the corner! However, the dark, cold winter season tends to linger through the spring, especially in the great city of Chicago. Many people might even go as far to say that the winter season wears [...]
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For today some quick hits on the latest in health news: Fish Oil As many of you know one of the dietary supplements that we are constantly reminding our patients of the importance of is Fish Oil – Omega 3 Fatty Acids. A number of new studies have come out that re-enforce this view (my [...]
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Have you ever heard of a GMO? How about a GMO as it pertains to our food? If you haven’t, you are not alone. GMOs are quite common in our food supply, yet they have a very mysterious way of disguising themselves throughout our grocery store shelves. Thus, I have provided the ABCs to GMOs in [...]
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In our last post we discussed the cause of the majority of the chronic conditions, including heart disease, we see in the US: the pro-inflammatory state. Today, I want to talk about some simple things you can do the ensure you’re living a lifestyle that doesn’t promote inflammation. In last week’s article we highlighted two causes [...]
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As we know heart disease is the number 1 cause of death in this country at over 450,000 people in 2008 accounting for $448.5 billion spent. Since the eighties we have been taught that the primary cause of heart disease is high cholesterol levels causing plaque in the arteries. Because of this belief, statin drugs [...]
