Some very wise words …

This is something we should all read at least once a week!
Written by Regina Brett of “The Plain Dealer”, Cleveland , Ohio
“To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me.
It is the most requested column I’ve ever written.  My odometer rolled over to 50 in August, so here is the [...]

Chiropractic and DNA Repair

An interesting article caught my eye today: DNA Repair and Chiropractic
We all know that keeping the body functioning at an optimal level by maintaining healthy nerve pathways  is imperative. Well, here’s another reason to stay tuned up.
According to this Swedish study, “those patients who were under longer term chiropractic care had statistically significant higher antioxidant [...]

More on Orthotics - Plantar Fasciitis

Plantar Fasciitis
Definition: Inflammation of the plantar fascia caused by traction on the fascial attachment due to excess pronation and lowering of the arches.
The plantar fascia is the tendon which connects the underside of the foot from the calcaneus (the heel bone) to the toes.
Plantar fascitiis is an inflammation of this tendon at the connection or [...]

A note on jogging

Remember years ago, everywhere you went people were jogging? Notice there is not as much activity of this nature now? Why? In Chiropractic practices around the world it was noticed that ankle, shin, knee, hip and lower back problems were proportionately increased in joggers.
It all has to do with the “JOLT” factor. Jolting causes stresses [...]

Some facts about Swine Flu

This information was sent by a friend, and we thought you might be interested:
“Some facts about Swine Flu that you won’t get from the mainstream media:
Just got sick of the swine flu propaganda, so I quickly researched. This is what I found:
Swine Flu deaths in the USA: 9
Swine Flu deaths Internationally: 86
(http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/usclosertoviableswineflushot.html)
And what about the [...]

Do I really need this surgery?

Do I really need this surgery?
Well, that’s not for me to say.
But with people being more careful with their dollars, a lot of people are really looking at lower cost alternatives. They are actually thinking that there might be alternatives! Instead of just blindly allowing surgeries to be performed on them without fully understanding the [...]

Buy Organic if Possible

Some news from the Environmental Working Group:
By eating some of the most contaminated fruits and vegetables, you and your children are exposed to about 10 different pesticides a day, according to EWG. Fortunately, by avoiding the most-contaminated produce out there, and concentrating on the least contaminated instead, you can reduce your exposure to pesticides by [...]

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

That pain in your hand/wrist may be Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). Pinch your little finger and thumb together. That line - the life line - formed just below the pad of the thumb is the area which contains the carpal tunnel. The tunnel is named from the eight bones in the wrist called the carpal [...]

This doctor makes sense!!

A friend sent this information, and we would like to share it with you:
“This doctor makes sense!!
At the age of 97 years and 4 months, Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world’s longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara’s magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo [...]

Necks in Bed

Discusses the best sleeping positions and pillows for a good nights’ sleep.

We do know don’t we that we should NEVER EVER be a belly sleeper. Almost guaranteed to disrupt the normal curve of the cervical spine. Rather we should sleep on our side or back. The normal curve of the neck is towards the front. [...]