You know that exercise is good for you, but do you know where to start? Maybe you’re self conscious about going to a gym and having people watch you. Pushups may just be your answer. They are perhaps nature’s best exercise. Push ups activate virtually every major muscle group in your body. They […]
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As an adult I should have memories from 45 years ago of my parents or siblings brushing my teeth and helping me with my dental hygiene, but I don’t. My children have those memories but I grew up in a time when the emphasis of dental hygiene had not yet caught on. I do have
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When I show people the results of their first Spinal Health Assessment they are often curious to see how much improvement is possible and how they compare to others. I do not believe it is healthy emotionally to compare yourself with others, but in this case it may be helpful to understand what improvement is
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Back in August on his late night TV show, Jimmy Kimmel asked Hillary Clinton to open a jar of pickles in order to prove to Americans that she is fit enough to be the President of the United States. This article is in no way supporting or suggesting support to any candidate for political office.
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There is so much controversy regarding flu shots. There are people and organizations on both sides of this controversy that are ready and eager to share their compelling “evidence” to support why they believe as they do. For the record, I am against flu shots for multiple reasons. I have written articles in the
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Earlier this year the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) published a paper that stated that medical errors are now the third leading cause of death in America,1 behind heart disease and cancer. The article was not clear if the 251,000 deaths annually includes the 109,000 plus people that die as a result of
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For decades, the standard medical protocol for back pain is drugs or surgery. Yet medicine claims to be “evidence based” and many in the establishment are quick to report that Chiropractors are quacks and that nothing we do is based on evidence. So let’s take a moment and look at some of the evidence for
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Our society has been told that taking a calcium supplement is necessary in order to have strong healthy bones, especially if you are female and over the age of 50. Recent research shows that this path we have been on for decades may actually cause more harm than good. A meta analysis published in
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Calcium supplementation is still a rather frequent prescription for people over 50 years of age, especially women. The thought is that older individuals tend to be at a higher risk of bone fractures, and since bone is made up of calcium, then supplementing with calcium should lead to stronger bones. The theory makes a
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The last article I wrote gave some New Year’s Wisdom. You may recall: If I could impart any New Year’s Wisdom to you it would be to take these 2 steps: Take a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) at least once a year. Use the HRA information to make changes. In that article we discussed
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