Fibromyalgia is a debilitating disease affecting nearly 5 million Americans. It is characterized by widespread pain throughout the body with no specific cause. In addition to chronic pain, people who suffer with fibromyalgia also usually suffer with an inability to get restful sleep, depression and general exhaustion. There are no specific tests that can definitively…
As we all know we should be getting our Vitamin D naturally just by being in the outdoors. However there are two potential problems with relying on the natural process of being out in the sun to make sure we get enough vitamin D. The first being right now its just so cold out! Winter…
For the last of the big three supplements everyone should be taking to enhance their health this week I’m covering probiotics. Probiotics are the healthy gut bacteria we should have in our digestive tract. They are found in foods like yogurt and should be in fermented foods like traditionally prepared sauerkraut or kimchi. The problem…
Let’s start this review on a happy note. We’re all going to die, yep no getting around it. However would you really expect that your untimely demise is going to come from seeing your doctor? Isn’t seeing our doctor something that is supposed to extend our life? Unless your appointment is with Dr. Kevorkian you…
Sometimes an article is published that just makes you scratch your head and wonder what were they thinking. This is one of those and is one that I can’t believe was actually published. The authors of this paper feel that it is dangerous to label breastfeeding as “natural” because it may (gasp!) actually cause people…
Failure to thrive is, just like it sounds, a failure of an infant to grow and gain weight as should be expected for their age. Newborns are measured and weighed regularly and a difference of a few ounces can make a difference when you only weigh 3 or 4 pounds. Failure to thrive can be…
Scoliosis is defined as a curve in the spine of more than 10 degrees and affects roughly 3% of the population and more commonly girls. The most common type of scoliosis is called Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS). This type starts in early adolescence with no known cause at this time. The AIS type of scoliosis…
Did you know that what you eat can have an effect on the size of the most important organ in your body? For the guys reading this look up, and wipe that smile off your face. I’m talking about your brain. Now don’t be disappointed your brain is actually really important. What this study found…
This paper is a fascinating example of just how powerful a Chiropractic adjustment can be. When most people think of Chiropractic care they think it is good for neck and low back pain but not much else. Yes it is true we Chiropractors help people with musculo-skeletal pains very successfully, however Chiropractic care is about…
If you watch the news for any length of time, which you shouldn’t, the measles “epidemic” will surely come up. From what I can gather Mickey coughed in some kids sugar slam frozen delight with extra artificial food coloring, but natural flavoring, and now everyone west of the Mississippi will surely die of measles. OK…