Scars on the surface of your skin from past injuries, piercings, surgeries, tattoos, chicken pox, measles, or wisdom teeth extraction have consistently been found to cause disturbances in the functioning of the autonomic nervous system. They need to be properly and thoroughly handled whenever they show up in Nutrition Response Testing in order to attain [...]
How Physical Pain is Linked to Emotions
May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I recall a patient that injured his back when he was a child. His mother had been in the act of scolding him for climbing a tree when he fell from the tree and injured himself. She lectured him, saying that he would not have been hurt if he had not disobeyed and had used [...]
Top Ten Reasons to Avoid Soda & Energy Drinks
May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
1. The average soda has no nutritional value – only sugar, carbonated water, caramel color, natural flavors, caffeine, phosphoric acid and high fructose corn syrup. 2. According to Harvard researchers, the risk of childhood obesity increases 1.6 times with each additional daily serving of soda consumed. 3. Soda adds more sugar to a typical 2-year-old’s [...]
Risk of Common Bacteria Medication
May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows there is an increase of cardiovascular death in patients taking azithromycin (Zithromax). The risks of cardiovascular death associated with levofloxacin (Levaquin) treatment were similar to those associated with azithromycin treatment. Azithromycin belongs to a class of antibacterial drugs called macrolides, which have been [...]
Why in Order to Get Well You Must Get Sicker
March 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Many chiropractic patients have experienced retracing, but may not have known what to call it. Retracing is the re-experience or re-awakening of old symptoms, including pain, memories and even emotions that your body moves through for more complete healing. It’s not unusual for someone under chiropractic care to often exhibit symptoms which have not manifested [...]
Natural (Whole Food) versus Synthetic Supplements
February 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
While many consumers know there is a difference between synthetic and natural vitamins, many do not know what the difference is. This article will help you understand why you should be using natural, whole food vitamins instead of synthetic vitamins. The named source of the vitamin is our best clue as to whether or not [...]
The Mind-Body Connection
February 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
People who have good emotional health are aware of their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. They have learned healthy ways to cope with the stress and problems that are a normal part of life. They feel good about themselves and have healthy relationships. However, many things that happen in your life can disrupt your emotional health [...]
Lower Back Pain Helped with Upper Cervical Chiropractic
February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When a person presents to the office with lower back pain, they are shocked to learn that the actual cause of their low back problem may be in the upper spine. There are a couple of ways that the upper neck can contribute to the development of lower back pain. First, the spine works and [...]
What is pH?
January 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
pH stands for “potential of hydrogen” and is a value that indicates the acidity or alkalinity of a liquid. The measurement of the hydrogen ion concentration in a liquid determines the pH value. Every liquid has a pH value, which falls on a scale between 0 and 14, with 7 being neutral. A pH value [...]
