The FDA, under pressure from a lawsuit, has declared that “silver” mercury amalgam dental fillings are harmful. This is a huge development, and those of us that have been vocal about the dangers are pleased that finally the tide is turning. From the Newsweek article: The FDA had been dragging its feet for so long […]

I met a woman this week that had just been diagnosed with low thyroid. We talked about her diet, and she was very upset because she is doing everything “right”. She was eating kelp (which is helpful to the thyroid because it contains iodine). She is a vegetarian, stays away from dairy, and when asked, […]

According a study published in the Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, having the cold or flu regularly is associated with decreased cancer risk.  Further a study in the journal Medical Hypothesis found that getting childhood diseases such as measles, mumps, pertussis, and rubella, also decreased the incidence of cancer. Illness is our body’s […]

Popular Mechanics crunched the numbers and the dangers of the mercury in a CFL bulb. While they recommend disposing the bulbs properly , they state: “Each bulb contains an average of 5 milligrams of mercury, “which is just enough to cover a ballpoint pen tip,” says Leslie, associate director of the Lighting Research Center at […]

I have a twelve year old daughter and body image issues are coming up.  Jordan and I have been going over it with her and these websites helped:   Retouched: The True Face of Hollywood Retouch Website Glenn Ferron Greg Apodaca Of course don’t forget:    

Hacking Democracy, the HBO documentary is now online. A must see in this election year:   You can also look here for other sources.    

Gardasil has been promoted as the anti cancer wonder vaccine by Merck, the chemical company that lied to us about Vioxx.   It seems that large side effects are coming out for Gardasil.  They are including, fainting, malaise, paralysis, and even death.  Fortunately for Merck, this time they are protected by the federal vaccine protection […]

A great interview with Louella Harris:  

    Jordan and I recently put in a garden and I wanted to share some great information that not only helped us get started, but is challenging me on new possibilities with our relationship to food and the environment. The first is a book called Lasagna Gardening which allowed us to start  beds without […]

Sweet Misery, a documentary on the history and dangers of aspartame, commonly known as Nutrasweet, can be found on Google.  I wrote about it earlier at this post. They are putting this drug in almost all mainstream gums, including bubble gum for kids. While we should avoid all chemicals in our diet, this is one […]

My good friend, Dr. Jack Stockwell put a great video on NUCCA and Upper Cervical Care up on Youtube. He said that I can share this with you. If you or family of yours are in the Salt Lake City, Utah area I would not hesitate to recommend him or his associate Dr. Craig Dawson. You […]

The first one is on the NUCCA site, you can view it here. Here is the second one:    

Montel’s doctor uses the Atlas Orthogonal technique. Atlas orthogonal, Orthospinology, and NUCCA are all similar procedures:  

A new article in Scientific American discusses harmful effects of fluoride. It is called “Second Thoughts on Fluoride.” New research indicates that fluoride adversely affects the thyroid, bones, teeth and even the brain. It documents calls to rescind mass fluoridation. ‘Fagin, award-wining environmental reporter and Director of New York University’s Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program, […]

Everyone got the old poll correct. "What is the master controller of our bodies?" Answer: the nervous system. I was sure some smart aleck would put genitals. 

I finally received an email back from a couple of organic food producers. They both state that they use plastic to line their cans and that the plastic does contain bisphenol-A. They both state that the use of this plastic is fully compliant with the FDA.  I am now recommending that people limit their canned […]

An article by Christopher Kent states that legal drugs/medication are a much bigger threat than illegal drugs. He states that while recreational drugs kill between 10-20,000 Americans each year medications kill over 100,000 of just hospital patients a year. One study cites that almost of 200,000 total people per year are killed from medication side […]

New Hampshire uses Diebold machines that have been hacked and covered in the movie Hacking Democracy. Black Box Voting recently posted an article stating concerns that New Hampshire is vulnerably to vote fraud. Now, according to this forum thread, it seems likely that there was vote fraud in both the Republican and Democratic primary there. Blackbox Voting […]

We raised 1260 lbs of food and $180 to the Cleveland Food Bank with our winter food drive. Thank you!

Today (12/18/07), an upper cervical doctor was featured on the Montel Williams show. Montel states in the promo that it changed his life. One of my patients said it was just like what I did but with a table instrument. The procedure that was featured is Atlas Orthogonal. Orthospinology, NUCCA, and Atlas Orthogonal all come […]