This weeks Topic of the Week is on the health benefits of coconut oil. I was introduced to coconut oil several years ago by my mother, also a bodyworker and naturopath. (I followed her out to massage school in 1991 where I met Jordan, but that is another story.) One visit, she asked me if I […]
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Vitamin D Lab test
I’ve written about vitamin D, and how 75% of us are deficient in it. While I use muscle testing to find out if a person needs vitamin D, a blood test is necessary to find out how much a person is deficient. Unfortunately, if you don’t have the “right” insurance, this blood test can be […]
Lack of Sleep and the Atlas Misalignment
This weeks Topic of the Week. Previously, I’ve talked about certain stressors that will knock our atlas out of alignment causing a deep twist in the spine and nerve irritation. Among the things that this twist and irritation can cause are headaches, neck and back pain, herniation of discs, weakness, fatigue, high blood pressure, and […]
Emotional Stress and the Upper Cervical Misalignment
This weeks Topic of the Week. Initially the atlas bone will shift out of alignment after a physical injury. After we get the atlas back into its proper position it can go back out of alignment. Emotional Stress is one of the major causes of the atlas going out of alignment. (Other major causes are […]
Better Than Organic Milk?
This weeks Topic of the Week We’ve stopped buying organic milk. The reason is that the organic milk that is locally available are all homogenized and ultra-pasteurized. Pasteurization is the process of heating milk to kill off bacteria found in raw milk. This kills off all lactase producing beneficial bacteria as well as any possible […]
Drugs That Deplete Vitamins
This weeks Topic of the Week When taken regularly, some frequently prescribed medications can diminish or deplete your body’s stores of important vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients. If you take any medications, talk with a nutrition-oriented medical professional about whether you should add certain supplements to your daily regimen. TYPE OF DRUG EXAMPLES – NAME […]
Physical Stress and Spinal Misalignment
This weeks Topic of the Week Previously, I wrote that if we have a misalignment of the spine, it initially comes from a physical injury. A force tears loose the connective tissue (ligaments) that hold the bones in place. Of all the bones in the spine, the first one (the atlas) is the most vulnerable […]
Osteopenia: How Merck Manufactured An Epidemic To Sell Fosamax
OK, so while the actual title of the piece over at NPR is How A Bone Disease Grew To Fit The Prescription, they could have easily used my title. Here are some choice excerpts. On defining what is Osteoporosis: “Ultimately it was just a matter of, ‘Well … it has to be drawn somewhere,’ ” […]
Gardasil Maker Hires Ex-CDC Head To Run Vaccination Program
The revolving door of politics and business: Merck Hires Dr. Julie Gerberding to be president of their vaccine division. During her tenure as the head of the CDC, Gerberding was criticised by autism activists as a corporate shrill that pushed vaccines and ignored links between them and autism. Here is a good overview. This is […]
Largest Nurses Union Criticizes Senate Health Care Bill
From the article: As the NNU has said in its statement on the bill, the loopholes include: Provisions permitting insurers and companies to more than double charges to employees who fail “wellness” programs because they have diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol readings, or other medical conditions. Permitting insurers to sell policies “across state lines”, […]
Topic Of The Week: Sugar and Mid Back Pain
This week, I’ve had many patients come in complaining about mid back pain. Many of you have heard me talk about mid back pain and sugar consumption. With the holidays upon us, many of us (myself included) will eat more sugar than normal. This stresses our pancreas. Applied Kinesiology discovered decades ago that the Latisimus […]
Health care reform is dead
I’ve been skeptical about the Health Reform bill(s) since reading It’s Robbery” href=”http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20090823_this_isnt_reform_its_robbery/” target=”_blank”> this article several months ago. There are also arguments to be made that this isn’t really about health, but about illness care. I get that. I also understand arguments for less government and more personal responsibility. However, I know people that have […]
Physical Injuries and the Atlas Misalignment
This weeks Topic of the Week The atlas bone is the first bone in the neck. It is directly beneath the skull and is tiny, weighing only 2-4 ounces. It is called the atlas, because like Atlas in Greek mythology, it holds an incredible weight on its shoulder (the skull weighs 8 to 12 lbs.). Out of […]
Water Kefir Grains (Tibicos) Available
I have water kefir grains available. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll bring some in from home. Water kefir (aka tibicos, tibi, Japanese water crystals) is a fermented non-dairy probiotic drink. The “grains” are the starter culture. To read about it and different recipes check out these links: Tibicos on Wikipedia Yemoos Water […]
Kucinich votes against H.R. 3962
Evidently Dennis Kucinich voted against the Health Care Reform Bill H.R. 3962. Here are his reasons: November 7, 2009 Congressman Dennis Kucinich after voting against H.R. 3962 addresses why he voted NO, stating: “We have been led to believe that we must make our health care choices only within the current structure of a predatory, […]
Vitamin D and Immunity
12/8/2022: As time goes on, we are getting more validation on the importance of Vitamin D in relation to Covid. A recent study showed that veterans taking Vitamin D supplements are less likely to get Covid, less likely to spread Covid, Less likely to have severe symptoms, and also less likely to die from it. […]
Gallstones and Gallbladder Problems
This is this weeks topic of the week: Gallbladder Problems A recent literature review in the Alternative Medicine Review references studies that link food allergies with gallbladder/gallstone symptoms. 16-22 million Americans suffer from gallbladder problems. While most people with gallstones don’t have any problems, many others will have significant pain and problems. The most […]
Depression, Genetics, and Nutrition – MTHFR
This is this weeks Topic of the Week. Depression, Genetics, and Nutrition The American Journal of Epidemiology recently published a review of literature that that indicated that a common genetic defect may play a role common psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. The genetic defect is in the 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene, keeping […]
Plastics (again!): Lining in aluminum and steel water bottles contain BPA
Ok, I really missed on this one. Evidently the insides of steel and aluminum water bottles contain a plastic liner. I should of guessed, since I did write about canned foods (see Plastic in a Can) over a year and a half ago. Many of us switched to aluminum and steel bottles in order to avoid […]