Wednesday March 16th, 7:15 am. Workers are back at reactor number 4 today after needing to abandon it because of heightened radiation levels. The U.S. Navy is reporting increased radiation levels 200 miles from the reactors. The background radiation has increased to rx Atsugi” href=”http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=63166″ target=”_blank”>20 millirems over 12 hours. This is equal to .02 […]
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Japan Nuclear Crisis Continued (check for updates)
Written Monday, March 14th at 10:05pm. Even though the crisis continues in Japan with more explosions, and more reports of radiation leakage, we are not seeing the type of problems that were found at Chernobyl. The situation can change at any moment, and my thoughts go out to those working on averting another catastrophe. The […]
Iodine and Radiation
With the radiation leakage from the tragic events in Japan, I’ve been asked if there are anything to worry about. While I believe that 40-50% of my patients could benefit from iodine. I don’t believe that there will be any radiation exposure to us to worry about.%20Iran%20or%20North%20Korea%21%29″ target=”_blank”> Here is a great article that talks about the […]
Headache Pills Can Cause Headaches
This weeks Topic of the Week was originally published on page 16 of the February 2011 edition of The Chiropractic Journal. New information from a Consumer Reports (CR) health research report: their headaches may be caused by the drugs they’re taking to treat them! “It’s not uncommon for people to experience medication-overuse headaches, there ” […]
Colon Cleansing: The first step
Updated 8/2/2019 This week’s Topic of the Week. While fiber and intestinal clay products can be beneficial, and help with elimination, they don’t address the underlying problem of colon toxicity. Colonics are good for acute problems, but again, if the underlying problem is not addressed then constipation can occur and there will be a returning […]
New Products
Here are some new products that I’ve started to carry: Wild Greens Supreme is a green food supplement that is very different than other green food products. It is made without any cereal grasses that many are allergic to (especially from gluten allergies), and algae that can contain excitotoxins and heavy metals. It has a high […]
Breaking up ice
While last week’s topic of the week was about snow shoveling, I didn’t go over breaking up ice. Several patients came in this week out of alignment from trying to remove ice from their driveway, steps, and sidewalks. One tip is to pick up a ice chopper/scraper specially designed for this work. They have a […]
Snow Shoveling: Protecting Yourself
This week’s topic of the week. I just realized I never posted it. The weight of the snow on the shovel blade can cause significant stress on the neck and back. It is common for people to “push through” any pain to get the task done. Also, snow shoveling is vigorous exercise and can cause […]
FDA in the process of banning injectable Vitamin C
Take action here. It seem that the newly empowered FDA is banning the production of pure injectable Vitamin C. Written in the new “food safety” law is clause for the FDA to regulate safe doses for vitamins and minerals. This is the first attack on natural health care, and I expect more to come.
Farmageddon, the Movie
With the passage of the Food Safety Bill, small farms will have a harder time. The FDA has worked hard to limit the sale of raw milk (which is legal in some states) and your right to choose to buy directly from farms and farmers. Farmageddon is about about this fight. Read more the Movie” […]
Food “Safety” Bill Passes Senate by Agreeing to Set Aside Regular Procedures
unanimous consent – A Senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. From the Washing Post: A bill that would overhaul the nation’s food-safety laws for the first time since the Great Depression came roaring back to life Sunday as Senate Democrats […]
Food “Safety” Bill is Alive Again
This is from the Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund, it seems that the anti-small farm, food “safety” bill is alive again: SENATORS, Vote “NO” on Cloture for H.R. 3082 & Oppose the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act By a 212-206 vote on December 8, the House passed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (formerly S.510) […]
The new food safety bill
It seems when the democrats and republicans can finally come together in bipartisanship, it is to the detriment of the American people. The passage of the new food safety bill, S. 510, will hurt small family farms and not make our food safer. Natural News has been doing a great job covering this issue. This article […]
Vitamin D Controversy: IOM triples the RDA
If you take anything from the recent controversy from a new report by the Institute of Medicine it is that they tripled the amount of vitamin D that they were recommending and doubled the amount that they considered a safe dose. The change in their recommendation was to increase what they were recommending from a […]
Sex Hormones in Skin Care Products
For years I have been warning about sex hormones that are found in plastics and how they can cause pain especially low back pain. They also increase the chance of breast and skin cancers as well as low sperm count in men and other hormonal problems. This weekend, I learned that many skin care products […]
Another Painkiller off the Market: Darvocet and Darvon
From look Darvocet pulls drug off U.S. market under pressure from FDA” href=”http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/11/maker_of_darvon_darvocet_pulls.html” target=”_blank”>Cleveland.com: WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of the painkiller Darvon is pulling the drug off the market under pressure from public health officials who say it causes dangerous heart rhythms. The Food and Drug Administration says the drugmaker Xanodyne will halt marketing […]