Radioactive iodine from the Fukushima nuclear plant has been found in California, Nevada, and now Massachusetts. This has been very small amounts of it and while it poses very little threat, I am still recommending people with low thyroid symptoms to be taking iodine. The situation in Japan is still very serious. Earlier this week, reports […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Vitamin C
This weeks Topic of The Week. One of the things that I like about Thorne vitamins is that they are truly hypoallergenic vitamins. They worry about what they oil their machinery with and what fillers that they put into their capsules. They really do a great job. I have noticed that while their Vitamin C […]
Healing Properties of Sea Salt
In Salt: Your way to Health, author Dr. David Brownstein, M.D. states that regular table salt (iodized and non-iodized) is actually harmful to us. Refined salt is devoid of minerals and co-factors that are essential for health. Table salt can also contain anti-caking agents and dextrose that some people react to. At the same time, […]
Chemical stress and the Upper Cervical Misalignment
Chemical stress is one of the five stressors than can cause us to go out of alignment. Previously, I have written about physical injuries, physical stress, emotional stress, and lack of sleep. When we are overloaded chemically, our bodies naturally will detoxify. In order for our bodies to do this work, nutrients are needed. Some […]
Anti-Vitamin Supplement Legislation Sneaked Into Financial Reform Bill
I was just alerted that the congressional version the banking financial reform bill has an amendment to increase regulation of nutritional supplements. Long time natural health foe, Henry Waxman (California), inserted language into the legislation before congress passed it. (A quick search at opensecrets.org shows that Waxman’s main donors over the years has been allopathic […]
Raw Milk in PA
Raw milk is legal and available in stores in Pennsylvania. If you are traveling through PA, you may want to stop and get some. Dairy’s that sell in Western PA include: Dean Farm/Pasture Maid Creamery Pot O Gold Dairy They both sell at the dairy and list retail outlets. More sources can be found here. […]
Health Benefits of Coconut Oil
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,’ ” […]
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 […]
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 […]