American Academy of Family Practicioners
Chiropractic treatment and the American Academy of Family Practicioners Recently, the American Academy of Family Practitioner’s has reported an updated monograph on chiropractic manipulation and treatment. Using evidence based criteria; the AAFP has endorsed the use of spinal manipulation in patients without neurological deficit. In the same study, the AAFP has also found insufficient evidence […]
Tendon and Muscle Health
Nutritional Approach to Tendon and Muscle Health Your muscles and tendons are the biomechanical mechanisms that move your body. Depending on the research, there are a minimum of 646 muscles in the body and each muscle attaches to a bone via tendonus attachments. Without muscles and tendons, there is no movement which means there is […]
Cervical Stenosis and Myelopathy
Cervical Stenosis and Myelopathy : A users guide to medical decisions and treatments What is cervical myelopathy and stenosis? The cervical spine (neck) is a series of complex connected bones called cervical vertebrae. The bone structure protects the spinal canal and the nerves that exit the neck to control the head, shoulders, arms and even […]
Prostate Health
Why You Need A Healthy Prostate!!! Prostate health has been widely recognized to be important for men 50 and over. In fact 50% of all men over the age of 50 will suffer from benign prostate hyperplasia which if left untreated may result in prostate malignancy (CANCER). Shockingly, in recent years, the importance of prostate […]
The American College of Physicians views on Chiropractic
The American College of Physicians views on Chiropractic Every once in a while I will read an article on other medical professionals on chiropractic medicine. When I read something noteworthy, I like to share it with my patients and website fans. Enjoy…. The ACP (American College of Physicians) recently published a new protocol for medical […]
Vitamin D Deficiency
Are you one of the 85% of People Deficient in Vitamin D? If you are a patient, you’ve heard me rant about how important vitamin D is for many years now. After thirty years of being vilified by the medical establishment and the press, vitamin D is gaining new popularity — and even becoming a […]
Young Female Athletes and Vitamin D Calcium combination
Young Female Athletes and Vitamin D Calcium combination Vitamin D has been one of the more prominent vitamins talked-about and written-about supplements of the past decade. As modern research and medicine advances, so does our knowledge of science and nutrition. Yet, the fact remains that a huge part of the population, from robust newborns to […]
Understanding the dangers of Fluoride
Understanding the dangers of Fluoride in our water supply. Its good for teeth but bad for our bodies. Fluoride is a toxic substance that is biologically active in the human body. It accumulates in sensitive tissues over time, wreaking havoc with enzymes, and producing a number of serious adverse health effects —including neurological and endocrine […]
The importance of post workout recovery supplementation
The importance of post workout recovery supplementation Nutrition plays a key role in exercise, health and everyday living. For the athlete, proper nutrition and supplementation play an elevated role by allowing your body to function at a higher level when the right supplementation is used. By increasing the supplements your body naturally uses to produce […]
The Four Phases of Injuries
The Four Phases of Injuries In general, if an injury is a minor interruption in muscular function, it will generally take a week to repair itself. For a moderate injury, recovery time can take from 1 week to 1 month which should be examined by a musculoskeletal specialist (orthopedic doctor or chiropractic physician). For major […]