'health and fitness' Category
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Aug222011
Hallelujah! Thank God for Healthy Foods!!
Let me tell you, as a health care professional, I have been preaching the gospel of health for over twenty years! I tell my young patients to discover health now before poor eating habits, high in fats and low in nutrition, takes a toll on their body. And, I tell my older patients that it’s [...]
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Jul082011
“Assuming” Standard Health Measurements Are the Same From Culture to Culture Can Leave Out Important Health Information
As I sit here, sipping my first martini of the day, and pondering once again how culture and ethnic diversity plays such an important role in the way food and drink affects different body types…differently…when it comes to lifelong health, I couldn’t resist commenting on a new study from New York City that found that [...]
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Feb142011
Kids Need Energy From Kinetic Play, NOT From Energy Drinks!
It used to be, when I was a kid, my mom would say, “No pop before dinner!” And, of course, no pop with dinner either, but few kids back in the day had anything but milk with dinner. But, ever since I became a chiropractor, I could see Mom’s wisdom about surgery, carbonated drinks not [...]
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Dec212009
Life Is About Choices Even When It Comes to Hangovers!
Let me begin my saying that as a San Diego chiropractor I truly believe that there are few physical conditions that a good chiropractic adjustment can’t help. But, a hangover is one of them. Since the over-imbibing of liquor creates a systemic toxic condition, it would appear that “time” is the best remedy. But, that [...]
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Sep302009
Is Pain Tolerance a Matter of Sex?
Many researchers seem to have a quest to define the many ways in which men and women differ. Previous research into pain tolerance differences, for instance, seems to suggest that women are more sensitive to pain than men are. I would have to disagree. As a chiropractor, I’ve noticed that even though men don’t “talk” [...]
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Sep292009
Jimmy Choo, Heel Pain, and You
I just read an article on the ABC Health website about a study that indicates that the foot pain that many women experience may be due to wearing high heel shoes. As a chiropractor, my first response was “Duh, tell women something they don’t know!” If you wear high heels, you already know that they [...]
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Sep242009
Sleep: A Preventative Role in Alzheimer's Disease?
Did you know that 35 million people globally will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia in 2010? I didn’t either, and I’m sure that you’ll agree that that is far too many people to be heading down that no U-turn lane. As a chiropractor I often recommend certain lifestyle changes, such as [...]
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Aug172009
Size Really Doesn't Matter After All
As a Chicago Chiropractor I believe in the benefits of pediatric chiropractor. It’s a great idea to give children the very best foundation we can for their mind and body. After all, growing into adulthood is difficult at its best, without health issues to contend with. I meet a lot of parents who, among their [...]
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Aug062009
There is No "Magic Potion" When It Comes to Health and Longevity
Does it seem to you that it doesn’t matter where we look these days, there are news stories and advertisements, alike, touting the stupendous research on innumerable exotic supplements, not to mention the cutting-edge health proclamations of coffee and red wine that, in one way or another, guarantee to reduce or prevent all causes of [...]