What Is a Whiplash Injury?

February 15, 2012 Chiropractic Care

Whiplash, also known as cervical acceleration-deceleration syndrome (CAD), occurs when the human body confronts the laws of physics.  More specifically, when someone accelerates, whether in a car or in some other way, the parts of their body that are in motion will stay in motion unless an external force slows them down.  When a sudden [...]

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Health Benefits of Wheatgrass

February 10, 2012 Miscellaneous

When I was an intern in chiropractic school, a patient of mine would always come in promoting the benefits of

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Pain the Ball of Your Feet?

February 10, 2012 Chiropractic Care

Metatarsalgia is sometimes called ball-of-foot pain, which is appropriate considering that people with this condition often feel pain around the ball of their feet. But even though people feel pain there, the actual problem arises from the metatarsal bones that go from the arch of the foot to the toes.  While many patients with metatarsalgia [...]

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Sciatica Treated With Chiropractic Care

February 7, 2012 Chiropractic Care

Sciatica takes its name from the sciatic nerve, which has is derived from the nerves coming out of your low back or lumbar spine.  It is formed by 5 separate nerves that exit your spine and form one nerve that runs down through the back of your thigh, into the leg and foot.  Sciatica strikes [...]

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Arthritis Relief? Try Chiropractic

February 3, 2012 Chiropractic Care

Millions of people suffer from some form of arthritis.  Because arthritis is commonly believed to be incurable, the standard medical response has been simply to prescribe medication to reduce the symptoms.  However, as we’ve seen with many of the arthritis medications that have been “pulled off the shelves” in years past, these medications come with [...]

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Hypertension Treated Naturally

January 30, 2012 Health

There are a number of natural choices you have in reducing your blood pressure.  First of all, you need to consider how healthy you are in terms of your weight and exercise.  If you know these are an issue, you need to address that first.  Next you need to look at your diet.  Diet can [...]

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Underlying Causes of Hypertension

January 24, 2012 Health

Hypertension is the most common diagnosis in family medical practices precipitating over 11 million visits to doctor’s offices every year.  Nearly 1 out of 3 adults in the U.S. is diagnosed with it.  It is the single most important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, peripheral artery disease, congestive heart [...]

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Monitoring Inflammation Can Help Prevent Serious Problems

January 22, 2012 Health

Inflammation has been linked to many serious health conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and Alzheimer’s.  Inflammation shows your body is trying to repair itself, but something is lacking or preventing it from maintaining homeostasis.  The inflammation can be due to toxins in the body, food allergies, and low levels of antioxidants [...]

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Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux

January 20, 2012 Nutrition

There are ways to naturally reduce acid reflux.  One way is to avoid the triggers of acid reflux. Stress Citrus fruits Peppermint Chocolate Soda Coffee Tea (herbal teas are OK) Certain supplements or medications such as antidepressants and sedatives Eating before going to bed – simply being vertical helps your stomach contents stay in your [...]

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Acid Reflux: Causes and Treatments

January 18, 2012 Health

Most of us have experienced

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